Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-01-01
"STONING JESUS"
Sunday Sermon By Rev. DR.. }. Wilbur
Chapman.
A Plea for Fair Consideration CT the Claim
Of the Religio1 of Chrlst-Anythiny
Is Better Than Indifference.

| Wilbur chapman, from the teAl lhen
the Jews took up stones again to stone
The shining of the sun produces two
effects in the world, one exactly the OPP
posite of the other. H. one place it en-
| livens, beauties and strengthens; in the
others it deadens, mars and decays. so
it is with the Gospel of Christ. 1t is unto
some "savor of life unto life" unto 9th,
ers 1t is "a SAVIOR of death unto death"
the world, He brought to light the truest
affection and the deepest hatred. Men
loved darkness rather than light, SO
Christ's coming into the world could only
disturb them.
If you go into the woods on summers
day. and if it be possible, turn over one
of the logs which may be near to, you,
you will find underneath hundreds OF
little insects; the moment the light strikes
them they run in every direction. Dark.
ness is their life; they hate the light But
| if YOU Journey q little further and lit.
stone, which for little time. has been
covering the grass or the little flowers, the
moment you would lift the obstruction
these things would begin to grow. The
light is their life; they die III the dark
ness.
Christ's coming into the world pro.
voked the bitterest prejudice and called
forth the deepest devotion. Simeon, a
devout man, was in the temple when the
young child Jesus was brought in, and he
took Him up in his hands and blessed God,
and said, lord, lettest now Thy servant
depart in peace, according to LILY word,
for now my eyes have seen Thy saliva
ton" 1t was just the opposite with
Herod. When The king heard concerning
Jesus he sent the wise men that he might
find out through them where He was,
and when they did not return. he was OK.
cecdng wroth, and sent forth and slew
all the children that were in bethlehem
and in all the coast thereof two years and
under, according to the time which he had
diligently inquired OF the wise men. These
are the two extremes.
Johns gospel is the gospel OF love, but
in it we find the same great differences.
Where can you find such sweetness rs is
contained in these words-"for Gcd so
loved the world that lie gave Ills only
begotten Son, that whosevcr balicveth in
Him should not perish but have cyer!ast'
ing life!' Where is there such tenderness
as in this expression" Jesus wcpt:'
Only two words, and yet on them the
sorrowng world tests, taking comfort and
consolation But where can YOU find such
hatred as expressed II John viii: 80,
Then took they up stones to- cast at
Him." and again i'll the text, Then the
Jews took up stones again to stone Him.
stoning, the Son of Man and the Son OF
God, the One who was going about doing
good. Che sin is something awful to think
about This text and the verse that To-,
lows is beautiful illustration of hate and
love, brutality and tenderness lie had
Just said, Il and my Father are one
words which should have made the hearts
of the people leap for Joy; that tie was
one with Jehovah, who had led their fore
fathers from Egypt to Canaan; who had
spoken the worlds into existence; hal
held the winds in HIS fists; IN whose
hands the seas washed to and fro. You
would have thought at these expressions
OF the Master every knee would have hce0
bowed in loving devotion: bat not 80
The jews took M the stones agun VITA
which to stone Him, and lie gave them
one of the tendcrcst answers His heart
could dictatc-"Many good works have ]
shown You from Ny Father, Tor which Of
these do YOU stone Me-
The text is an illustration Of the fact
that those who were nodes IN tairneS,
of their treatment OF men are most unlau
in their treatment of Jesus Christ. l.
YOU are familiar with the mode of stonin9
offenders in the early days, YOU viii he
able To see how true tins was OF the Jews
The Crier marched before the man who
was to die. procrming the mans SINS ana
the name ul the witnesses appearing
against him. This was for the humane
purpose OF 'n"o,ins Any oHt Nuo WIS ~ I,
quahtea WIN ,ne ',Ic1''iS' o,t''C e.; i" Sr's
CasG 10 90 ioaM"tu "iu ttI 10 , rn,
evidence was given. But the Jews Were
not so considelate of Jesus; when lie
said. II and My Father are one" immc.
diately they began 10 stone Him.
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