The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-24

upon many Or the miracles or modern
science" which are interpreted Ia the
light Of Ehrist's promise 10 his follow
ers in John xiv. X, Greater works
than these shah he do
Man increases not his gospel faith by
lowering the standards of the cross.
You might as well expect water. TO run
uphill of its own accord. or violets to
grow during midwinter in Il snowbank.
or daylight to follow after the sinking
Of the sun In the west, or the flush Of
health 10 be seen ON the pale cheek OF
corpse, or huniming bird 10 yolun-
tarily make her nest III the dark laby-
rintlis like n ground mole, as for ra-
diant faith capable OF transforming
character to exist In any temple IN
less the chief cornerstone OF that tenn
pie is Jesus Christ. And /. If be
lifted up from earth, will draw all men
unto me- said Jesus Christ just a
short time before his crucifiXion. II
am the way, the truth aud the life.
No man cometh unto the Father but by
me-" speaks our resurrected Redeemer
to the gospel workers of the present
day
Let it be clearly understood ut the out
set that by no word or thought would
! seek 10 depreciate the power and
influence Of Christ's personality and
work He ii Is who fills all created
things: he it is who gives life, natural.
mental. social He is the inspirer the
spring from which come all our tri
umphs But | want TO show you that
the promise which he gave to his disci-
pies. Greater works than these shall
he do has been fulfilled and that
man inspired with his spirit has with
the natural forces at his disposal done
more for uplifting humanity, as Christ
said he should, than did Christ him
self. Man has taken hold of the pow
or which Christ bestowed and has APP
piled it beyond the opportunities which
Christ had to complete the work that
he initiated Christ fed the lnultitudes;
Christ opened the blinded eyes and
Strengthened the crooked limbs; Christ
nssuaged pain and stopped the chronic
issue of blood. Christ was great
preacher and drew the mutitudes
about him. Christ fought against the
heathenish doctrine that might IS
right" Christ was the greatest OF all
workers OF wonders that the world had
ever seen There was only one Christ.
There will never be another. Yet there !
are senses. natural as we'll as spiritual, |
in which his promise has been kept to
His followers, and they have been en-
abed through the power emanatlng |
from him to do works which surpass
those he did In his life on earth. But !
let il never be forgotten that these |
greater works" which man has done |
have been accomplished only because |
Jesus has lived and Jesus prophetic |
words have been fulfilled In order 10
get a better grasp of this theme let me |
read TO you the full verse in which the |
words of my test are found. Verify. |
verify say unto you he that belieyeth
ON me the works that | do shall he do
also. and greater works than these
shall lie do. because 20 unto my Fa
ther''
Christ Amazed His Generation.
Jesus Christ was the amazement OF
amazements 10 the people of his day
and generation az a worker of natural
phenomena. He seemed 10 his time
superior TO all natural laws When he
went out TO visit his disciples in their
ship. he did not have To use the land,
as other people had TO do, He stepped
upon the crystal pavement of Lake
Galilee as easily as an Alpine climber
might rest his foot upon solid rock, as
easily as kinds feet might glue them
selves TO mountain crag. When he
spoke. the homage of obedience was
rendered TO him. not alone by men in
the synagogue, by beasts of the field
and the fowls of the air. but by the
winds and the waves. He called to the
Galilean tempest. Peace be still" At
the glance OF his eye the conscious
water blushed to see the face OF its
Lord at the wedding In Cana of Cali
Ice. II word from his lip the liz
free dried up and withercl away. All
he had TO say was. Let no fruit grow
on thee henceforward forever" At his
call came whole schools OF fish to be
caught by the GaliIean fishermen. BY
his touch whole ovens fulh Of bread
seemed to be mlraculously c*ated.
Wonderful We're those triuhiphs over
natural laws ana forces. hut what
irlumphs has man achieved since that
lime by compelling those natural laws
and forces to serve his purposes ana
by Harvesting them rs his servants,
What wonder can bc greater than for
man To- speak in telephunc receiver,
rs | have done. IN Chicago and have
ms voice heard in New York city. 1000 ,
miles awayr 90 not consider IL any
more of a wonder than for Theodore
Roosevelt 10 start the great. ponderous
IN the worlds fair at 81.
I.ouis by touching a simple button.
-hrist walking upon the waves Of Lake
salIlec excited the wonder q tic spec
ators. sut how they would have won
Tered bow they have seen that sub
narine boar constructed by an Ameri-
an inventor. which be supplied with
.uch wonderful mechanism that It can
ink to the bottom OF the sea and sup