Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-07-23
TALMAGE SERMON.
CONCLUDED FROM THIRD PAGE.


But though we have been praising
pan's greater works" we would have
you bear well I'm mind this one tremen-
dous fact No work of man is truly
greater than Christ's work. because all
of mans greater works are the out
come of Jesus work. II you read the
verse i'm which my text is found you
will find the whole trend Of the thought
In the one word because" "He shall
do greater works than these because
I go TO my Father" Because Christ
is in God and God Is in us is the rea-
son man is able TO accomplish greater
works than did Christ.
Never be deluded by the idea that
man i'm his own strength is able to do
anything apart from God. This idea
seems TO be running riot among many
weak brains. A short time ago l stood
upon one Of the Pasadena hills and
looked off upon the mighty peak Of
Mount Lowe. lifting itself above the
clouds. There I'm the valley at my
feet were the California orange groves
and the flower gardens and the trees
around the world. do you see that
little hill yonder?" said gentleman by
my side. YES" I answered. THAT
HILL" said he looks much lower than
we are" "It certainly does" replied.
THAT hill must be ut least three hun
dred feet below u.s." But II Is not"
he answered. THAT hill seems lower
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Of 1t. Water from that hill flows down
to this hill. That hill yonder is much
higher than we are" So some people,
standing upon mans greater works."
seem TO think mans throne is higher
than Christ's throne. But II is not
Only as christ's life in its influence
touches our lives are we able to do the
greater works" which are given man
to do.
Elcvating Power Of Christianity.
'Oh. no." says some one. that can
not be- Some of the greatest inventors.
some of the greatest statesmen. some
of the greatest OF American men have
been agnostics and did not believe In
Christ at all. How then could they get
their power from God" BY the law
Of association. The influence of Chris
tianity is an elevating. civilizing, In
spring power. Even those who are
personally strangers to II are affected
by the atmosphere II produces Have
you not noticed that nearly all inven-
tons. nearly all true progress. nearly
all the worlds best blessings are found
In Christian lands alone. 1t Is said that
one day the great landscape painter,
Joseph Turner. came into the studio Of
that other famous English artist, T.
Sidney Cooper. Looking about at the
pictures Turner saw one and gave a
dab with his brush. saying. "Put that
pillar out. 1t destroys the breadth Of
the picture" A short time after Gil
lott. the great art dealer of Lon
don. heard what Turner had done. he
came to Cooper and said. 81 will give
you three hundred pounds for your pic
ture Of the Welsh scene" But" said
Sidney Cooper. "Gillott, you have not
even seen my picture" 81 know It,"
answered elliott But I also know
one fact. Joseph Turner would never
have touched that picture with his
brush unless II had been worth hav-
Ing" And so methinks God blesses the
just and often the unjust I'm Christian
land. because Christs work and sacri-
fee have been blessed In that land.
Therefore. my brethren. the only way
for man TO achieve his greater works
Is by spreading abroad. as far as he
can. the works of Jesus Christ. upon
which all mems greater works are de-
pendent. When Christ goes up. man
goes up. When Christ goes down, man
goes down.
Oh. what could Moses rod have done
Had he not been directly sent?
The power was from God alone
And Moses but the instrument
Today will you not feel that you can
only accomplish the greater work
Christ has given to you to do by living
and working I'm Christ? When Mar
shall BernadOtte. who afterward be-
came King Charles XIV. Of Sweden,
was young man he was a revolution
list. At the beheading OF King L.
XVI. of France, In order to sho,
hysttiiCdi JOY, ne uuu IuttOOcu
his arm this sentence: Death
kings and royal tyrants." Bern
afterward was himself raised
throne. He closely guarded that tat
toOing from the eyes OF his people I'M
til he was dead. oh, my friend. mark
ed with the signs Of infamy upon your
heart marked with the signs of rebel
lion against Christ. will yon not change
your belief. as Bernadotte did to be-
come an enthroned king? You bear on
your soul the marks Of sin. but IL you
will come to him he will take you into
his employ and will send you forth to
bless and help the world. AS the apos-
tie bore on his body the marks OF the
Lord Jesus. so you may wear the
badge of his service and in his name
and by his power carry on the work
that he began. To you. too. the prom
Use is given. 'He that believeth on me
the works that do shall he do also.
and greater works than these shall he
do. because go unto my Father"
Copyright. 1904. by Louis Kiopschl