Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-12-07

ment and all nations would be
arraigned before him.
He knew what these claims
meant, and if they were not true
they were in the highest degree
deception and blasyhemous.
If he was an imposter how can
you account for the transforming
influence of his teaching on the
character of men2 For the
triumph of Christianity over all
opposition? Why has a belief
in Christ done more to make men
better than all other forces COM
bined? Why are all the best
great colleges and governments
in the civilized world under the
control and influence of Christi
anity2 Why does it have the
same power over the most learn
ed and influential man that it
has over the degraded savage?
Why does it save men from the
love and practice of sin? If
Christ was not the true son of
God, why did he have such trans
forming influence? Do you be-
lieve mere man could have in
vented Christianity as a system
with the power and influence it
has over civilized nations and the
Transforming influence it has
over mems lives? How can you
account for the prophecies so
minute and exact, written CEN
turtles before and indisputibly
fulfilled? Prophecies fully pre-
sentlng the character of Christ
and the events of his life written
so long before as to imply the di-
vine plan.
Here is prophesy taken from
Isaiah, who prophecied 700 years
before the crucifixion and he
gives graphic account of the
scenes which became real life on
Calvary. Every line of this
prophecy is wall and every let
ter tear. | refer to the 53rd
chapter. 1t is an epitome of his
life and death. l will note each
thing spoken of by the prophet.
l. He would not be attractive
to the Jews.
2. He would be despised and
rejected.
3. He would endure human
sorrow and grief.
4. He would suffer for mans
transgressions.
5. He would be silent when
on trial.
3. He would die under judi
cial sentence, as shown by being
taken from prison and from
judgement"
7. He would die by violence
or as stated cutoff out of the
land Of the living"
s. He would be numbered
with transgressors.
| 9. He would be with the rich
in his death.
10. When he would give his
life an offering for sin, he would
prolong his days.
II. The gospel would prosper
in his hands.
Il. He should see the travail
of his soul, or many should be-
come his disciples.
13. That he would make in
tercession for the transgressors,
or FEATHER forgive them they
know not what they do"
For the corresponding fulfill
ment read Mathew 9th chapter,
from the 18th to Goth verses.
Neither Jesus nor his disciples
could have directed the betrayal,
, the trial and crucifixion. This
agreement of prophecy and his
tory can not be explained away,
. for they were events brought
e about in good part by those who
knew not, or cared for the Old
t Testament scriptures, and there
S is but one solutlon-the prophets
y were inspired and Jesus was the
r Christ the son of God. Jesus
e sometimes called himself the son
{ of man, and so he was. Man is
d generic name and Mary his
S mother belonged to that genus
t 1t was as if he had said "al.
: though l am the son of God,
e belong to the same class as your
II self, being born of the seed Of
: woman" And when he says scr
d of man it is in consequence o
! his relation to Mary, and whei
+ he calls himself the son of Goo
it is in consequence of his rela'
= ton to the Father.
o The fact that Jesus is the
r Christ the son of God is mad
tha fN,xJ 90, &c @l,n ol,..l, - =,