Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-27

Jesus, the Christ DR.. Talmage car
ried to completion the subject present
ed on the syllabus distributed a week
ago--the beginning OF the public minis
try OF Jesus. The visit Of Nicodemus
was graphically described and mi
nutely analysed, This man, a Phara-
see OF rank, member OF the Sanhe-
drlm, master I'm Isarael,cam by night
TO enquire OF the young Gallilean, be-
fore whom even the officers OF the tenn
pie had qualled, He evidently had great
respect for Jesus as appears not only
on the occasion Of this Visit, but after
ward when he urged caution In the
council OF Jewish rabbls, who were
seeking the saviQr's life, and again
when he brought his costly gift OF
spices to embalm the body OF the cru
cited Christ
TO his implied question, Jesus an.
swered firmly, giving the law OF bap-
tlsm by water and that OF the hestowal
OF the Spirit The Sayiors reproach--
"Art thou master OF Israel and
knowcst not these thngs?" implies q
prevloun teaching OF the Gospel in part.
In this Interview Jesus made the Sec
ond prediction Of His death. and de-
scrlbed the manner thereof
The significance OF the title son OF
Man" was next considered In the Cos
pels this appelatlon appears only as
applied by Jesus 10 Himself; and In
only three other instances Is II used by
New Testament writer's. IL Is slgulh-
cant OF Christ's humanity, which ee-
ment Is as truly essential 10 the work
OF the atonement as Is that Of His God
ly character on the other,
Then, passing 10 the topic OF the day.
presented on the printed syllabus UNI
der the title, "Honored and rejected"
the lecturer told the story of the begin.
ming Of the ministry OF the Rodeemer
In Gallee, The journey OF Christ and
His disciples through Samarla, and the
interview with the Samaritan woman
ut Jacobs well were full OF interest,
The Samartans we're a MIXED people
mnglng OF the blood OF Israel with
that Of the Assyrians and other
heather nations; yet at the period I'M
der consideration they We'd with the
Jews in their scrupulous observance Of
the law. There was hatred between
the people Of Judea and the samarltans.
Yet to n Samaritan woman, and con-
fessed sinner at that, but one who had
opened her heart TO n testimony Of the
truth, Jesus made His first formal dec
lara tlon that He was the long expected
Messiah, Many samarltans accepted
the teachings OF our Lord. and GER
taInly He shared none Of the hatred Of
the jews toward them. He chose Sa-
marian character TO illustrate the bet
ter qualities In one Of the most In
structye Of the pables,
Returning to His home town, MAJ
areth, lie preached In the synagogue
and was rejected OF His own; the peo-
pie rose against their Savior, and
Sought His life; but the hour had not
yet come
Prof Mills spoke on the rise. Pro.
gress and Fan OF the Jaredlte Nation"
After few Introductory remarks on
the finding OF the "a plates OF gold by
the expedition sent out by Llmhi the
translation Of them by Moslah and the
abrldgement made by Moron the
speaker confined himself entirely 10 the
contents OF the book itself He spoke
of rebelllons. usurpatlons, revolls. and
civil wars, as leading to the fan OF the
nation. Interesting incidents were re-
lated.