The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-03
A SERMON TO A sNOB.

~ SCnMON ~ II ONOO.
The most famous words in holy writ,
aud the most effective, a passage which
Luther called The Little Bible We're
spoken to am ai'isIocratic t~heolosian
who Was too snobbish or too sacred TO
be seer talking with their author by
daylight. And although this proud
Pharisee, Nicodeinus. heard the gentle,
yeurning tones of Jesus himself say,
while his tender look made the appeal
We'll nigh irresistible. God so loved
the world that he gave his only begot-
ten Son, that NhosoeVer belieNeth on
him might not perish, but have ever
lasting life" he still remained a men,
Der of the body which bounded Jesus to
the death of The cross, aud only when
that foul deed had been completed did
he boldly and u~nequiNocally AVON him
self a believer in The NaZarene.
A Night Proving Aristocrat.
The story is Il romantic one, albeit
shadowed throughout by The darkness
of fear, soul-torment and tragedy. The
man Nicodemus was an aristocrat. He
was a member of he highest court of
the jews, learned, wealthy. honored.
Ills %standina in the nation was dearer
to him than life; he even loved the
praise OF men more than The praise of
God. Vet he really WAS an earnest and
deNout spirit. with much of the Schol-
ar's devotion to truth. That is why,
when the stories OF the Monder-Work-
ing Galiiean penetrated int the sacred
councils of the Samhedrin, he sought AN
Interview with The young rabbi, that he
might see for himself what thes- things
meant. Deny hmm not the praise that
is his Que. He did seek Jesus, even
though under cover OF darkness, fearing
lest he might be discovered and his
mission revealed. 10 the injury OF his
. 1eIlTI1fint" :tS. :. tanGpI' of The. ont laIDS
Jews.
The wonder. at first sight, is that
Jesus received him. He might We'll
have said. The mar who will hot ak
to me in broad daylight cannot confer
with me secretly by night" That
would have been the natural, manly
response. But Jesus answered %diNinely;
he does not refuse to receive. hut rather
goes far TO meet the faltering and fear
full inquirer.
Teacher Turned Pupil.
Nothing of this sort entered Nico-
dcinus' mind: such is human pride iii
dealing with God. He thought he was
comforting a greet favor ANA distinction
upon the lowly NaZarene whose humble
lodgings he thus secretly entered. So
he began. in the courtly fashion of a
man of the world, TO pay polite com
plinents 10 his host. But Jesus cut
him off short. penetrating to the core
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ihsly piuht Wy Wiiiofi fei4tS'ls n'tteH'
people sometimes have, declaring THAI
one must be ION anew.
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marc s"ii4HihlS i"t 'Ii9 sie"l NJ
ioslS!ll anu teat"s' y, IN i.atioli, u
of Il Garner. With til" neW Young rabbi
from up country as the teacher. There
was enough of the genuine scholar
about Nicodemus to enable him To ac-
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ola I@b could not understand we
mystery "f me creation OF a piape'
neither can the most learned professor
IN lhe pesl seieitlIle scilooi on lo,iaN. ~
is ii mystery. me lifSt oiiNt.! passes
comprehension; so Goes me new ere
atlon winch Jesus called Inc new
birth. N~lcoaeihus was c~onlouhaed pS
the words Ne heard ana me ,eaehlI8
mas peeh pulzihs wise men ana slllple-
MINDED sahilS ever since. VI course We
can dliniy see 'hat IL taxes u ne" spin.
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apPfehtsnu heaven except by solnetllhs
heuNeilis VIM itiliiseli, amy .iois e.
nossessina he shirt of music
An ilnsfration of mis- truth occurred
i'm ono or o,,r a1eat cities nor lone AFRO
A yso,1no 1risb5nan had p,1duo1ed from
ths nicE and shovel into general ON
t,aot;na - ]n,ii,ics and :, y,.eat for-
tn,Ie 1ya stiil adhered In his rarjier
sin,nlicity Of lifa until Mrs G,lindv
New 10 ,.bisnar into his ear. ana he
set shon+ b,iI1inp a naIYt;al residence
in tba snb,,rhs When If was finished
and furnished he drove out with his
,vife M two nant nvar mo man
sion ira husband ent1i,siastic they yifa
silant ,rhe insnertio5 nve,. tha h,liid-
e. waited for Bi,idprt, veydict-fo, the
connie requy baar r. tho good ola cann-
try name Of rridret ana Micbae when
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