The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-07-12

teacher with great pretensions of Wis.
dom who says, Come, will lead you
into higher regions than your master
mas been able to show YOU" Anv
church that follows such may make
up their mind that thev will soon lose
the Master. Or agaln. It may he
some high church official who saws he
VIII lead you to REGIONS of religious
assurance that you have not found I'm
following your Master In the old
DAYS 1t would have been the High
Priest: In our dav it might be the
ancient and splendid hierarchy of the
army OF Rome, but you and are per-
suaded that Il is more blessed 10 fol-
low the Master "who not having seen
we love" Christ has never consent.
ed that wa should follow any human
priest Then. again. the church
might consent TO follow Caesar or
son'o renrr~antative 90 rolitical mower
in the world. In following Caesar
We run the risl, Of losing the more
imDorignt guidance of Jesus. No po-
litical power no human prestige. no
wisdom Of the human mn Outstanding
Is safe guide for any church OF
Christ.
Then can vou conceive Of any hu.
man leadership thor 70 would be safe
for the church or discinles to follow?
Yes. Here is this NAV Jairus. who
comes from outside with this pitiful
story, ard Jesus rises and follows
him. and so 90 His disciDles ANY
ma n llhn tnnwps Ike NAV tn any Kind
or human sorrow or ucaf or wrong
NAV claim 4 hearing from any church
OF Jesus Christ ari if m the hearing
they fni he knows the way better
than we he may claim not only n
hearing, hut the '0uowin~ from the I
church of Jesus Christ II Is direct /
imitation of His example. The church /
has 0ften bear too slow sometimes |
because we did not 1ika the man who |
called. TIE no-eonal choraptor Of tho |
leader docs NOT come into tho uues- /
ton at al' We want all those In |
sorrow ~ know that HE hest 0lace |
to come is olw7v- tho ohur@h NJ Tasus
Christ That tra message will re.
Glove tNo Dr0u'Dt-et otto-ti0r pv7 no ,
moor Toirus need over 20 h0r'a along.
Orcn hi- et0rv was fnished Jesus .
~ot IN and followed him. and so dld /
His discirles II We are discinles, ,
~ is our business r. he following |
Christ. But how 70 follow Him? Who ,
Will lead us? 7 have no doubt that
sometimes opr Lord shows rs tho wav /
by those older a-d wiser I'm tho church |
and sometimes H exercises His Lead !
ership thrcueh chose without the /
church. messangers telling rs of some 4,
one who needs helr,. aud or business
as Christians. Mt only as churches |
nut as lnalY' uals. Is TO he listening
aiWavs for that anneal. LOOKING only
to tho - eth that leads TO the mouse
where ,hev need us. We cannot see
mo y 70 of Jesus. we cannot hear his
'oi0 .. II NAV even seem 10 some OF
rs tbat we have lost the comforting
,rse of 1esrs in our hearts. we
ask why He did not leave some eulue
whom we could see and follow ana
who would lead us back to Him ana
before the words are oJt ~ our nos
here stands this Tairus. Come ne
saws ard Won listen and YOU rise M
end follow him, and a s soon as you 90
something tells Won tNat you Are nor
anv LONGER walking alone. That lost
comnaDionshin you were mourning Tor
has been restored TO YOU. This was
His guide and you have done well
to follow him
This Is not nv fancy. Let mo read
Won the plain words Of tho history:
'Wbile he snake. behold, there came
. certain ruler and when he saw
Tssrs he fell Of his feet ond hesOught
him saving NV little daughter lieth
az the 0oint o' doatn. Drav tnee
come and lav thy hand upon her ana
a N