Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-05-31

the Scriptures for they testify Of me.
Ny friends Jesus is very near you this
morning behold l stand az the door
and knock: His request Is concned 10
three short words Learn Of Ne" 40
not hesitate TO grant this request Of
the Teacher. You will love Him, He
is genial and gentle, do not fear Him,
though He depounces sin, He never
scolds, and you never detsct the
aueralous note 10 His utterances His
messages arr as gIadsome as the song
OF the birds in spring, as radiant as .
morning. He knows that
men cannot be driven into disciple
ship. The scourge might whip rob
bers out OF the temple, but il will never
whip the lost into Heaven. John the
Baptist came to prepare the way Tor
the great Teacher by denunciation OF
sin, but Jesus bad to do more than
that, He had % open His lips with
glad tidings 70 draw lost sheep into
the fold. The great Teacher Is
supreme because He speaks with
authority. The greatest OF teachers
and prophets can lay claim TO no high
er authority than that OF Gods mes
sengers Jesus is able TO rest His
~utterances on the majestic and sim
pie assertion Il say unto you"
In this the Master is unique. Hi'
teaching is never secondhand. Living
in oneness with God the Father be Il
able TO teach things divine from per
sonal knowledge OF them.
Christ is the supreme Teacher be
cause OF the mighty issue. he treats
He moves sfnong consequential theme!
His themes touch the deeps ant
destiny OF life, His oft repeated word
eternal life"
My friend, the great Teacher love-
you, He who says, Learn OF me" !
supreme, not only because His know
ledge is infinite, but because His low
is boundless Any teacher TO be sue
cessful must love his pupil, and th'
scholar to secure the largest bench
must be receptive to truth and low
the teacher. The importation o
knowledge does not bless the pupil a
does the communication OF a spirit
The teacher who is worth while is tn
one whose personality and spirit en-
ter the Utmost being Of the pupil. l
is not what the teacher knows AM
says that stlrs the blood and make
the heart throb with aspiration to b
and do something worthy immortality
it is what the teacher is, in and ouI
through and through.
The teacher who is a characte
builder is the one whose spirit is S
strong and true that his persln MALT
enters into the spirit OF the earth
teacher, but ID an infinitely create
degree with the divine Teacher. Whe
one takes Jesus as Lord and Teacht
there enters the life a transformin
power that works a mighty change. 5
mar velous is the transition that scril
ture calls it regeneration, a new brit
the learner becomes like the Teache
Like ~Jesus-the thought overwhelu
me, like Him in love, like Him !
purity, like Him in purity, like Hi
10 sympathy, like Him In compassion
like Him in service. tit doth not u
appear what we shall be, but we kno
that his discipline shall be like Him.
What higher incentive could I
offered TO become a learner OF jest
than the assurance that His dlscip
shall be like Him? Like Him who
the essence OF all that is desirable
like Him who is "the one among te
Thousand and altogether lovely" llk
Him who is more precious than rubil
!. and all the things thou canst desi
are not TO be compared TO likeness
Him. Like the perfect One, like u
Son Of God.