The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-04-04

The apostles went forth and preached
what? Not the Ten Commandments
or the Sermon on the Mount, but This
is the Messiah. The Deliverer is
come" In the nature of the case He
could not do it alone. If 1t were TO be
some sudden upheaval some cata.
clysm, some march of armies. ii could
be done In Il single period but If good
Will, peace and universal hclpfulness
were to be brought about. that would
take generations. That must go from
kingdom to Kingdom. from city to city
ana nation TO nation. And so lie called
few men to carry the message first
twelve, then seventy. Then lie died.
Then, after His resurrection. He sent
others. He sent them in the spirit of
good will and helpfulness. TO heal the
sick, cleanse the leper and restore com
fort TO the sorrowing. To minister to
every lody rich, poor, wise, ignorant.
TO the jew and the Gentle.
There was something more. In all
ages men have believed in some great
occult power lying back of the phe.
nOmeua Of nature. The Jews thought
there was one great God who ineNor-
ably demanded Righteousness of His
people and Jesus said, God IS such
one as 1 am, actuated by the same
spirit In My life and teachings | am
interpreting this great Infinite Power,
this just wise God. this eternal Infinite
Presence And He illustrated His
meaning by the parable of the king
whose subjects rebelled against him;
by the parable of the lost sheep and
the parable Of the prodlgal son. THAT
is the kind Of Father that God is" said
Jesus
There is still more in Chrlsts mes
sage In all ages men have been try
ing to get to this unknown God. They
have said: I'VE have done wrong. we
have aroused the wrath of this God.
lie is right TO be angry with US How
shall we appease His anger? We viii
offer sacrifices" 1t is difficult in this
twentieth century to realize what wor-
ship was twenty centuries ago. Pic
rure the temple, the altar. the white
r0bed priests All around in the outer
court the cooling of doves. the blel ting
Of sheep, and within, by this altar.
butchers shop, shambles. Priests
cutting the throatS Of lambs and cattle
and the blood flowing in great rivers
ont from under the altar. Why? Be
cause these people thought God had
right TO be angry-and they were right.
He had right TO be angry-and they
thought He was augry-and they We're
half right in that-and they thought
the way to peace was by sacrifice and
they We're wrong in that. Jesus never
offered a sacrifice, so FAR as we know,
or told anybody else TO offer sacrifice.
This world is Gods reformatory and
what He has done is his: His Marshal
has come for You and me. Has He
come in power, with greatness of riches
or wonderful display OF intellectual
wisdom? No. Come how? In sympa-
thy, in tenderness, in love, in purity
and truth and Righteousness. We can
see no way to happiness save by en-
dOwlng with truth and purity ana
righteousness lie has come to us-to
you and me.
He says. "You can do the same
thing You say: Il have no power"
Neither had /" II have not wealth"
Neither had l." IL was not an eccle-
siastic." Neither was l." Come to
Ne: get My spirit; live as lived; be
willing to lay down your life for others,
as l was for you"
l have tried this morning TO get be-
hind all definitions, all creedal state
ments, not because | think they are
bad, but because | am sure the spirit
of Christ transcends all definitions and
creedal statements. Christianity! What
is it? 1t is the new doctrine of God.
1t is the new faith in God. 1t is the
faith of Sod, who is in His world as
He was in Jesus Christ comforting the
sorrowng, helping the tempted, in
structing the ignorant 1t is the new
hope, the hope of the kingdom of God
that is coming. There is coming the
time when men will give to their fell
low men fair, honest, generous meas
ures and will "do unto others as they
would be done unto" That is right
eousness. There is coming a time when
there will be peace in every heart be-
cause 1t is ut harmony with itself, and
peace in the whole world between man
and man, nation and nation. And 1t is
a new hope that Christianity brings
when it says: Now you can work for
that because you are working in the
spirit of the Eternal. and il is the spirit
Of good will, Of service, of sacrifice, of
laying down our lives for others as He
laid down His life for u.s.
Christianity! What is it? 1t is that
God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth In Him might not perish, but
have everlasting life That is the the
Ology of Christianity. The kingdom
of God is at hand" That is the hope of
Christianity. "A new commandment
give / unto you: that We love one anoth-
er as l have loved you That Is the
law Of Christianity
Where Love IL, There God Is.
Thoughts that disturb and trouble
us seldom come from God. It is gener-
ally best to put them away, and throw
ourself, with increased trust in Him
nnl mlatrnst of snIf at Ills foot And