The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-13
Subject: Jesus Christ.

Brooklyn, n. Y.-Preaching at the
irving Square Presbyterian Church
ON. the theme, Jesus Christ" the.
Rev. I. ". Henderson, pastor took as,
his text John ia: And the word
was made flesh and dwelt among us
He said:
The character and career of Jesus
Christ are the ground of human hope
and the basis of mankind'S belief IN
His power as the Saviour.
His life, as the evidence of the
sincerity Of His speech, is the source
of His success.
The outward action of our Master
is the signal and the surety of His
inward healthfulness of heart. n
His life, precept and practice were at
coincidence. With Him thought and
deed always were concurrent. HIS
words conveyed His real intentions
and His innermost ideals. His
language was to lead men unto eter-
nal life and was never used to con-
ceal wicked thought.
Preaching a gospel Of light unto
the salvation of the world and pro-
claiming His personal suficiency as
the Saviour of mankind from sin,
Jesus Christ talked truth, walked
true, died oa Calvary, in devotion to
His divine commission, unto the say
ing of the souls of sinners.
The life of Jesus is remarkable,
not only as it reveals His oneness
with divinity, but also as it shows to
us what qualities of manhood are
potent for real success. Tack
: ling the migntiest problem in the
world the Christ exemrlifies what
are the means that we should use to
win success in ell our lesser strife.
He teaches us lesson that should
count for much in all our daily do
ings, which should make rs foreeful
factors which shall lead men up to
God, which should push us ever near
er to His holiness and grace.
The life and the d,aath, j. e., the
career of Jesus Christ, reveal to as
four divine qualities Of character that
every man should possess In His
downright ealnestness; in His hery
intenseness; in His clear cut, sharp
5 directness;, and in His faithfniness to
the truth and to His trust, the Friend
OF humanity leads every man sue
cessward, if he will to 60
The earnestness of Jesus Christ is
b secret of His power. rendering to
men a surety of eternal life, He did
not fool their time or His own away
Processing pledge Of upliftnent
from the depth of sin, He neid His
word in serious regard. The saliva
tion of the world was not mere child S
play, but whole mans, yea, the
G0d-man's, labor. The need was for
"a man who was dead in earnest.
Such man was the Christ.
Earnestnsss made Christ a win
ner. Clearness OF vision as TO
His mission would lave Decn OF none
eject had the Christ been weak of
will Love for men and loyalty to
HIS Father made strong demand for
earnestness- The pluck and the push
OF the Master secured the consumma-
tion of His purpose. Irresoiution
would have merited defeat, and it
would have gained our Lord oblivion.
Lack of zeal would have lost ths
Christ to history. But for His ear
nestness and determination the story
Of His virtues never would nave
reached our ears. Earnestness .nS &c
Christ push the fight into the ccuE-
] try OF the enemy: courage and resolu-
tien won Him fame and secured Him
ii His place Of glory in the Fathers
home.
With a fer intenseness Jesus
battled for the souls ef men. His
was no lukewarm. milk and water,
blow hot and blow cold, half-hearted
enthusiasm. The Christ was always
ardent. His spirit never cooled, but
was ever at a rich, whitehead. His
was enthusiasm compounded. Ee-
lteYing, as He did, that the happiness
OF the human heart and the saving of
the human soul are the main con-
Germs Of human life, our Lord had
ever zeal that was glowing. Trust
ing in the power OF divine aid and
knowing the need of the human race
to be saved from sin, Jesus Christ
/. was as full of earnestness as He was
OF grace and truth. Grace is good;
truth Is a talisman of might, but
grace and truth need grit and fire ere
they do their greatest work. Iron is
6 mineral of. worth, but for battle
z give me tempered stesl. MeI Of
muscle are goodly to the sight, but
for action send me cut the man OF
courage and the souls who want to
win.
But with all His earnestness and
intenseness the Saviour made un-
erring aim. Directness was not the
least of His commendable traits. The
need was for good craftsmanship and
a sure sight. Sin was at the centre
sof the worlds distress and to hat
the middle OF the target was the mis-
sion of the Christ. Jesus never
minced matters when He dealt with
sin. Without care for the conse-
!, auences and with no circumlocution