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

NEW YORK CTTy In the Rr,oi;
egbvterian ChurcS sunday morn.
ing. the nastor tbe Rev Wil,ign, y
Richards. preached to = iarre ronere.
cation on "Follovirr Iea,ys F" tta tooy
FOR his text Matthew iv.tq And
Jesus arose ard roilowad tim and
so did his disciples and said.
The question comes 3, 81. what IT
meant 10 be a Christian Az tho tim,
when Jesus was living oo .ha earth 2
or course. the word "C1-isGsno has
not then come into use In. fhe fact
Is the Christian life existed and our
question ig "Wblt was II like how,
IL BEGAN now it .sovcal i..afs bv
what inward stem w6uiG o man rr,ye
that he had na9a tbe s~ea. choice
and had become what ,ra yr1,i'J NOS,
call q Christian? Tf wa want I'D know
we have 90 loo. into the e1sraI or
history. and. 1roking tra-a os srI
a plain and emp1afir answer Fin one
word the wovl follow Nor thp
common way of arrorrcir7 th0t any
man had made the r5e4. choice for
Jesus was to saw .Ha r--s and fol.
lowed Him There a-s siytv.nirr
places where we re1l -r one and an.
other and of many -t once vino fol.
lowed Jesus. That IS the historic pic
ture of the Christian Iirs I'm those
days II is the leader walking here
ard there about the country and his
disciples following dim. In tine beau
t'ful parable Jesus is dascrihed n
the shenherd going on ahead and his
sheep, who proved thav were his sheen
because thew knew His voice follow.
ing him That is the regular order
of the sacred history: Jesus going
before and the others following Rut
there is one singular marked excep.
ton to that order. n is all the more
striking because it stands alone Jast
once IN the gospel OF history this
term is used In tine other order some
one else is leading it is Jesus that is
Following. Who can this other leader
Jesus followed him2 You might think
It was some great teacher and lead
er experienced in the things Of God
Ias,,- has as ny ~ oeCeuse a,'e.
as teacber rIo rovo '.',iC- Wv. 3.'',o;' 10;
Iov orolbo- +aoot,.- W. lo'
eon,o sr1,,-,s - W., ,PS
cause ot his sacred Office could take
precedence of Jesus. But it was not
So for If YOU look into the h,-tory
you find that or Lord never for a
moment rendered such supremacy 10 /
any church cificial His word was a. |
ways Follow me-" or YOU misht ,
t1ink Il was some civil ruler. like
King Herod or PLATE. or the great
Caesar himself at Rome. But II wa,
not so; He never consented to follo
any great man on earth He did
n. 9nder unto Caesar the thinss dy,
re Caesars" but He was z ll"'
,oout tayes. not His personal 1iKlA4
,Bea: that was not one OF r alieEi
.bat> ware Caesars. II was lll' ''
-..s,. 1.t1s of any person lot at '"-
rose ND and followed tAat Jesus
REM HAa- was J"
yo., remember tho 8
was named Jairps. .1ry. me MAJ
+rr. n ruIer or n he was. ll
no. meant 1ittIa n .a synagogue pu
os d, maven MOE ore tnan the leaAeI
49,, i,s+ tho ing. It would nave
y os,@,r ue ~ same had he been
,,-i,,. oyyt 3s q begga" on tals oc
f5,ogs ha,C lle Jesus spake ines.
-,lor ~ id, there came certtli
-,l,,. 80 lg, Ny daughter is even
,,rop 10 but come. and lay tiny hana.
Tas, ~ and she shall live An'
sea,i1. Jse lp and followed him. TlC
oo,.t, is ont. There was q man Wh1
- speak for a moment In q tone
uthority, then. to Jesus, beeaus.
Ae spake through more lmmellal,