Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-09-28

He compared himself to a fountain OF
living water of which IL any man
should drink he would never thirst
again. He did more than that He
said that If any man should believe on
him the divine power which he pos
sesscd would flow through the human
heart as through living channel. In
all the history of the world was there
ever human being who took to him
self such divine authority as did
Christ? Do you wonder that when the
officers OF the law, at the behest or the
chief priests. went to apprehend Jesus
they stood amazed and exclaimed
"Never man spake like this manT
His Claim of Divinity.
Rut the exalted claims OF this dl
vine Nazarene did not end with mere
words. He said, 81 am the Christ.
Then he again said: 81 will prove II
bv working the most wonderful mira
eles man ever witnessed. Do you see
that young man who was born Diind
T touch his eyes and they are opened.
See here is deaf and dumb man. ]
Mace my finger In his ear and on his
tongue and he Is able to hear ano
speak. See. here is dead man. De
comnosItion has already set In. Tha'
body IL a corpse. l will call him and
he will rise up and turn his bier into
n couch. do these miracles 10 prove
to you that I am divine. All power Is
IN me. and my Father are one"
Thus did Jesus to prove his divinity
He WAS a man. He was born bone OF
| our bone and flesh Of our flesh, yet al
| the same time he said: 81 am Coo. !
| am the Messiah whose advent was
| prophesied from the earliest Time LIS.
ten TO me-" Do you not realize ina,
this claim of divinity makes Chrls'
stand forth from all other men as ois'
tinctively individualf
Now. my brother. II this diVhe
Christ has n divine strength 10 give
TO you what you can receive iron
no other source, does 1t not benoove
Won 70 seek Christ and ask for TINS
divine blessing? II Jesus is truly Coo
are you not willing to kneel down ahc
ask for his pardon and his lover Ane
especially would you not have this di
vine strength when 1t Is offered treeiI
70 the yilest and the most hagran
sinners as It is offered to you?
Professor Phillips tells the story o
, burglar who broke into seasid
mansion He tumbled into the middi
of the parlor floor all the valuable
which he wished to take away, bu
IN the corner Of that parlor was
beautiful figure Of Guido's "Ecce nc
mo-" There was the Christ, as oni
the italian master could paint MIN
Jesus head was crowned with thorn'
7 with a Ioot Of ineffable love q
seemed to y am dying for yo'
am dying you might be save
from sin anu ave forever with me-
The burglar stopped in his work
theft and began to study that fac'
Then he seemed to say, 20 Christ,
3 cannot steal while thou art looking
u me-" And so he turned the race OF d
sus to the wall. o man, woman,
child, are you going to turn the rae
Of Christ away? Remember n
marched. bleeding lips are ready
L sneak words Of eternal life to 20
{ Are YOU going to turn your back upc
!" this Christ, who is man and yet Go'
{ Can YOU not hear Christ saying to 20
j "If any man thirst let him come un
D. mo and drink?" God is speakln
II Christ the God is speaking. He
: speaking to You He is speaking
me. He is speaking to all sinner
" Yea. he is speaking to the VINO
n. world.
Rut Christ did more than claim
vine kingship. When he opened l
lips he taught a new social doctrii
Is He unset all the foundation stones up
~ which the society Of his day had be
a. built He came to the rich man
nj said. "That poor man is thy neighDo
is He came to the man who had a gri'
rd ance against his neighbor and sa
ne "The Mosaic law is not In force no
at 1t is not eye for eye or tooth Tor 100
as II IS love for hate, forgiveness tor
er iustice mercy for transgression. BIZ
IN them which persecute you. Bless a
as curse not" Could there have beer
'e- more revolutionary doctrine preacf
81 than that which Christ taught In
ed message of the new kingdom!
as A Woman's Preaching.
OIL once heard an anarchist, WON
IA nreoch her horrible doctrine. IL
Gu night after the meeting when lay
III ~, bed with all my better manhood
III voting from the despicable teachil
nc Of this dangerous woman | though'
Il" the shock Christs teachings must III
~ given to those scribes and Pharisees
-ne his day. But what a difference!
cn preached murder and revolution.
Ire preached peace and good Will 10 n
hiI Every word of her address was u
nu with hate and malignity; all his VIC
en- were tender and loving. She dema
'A' cd fire and sword for her foes;
nrayer was: Father, forgive th
ue' They know. not what they do" a
n tried to compare the sermon on
'"' mount with the teachings and the
en- cts of the Pharisees | could un
e.n stand how they would be shocked
~ saw the gentle, humble Christ IN
,nu ,,4u coarse garments pointing to the
l.' robes of the high priest and say
, 'ne "Thou shalt not make my Fath
NY house a place Of merchandise 1
~. III saw Jesus placing his loving u
w. ~ upon the rich rulers shoulder ana
m lliln derly saying, "Sell all thou hast
nah ,.n give to the poor" Then in the q
az. ness Of the night after | had after
Won The anarchistic meeting | said 10
,ent self: "What poor doctors for w
rost awry men are! This woman perce
for social injustice, and she would teal
this ciety to atom 'Nt the divine Ch
lilo nerceiying So ,njustice, bids
IN. ety pattern lf on his king
l,or-an YpC CHRIST