The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-09-27

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tonrue and he Is able 10 hear ehu
sneak Sec. here Is "A dead man. DE
comnosltlon has already set In That
h.,dv Is corpse l viii call him and
he VIII rise up ana turn his bier into
a couch DO these miracles 10 prove
IN YOU that am divine All power II
IN me / and my Father are one
Thus did Jesus 10 prove his divin'V
rTo wos n man. He was born bone A"
our hone and flesh Of our flesh. zee a'
the same time he said: 4 am God ]
am the Messiah whose advent was
nronhesied from the earliest time. As
ten 10 me-" DO you not realize tha'
this claim Of divinity makes Ch.ls'
stnnd forth from all other men US 1iS
hnctively indlviduelf 49,.
Now. my brother. II this di'ine
Christ has q divine strength 10 sN'
IN you what you can receive ifou'
M other source. does II not behooVe
Won 10 seek Christ and ask for this
d,vino blessingi II Jesus Is truly GOD,
are Won not willing 20 kneel down ana
osI, for his pardon and his lover ANA
esneclally would you not have this oil
vine strength when II Is offered ireeil
n the vilest and the most tiagrant
sinners as It is offered TO your
Professor Phillips tells the story OF
bprclar who broke into seaside
mansion. He tumhIed into the m'cd@
~ the parlor floor all the valuataes
which no wished 10 take away, but
In the corner q that parioF was
beautiful figure Of Guido's 'Ecce no
mo- There was the Christ as only
tbe italian master could paint him.
Jesus' head was crowned with thorns.
with look Of ineffabie love he
seemed to say. II am dying for you.
am dying that you might be saved
from sin and live forever With me-
The burglar stopped In his work OF
theft and began 20 study that race.
Then he seemed 70 shy, 20 Christ.
cannot steal while thou art looking at
me-" And so ne turned the face Of Je-
sus 10 the wall. o man. o woman. o
child. are you going TO turn the face
Of Christ aw0y1 Remember ms
parehed. bleeding lips are ready to
speak words OF eternal life 10 You
Are you going to turn your back upon
this Christ. who Is man and yet Godf
Can YOU not hear Christ saying 10 you.
IF any man thirst let hhn come unto
me ana drink" God is speaking.
Christ the God is speaking. He Is
speaking "a you. He IL speaking 10
me. He Is speaking TO all sinners.
Yea. ne IS speaking to the whole
world.
But Christ did more than claim d.
vine kingship. When he opened MS
lips he taught a new social doctrine.
He upset all the foundation stones upon
which the society Of his day had been
built. He came TO the rich man and
said. THAT poor man Is thy neighbor."
He came TO the man who had griev-
ance against his neighb0r and said:
'The Mosaic law Is not I'm force now.
II IS not eye for eye or tooth for tooth.
It is love for hate. forgiveness for in
justice, mercy for transgrossion. Bless
them which prosecute you. Bless and
curse not" Could there have been Il
more revolutionary doctrine preached
than that which Christ taught In his
message Of the new kincdOmY
| once heard an anarchist, woman.
preach her horrible doctrine That
night after the meeting when ] lay I'm
bed with all my better manhood re-
voting from the despicable teachings
If this dangerous woman | thought Of
the shock Chrlsts teachings must have
given 10 those scrihes and Pharisees Of
his day. But what a dinerencel She
preached murder and revolution. He
preached peace and good will TO men.
Every word Of her address was fiery
with hate and malignity; all his words
we're tender and loving She demand
cd fire and sword for her foes; his
prayer was: Father. forgive them.
They know not what they DO" AS /
tried 10 compare the sermon on the
mount with the teachings aud the ten
cts Of the Pharisees | could under.
stand how they would be shocked. |
saw the gentle. humble Christ In his
coarse garments pointing to the rich
robes Of the high priest and saying,
Thou shalt not make my Fathers
house a place Of merchandise" Then
saw Jesus placing his loving hand
upon the rich rulers shoulder and ten
DERBY saying. "Sell all thou hast and
give to the poor" Then I'm the dark
ness Of the night after l had attended
the anarchistic meeting I said 20 my
self: "What poor doctors for world
awry men are. This woman perceives
social injustice. and she would tear so
ciety to atoms, but the divine Christ.
perceiying social injustice. bids soci-
ETY. pattern itself Oh his kingdom
which Is I'M heaven. Yes, Christ did
more than claim his divine kingship.
His teachings were the message OF
love. When Jesus appeared the old
Mosaic dlspensatlon Of an eye for an
eye and a tooth for q tooth as the
principle Of social life disappeared for
ever. Am going beyond my right
when / declare that I'm reference 10
Jesus the teacher, "Never man spake
Ike THIS manT
But there was another fact about |
Christ which indlviduallsed him as the
most unique Of all personalities. lie
claimed that his dominion should yet 1
cover this round world as the waters
cover the sea. And yet. when tho He
brew people wanted 10 make him their
earthly king. Jesus refused all TEN
poral power. lie said: MY kingdom
Is not Of this world. II my kingdom
were Of this world. then would my
servants fight that I should not be de
livered 70 the Jews; but now r. my
kingdom not from hence" In other
words. the man who was offered Da-
vids throne deliberately turns his