The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
DUAL NATURE Or
CHRIST HIS TOPIC
Evangelist James Small breaches
on Humanity and Divinity
of Saviour.
SERMON WAS ONE OF POWER
Preacher Declares That the Sill
lessness Of Christ Is Sufficient
Proof of Divinity.
SERMON WAS ONE OF POWER

Large audiences continue to attend the
evangelistic services at the Seventh
street Christian Church. Last night
Rev james Small preached n strong,
forceful sermon on the subject "rhc
Humanity and the Divinity Of Jesus"
crful illustrations.
The evangelist said, In part: III
Jesus was divine He knew It, and died
upon true testimony. II He was not
divine he knew It. and died making Il
false claim. For again and again. we
have Him claiming power that no
human being could claim IL he was not
more than Il mere man.
"a man said to one who denied the
divinity of Christ, Gould you say he
that hath seen me hath seen the Father
Also or Il am the resurrection and the
lifc? Yes said he well, could you
make anybody believe it?'"
Reason, said Mr.. Small builds an
argument on the predictions Of the Old
Testament.
"a gentleman brought cardboard map
Of the United States home and asked
his children to put 1t together. This
they failed to do until they found there
was n man on the other side, and in
putting the man together they put the
| map together So 1t Is of the predictions.
| Put them together and fact Will answer
| to fact, prediction to fulfillment, and you
have the man Christ Jesus in the Old
as well as the New Testament. Ills
biography was written before He was
| born.
treason builds an argument on Ills
| sinlessness. Convince me that Jesus was
sinless and you have convinced me of
| His divinity. Sinlessness Is supernatural
| His perfection proves His deity. Reason
| builds an argument on His power. Did
you ever think Of how much power there
is in the earth? There Is the power OF
the wind. DO you know anybody who
can control TINT? There is the power Of
the waves. DO you know anybody who
can control them?
"There are the powers OF nature. the
heavlng of the tides, the swelling OF the
/, seeds in the earth, the mighty upspring-
ing that clothes the field with grass.
/ There Is the power of the clouds. There
is the power Of heat. by which the strong
/ est iron is made to melt. There Is tire
power which pours down floods from tae
/ clouds. Why, an inch OF water railing
\ on a square mile means some $4,000
tons. and all that power poured out SO
gently that we do not notice 1t. We ca ]
it a shower. Think Of the millions OF
| glowing orbs that flame through the sky
Think of this mighty world, rolling In
its great orbit Think of the sun. sweep
Ing on in its eternal pathway. Think o.
the power that moves these things. Some
people do not understand how the sur
was made to stand still. Well. II ypt
tell me what keeps 1t going. VIII te!
you how 1t was made to stand still.
Then Mr.. Small went on to shoH
Chrlsts present power. His power to max
friends, he said. was wonderful. III
has 450OOO.0OO friends. Many OF then
would die for Him in five minutes. How
does 1t come He has so many and yot
have SC few? How could Jesus be merel.
carpenter? He has power to be remein
bered on the earth. He has power to D.
obeyed. He has power in law court
and in wills and in governments.
Y II Jesus Is not the Redeemer OF men
promised by the living God to Jew AM
Gentle, the world has never heard
anybody else that is. Yet, rob Him Q
His humanity, and you rob Him OF al
that makes Him Saviour to this poo
race.
Tonight the theme will be "a Rathe
Fast Young Mana sermon especiall
10 the young, but not exclusively. Q
Sunday afternoon it Is expected that q
immense audience will hear the evange
: lists sermon to men on Temptation"
I The music at these services. conducte
J, by Mr.. Leroy st. John, Is special FED
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