The Caucasian., 1907-01-15

! high priest came TO him and said, Ell
you do not denouncc this Jesus we will
eXcommunicate thee" the young mans
eyes flashed and his hand clnched
and his checks flushed as he proudly
! lifted his head and scornfuIly answer
ed: Il will not deny him. You may
kill me if you like will never go
| back on the Jesus who has done sc
much for me. Whether he he Il sinner
or not | know not One thing | know
that, whereas | was blind, now | see"
The Result of His Courage.
And what was the result of this
young mans testimony? Though he
/ had the smallest conviction of Christ
though he could not tell who Jesus
| was in the broad Christian conception
! though he could only say. He opened
my eyes, and | see" yet that young
mans testimony was able to win many
disciples to the cross Have you not
| read the chapter of my text? No soon
er.had this young man told his simple
story than there VIC N division among
| the multitudeS. Some still scoffcd
at Christ Some will Always scoff.
But some who came to scoff knelt and
prayed, for the Bible says, Others said.
How can man that Is sinner do
such miracleS:' And, my brother. YOU
may be a spiritual weakling, but if you
go forth earnestly and faithfully to tes-
tify for the Master with the light YOU
have you will win many souls to Christ
Yes, you can win them to Christ now
But | cannot close without drawing
attention to the most tremendous fact
of this story Though this young man
only had crude conception of Christ
when his eyes were opened, yet as
soon as he was brave enough and true
enough to live up q the gospel light
which he had Christ revealed himself
in all the beauty of holiness to him
Just read that chapter. 1t is a beautiful
story. 1t is only one step from the
crude belief to the perfect belief If
you will go forth and serve God by
the light you have Christ will come to
you as he came to the young man of
the east. whose eyesght he had kin
died. and he will say: "Dost thou be
lieve on the Son of God? Thou hast
seen him, and it is he that talketh with
thee" And he said Lord. | believe
And he worshiped him" Yes. If we
will only continue to serve God by the
light We have Jesus Christ will con
tinue more and more to reveal himself
to us in a brighter aud holier and
truer light.
Thus today, whether we are old or
young. rich or poor, church members
or nonchurch members, feel that we
are one and all standing in the light
of some gospel truth. Are we ready to
obey that truth as much as we see it!
Are we ready to proclaim that truth
no matter what earthly power bids us
nay? Are we ready to he true to
Christ, as was Bishop Latimer when
preaching before King Henry VIII:
In the midst of his sermon he suddenly
stopped and said: "Latimer. Latimer.
Latimer, Remember thou art In the
presence of thy king. Heed well what
thou sayest to him Then he paused
again and said: "Latimer Latimer,
Latimer! Remember that thou art in
the presence of the King of kings Heed
well what thou sayest it is more i'm
portant to obey the King of kings than
it is to obey any earthly potentate.'
oh. my friends, are you saying this:
VIII you be as true to the King of kings
as was Hugh Latimer or the young
man of the east who was brave enough
to be true to Christ when he said.
Whether he be sinner or not, know
not, but one thing | know-that, where,
as | was blind. now | seeT'
Copyright 1907. by Louis klopsch.l