The new South-news., 1908-08-01

darkened home. the. saddsned heart.
and His tears OF tender sympathy
flowed. A wise and wise-hexrted man
who is constantly dealing with youth
iul culprits has said that his own aim
Is to call forth what is best In the
boys. TO awaken a sense Of honor,
rnanliness. a noble ambition in them.
This is what Jesus did Love divine
In Him reached down to sinful, bro
ken men in order to lift them up and
heal them. He awakened hope and
resoiutc endeavor. He made men
feel that they could be pardoued aud
begin a new life. He took them bv
the hand. as He did the girl who the
neighbors said was dead. but Jesus
declared was asleep, aud said.
Arise And this fuliness OF love
found its crowning proof and glory IN
the cross: so that, when YOU speak os
great love. you naturally point TO
Calvary.
Now all these and many other quail
tiles were united In Christ. Other
men have been great because OF sons
one rare quality of personality; Jesus
possessed them all. Therefore, He
has never ceased to interest the world.
From the day He returned after the
soul-struggle IN the wilderness TO the
banks of Jordan until He died on CAL
vary, He lived without seeking IL In
the public eve. After His death. in
stead OF forgetting Him. men became
more interested In Him. The eyes OF
the world have never ceased to look
upon Him. Theologies have come
and gone; the church has had its ups
and downs. but Jesus is always the
centre of interest. There stand on
my library shelf two large volumes
fresh from the press. They are
dictionary of Jesus, what He said and
did. And they happen to stand along
SIDE of a volume on Jesus Christ and
the Social Question. % u suggests the
unfailing interest of thoughtful men
in Jesus. They are never satisfied
with what has been said and written
regarding Him. There will be other
dictionaries. other lives of Christ, in
the coming years. And when great
social problems are discussed, the
question of the home. of work and
wages, of capital and labor, OF human
brotherhood men viii turn as they
DO now TO the Gospels to study afresh
what Jesus said Let there be dis
covered the merest fragment of some
ancient manuscript containing in mu-
tilated form some saying CT Jesus and
the news of the discovery is tele-
graphed around the world. and the
fragment becomes priceless How are
we to explain this undying interest
in Jesus2 Not in any OF the outward
circumstances or conditions of His
life. How limited and meager 1t was,
life of poverty: brief life; begin
ming in a manger, ending on a cross.
A life outside the circles of libraries
and great thinkers. outside the circles
of wealth and social position. The
secret OF its unique command upon
the interest OF men is given. In the
text: 1T pleased the Hlts q Ufl1h
Him should all fullnes :. .stner that IL
The hope OF the Vss dwell.
To Him we bring 'orld Is In Him:
comfort and strene Tim we come for
relation to Him nth. To be in vital
lege. Hsv,nx Hs our highest privi-
Lord ana Hastav i'm a. our personal
est nri,n ~ ~ We have ife's high
ts. ts. VII wnr,x Gods richest stft to
n-ats st,nr - ~, IL the cleeFest inter
p.e.aison s,lh IN 81 aanity Of the innnits
OF Cod. no di%ine heart beats IN the
bosom OF Jesus the divine voice
speaks through His lips; the divine
help Is given through His service; the
divine life 10 Impaired through fell
lowsnip with Hin
The leadershil Of the world be-
longs to Jesus. she fullness OF God
dweils in Him to accomplish the eter-
mai purpose OF God !; the establishment
of the Kingdom Of love in human
hearts. He has been equipped for the
service of leadership To Him has
b zen given fullness o. vision that He
may see the way; fullness q mower
that He may overcome every obstacles;
| fulipess OF love that He may win men
and make them follow Him. He who
died on the cross will occupy the
throne: the oespised and rejected OF
men will receive universal praise and
| love. To hasten the day when all
shall know Him. when the eternal
purpose of redeeming love shall be
fulfilled in the kingdom of Christ is
our supreme duty. To that work
We should consecrate our lives. 1t
should kindle our enthusiasm. Jesus
should be supreme in our thought
and speech, cur affection and devo-
tion. May He be our leader, May
We gladly, enthusiastically follow
Him,