St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-08-28
UNION MEETINGS.

attentive audience and the exercises
we're opened by the congregation sins
ing and by prayer by the pastor
Rev. +. l. Young, followed by a seleC
by the choir. Rev Nelson then read
a part of the first chapter of Col.
losslans for the evening lesson. The
announcements OF tn eovcning were
then made and the speaker intro.
duccd by iley. Young.
Rev. Nelson took for his text the
18th and 18th verses of the 1st chap.
ter Of Collussiaus and the 22d verse
OF the 2fth chapter OF Mathew.
In opening his address he called
attention to the 53d chapter of Isaiah
which forctold of the coming of the
Redeemer, and Of the accuracy of the
fulfillment of that prophecy In the
coming and the life Of Jesus. lie
said there was no fact IN history
moro firmly proven than the life,,
death and resurrection of our Savior
that his life was not denied by even
the rankost of lnfidels, that no one
denied his death, but that three were
many who denied the divinity of the
Savior, that he was good man and
no more, but the speaker called atten
tlon to Chrlsts own statement that
lie was the Messiah, the promised
Savior. the Son OF the Living God.
How then could he have been n good
mar and at the same time make sucl
a blasphonous statement, If he was
simply nero MANI. No, he was
either the Blessed one. the promised
Messiah ro he wag the greatest I'm.
position and imposicr that ever came
TO this earth, greater doceiyer than
even Satan, who bogullcd our first
parents IN the garden Of Eden.
Hs called attention to some Of the
things which demonstrated that Josui
was the Christ. Ills wonderful birth
Of poor parents. Of the lowlicst. his
birthplace stable. his cradle n man.
ger and yet the Wise men OF the East
came from afar aud falling on their
faces paid 10 him the homage due n
great king. Even the angels from th
courts OF Heaven attostcd his divinity
by horalding his birth 10 the shcp.
herds on the plains Of Bethlehem.
Never before nor since. has there
been born such child. That really
he is THE Savlor.,ls assured for II
In written that there IN no other
namo given under heaven among mor
whereby W. may be- saved.
lie also called HIS hearers atton.
iion 10 Jesus pro.omincncc as al
teacher. For. he taught nB never
man taught. as ono having author
ity" With him II was not: Thus
aaioth the Lord. but. verify. verify.
lsay unto you lie wns wonderful
In that he practiccd that which he
taught. lnasmuoh IN no guile was
found inhim.
Ono of the greatest tributes ever
paid 10 Christ was that Of Napoleon.
tho great French emperor who de.
clarod that all the great generals be-.
foro him had conquered through fore, |
as Lo himself had, but here was one
whO was greater. who conquered mil
lions To his thousands by the means
Df love alone,
Continuing. the speaker said Jesus
was pre- ominont as a prophet having
'orotold his death, the manner OF II,
his resurrection. the coming OF the
Holy Spirit. the persecution Of His
followers. the destruction OF Jcrusa-
en-, all of which things came nc-
,urately true To his predictions. lie
,lso foretold the end of those who
would not believe on Him, aud that
'rophosy viii come just AS true In
Is fulfllmont
llo was also pro.eminont in his
Ioath. No man ever died as Jesus
lied Thousands upon thousands hay,
'een crucified. but nt the death of
Which OF these was the sun darkened
u which was thole made AN earth
uGke where the dead came out of
heir graves and walked about In the
treets, the great veil of the tenn
L. three inches thiek,of tapestry rent {
rom top Ia bottom exposing the q
Ioly of HOLES for the first time to q
no gaze OF All heholders? 4
Then the speaker touched upon the e
ut part OF his teXLropeating ri !
ties immortal question; What shall
do with Jesus. who Is called the
hristg' The speaker insisted that
'is question was one which must be
very individual who heard of Christ. !,
here was no way 10 oyado the ques'
ON. There was no middle ground. s
Ie Savior had said, ''he that is not l
r me is against me- Il was not
'eessary 10 take aggressive action
opposition to Gods people, It was -
II necessary to speak with contemp,
Christ or His followers TO be ar j.
yod against Him, II We are not
'enly FOR him We are against him, ~
he speaker said the way Was plain. e.
ere was nothing that Was hard to Z,
The most simple can understand CT
that is necessary for salvation 40
en- a little child may do this. yet "a
e greatest philosophers and deepest M
d most profound thinkers and -
hollars have never been able to ,h
nnd the depths OF the scheme OF be
esalyation of mankind. We trust