Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
new BISHOP CREETS OMAHA
Rev. John L. Nuelsen breaches at
First Methodist,
SEES ONLY CONFLICT FOR CHRIST
capital and Labor struRgIc AfRr on,
h EstnbItshmen Of Gods King
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Bishop John l.. Neulson preached at the
First Methodist Episcopal church sunday
morning from the text Matthew Ill, The
book OF the generation OF Jesus Christ, the
son OF David. the son Of Abraham"
As a preliminary to his address Bishop
Neulson expressed his great pleasure al
meeting so large an audience OF his rev
friends. and officiated at the baptism Of
three new converts, two young men and a
child. s
This verse and chapter is the briefest
synopsis OF the whole history OF the church
of Jesus Christ" said Bishop Neulson. The
whole Of the Old TestamcEt is but the
preliminary chapter of the history Of Jesus
Christ and shows the glory OF. His coming.
Luke In his gospel breaches of what Jesus p
Christ was and gives a history OF His
whole earthly life. These books of the
New Testament are but the beginning OF
the history Of Christ, but what He con-
tlnues to dc is the evolution Of His church
up to this very hour, His purpose and tho
purposes of the Christian church and its
exalted and glorified head and His work
for the betterment Of the condition of all
humanity. 1t is still growing day by day
and century by century; a book not for the
making Of Jesus Christ, but of the COM
pletion of the work of Jesus Christ ard a
work Of f~aultless accuracy.
Men from Humble Places.
THE names Of Abraham and David sig
Nifty the elimination Of the Old Testament.
They show what 1t means to walk by faith.
When God sought to find men to carry out
His work He did not go to the royal houses
OF Egypt, but to the humble shepherds.
From a comparatively obscure province OF
Rome came Jesus Christ. From a crowd Of
shepherds, the SON OF a common laboring
man, came He who was to be the Savior
of the human race, The son OF Abraham
was the son of Providence and 1t was He
who marshalled and directed the great
forces Of the universe.
study the history OF mankind and you
will find the social and political environ
ments which produced the character OF
Jesus Christ. He is the one factor IN the
history OF the, world whom none can ex-
plain, neither politically nor sociologically.
His was the saving and lifting up indi-
vlduality that reached down into human
life. ''
Heroes Heard Gods word.
THE faith Of Abraham was the essence
Of sublimity. When he heard the voice Of
God he followed it without question. He
knew not where he was to go or what to do
except to follow the voice OF God, even In
the sacrifice Of his son. which God COM
maBded. The heroes Of the world, men and
women, are those who have left the world
behind them to follow the voice OF God.
When God bade Abraham to offer his son
as a burnt sacrifice he did not walt until
he could find an answer to Gods purpose
in yielding to His command. His faith was
complete ard all sufficient. -.,
Jesus Christ was the elimination of the
purposes Of God for man. The son of
! David. son OF Abraham, must die. Christ
embodied in His personality more possibih-
ties than all the rest OF humanity, and He
was put on the cross to die for that hui
mainly. The history OF David pre- emlnently
characterized the plan of God. For during
his reign for the first time in all human
history the law of Jehovah became the law
of the land.
THAT government only can endure which
recognizes Jesus Christ, the son Of David,
the son Of Abraham, as the King Of Kings.
Theirs is the history of the making Of Jesus
Christ, and to Him are all the great efforts
of civilized governments and great states
men directed to bring about the universal
peace of the world, for He is In truth the
only Prince Of Peace through whom this
peace can be attained.
The Great OnhIc
Some say that the coming great conflict
will be the fight between capital and labor.
Is this true? Is the world to rise up by
the strong trampling down those who are
weaker? l think not. The coming conflict
Is that for the establishment of the king
dom OF God. For 1t was Jesus Christ who
taught US to say, Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done on earth as It is in heaven A
king will truly come to take possession of
His own. This is the platform on which the
church OF Jesus Christ stands. Let US
thank God for an eternal and blessed saliva
ton by holiness and love. Thank God for
the great strides we have been making in
this government through our great political
leaders by Gods direction during the last
few years. Thank God for the clean men
we have selected as the acknowledgements
for our great political parties and policies.
Jesus Christ, the son Of David, the son
of Abraham, presents TO us the sublimest
story Of humanity. Through Him we are
walking by faith. This is our blessed privi-
lege. 1t is the story of your life and my
life as a part Of the son of Abraham. as we
are in truth a part OF the great force, Of
Jesus Christ. the SON Of David"