Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-03


studying the character Of Christ.
We have considered Him as our
Guide. our Teacher. our King.
our Judge and our Friend We come now
to the most important consideration of
all-Christ as our Savior. 1t is the most
disputed point Of all Christ's attributes
this saving power. Modern thought has
tried to eliminate a Savior or the need
OF a Savior from religious teaching. 1t
regulates sin. shudders at redeeming
blood and would apnihilate Calvary. Yet
still the human. sinful heart feels daily
its need Of a Savior, and is not satisfied
with the husks modern thought gives II
to feed upon.
1t is nothing new. They would not
believe In Him when He walked the
earth, not all Of them. not even many
OF them. and not many mighty ones.
When the serpent was lifted UP In the
wilderness for the suffering 1sraelites
there were undoubtedly many who re-
fused to look at II, and sneered: What
good can II possibly do US to look at a
brass serpent" But II was easy enough
to obey the command and try. Some tried
and were healed. and told their neigh
bors. and then others tried and believed.
and so on. Today We need to sweep
aside the bewildering maze OF doubts that
been skillfully woven about our intellects.
and get down to plain. simple obedience
taking Christ at His word and doing as
He says, and then We shall know our
Savior and shah not need to puzzle about
il nor be convinced.
searching talks in the early Chautauqua
Sabbath morning services In the new 1ali
of the Christ said, speaking OF doubts:
Books Of proof are not worth ha air
word and obey Him and your doubts will
vanish
the doctrine. whether 1t be OF God
Who has not felt at one time or an
other the need of a Savior? And where
else in the whole universe is there of1er
Of any salvation save In Christ? There
is none other name given under heaven
among men whereby we must be saved
Old DR.. Johnson In his last days SAID
TO his physician: Believe q dying man
there Is no salvation but In the sacrince
of the Lamb Of God"
When John Newton's memory was al
most gone he used to say that there
first. that he was a great sinner, and.
second. that Jesus Christ was great
Savior.
Applied Truth.
Henry Ward Beecher used to say: The
elect are whosoever will: the non-elect
are whatsoever won't"
A little girl who fell into q cistern and
cried for help was rescued by her mother.
She was asked how she was saved. She
said: II reached up as far as I could
and mother did the rest" That Is what
Christ wants us to do. cry for help and
reach up as tar as we can. ana He viii
do the rest.
II rs said that a young woman crossing
the ice fell through. and q man FASTENED
to her assistance. saying: Put both OF
your hands In mine and will save YOU"
but I cannot lift up both hands,. said
the girl; II must rest one upon the Ice or
would surely sink"
Trust me-" said the man. Let 30
your hold upon the ice and I VIII save
you. 1 cannot draw you out with only
one hand. / must have both"
So at last she was persuaded to let so
her hold upon the fraii Ice and put both
her hands into his, and he drew her out
and into safety. Christ cannot save US
IL we persist I'm keeping hold OF the world
with one hand. We must put ourselves
entirely In His hands
There In Q story Of little. half-clothed.