The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
"How Am I to Know Christ Is
Divine?"
STRONG ADDRESS TO MEN
Says the Best Way to Learn Whether
Christ Is Divine Is TO
Put Him to the
Test

gelist j. II. Brown addressed the men OF
the Ramsay class and the pastor spoke
to the other depa ITS of the Sun
day school. The hon was filled at the
II o'clock services. Evangelist Brown
took Jonah as his subject and delivered
a forcible sermon.
How Am l to Know That Christ is
Divine?" was the subject treated by
Evangelist Brown at the mass meeting
for men yesterday afternoon at the First
Methodist church. The meeting was
largely attended, few seats being left I'M
occupied, and Rev. Browns earnest words
were received with much interest
The text chosen by the evangelist was
from st. John, 7:17: IF any man will
do his will, he shall know of the doc
trine, whether it be of God, or whether
I speak of myself" The general theme
was that no man should deny Christianity
when all that is necessary TO know the
doctrine is to be willing to know 1t.
1.-The words of the text" said Rev.
Brown, were used by Christ when He
addressed the infidels. When they heard
His claims they turned and said to
this man Is divine? He says he Is the
T'son of God, but how are we to know?
And Christ answered them, In substance,
There is only one way to know me, and
that is tc, put me to the test.
Smelling the bag and chewing tine
string is not the proof of the pudding.
You can't know Christ by chewing the
inc question.
smelling the bag around some dark ques-
ton of the Old Testament. The only way
is to turn to Christ and be willing TO
know the doctrine. 1 dare you to put
Him to the test.
Franklin to Tom Payne
..When Tom Paine had finished writing
his Age of Reason he sent the unbound
manuscript to Benjamin Franklin, him
self a doubter on some of the essentials
of Christianity, and asked that 1t be
read and criticised. And Benjamin
Franklin read the manuscript and sent it
back with a note Burn it. Do not I'M
chain such a tiger. If the world is as
had as it is with Juses Christ In 1t, how
bad would it be with Jesus Christ out
OF it?
"Old Ben Franklin was right. IL inf
delity can write book better than the
Bible, then let 1t be written. One thing
| is certain. There was never name more
potent in elevating nations and purifying
homes The leading nations of the world
are Christian nations. The monuments
over the dust of dead nations will tell
Il
tianity and rotted into hell because of it..
Where is the nation that has fallen into
ruin because it made Christ king? Where
Is a purer home than that where Chris
tianity is acknowledged?
MANY people will say they cannot
accept Christianity because there is so
much about it that is mystical. saying,
L can't understand it. and I make it a
rule never 10 accept what l do not per
fectly understand 1 believe 1t is safe to
say that 95 out of 100 people who reject
Christianity on these grounds reject it
because the incoming of Christ into their
hearts means the going out Of some idol.
some secret sin.
Wonders Not Understood
but SOlIc ptOplC Will dSnt III" "eONS
the other FIVE? l believe there are a few
men and women in this country who will
not accept Christianity because they
really don't understand. And they say
they will not accept because they don't
understand, and make rule never to
accept that which they cannot fully I'M
derstand Yet this old earth of ours is
IN Ito rolls thrOrp1
space at a rate of 10 miles per second.
Men, when we go 10 miles per hour we
consider 1t pretty good speed. When we
move at a rate of 10 miles per minute we
consider that quite speedy. But when
we come to go 10 miles per second, men,
if you will pardon the expression, we are
going some Every 1865 days the earth
completes it's revolution around the sun,
and comes laundering down the home
stretch and passes under the line not a
second too soon or a second too late. Do
these people understand that? Yet, do
they fail to believe It?
1.-The ordinary housefy has 5000 eyes.
and 1000 perfect lenses. Can they under
stand that? We know nothing of cleo
force running silently over the wires in
this building. Can you understand? If
you doubt the power is there you have
only to touch live wire.
"If we will not accept anything we
cannot understand why do we believe
in all this which we cannot comprehend?
Men of giant intellect have demonstrated
these truths to the satisfaction of their
own hearts. but we accept their testi-
mony as truth, and their veracity goes
unquestioned. And why do we sheer when
men talk of Jesus Christ? The great
men and women of all ages, who have
made life study of the Bible, accept
Christianity, and, though they could not
fathom all its depths, they believe.
"But l don't ask you to believe because
they have believed. because your father
believed. I ask you only to be willing
to know the truth. to give Christ a fair
test If any man will do his will he
shall know of the doctrine, whether It
be of God. or whether 1 speak of my
self"
The Brown Curry services will continue
to be held daily at II a. m. and 7:45 D.
m. during this week, closing probably
next Sunday. The singing of Mr.. c. P.
Curry, and the results of his able choir
leading, are considered specially enjoy
able features.
Fine Picture Of Comet
Chicago. April 17.--What is believed
to be the best photograph vet OBJ