Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-02

Chicago, June dSlOr husSth Va
the Brooklyn Tabernacle preached here
twice today In Orchestra Hail. AS
usual he had a large and attentive au.
dience. We quote one of his discourses
In part as follows:
All men who have any knowledge OF
Jesus esteem him-Christians. Gentiles
and Jews. All men whatever their
religious convictions are ready TO admit
the surprising personality OF the great
Nazarene and his wonderful words o.
life. 1t is as respects his Messiahshlp
that they differ. However. we sub
NIT that If he were not the special serv.
ant of Jehovah. the Son OF God. as
he claimed, sent into the world On Il
special mission. then he must Of neeeS-
sity have been either a deceived man
or q wicked impostor. His wonderful
personality and words of justice and
wisdom and love contradict the
thought that be was either ignorant or
a deceivG. Hence the only tenable
ground is That be was a deceived man
or else that he was indeed the Son OF
God who acted and spoke and per
formed miracles under Divine direction
and power, We hold that the evi.
dences of his teaching overwhelmingly
c%orroborate the truth of his claims
But here we make a distinction be.
tween the claims which our Lord Jesus
made for himself and other claims
which have beer made for him with
out his sanction and without apostolic
or other inspired confederation.
Let it not be supposed that we are
forgetting the length and breadth O..
Jesus love for all humanity and n spe
eial love for all of his disciples, yea
for all who loved righteousness auG
sought, as he did. to do the Fathers
will. In keeping with this was his
prayer for his disciples on the nigh
before his c%rucifxion. In connectiat
with which we read. Jesus having
loved his own. loved them unto t.
end John xiii. u. And again hi,
statement Greater love hath no mar
than this, that a man lay down his life
for his friends John XIV, 49,. AnG
again his statement. who Is my moth
er, and who are my brethren? Anr
he stretched forth his hand TO his disei
Piles, and said. Behold my mother. and
my brethren, For whosoever shall d.
the will of my Father which is II
Heaven. the same is my brother, anC
sister. and mother (Matthew Kill
4S-50l. These expressions give us /,
gHnnnon nf thn lanpth ond hraoIfh nt
the love of Jesus. Blu for the presen'
occasion let us consider those person.
whom Jesus is said TO have special
loved.
Jesus 6eholdins Him Loved Him."
The rich young nobleman who CANT
to the Lord said, Rabbi. what good
thing shall ! do that | may inherit the
Kingdom OF God? Jesus saith unto
him. Thou knowest the command
ments and be said unto him
Master, all these have l observed from
my youth. Then Jesus beholding him
loved him. Jesus lovingly admired
the young man who was thus DESTROYS
OF being in full accord with the Heav.
emily Father viii. That young mar
had very much of the Masters owl
spirit. He wanted to do right and be
desired to have the gift of God. eter
nal life. He thought that he must
have merited this by his faithful atten.
ton TO the Law. Yet he knew that be
had not attained to eternal life. thai
the death sentence was still upon him
He sought counsel Of the greatest
Rabbi. the greatest Teacher. That
Teacher loved so earnest a spirit and
proffered him advice on what he still
lacked Of coming fully no to Gods re
quiremeDts Of those who will be grant
ed a place In the Messianic Kingdom
which in due time" is to bless Israe.
and, through Israel. all the families Of
the earth.
In no uncertain terms the Master
gave the young man to see that while
be had been keeping, probably to the
best Of his ability, the commandments
of the decalogue. he had only imper
fectly discerned the meaning Of the
Divine requirement OF love for his
neighbor as for himself. The young
man was very rich. And to fulfil the
requirements Of the Law to love his
neighbor as himself would have meant
not the boarding Of wealth, nor neces.
sarily the distribution Of IL all. but
the wise use Of II In the interest of his
feIlowmen. But to gain a share in the
Kingdom would require even more
than this. He must take up his cross
and become a follower of Jesus-walk.
ing in the steps OF full obedience tC
the Divine will. The price was too mucf
for the young man, and he went his
way. Jesus merely answered the ques
tion but did not urge the young mar
to thus present himself a living sdcrt
fee 10 God and his service. Indeed il
no case did Jesus ever do more than
invite-neyer did he urge. On the con.
trary he advised, Sit down first and
count the cost of discipleship.