The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-30
VENDING SPEAKS ON
The MAN OF GALILEF'
Wyer Pleads With Appeal to Reason
lllean Mechanic" Was and Is the
God-Lectures Again To- NIGHT

mat the claims Of Jesus Christ that
lie is eternal and almighty are tho
rawlings OF wild insanity when taken
by themselves and viewed as a mere
psychological problem, unless lie Was
"a visitor from the other world. was
one Of the forccful assertions maj.
yesterday afternoon AT the Acaderly Of
Music by George T. Vending. Tie
platform orator Of national r.pu,a-
ton. who began his series Of six Toe
lures with powerful delincat:on u1
The Man OF Galilcc" as MS SUBJECT.
There was not an empty seat IN the
mouse. From the gallery ID the boxes
great audience OF men pressed ior-
ward TO hear an cx-iawycr picau ,y1th
an appeal TO reason that In, Galilcan
mechanic was and is the Son OF GOD.
Such is the condition Of affair, IN
Europe and America day said Nj,
vending, that We arc rapidly near
ing the crisis OF Il long battle between
the forces OF good and evil watch w:,i
nave tremendous bearing on inc
vitality OF the Christian religion. Who
ana what was Chris, is i uucst,,n
l .
nincancc which it is taking Oh low.
Great Word Picture.
IT was an exquisite picture that Ai,.
Vending drew OF the Great t;alil.an.
The physical appearance OF Chlist was
first drawn. and then the speaker
flashed into the minds OF his hearers
a suggestion of tho vast .ntellartuai
life and power of the Man of scrrov,s.
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| former. His plan was as wide as
the universe. complete from the start"
As calmly as He might nave sa,d
The weather will be pleasant 10 mo.
row this extra ordinary persona:sc"
said that all the life of the world leacs
up % Him.
Here was woodworker, said Mr..
| Vending, "a man who probably made
wooden plows, who perhaps Knew hut
three books. the Old Bible, Muli. anu
Nature. lie was not Il school man,
though He knew Latin III all prob
ability. He started q Worldwide re-
ligion with but two followers. When
II died. His only estate was ono
seamless garment. The speech He
made on a little mountain IS tire most
widely read speech in the worid--'rhe
Sermon tho Mount
There was a strange fcInininc soft
u
Ills delicacy and tenderness OF feel
ing and deeds toward men, lie was the
only man Of His Kind who eyer lived!
Often YOU may hear II said III luch-
mond that only women ati chilu~ca
frequent the churches. Whit a co.,!-
plimentito Your womankind, Wh;t a
sheet -anchor for the twentieth CELL
tury civilization that is to be-.
Never iimid never weak" Mr.
Vending declared that Christ gave
the ,''sublimcst exhibition OF genuine
manhood the world has ever seen IIe
had no shortcomings There was no
char iii His wheat. lie never made IL
compromise in his life. lie had tho
whole world against Him, set lie never
was afraid. John the Baptist. who
feared no other. was aba shed in His
presence. set Christ looked at Peter
and Peters heart was broken.
Christ is the only unsclfish cgotist
in history. though his cgotism was
astonishing. lie Was never jealous.
never impatient said Mr.. Vending.
What Christ said as a basis for
Judging his character and attributes
was thoroughly discussed by the
sneaker who pointed out that the
Bible is a book which all manner Of
men may, understand HIS SMILES
people can read His uttcranccs with
out difficulty What lie said nobody
can improve or amend. Voltaire said
That the adjective is the enemy Of the
noun: Emerson said the adjective is
the source OF weakness. Christ used n O
adJectvcS except those which were a
necessary part OF the substantive and
the noun. Never was He rhetorical In
the Lords PRAYER, Christ connrcSscd