Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-26
"YE DID 1T UNTO Me-" a CHRISTMAS
SERMON GIVEN BY REV. J. F. ROBERTSON
Pastor of Willard Street M. E. Church Explains Real
. Meaning of Day Concentrating the Birth Of
Christ; An Eloquent Discourse.

Eye Did it Unto Me-" Christmas
sermon, delivered by Rev. J. F. Robert.
son at the morning service in the Will
lard Street NJ L. church Sunday, was
a discourse truely appropriate to the
great festival, commemorative the birth
of Christ. The Rev. Mr.. Robertson
took his text from Matthew 25-40.
How to observe Christmas day, what
to do to show the real Christmas spirit
and how to welcome the great guest OF
the day was wildly told in the eloquent
discourse. .r ysN sl.s-. .,ss.
MI. Robertson said in part:
aye Did II Unto Me-"
"And the king shall answer and say
unto them-Ye Did 1t, Unto Me-" .'.,..
Those five last words are full OF
meaning They are especially signin'
cant at this season of the year. They
were spoken by the master in his vivid
nortrayal of the coming and final judg-
ment. Every new reading of the story
of that day of division leaves us more
forcibly impressed with the reality OF
his words, eye did it unto me-"
Idare say you have often fancied that
wonderous scene. Here is, Christ, the
son of God, sitting upon the throne OF
his glory to Judge the. world; 1t IS
Jesus, the son of man whose craDie
was a manger In the cattles stall, IN
one of the many small villages OF Judea
on that first Christmas day! 1t IS the
worlds redeemer who paid the full cost
Of the worlds solution by giving away
his own life upon the cross! Now the
nations are gathered before him and
it is his turn to speak. AS carefully
as q shepherd divideth his sheep from
the goats, this clear discerner OF the
thoughts and intents of human Ire
calls the righteous to place OF honor
upon his right, the unrighteous 70
place. of dishonor upon his left. NOW
the just Judge turns to the waiting
multitude on his right and says, come
We blessed of my father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from tne
foundation of the world!'~ TO those
upon the left, whose own failure. mas
been their undoing who might nave
seen the vision or, seeing It, might
have been "obedient to the heavenly
vision,"' but would not, to those VINO
have refused, to listen and obey ana
follow. he says depart from me,
We cursed, into the eternal fire Whicn
is prepared for the devil and his
angels" And the close OF that awlui
curse is this, aye. did it. not to me"
But the king commends. the righteous
with this, II was hungry and We gave
me to eat; I was thirsty and ye gave
me drink; was a. stranger and We
took me In; naked and We clothed me;
/ was sick and ye visited ME; was
in prison and ye came unto me- Un.
conscious Of having rendered any sucn
noble service to him.: they humbly IN
ouired, Lord, when saw me thee nun
gry and fed thee or thirsty and gave
thee to drink? When saw me thee
sick or in prison and come unto lnee!
And the king shall answer and say unto
them, "Inasmuch as We did It unto one
OF these my brethren, even these least
We did it unto me-" - -
Some have taken these words OF our
Christmas message and arranged from
them that justification by faith" mas
hetn sunnlanted by justification by
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