Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-03-16
Humanity Of Christ
Paper Read by Dr. VIM L. Frazier Before the Men and Re
ligion Forward Movement.

brews vii-26 For such high-priest
become us, who is holy, harmless, un-
defiled, separate from sinners, and
made higher than the heavens.
Cor v-21: For he hath made
him to be sin for us who knew no
sin that we might be made the right
ecusIess of God in him"
AS to the character of the man, we
may also offer the testimony of Pr
late and Judas. Says PLATE, after
examining him as criminal, Il find
no fault in him at ALL" and washing
his hands before the multitude, he
continued by saying, 81 am innocent
of the blood of this just person: see
We to it,"
Judas the betrayer, repenting of his
guilty deed, said, II have sinned, in
that | have betrayed the innocent
blood
The whole life of Christ consisted
of a series of acts of piety, benevo-
lence. kindness and devotion to the
happiness of men. The great OBJ
ject of his mission as mediator was
the deliverance of the world from
sin. His sympathy as man led him
as far as possible to the relieving of
the suffering of the present earthly
1ifn niC fidalitu fn hic, fa110uy
was greater than had ever been
known before
DR.. Paley says, 1.-The character of
Christ is a Fart of the morality of
the g. S. ell, and one rcng observation
is, that neither as represented by his
followers or attacked by his enemies,
is he charged with any personal vice.
Though innumerable lies were forged
against him none had charged him
with an intemperance. Not reflect
ion upon his moral character, not a
suspicion of any offence against pur-
lily or chastity appears for five hun
dred years after his birth. This
faultlessness is more peculiar than
we are apt to imagine. There have
been other great men, but some stain
pollutes number of them
Christ was founder of new
mode of living and in this new mode
of living he was peculiarly interested
in the welfare of his fellow men.
There were other founders of new in
| situations and new modes of living.
One of the greatest of these was
Mahomet; but compare his selfish
ness in the power he acquired to that
of Christ, and it is. easily seen how
abnormal his balance is compared to
the human Christ, who instead of
sellishness and vice sets forth char
acter prominent in devotion, humility,
mildness, patience and love.
We see the devotedness of his mind
! IN his frequent retirement in solitary
prayer; in his habitual giving of
thanks; in his often referring to the
beauties OF nature, and the bounties
OF providence; in his earnest address
, to his Father and in the deep piety
OF his behavior in the garden on the
last evening of his life.
We see his humility in his con-
slant reproof of contentious for SUI
periority; his affections in his kind
ness to children; in the tears he
shed over the condition of his coun-
try;in his noticing the widows mite;
in his parable of the good Samaritan,
OF the ungrateful servant, and of the
pharisee and publican.
The mildness and forgiving spirit
of his character was shown by his
prayer fer his enemies at the time
of his suffering.
He was also a prudent man, which
is shown by his conduct on trying &C.
casions, and in answer to artful ques-
} tiCns, even at the age Of twelve
) years.
i There have lived those who did not
believe in the divinity of Christ, but
who admired him as a human. Mr.
Chubb did not believe in his divin-
ity but he said the following of him:
= In Christ" said he I'VE have an ex-
ample of quiet and peaceable spirit,
of beautiful modesty and sobriety;
just, honest, upright and sincere; and,
above all, of most gracious and be-
nevolent temper and behavior. One
who did no wrong, no injury to any
man; in whose mouth was no guile;
who went about doing good, not only
by his ministry, but also in curing al
manner of diseases among the people
His life was beautiful picture Of
. human nature in its native purity
and simplicity, and showed at once
what excellent creatures men would
be under the influence and power of
that gospel which he preached INTO