The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-29

uttered Dy the lo"ly Jesus 40 eN
vital spark was extinguished, the
closing scene of drama OF many
acts The ending of the earthly
career of one whose life and teach
ing have lead to some of the most (
crueI tragedies recorded in history |
and promotiye of the development |
Of the noblest attributes of human |
nature.
n Is finished What was fin
ished, one Of the most colossal
systems of moral ethics ever de-
Iiyerad to humanity For centur-
les the prophets of Israel had pro
claimed that Jehoya was tired OF
the stencil arising from the burnt
offerings of bulloeks and goats
For centuries the real reiglonlsts
If fine land had recognized the
fart that the complicated rituals
t;o tournaments of the pentatench !
had served it's days OF usefuihess'
The eonsecrated men who had ,
the moral, spiritual and temporal
welfare OF humanity at heart, hao
hurled anathemas and threatenings
n the priest an dthe temporal
potentate. Ezekiel. Isaiah, joel
and Nehemiah had all lived ar
rayed the thus saith the LORD
against the wicked. had been gath
cred unto their fathers but the
seed they had sown was hidden ]
away in falIow ground and only
awaited cultivation OF the husband
man to induce it to spring up and
fructify
The life, example and teachings
of Jesus were the elimination Of
what the prophets had been call
ing to the attention of humanity
for centuries. His career was a
collection of the best the prophets $
or preachers had taught for CEN
turtles He vitalizes the philoso-
ply Of the times. What Confucius S
had negatively stated He gave new
life by an affirmative declaration
giving us the golden rule, He
substituted the human heart for a
affairs, graves and high places OF
worship. He taught that the
amptable worship of the Creator
was, py rendering service to the
creature. He taught that God was
the fountain Of love- and not
yeugefuf creature seeking out the
vert darkest places 10 punisA the
s-ss- - ,ss1sssss ye taught MS modesty
door bsfore ateernss5ssse ss,-4--. -.ss.as,
with the Lord, He taught that {
worship is not an DESTINATIONS FLAIR
tag of trumpets to call the atten-
ton, Of those about us, that we are Y
about to give the Lord an order. g
but a trustful. loving, quiet. dig
nified secret communication of spir- t
it with spirit. II
Recognizing the 'harshness of
the literal compliance with the
Law, He taught the spirit rather
than the letter The old dispen-
satSon, the laws and ritualistie,
gold and silver, pomp and splen-
dor, incense, display worship OF
Mosaic origin and served its day
and generation The time had
come for the simplification or
mems dealings with deity. He
came to teach US that God dwelt
not on golden affairs and on high
mountains, but that His dwelling
place is in the human heart. He
taught not that priests had any
more influence upon a throne OF
grach than the bumblest laymau.
but emphasized the responsibility
OF Individuals. The only PRAYER
He fyer taught was simple and
short He did not teach that any
81 4 are responsible for the CON
ductl OF others None other since
the paVn of history has ever p1ac-
I'd more emphasis on Individual
ity His career did not mean ev-
otutoE but revolution. IT was
4 substitution of simplicity for
complication and display. He
taught that God was not a dwelIer
in 4 foreign land 70 be reached
ey Rn ambassador. but an ever
present loving Father, ready 10
resp4nd to the call of any Of His
children. He dispensed with the
fer7Fes Of those who had passed
rs idtercessors for man and taught
US DOT to appeal to any human
ager$y but to make our appeals
tireoliy 70 the Great Father of
all. He assaiied hypocricy, deceit
and tyrany among the priests. He
incurred the displeasure of the
church dignitaries and was charg-
ed With treason against the Ro-
man government, and by puriured
testimony condemned to the cross
As he hung upon the cross and
as life gradually ebbed away He
took A retrospective view Of the
events of life, saw what He had
done, calculated its effects on the
world and exclaimed EFT is finish
ed % No other life. probably. ever
exercised such an influence upon
the world as did the Nazarine.
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