Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-07-13
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THREE POINTS OF cHRIST'S SERMON

says Euclid. Rejection, revelation. rest,
warning. revelation and invitation. Is
the Nazarene's sermon TO the Galile-
ans and their cities. Christ raises the
curtain for moment and they see
their future-long since fulfilled! Fair.
proud cities of Galilee. exalted unto
heaven because OF grace and oppor-
tunity. dragged 10 hades by rejection.
What fate! Better of Sodom with
its not ten righteous. its vilcst and IN
describable loathesomeness. It's abomi-
nation of wickedness and immortality.
O Lamb OF God. how fearful the judy
ments Of rejection!
Ruin OF Rejection.
To be God forsaken cities-what a
drear prospect for Chorazin. Beth
saida and capernaum. Grass growing
in their market places. centers Of trade
ana seats OF learning TO be ruinous
heaps Inhabited only by cormorant
and bittern. marked only by lines OF con-
fusion and stones Of emptiness. To be
In roll call with hundred gated Thebes
In Egypt: Tadmore In the desert; Baal,
Bee. City OF the Sun, In Syria; Per-
sepolls. with hungry leopard crawling
over marble steps: Babylon and Nine
web. pompeli and Herculaneum. Ere
long to stand with Heliopolis and Kar-
nae. Georgeous palaces and cloud
capped towers TO be no more. only the
low murmur Of desert winds that echo
the words. THE doors shall be shut
in the sfrcets-the pitcher broken at
the fountain-the wheel at the cistern."
Lights 10 go out. House Of mirth In
Vanity Fair TO be silent. Great cities
once full OF people TO sit solitary.
Drear prospect. indeed But Americal
my country" Sweet land OF lib
erty." Land OF Bunker Hill. Valley
Forge. Yorktown. Thy cities-New
York. Chicago. New Orleans. San Fran
cisco Do they reject the Christ? Do
they sit corrupt and contentedT
Gang" graft" red light" riot
are these modern spelllngs OF ancient
sins? DO we forget the judgment
days OF the reformation. French revo.
luton. the civil war? Do we forget
God? VIII the curse be upon us? God
save the statel
Richness Of Revelation.
Gray bearded scribe shakes his head
at Christ's strange prophecies. The
young rabbi is anarchistlcl The an
swer comes flashing back. These
things are hidden from the wise and
revealed unto babes" Babes are with.
out pride. prejudice and persistence In
sin. Babes are tcachablc. The worlds
mysteries are learned only by the
teachable. To fhe childiike In faith
comes the richness OF revelation. The
spirit world Is very near TO childhood.
Nothing is so real as angels. Heaven
lies about W. In our infancy" Not TO
the scribes and Pharisees. but to rough
fishermen: not TO the professor OF exc.
gesis I'm the theological seminary, but
to shoemaker In the town. come
glorious visions Of Christ's kingdom.
As class the educated men Of any
time are not the active believers. but
the passive skeptics OF the day The
Nazarene praises. therefore. not liz.
norance. but humility and teachable-
ness: not power OF high reach. but
ability TO stoop low. To comprehend
Gods infinite wisdom man must re-
nounce finite wisdom. They must come
as fools TO be- taught by the all wise.
What God wants are men great enough
to be small enough to he used
Reward % Rest
Whoa calls Jonas Ezrael 10 his
oxen They stop. painting. at the top
OF the hill Jonas wipes the sweat
from his brow rs he adjusts the yoke
on the of OK They are at the edge OF |
the crowd The Nazarene Is looking
his way. Jonas catches family. Come
unto me NIL We that labor" Ere long
he IS listening with open mouth It's
as interesting as travellers tale! !
What other teacher thinks of humanity |
that way; Not Confucius. not Buddhn
not Mohammed. Here stands one
dressed IN carpenters garments. Ills I
hands are calloused His clothing |
smells OF cedar and pine shavings |
Come he calls. It's the great |
word Of the old book. Come" Re. |
gins with 1t. ends with 1t. II has the
great heart OF the Infinite thrilling |
through II. Patriarch. prophet. priest.
apostle. angel. God and man--all say. /
Come" Il viii rest you" Human
ty's cry Is for rest. Where can rest be |
'ound7 In wealth-that brings frantic.
'evcrish restlessess. Pleasure seeking: /
Pleasure Is always 10 the future Poll
les? Pennsylvania avenue Is the via
sorrows. Society," Dinners TO poodle
logs Is the answer. The primrose path
% SIM "The wicked are like the
roubled sea that cannot rest" How
hen; The carpenters answer IS. REST
n me-" How In him? BY n yoke.
Take my yoke upon you" Strange
'aradox! To relieve poverty. drudgery.
'urdens. take yoke upon you? Pre-.
lsely! The rabbi Is teaching that rest
essncss and WEAKNESS are from within.
rom ourselves-not external clrcum.