The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-24
JESUS INFLUENCE
IN WORLD OF TODAY
Rev. Bell breaches on "COn-
slider Christ Jesus"
WHY HE WAS GREAT
Christ's Teachings Have Brought
About Worlds Social, Moral and
Political Reforms-Has
Emancipated Woman
WHY HE WAS GREAT

At the Handlev Memorial church yes
Lee Bell, preached on the topic of "Con-
slider Christ Jesus" Heb. BID.
Before beginning his sermon DR.. Bell
prefaced his remarks with a statement
In regard to the mass meeting held yes
terday afternoon in which he stated that
the object of the meeting would be to
oppose moving pictures on Sunday and
that any reference to Judge Lane would
be frowned upon The sermon follows
in part:
Every thoughtful mind has considered
in some respects the life and work and
character of Jesus, the Christ. They have
considered the elements that made Him
great and meditated upon His place in
the worlds work; and this morning We
invite afresh consideration of this all i'm
portant and exhaustless subject.
mo stream can rise higher than its
source, and no house can be stronger
than it's foundations; and when we come
to consider the far-reaching influence that
stream down the centuries and have their
inspiration in Him; when we come to note
that He was contemporary of all ages,
and reached forth His hand across all
time and uttered truths that have con-
trolled the thought of all time and revo-
lutionized the civilizations of the earth;
when we come to study that the stream
of His life flowed through the human race
to a higher level and rose to a higher
point than any way we can understand,
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and divine in Him.
Unfettered Human Mind
'ewhen we come to consider Him as the
great emancipator we see that He has
unfettered the human mind. sounded the
depths of human understanding, and that
He is leading the Christian nations to a
higher level than any other. Consider that
lie has been the source of all light and
fed the fires of achievement, liberty and
progress; and that while other people and
lands grope in darkness, employing pri-
ntive methods, Christian nations have
led in all social, moral and political re-
forms; have invented all modern means
| or making the world beautiful and sweet
to live in; have fed the fires of genius
and been the leaders In all scientific if-
vestigation and progress and achievement
and are the nations today that dominate
and control.
I'VE may we'll ponder and consider that
the missionaries of the Cross carrying the
knowledge OF Jesus, have been the har-
bingers of a better day for the world;
that these nations are taking on western
civilization and are forging their way
to progress and light because the knowI-
edge of Jesus Christ Is finding its eman-
cipating place in their national life and
heart
Through the influence of the teaching
of Jesus womanhood has been emanci-
pated, and womanhood wields a more
potent influence in Christian lands than
anyhere else on eaGkh; and whatever
may be the future Progress of the sex,
and whatever may be the futury glory
OF the race her power and her influence.
and her station Is due TO the teaching
and influence of Jesus.
Gave Our Ideaals
THE ideals of this country that are
high and holy have their rise In His
teaching and the genious that has found
ed cur institutions Nnd the power that
has nodded our art have their inspira-
ton in Him. Whatever else may be said
for this nation that is fast forging itself
to the forefront of the world-powers OF
today, it must be confessed that all the
blessing and enlightment that have come
to our people, are traceable to the con-
temptation and matchiess life and work
of the Master.
For centuries men have been studying
and considering the chara cter of Jesus,
and such men as Galileo. Kepler. Bacon,
Milton, Rousseau. Carlyle and Napoleon
have paid glowing testimonies to the
exalted life He lived. Richeter says that