The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-03

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causing the lame TO walk and the
deaf TO hear. Why did He DO 1t? WI.
did Jesus feed the starving and still
the ragig storm on the Galliean Sea
ALI to show you'and me, and that pure,
wholly >affectionote life.
But all of these together are no.
enough to give to the human soul
complete revelation OF God. All Of
these together are not sufficient 10
woo the affection OF a heart that has
been hardened by deceitfulness ana
Sin. How will you get this? 1t is
through the fact OF the Willingness Oh
Jesus Christ to die for you and for
me.
A Glimpse Ct God.
Now friends, let's get UP beyond
the skies and get u glimpse OF God
After man has done his best, living
one who would be Wiling 10 die for
him, God, in contrast, commends His
love towards us that while we wel.
yet sinners Christ died -or u.s.
THAT word 'commends' in the
Greek holds a meaning trat is not
brought out by the English transla,
ton. 1t means that God put His
love beyond the shadow OF doubt.
Why? The death of Jesus was the
Sublimity of love. First of all on ac.
count OF the supremacy of the person
the Supreme One lied"
Dr. Lyon showed the meaning OF
this word supremacy by suggesting
that King George, when being
crowned emperor of India might have
given his lie as a. sacrifice III the
study OF means of curing the Asiat'c
cholera, rather than merely givn.
money for the feeding OF starving
thousands" The whole world would
have rung with the applause of that
man, on account Of the supremacy o.
the person.
Ihen there was the supremacy
cl the purpose, which makes the death
OF Jesus the supremacy OF love--to
save us from sin. We read in the
papers last summer about n society
girl out with her pet poodle dog
boating, and this dog jumped over
board. The girl foolishly went over
to save the pup and lost her life,
We admire her spirit, but we do not
think very much of her common
sense. Why not? Because the purpose
wasn't worthy of the risk.
when friend dies for
ii friend. to save that ones
life, physically, we regard it
Paris" said DR.. Lyon recounting the
story OF his Partisan namesake, DR.. f..
Lyon. when Il, scourage was sweep.
ing over that city. At least In n med!.
Cal conference, one after another de.
clared that there was only one way to
stop that plague. 1t would be for
some man to volunteer to perform an
autopsy, 10 make dissection of the
corpse of that one that had died of
that scourge. and report his findings,
and IN that way they could cure the
disease. AT last the very ablest sur.
geon In Paris arose and said Some
one has to do it, We all know that Il
means death. Will be that man lv
and made his will. And then he went
went home and babe his wife and child
scodby and went to that disscctiny
room and performed that autopsy
upon that cadaver. He wrote uu>
his findings in the case, but the init.
mate contract with that disease meant
death. He thrust the papers under.
meath the door where the doctors
found them, and through the doctors
act the plague was stopped. But
there. beside the dssccted body when
the doors were opened lay the corpse
OF that doctor.
Christ, The World Hero.
do you say that is heroism? Yes
there is no one that has red blood
Filling his heart. but who will respond
IT, such sacrifice and service as that
But, oh friends, the death OF Jesus
was infinitely beyond the the death Of
that surgeon. That death was sim.
ply 10 save the physical lives. But Je
sus gave his life OH Calyary's cross 10
save you and me f.um eternal Of.
fects OF sin.
Not only on account of the ST..
pramacy OF the person and the pur.
rose, but also the supremacy of the
circumstances. 1t wasn't a third per.
son who died for us. but God himself
ir the person of Jesus Christ, His Son
on Calvary's Cross, died for hit
Tor us while we were yet sinners.
My friend If love descent touch
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