Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22
MIND Of CHRIST
TOPIC Of SPEAKER.
ELDER WATTS TELLS HEARERS
WHY MANKIND SHOULD LOVE
THE NAZARENE.

IF there be therefore any consolation
in Christ. If any comfort Of love, II any
fellowship Of the spirit, IL any bowels
Of mercies, fulfill We my Joy, that we be
like minded, having the same love, be-
ing OF one accord, Of one mind. Let
nothing be done through strife or vain
glory; but in lowliness of mind let each
esteem other better than themselves.
Look not every man on his own things,
but every man also on the things Of
others Let this mind be in you which
was also in Christ Jesus. Who being In
the form Of God thought it not robbery
to be. equal with God; but made himself
Of no regulations, and took upon him the
form Of Q. servant, and was made in the
likeness Of men, and being found In
fashion as q man. he humbled himself.
and became obedient unto death even
the death Of the cross" Phil. GLAND
onward.
This was the theme Of the discourse
given by Elder Watts at the tabernacle
at jefferson and Ponemah streets last
night. John lila, 1912 shows said
Elder Watts, that Christ was in the
world and the world knew him not. He
came to his own, and his own received
him not. Why was this true? Why
didn't the Jews love Christ? Because
they did not know him. The speaker re-
lated story of ono Of the sons Of the
emperor Of Germany, going down
among the peasant people, to. work and
live among them, with no other means
Of support. in order that he might know
how they had to live, In order that he
might appreciate their condition, and
know better how to help them. As long
as the people were not aware of his
identity, they thought no more of him
than any other laborer. but as soon as
they learned who he was, and the mo-
tive that actuated the deed. they were
ready to do and to die for him. Thus he
said, Is tho case when we come to know
who Christ is, and to realize that he
came down to this world, lived and
worked among us in order that he
might know our infirmities. and taste
Of our woe, we will love him as never
before ard be really to do and die for
him, as he suffered and died for us.
"In order that we may understand
what Christ did for us, and appreciate
his great sacrifice, let us see what posi-
ton he held before he came to this
world Col. 1:14-17 says, In whom we
have redemption through his blood,
the image Of the invisible God, the
flrst born Of every creature for by him
were all things created, that are In
heaven, and thnt are in earth, visible
and invisible, whether they be thrones,
or dominions, or principalities, or pow
ers: all things were created by him and
for him, and he IS before all things. and
by him, all things consist.
us not this enough to make one love
him? When we realize all that Christ
has done for us, even to giving his life ?
The speaker closed with l Peter 2:1-2
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and
all guile, and hypocrisies. and envies,
end all evil speakings, as newborn
babes, desire the sincere milk Of the
word, that We may grow thereby.
Subject tonight What was nailed to
the CROSSE" This subject has bothered
a great many. Come and hear what the
bible says.