Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-21


Text; Isaiah TX Sits name shall be
called Wonderful"
In olden times all names meant. or
stood TOR something. and this " stll the
case among indians, and ali other people
who are living in a primitive way.
Whenever you know an Indians name
and the meaning OF II you know some
thing about the Indian
Such names as Kildeer. Eagle Eye and
Buffalo Face. sitting Bull, tells us some
thing about the men who possessed them.
This tendency to use names that are
expressive stan crops out In camp life.
and whenever men are thrown together
In al unconventional way. In mining,
military and lumber camps nearly every
man has = nickname that indicates some
peculiarly or trait OF character. Usually
q. mans nickname Ia nearer the real man
than his right name.
All OF our family names today had their
origin In something that meant something.
There are SCs names In the Bible for the
Lord Jesus Christ. and suppose this
IL because He was infinitely moro than
any one could express.
OF the many names given to Christ n
Is my purpose At this time TO briefly CON
slider thia one;
His name shall be called Wonderful"
Let vs. look into II somewhat and see
whether He was true to His name, which
was given to Him by the prophet 800 years
before He was born, Does the name fit
Hmm Ia II such q name az He ought TO
have?
| Wonderful means something that is
transcendently beyond the common. We
say that the Yellowstone park, Niagara
falls and Grand canyon OF the Colorado
are wonderful because there ls nothing
else like them. Whom David killed
Goliath with his sling he did q wonderful
thing. because nobody else ever did any
thing like II.
II was wonderful that tho RED seA
should open to make highway for Israel
and wonderful that the sun should stand
still for Joshua.
Let Us SO whistler Jesus fits Fiu name.
nirth Among Lovvly wonasrful.
Ills birth was wonderful, for no other
ever occurred that was like n. n was
wonderful that He had but one human
parent and 20 inherited the nature Of
man END the nature Of princee and the
King OF Kings, and yet Ezis birth was not
looked forward to In glad expectation. as
the birth OF . prince usually h In thu
royal palace, and celebrated with marked
expressions Of Joy all ever the country.
There was no room for Him at the inn
and He had to be born IN q stable, and
Graded In q manager; and yet angels
proclaimed Il with joy from the sky, to
few humble ahepherds in sheepskin
GOATS who were guarding the fiocks by
night
Mark how He might have come, with
all the pomp and ali the glory OF the
upper world. IL would have been q great
condoscension for Him to have been born
In q palace. rocked In a golden cradle,
and fed with golden spoons. and to have
had the angels como down and be lila
nurses.
But He gave MP all the glory OF thai
world, and was born Of q poor woman
and his cradle was . Manager.
Think what He had come fort He had
come to bless. not TO curse; 20 lift up
not to cast down; to seek and 70 saw
that which was lost: to give sight 70 tn
blind; to open prison doors and set cap
tives free; to reveal the Fathers love: h
give rest to the weary; TO be q blessinl
to the whole world, and yet there was M
room for Him.
The wise men Of tins HAST wore led q
Him by star. but as soon a. His birth
was known, the king Of the eountrJ
sought HIS life. and ordered the slaughter
OF the inneoents at Bethlehem. Ths
babies were the first Christian martyrs
His character was wonderful. for nd
other has ever approached Il in psrfso-
ton.
It Is wonderful that the greatest char
acter ever produced should have come ON
OF such obscurity TO become the mos
famous In all history. That such time
and such a country. and such peopl'
should have produced Jesus Christ, car
DO accounted fer on no other groundl
than His divinity.
Coming from such Pespls wonder
ful.
On his return from trip to tine Holy
Land. said to . preacher friend
what made the greatest imprassioI
upon you while there7"
''Naxareth.' he answered instantly
and for this reaDon; The same kind
OF people are living there today a.
in the time of Jesus. and they are abou,
the worst specimens OF humanity have
lNN0A eNCA oAS WtA~A~f AR~Sf A0@taNtt ABhN
rant and wicked. and TO think OF Hii
coming out from such q people 10 to me
sure proof OF His divinity Had
not been believer In Hts divinity be.
fore going there. would have TO be-
lisve in II now"
His life was wonderful. Wonderful fol
IFS siniessnoss and for lite usefulness
ana His unseifishness.
Even his enemies could not bring
against Him any grsyer charge thar
that he claimed God for His father. AM
that He would do good on the Sabbath
day.
Not the slightest evidence Of selfish
ness, OF self-interest. can be found II
the story OF His life. He was Away
helping others. but not once aid He d
anything 20 help Himself He had tn
power to turn stone into bread, but wen
hungry forty days without . norsel o
. food. While escaping from enemies win
were determined to put Him TO dealt
He saw a man who had been blind from
Ia. IL A.