The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-03


come and go, yet Jesus always has and
always will stand out alone as the
only begotten son of Almighty God.
Even the angels of heaven are but
servants, yet Jesus, who trod the
earth with man, lived among us for
thirty-three years, was the son, the
only begotten son of God. He was
born with the traits and attributes OF
the Almighty. He possessed them
naturally and by Inheritance
unlike other men, when he called
for others to follow him, they went.
He did not persuade, beg or coerce
them. He was not required to do 1t.
He was so great, so grand and perfect
that no questions were asked but his
power drew the consent of men and
they had no option. He commanded
Matthew to follow him. The man arose
from his seat of labor without argu-
ment, willing to follow Jesus with
ersoever he might go The other apos-
Ties were invited to follow Jesus and
if there was any reason why they
wished to tarry, Jesus could always
give a better reason why they should
not. Follow Me- and Follow Thou
Me- reached the ears OF the first
apostles from the lips of Christ him
self, and they followed. Christ is the
only man in all the ages of the world
who could consistently make such
claims for himself and issue such
command to the people of any age.
The reason for it is that he is the
only man who has lived the perfect
life, having never made mistake. He
could call men with impunity and de-
mand th4ir lives. Noah Abraham,
Moses. David and Solomon could not
have done the like, because they were
not perfect"
Eyes, Jesus Christ was without sin.
He was not immune from temptations.
No man ever lived that was free from
the clutches of the tempter However,
Jesus did not sin. History, inspired or
profane, tells no incident of sin in the
life of Christ No other man ever
lived such pure and spotless life. All
n
ceived by a denial of sin. Let the
skeptic name the man, other than
Jesus, who never in his life commit
ted a sin. He can not do it."
is there a bright home somewhere
where men never die, place OF eter-
nal bliss? Humankind has always
felt that there is. If so, has God re-
vealed it, and by whom? BY the ma
gicians of Egypt, the Magi of Persia
Buddha of India, Confucius of China,
Socrates of Greece, Mohammed of
Arabia, or Jesus of Palestine? Is
there one God and one religion or one
God and many religions? There is
but one religion and that is Christiani-
ty. the teachings of Jesus Christ Look
over the history of Egypt, India, China,
Persia. Greece. Rome and Arabia. Is
there any religion today lifting up the
human race and giving hope of fu-
ture life, if so, who is its author?
The answer must come back from
every informed and candid man-lt
is Jesus He is Lord of Lords, the
Prince of Peace, and Priest of the
Most High God
"His life and teachings are the most
unique of all time. They are wonder
full. He 'spake as never man spake.
He was the first on earth who taught
humility as the road to greatness. He
first and alone taught mercy to the
world. The Jews, Grecians, Romans
and others had ideas and standards
of Justice but mercy was untaught
as a principle, before him. He said
Blessed are the merciful; for they
shall obtain mercy He taught to man
the golden rule and proclaimed that
we should love our enemies as our