The Detroit times., 1915-04-03

~ Ofuc0 tlnuob, III lanc8
meant, or stood for some
- thing and this Is still the
case among Indians, and al
other people who are living in
a primitive way. There are
256 names for the Lord, Jesus
Christ, and ] suppose this is
because He was Infinitely more
than any one name could ex-
press.
~ THE REV. BILLY SUNDAY,
OF the many names given 10
Christ II Is my purpose st this time
TO briefly consider this one. His
name shall be called wonderful"
Let Us look into Il somewhat and
see whether He was true to Iiis
name. which was given Him By the
phophet 500 years before, He was
born. Does the name NJ him! Il
II such q name ~ He ousht to
havei
Wonderful means somsthing that
Is transcendently beyond the com
men. say that tho Yellowstone Park,
Niagara Falls and Grand Canyon Of
Colorado are wonderful because
there 10 nothing else like them-
His birth was wonderful for NO
cthers ever occurred, that was Hike
Il. II was wonderful IN that He had
but ono human parent and 30 In
herited the nature Of man and the
nature OF princes aud tho King of
Kings. and yet his birth was not
looked forward to IN glad expecta-
ton. AZ the birth OF . prince usually
is. In the royal palace. and ceiebrat-
ed with marked expression Of Joy all
over the country. There was no
room for Him at the Inn and He had
to be born In Q stable. and Graded In
. manager. and yet angels proclaim
ed Il with Joy from the sky. to few
humble shepherds In sheepskin coat.
who were guarding the fiocks by
night. Mark how He might have
come. with all the pomp and all the
glory Of the upper world. But He
gAvo up all the glory OF that world
and was born OF poor woman, and
His cradle was q manger.
Think what He had como for. He
had come 70 bless, not to curse. TO
lift up, not TO cast down; TO seek
and to save that which was lost; TO
g.vo sight TO the blind: to open
prison doors and set captives free:
TO reveal the Fathers love: TO give
rest 10 the weary: to be o blessing
to the whole world-and yet there
was no room for Him!
He came 10 do that-and you have
no room for Him In your heart. You
dor't like my preaching. walk UP
and tell me how you can be Chris
tan and SEQ this great battle and
knock me. You're child Of the
eevil.
His character was wonderful, for
no other has ever approached Il In
perfection. IL is wonderful that the
greatest character ever produced
should have come out OF such OBJ
sourity to become the most famous
In all history. That such a time,
and such country. and such a peo-
pie should have produced Jesus
Christ. can be accounted for on no
other ground that His divinity. On
his return from q trip to the Holy
Land I said to q preacher friend:
What made the greatest impression
upon you while theref"
Nazareth" he answered instant
iy. and gave this reason:
Tho same kind Of people are liv.
ing there today a. In the time OF
Jesus and they are about the worst
specimens of humanity I have seen
anywhere. Lazy, lustful. ignorant
and wicked. and 20 think Of HIS com
Ing out from such . people Is to me
sure proof of HIS divinity. Had III
not been q believer in His divinity
before going there. would have to
believe In II now"
His life was wonderful wonder
ful for jts sinlessness and for its
usefulness and his unseinshness.
Even His enemies could not bring
against Him any graver charge than
that He claimed God for His Father,
and that He would DO good on the
Sabbath day.
Wonderful for the way in which !
He taughti for its simplicity and
clsarness, ana adaptation to the In
dividusl. You do not anywhere And
Him seeking the multitude. but Ifs
never avoided the Individual. And
His teaching was always adapted TO
the comprehension Of those whom |
He taught
II n said that the common people |
heard Him gladly, and this shows |
that they understood what He said |
He put the cookies on the lower
shelf. No man had % take . diction- |
ary with him when no went TO hear
the sermon on the mount.
A man once asked: whats the |
secret Of your success. Mr.. Sun
dayf" I said: I've GOT something to |
say and I say r." And that isn't |
esotism. never say "disintegrst |
ed" but rotten" you're not q "pre-
varicator." but Q ''lisr." ! like 20 see
fellow preach 20 all can under.
stand him. no matter II ne 10 al
skunk, q jackass or what no ID.
Jesus taught that al would be