The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-03
Thursday Afternoon sermon.


shall De called wonderful
In olden times AN names meant.
or stood FOR something. and this ia
still the case among Indians. and all
other people who are living I'm a
primitive way Whenever you know
AN Indian name and the meaning
OF Dr.. YOU know something about the
indian. Such names as Reindeer.
Eagle Eye and Buffalo Face. Sitting
Bun. tell us something about the
men who possessed them This
tendency 10 use names that are eN.
preasiVe still crops out In camp lif".
and whenever men are thrown to.
pt her m an unconventional way In
mining. military and lumber camps
nearly every man has nickname
that Indicate some peculiarly or
trait ~ character Usually a mans
nickname rs nearer ~" real man
than his right name All Of oar
family names today bad their ori
r.u in something that meant sowr.
thing There are $50 names IN The
bible Tor the Lord Jesus Christ, and
suppose this j- because He Vas iu
huiteY more than any on, nam,
could express
"Of The many names given go
Christ 10 rs my purpose 40 this tm.
20 briefly con -Jder this one His
name shall lo called Wonderful
Let rs look into N -oWcvh hat a1C
soc whether he vas true to ,Il
name. which WAS given 20 Him rs
he prophet 500 year, before Tie
WAS born Does M" name ~ Him
j. n such name a. He ought 90
have.
wonderful mean something that
Ie transc.ndeutly beyond M" cor.
uou. So say thai he Yellowston.
Lark. Niagara rails and Grand Can
,on Of Colorado are wonderful 1o
cause there Is nothing els" like 'hom
When David killed Goliath with his
sling be- did a wonderful thing De-
cause nobody else ever did anythln.
Ike 81 n was wonderful that fhc
Rod Sea should open 10 make
highway for Israel and wonderful
that tho sun should stand s'ili .1.
Joshua Let us sea whether J'..
frs Ills name.
Wonderful Birth
His birth was wonderful for u"
other ever occurred that was like
~ II Mas wonderful in that He had
aut one human parent and -o Inh"r
tied ID. nature ~ man and 'ho nat
ure Of princes and the King Of Einr-
and Yet His birth Va. not looked
forward 20 ia glad expectation. 49,
tho birth al a prince usually be- IT,
Tho roval palace. and celebrated
with marked expressions OF joy "a.
over the country There was 90.
room for Him ~ the inn and iie h'
20 bc born in a stable. and Graded
IN WanEor, and yer angels pr"
claimed n with JOY from the sky o.
"a few humble shepherds In she,Y
skin coats. who were guarding ,t'
focFe by night
Mark how To might have com"
win all tho pump and all the r'or'
of trc upper world II would h''
been great eondescension for Hlu
70 haze been born In palace.
rocked In golden cradle. and ted
with golden poems, and 10 he'"
had The ans. lea come down and h"
HIS nurses Nuf DC gave up all th"
glory OF that world and was born
OF poor woman and His cradl"
Was q mlug"r
Think What TO had come for
Hc had.cOm. 20 bless. not 90 curse.
TO ,if' up. NOT to ca-t down 10
SOCK and 70 save that which wa
lost. 10 give sight 20 tho blind. q"
open prison doors and set captive
free. 20 reveal the Father love. TO
give res, 10 the weary 20 OBJ"
blessing to the whole world, and yct
there was no room FOR Him
The wise mon ~ The East Vcro
led 20 Him by a star. but A. soon
as His birth was known IN" kin- ni
Tho country sought his liie, and or
dered the slaughter OF the innocent
80 Bethlehem The babies were The
FIRST Christian martyrs.
TITS character was wonderful. for
no other has over approached n in
perfection II "a wonderful that the
greatest character ever produced
hould have come out NJ such ua.
-curity to become the most famous
in al history That sucl a time,
and such country, and such q poo
ulc should have produced Jesus
Christ. can BE- accounted FOR on no
other ground than His divinity ON
his return from trip 10 the Holy
Land. said "a q preacher friend
what n. Dc the greatest impression
uuon so. while there Nazareth.
to answered W family and for This
.,I .un
"Thn inc Kind of people arc lis.
us there TODAY as iu the time oi
lpsIs. and they ar" about the worst
pccimcn- Of humanity have seen
anywhere Law lu-tful, ignorant
and wicked md TO think of His
coming ont from such people i~ 10
1901, sure proof of Ills divinity.
Had I not been a believer in His d.
Inity before going there would
nave to believe IN 81 now.
Ills life was wonderful Wonder
f1l for ~ sinloseness and for It's
usefulnes- and Wis unscltishncss.
Even His enemies could nor brine
against Him any Erascr charge than
hat He claimed Cod for Ills ~.
thor. and that re- would do good ON
,hc Sabbath day Not the -lirhtc-.
evidence of soliishncss or 1"liIn inter
90 can be- found In the story of His
life lie wa always helping others
tat not once did lie do ANYTHING 90
? clp himself lie had Inc power fp
turn stone into bread but went
hungry 40 days without nors'l OF
food While escaping from enc.
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