The Detroit times., 1916-11-04
Thursday afternoon sermon.

AFANt ANAthA IA 10 IilN uNlllF
shall be called wonderful %
In olden times all names meant.
or stood for something. and this is
stlll the case among Indians. and all
Other people who are living In
primitive way Whenever YOU know
an Indians name and the meaning
ot It, you know something about the
indian. such names AS Reindeer,
Eagle Eye and Buffalo Face, sitting
Bull. tell rs something about the
men who possessed them. This
tendency 20 use names that are eX.
pressIyc stlll crops out In camp life,
and whenever men are thrown 20
gc'her In an unconventional way, In
mining, military and lumber camps
nearly every man has nickname
that indicates some peCuliarity or
trait OF character Usually mans
nickname ~ nearer tho real man
than his right name. All or our
family names today had their or.
rin IN something that meant some
80 ing There are s56 names In tf'
Ub." for 'hc Lord Jesus Christ. an
! suppose this rs because He was IN
fui'rly more than any one nam
could express
"Ot the many names given 2"
Christ ~ is my purpose al this time
'o briefly consider this one IN.
name shalt bc called Wonderful
DOT us look into II somewhat am
5000 whether Iio Was true to li'r
rawr. which WAS given 30 Him by
-rs prophet 500 wears before he
ras born Uoce The name ft HIN
Dr. ls such name "a lie ought to
have
"Wondcrtr' means something that
f- transcend an'l, heyouG the com
lon. ac sa, that tho YelIowston"
ark. Nlng1ft Falls and Grand Can
IN ~ Colombo are wonderful De
cause hero is nothing else lih" 'hcm
When David killed Goliath with h.s
ing hr dld "a wonderful thing Do
.4gsa nobody ,lse ever did anything
rSc a. u Nss wonderful that tho
Rod Sea should open 70 max"
highway FOR Israel. and Vondrrfu.
n.a' ne sun should stand s'!}l Tor
Joshua Lot Us see whe'hor jesus
''V If~ name
Wonderful Birth
cts birth VAS wonderful. Pr %.
u'hrr ever occurred that Was NH.
IN VAS wonderful In that ~" hat
100 ua. human parent aua 800 lnh'r
Tod ,he nature ot man and 'he ua'
ure of princes and 'he king % king
and ye' Ills birth wa not lnot"'
Onward % IN glad. expectation. 3.
'he birth of a prince usually Is 10
'ho roval palace. and CeIobrat'c
..Ith marked expressions of JOY -
over tho country There WAS n'
room for Him az the inn and ~" h7
'o hr bonn In stable and Graded
,n manger. and YET angels pro
claimed II with 10Y from the sN}.
feN humble shepherds In sh"er
skin coats, who we're guarding th'
HocEs b, night
Mark how lie might have come
0i'h sl tho uUwp and all ia" g.ur'
of tao upper world n would haN'
be,n great e1ndescenslon for HIN
10 have boon born IN palace.
rocksd Jon a golden cradle. and i"G
with golden spoons, and 20 have
had no angels come down and b"
Rls nurses au' We gay" up all the
glory OF that world. and was born
uf poor woman, and Ills cradle
NH- manEcr.
"I4qk what 10 had come for
Ho had come 90 bless. not 20 curse,
t1 N" up. not 20 cast down, to
seek and ~ aove that which was
lost. to give sight 90 The blind 10
orcn prison doors and set captive
f-rc 20 reveal 'h- Fathers love. 20
give rest % tie weary. 20 he
blessing 10 tho whole world, and Yet
there Was no room 'or Him.
"TIr wi. % mon ~ 'ho East were
led 'u UNm lg star. hut as soon
He birth WAS .nnwn the king ot
r.f rouu'r, sought his h'c. and or
Dfrcd 'ho slaughter OF IN" innocent'
10 Ee'Nrhcm The babies were the
FIRST christian martyrs.
ellis character was wonderful, Tor
ro other has ever approached II IN
rprfocton T. ,s wonderful that the
rrau'eef character over produced
should have come ont az such oh.
.,uri1 90 become the most famous
r aN history. That such time,
md lch a country. and such poo
rlc should have produced Jesus
Christ. cen BE- accounted for on no
other ground than Ills divinity. On
Is r,tur1 from 4 trip 10 tho Holy
and. ad 20 a preacher friend.
ssh 70 made the greatest impression
n..u t. pl'c there Nazareth,
.n.Rs..J instantly. and for this
..1 nu
artlo s7mo Kind of people are liv.
tug there today "a IN the time ui
jesus. and thcy are about the worst
.pccImens OF humanity | have seen
.ayvhere Lazy. lu5tful ignorant
and wicked and TO think of Ills
coming out from such q people ~ 10
ao "A epro proof ut His divinity.
Had | not been believer in Hls di-
,inIty before going there. ] would
have TO believe In II nov
Ills life was wonderful Wonder
fl for its ginlessness and for its
usefulness and Ills IN ciAshness.
Even Ills enemies could not bring
AGAINST Him any gravcr charge than
.bat lie claimed God FOR His Pa.
,hor. and that Ua would do good on
tho sabbath day Not tho sliEhtos.
evidence of self shness or s"Iiiuter.
OF can be- found in the story of His
ufe He was always helping others.
ut not once did IIc do anything TO
cIp himself He had the power TO
turn stono into bread. but went
hungry 20 days without morscl OF
food While escaping from one
,.i,a wbo uots determined 20 put