The Detroit times., 1916-11-04
Billy Sunday Tells of the Wonders
of Jesus in Tabernacle Sermon

ful in that lie so stirred them in the
Capernaum ~ nagogue, where lie
taught them not as the scribes, but
as one having authority. ls II any
wonder that they were right after
Him for heresy? Let anyone toda,
begin 10 teach In our churches
something entirely new "a the teach.
lngs OF Jesus were and see what Will
happen.
II IS wonderful in that He pro
phesied Himself lie foretold how
He would die and when He woult
die. II was wonderful that He
should have been betrayed into the
hands OF those who sought His life
by one OF His own trusted disciples,
and wonderful that He should have
been sold for so low a price. Won
dertul. too. that He should have
been condemned 10 death in the
way He was, by both the religious
and civil authorities, and on The
testimony OF false witnesses In the
name OF God. when all the laws OF
God were defled in the trial
1T was wonderful that He was
tormented and tortured so cruelty
before being sent 70 the cross, and
that He should have been put e
death on the day OF the passover
thus Himself becoming the rea
passover. 20 which the passover
lamb had so long pointed
The great publicity OF His death
was also wonderful II is dOubfu
II any other death was witnessed
by 50 many people. hundreds OF
thousands of pcopl" were in Jerusa
lem. who had come from every
where 20 attend the passover. The
sky was datkened, and the sun hid
its face from the awful scene \
great earthquake shook the city
The dead came our OF their grave
and went into the city, appea:inf
unto many. and the veil OF the
temple was rent from TOP n bottom
And remember that up TO that t'nf
no eve had been allowed 20 look b."
hind that veil except thai ~ The
high priest. and then only once q
rear. on the great day % atone
men'
"He had foretold i' 20 His disc
pies. and had done so Frequently, a.
ways saving whenever He spoke o'
Ills death, that lie would rise again
on The third day. and VET every one
of them appeared 10 forget all abou'
n. and not one oi them thought o.
going 20 tho sepulchre on the morn
INK 81 the third dav. except th'
women. and they only 10 prepare
His body more fully for the grave
Womanhood has always been on th'
firing line.
This shows how fully they abon
doned all hope when they saw Hin
dead Some left he city. for We are
told % two who went 20 EWmaus
The manner Of His resurrection wa'
godllke 80 human mind wouit
ever have imagined such a scene
Had some man described II in tn
vay in which he thought n shoul'
have occurred he would have
earthquakes and thunderlngs and
great commotion in the heavens. ,
sound Ike that ot the last truml
would have proclaimed 20 all th'
terrified inhabitants OF Jerusalem
that He was raised But see how
FAR different II Was.
An angel rolled away the stone
from the mouth ot The sepulchre Al
quietly rs thcopcninE [. The buds
in MAY. and the women who were
early there found no disorder in th'
grave. hat the linen clothes Vit'
which they had tenderly robed Hit
body were neatlv folded and tidO!
placed And then how wonderful
were the recorded appearances afte'
The resurrection. again so different
from what men would have hac
them He appeared 20 every on'
az Ills friends. and 20 His hes
friends. but not a single one Of Hi'
enemies got 10 see Him ! know
that the story Of the resurrection Il
true. because none but God woulC
have had things happen in the or
der that they did. and in the wal
I'm which they occurred. Had thu
story been false Jesus would have
been mnde to 20 10 plate and th'
high priest, and 20 the others whO
had a part in His death 10 prove
that He was risen.
Remember that lie left no grea
colleges 10 promulgate His doc
,rines, but committed them TO few
humble fishermen whose names arr
now the most illustrious In all his