Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-10

I##$SSS 49, forth from him
E#Sy some of the pro-
foundest and most
mysterious utterances Of his whole
ministry. We have not time nor space
to dwell on these, important and sol
emn as they are, but feel led to turn
attention to another thought. Instead
Of considering the effect of this in
quiry upon Jesus, let us consider Its
source in the aspiration of those
Greeks as the same aspiration arises
in our own hearts.
When Our Souls Are Burdened
ID We would see Jesus when our
souls are burdened with sense of
guilt. What other name can, bring us
peace, and what other presence can in
Spire hope, "for he hath made him to
be sin for us. Who knew no sin;
that we might be made the righteous
ness of God in him." 1t is not teach
er, nor an example, nor ruler that
we need so much as Savior and Re
deemer, an intercessor and daysman,
and that is what Jesus is for every
one of us who puts his trust in him.
He can remove our disability before
God and release US from our fears and
reconcile us to him
(2) We would see Jesus when we
are engaged in his holy worship. An
other draws an impressive picture of
the blind, the halt, the weary that
roamed the streets of Jerusalem where
Jesus stood comparatively unknown,
and he contrasts their unhappy and
destitute condition with it's magnifi-
cence, it's boosted righteousness and
7 outward observances of devotion. And
he employs this contrast to illustrate
the worthlessness of the hottest of re-
Hgions without Christ. For example.
of what benefit is the church, the SUM-
day school, the family altar, the holy
sacraments If Jesus be not in them
every one? jealousy therefore should
we watch against the spirit of formal
ism and ceremonfalism that creeps into
both our private and public worship.
Jesus must be there or these things
become hollow mockery.
(3) We would see Jesus in the de-
tails of our daily life as the Lord of
our affections, purposes and pleasures.
What are the charms of friendship I'M
less sanctff1ed by the thought of him?
Our prosperity becomes a curse with
out him, and in our sorrow and af-
Fiction he is the one who alone can
comfort us in all our tribulation. Life
without him is the river bed without
its stream and the day without the
sun.
When in the Valley of the Shadow
az We would see Jesus in DEATH
That is sad story which Severn tells
of the last moments of the poet, Keats.
Shelley and Hunt had deprived him of
his belief in Christianity which he
wanted in the end, and he endeavored
to fight back to it, saying If Severn
would get him a Jeremy Taylor he
thought he could believe. But a copy
of Jeremy Taylor was not to be found
in Rome. Another time having been
betrayed into much Impotence by bod
lily and mental anguish, he cried with
an oath, 80, Severn, a man ought to
have some superstition that he may die
decently 20
There is a marked contrast between
this pitiable wall and the triumphant
paean of an aged saint of my ac-
quaintance, who falling accidentally
upon the floor one day and supposing
that her time had come to be gathered
into the eternal storehouse, broke
forth in the happy refrain,
Hallelujahl Ills done, believe on the
Soni
I am washed in the blood of the Cruel
fed Onel
When We Are in Glory.
(5) We would see Jesus in glory
This is the consummated desire of ev-
cry awakened soul and has the support
of the word of God which says: 'aThey
shall see his face and his name shall
be in their foreheads." Indeed the end
of Christ's microscopy prayer for his
disciples was, Father, will that they
also whom thou hast given me, be with
me where am, that they may behold
my glory which thou hast given me-"
Even at this long period of time we
almost envy those Greeks who came TO
Philip saying, "Sir, we would see Je-
Eus," but blessed day is coming when
In sense not capable of being under
stood just now, 1--WE shall see him as
he is, for we shall be like him." Like
him that is, If we have believed on
him and confessed him before men,
o, in these awful days of war, when
the judgments of God are in the earth.
plead with my fellow-men to hearken
to his warning voice. and before it is
too late to acQuaint themselves with
him and be at peace.