The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-03

lection Of JesuA Christ ana then
our becoming children OF God de-
ponds on what becomes Of Jesus
You know there is an insidiou;
fa.herhood and brotherhood OF man,
that we are all one flesh. But II you
are not child Of God. you are a
creature OF Cod. We are all crea-
ltures CT God. Nobody is a child Of
God bui Christian. And go. there
fore, you are my brother In the flesh.
that Is you are human and l am hu-
man, tut you are not my brother In
the spirit. unless you are Christian
Therefore, God is the Creator OF us
all. but God is the father of none but
! thos. who believe in Jesus Chris
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is one nay you will get into heaven
you must be born again, You have
had a physical birth. you must have
spiritual birth and that must come
through Jesus Christ as the Son OF
God
Then why should ! believe" You
ought to helieveo because Of the glory
and the perfection of His character
oh, wish I could find words to de-
Hail. Christ arose. He burst the bands
OF death
That none had ever brake before
And arose In conquering majesty TO
stoop TO death no more
And an not worshippine a sleep
ing Christ in the tomb OF Joseph OF
Arimathea. but living. ruling.
reigning Christ, at the right hand OF
God. who is coming TO Judge the
quick and the dead.
What shall do then with Jesus.
which Ia called the Christi You
ought TO have TO do because of the
sacrifice He has made for you.
II Shakespeare should enter this
tabernacle we would all stand and
reverently bow. II Jesus Christ
: should sweep down that aisle we
would all kneel and bow our heads in
humility as He would sweep by In
all HE regal spiendor str.
What Shall ] Dor
of San Juan Hill. in the Spanish
American war. a roughrider was
wounded on an eminence. They sup
posed him dead when he was seen TO
( scribe what 7 feel In my heart | feel
myself in position analogous TO the
poet, He gropes for words when he
rayS;
Oh, could I speak the ratchless
worth,
on, could show the giories forth
That in my Savior shine,
! would soar and touch the heaven
~ strings.
And vie with Gabriel while he sings
notes divine.
! would sing the character ne
! wears.
And all the love he bears,
/ Exalted on His throne.
! Does Jesus Christ lack anything
in your esteem Wherein does He
fail to measure up to your highest
ideal9 II God should ask you where
in Jesus Christ doesn't measure MP
10 your ideal, where could you i'm
prove? what could you suggest that
would improve Jesus Christ?
would like TO know. ] would be very
i glad to know.
man SAID: III you can fnd me
an absolutely fiawless character
will worship Him"
/ challenge ali the fnfideIs on earth
or in hell 10 find one flaw in the
character OF Jesus Christ, Oh. the
Rothschilds. Roekefellers. Morgans
, Wand orbits, Armours, Astors-thes
are all powerful In the commercial
and the financial world.
Kelvin. Agassiz. Newton. Spencer
they are all prominent In the scien
tific world.
Caesar. Alexander. Hannibal. Ma
poieon. Wellington. Washington
Grant. Lee--they arc all powerful
in military warfare.
Nelson, Blake. Farragut, Decatur
Dewey hey are all powerful In ma
val warfare.
Mightfer in England than tn.
king. Mighfier In German than tn,
emperor. Mightier In italy than tn,
king. Migh.ier In America thar
Washington or Lincoln or Roosevelt
or Bryar or Jefferson or Wilson. Il
The name OF Jesus Christ.
That is the name that unhorse,
Saul OF Tarsus, That Is the nam,
that knocked him blind or the high
way. That is the name that knock
ed Newton TO the deck Of the shir
That In the name that holds NV,
hundred millions OF the worlds pop
uiation In its magic grip and power.
The Encouraging Name.
IL IS an encouraging name. Go Il
the cemetery. 20 to the graves ant
read The epitaphs on the tombstone,
OF the people who used to rule TWEEN
'y-fiye years or forty years ago Oh
none SO poor as to do them honor to
day
Mighty names OF earth will perish
All the vreat---Caesar Cleopatra
Nero, Chariemagne. Gregory VI
! Katherine De Medici. ka herine O
Russia, Louis XIV. Louis XIV Loui
NNf. Madam du Barry MADAM
Pom pedour--oh. they are all gone.
We will perpetua'e It in art
There will he other Raphaels, ther,
will be other AngeIoes, there will b.
other Nnrillos. there will be other Il;
Ftncis. there will be other Rnhens
there viii be other Corots. other Nil
let. other Murkacsys to pain,
Christ before PLATE"
We win perpe'ua,e the name o
Jesus in art, in literature and II
song.
There will he other Cowpers tina
will write. God moves In a myster
ious way His wonders to perform
He plants His footsteps In the sea ant
rides upon the Storm
There VIII be other roplay's wht
will write The Rock OF Ages" Their.
will be other Blssscs who will writ.
! Almost Persuaded" There will b.
other Fanny Croshys who will writ,
h''Iesus. Keep Me- Near the Cross. ;
Pass Me Not o Gentle Savior,
Once ] was Blind--Now can See
There will he other Charles Wesleys
who will write Jesus Lover of My