The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-01
GOSPEL WRITERS, APOSTLES COULD NOT AGREE
SO INFINITELY If CHRIST WERE NOT Divine
DR.. BULGIN Tells TABERNACLE C0NGRECAT ton

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. Dec. l.
Isaiah's prophetic description of
Christ, written centuries before the ad-
vent of the Messiah in Bethlehems
man ger, was the text of the sermon
in which DR.. L. J. Bulgin. preaching
in the tabernacle here, exhorted men
and women to become followers of the
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The divine origin of Christ and His
messianic mission on earth TO estab-
lish a spiritual kingdom whose bene-
ficient influence was to exalt the souls
Of many millions. were defended by
DR., Bulgin, who affirmed his belief in
the miracle of God becoming man.
He said it was impossible for the
gospel writer's and the apostles to
have written records whose agreement
in details is so minute, if Christ had
not been A historical character and
had actually appeared on the stage OF
human affairs.
The Isaiah text, declaring. And his
name shall be called Wonderful, Coun-
sellor, the Mighty God. the Everlasting
Father, the Prince of Peace" afforded
DR.. Bulgin opportunity for the develop
ment of The theme He said in part:
Text Is Prophecy
This text is a prophecy. And fol-
lowing the far-off star of hope as Is
Tael did in looking for the Messiah 10
come. Simeon, one day waiting in the
temple took il his arms the strange
little baby brought there by sweet
young mother whose life was as pure
and beautiful as a morning lily kissed
by the morning dew. There was 81
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this was the Son of God they had
waited so Ions for-Israel's hope. and
he pressed the baby in his arms and
said. Lord, now Iettest Thou Thy
servant depart in peace, according to
Thy word: For mine eyes ahve seen
Thy salvation, which Thou has pre-
pared before the face of all people
the glory of Thy people Israel"
The prophetic vision of Isaiah was
fulfilled
OF all privileges. the greatest is to
press the loving Son of God 10 your
bosom. Simeon had such a privilege.
Yet, / want to say to you. dear men
and women, you have the same privi-
lege tonight hy a living. faith in the
living Son of God. the resuTrected Saw
ior, You can tonight press Him home
10 your heart and take Him out of
here with you. YOUR companion for all
YOUR life. What a privilege.
/ can say first of all, after years Of
agnosticism aid skeptiCism. after care
full study | was led TO Jesus Christ
when l saw him as a matchless char
acter rising head and shoulders
among men who lived before him and
all men living at this day. and | verify
believe he stands above all men that
will ever live if this world should
stand d million years.
Therefore, my conclusions are that
If Jesus of Nazareth was a man we are
bound to surpass Him. If He was
God we are bound to obey Him. Take
your ultimatum. If Jesus of Nazareth
was the product of the energies of
the flesh, if He was merely a man as
men are produced today, shame on
you that you have not produced a bet
ter one!
Worlds Only Wonder
But beloved, ! have come to greet
his audience with the only wonder
the world has ever seen. and a Won
der so great that if the world stood a
million years it would never see il
again. Hear il: Unto us a child is
born, unto US Son is given, and His
name is WONDERFUL In viewing this
picture tonight ! call your attention TO
the first argument as we look at the
wonder of the Babe OF Bethlehem.
To Read Character.
He is so marvellOusly and wonI
rously portrayed to the world that
either he must have been there, 2
real character in history, or a man
has been able to imagine Him. and tC
imagine Him in His harmonious re
lations and harmonious proportions
10 what God is, and what God ought
TO be. we must stand and gaze at thai
as greater miracle To admit tha
Matthew, Mark. Luke and John ere
ated the character and gave it out a.
a kind of novel, all imagining thu
same idea. would be preposterous fo
they were four ignorant. unlettereC
fishermen, In the dark days of litera
ture, for them 10 create a characte
so perfectly original and absolutely il
harmony with what God is, and wha
He ought to be:-impossible! Tit
second wonder about it: He is thu
only character that ever lived in al
the world that was absolutely limo
cent Will you mark the fact tina
in tho creation of this character tina