The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-24

ed wonderful" Isaiah 9th chapter,
9th verse.
In olden times names always meant
something, and that still is the case
among the Indians and other people
who live in primitive way. If you
know the Indians name and the
meaning of it you will know some
thing about the Indian that possesses
the name.
Such names as Kildeer, Eagle Eye,
Buffalo Face. Sitting Bull. Sleepy
Eye, Black Hawk, Red Cloud and
Rain-in-the-Face, all tell something of
the man.
This tendency to use names which
are expressive crops out now in mil
itary camps, in lumber camps, on the
plains among the cowboys every
man has a nickname. A nickname
indicates some popularity or trait of
character of the person who possess
es it, and nickname is usually near
er the right name than a real name.
All family names had their origin
in something that meant something.
Bible names all have meanings and
there are 256 different names in the
Bible for the Lord Jesus. And | pre-
sumo that is because He was inf
nitely more than any one name could
express. you couldn't put it all in one
name, so they have different names
and take them all combined, we get a
composite of the Lord Jesus.
And many names assigned Him by
the Prophets of old we are only 60
ing to consider one. My text said:
His name shall be called Wonderful .
That was the name Isaiah gave Him.
Examines
His Record.
Lets look and see if He is true to
the name given Him by the Prophet
500 years ago before He was born.
Wonderful" That means something
transcendentally beyond the common.
We say of Yellowstone Park, at is
wonderful" There is nothing like it
on the face of the earth We say of
Niagara. Wonderful" We say of the
Royal Gorge, Wonderful" We say
of the Grand Canyon of Colorado and
Arizona; wonderful" Nothing in
the universe can be found that will
equal it.
When David killed Goliath with a
sling and stone, it was wonderful.
Nobody ever did thing like that be-
fore. 1t was wonderful that the Red
Sea should open and the children of
Israel should pass on dry land.
Wonderful means something out of
the ordinary, out of the common.
Let's see if Jesus is true to His
name. His name shall be called
wonderful"
His birth and His character and
life were wonderful His birth was
wonderful in that He had one human
parent, mother. Wonderful in that
He inherited the nature of God and OF
man. He came to be the prince OF
Princes and the King of Kings, and
yet His birth was not looked forward
to with the glad expectation as is the
case when a child is to be born in q
royal household. There was no room
for Him in the inn, so He was Graded
in the manger, aad yet the angels
proclaimed His birth with joy, and
the humble shepherds as they watch
: ed their flocks, heard the angels sine
glory to God in the highest, and or
earth peace, good will toward man.
That is how much interest HEAVIER
took in birth in a manger
Comes In
Humble Manner.
Mark how He might have come He
might have come with all the pomI
and glory of the. upper world. L
might have been a condescension 70!
Jesus Christ to have been born in :
palace, He could have been rocked ir
a golden cradle, fed with a COLDER
spoon. Jesus Christ could have hac
angels for His nurses, and yet HI
gave up all that glory He was borl
of a woman, born in the manger
Think what He came for. He came
TO bless and not to curse; to lift III
and not to cast down. He came tt
save He came to give sight to tbs
blind; rest to the weary; set men ant
women free from the bondage anC
slavery of sin; and yet there was N
room for Him.
Think of the benedctons He come.
{ to bestoW upon you today, and Jesu!
Christ isn't in your heart. pity yol
from the depths of my soul to thin.
you are so blind to the very hiehes
things of manhood and womanhood a
to keep Jesus Christ out of you
heart. If to be Christian meant Il
be disreputable and low-down Blu
when a Christian means to be tn
noblest thing on Gods earth. | hav
no respect for you, If you reject Him
The wise men were led to Him b
the star and as soon as the birth be
came known the King sought His life
So the babies were the first Christ
ian martyrs.
The King thought he could get ri
of Him if he could kill all male Chi
dren two years of age.
His character was wonderful, 1t i
wonderful that the greatest charac.
err should come from such obscurit