The Nevada County picayune., 1922-10-05

l ueath. He fain would have shielded lheH as hen gathereth her brood beneath her wings, and they would not.
 These tears reveal the divine esti- mate Of sin. II was not thing to De treated lightly. We joke about it, laugh at it, wink the eye at it, con- done, excuse, compromise, and temporlze with it; but not so the Lofu. Only tears could express His thoughts and feelings about it.
 There is a tradition that Jesus never smiled. That may be true or raise. We know He had a joy con- stant, deep, full and complete-"Who Tor the joy set before him endured the cross tHeb. 12:2D These things nave l spoken unto you that my joy might remain in you" (John 15 :11) i; That they might have my Joy full hlled in themselves (John 17:13) Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord" (Matt. 25 :21).
 These expressions do not present a doleful, uninviting Christ To many He IS unattractive, it is true They see His marred visage, man of sorrows, despised and rejected View ing Him from the outside, He looks no more inviting than the Tabernacle in the Wilderness with its rough, uncouth and uninviting exterior. There was no beauty without; it was all within.
 But to those who know Him, what rapturous and ravishing beauty He contains. HeiS the Bright and Morn ing Star, the Dayspring from on high, the Sun of Righteousness, the one alto gether lovely, and the chiefest of ten thousand to the soul,
 Even His tears are made crystal medium 10 radiate His glory For He was here to save lost world and in His great redemptlye work, He was touched with q feeling of our infrmity (Heb. 4 :15). In order that He might have compassion on the ignorant and those that are out of the way, He was himself eompassed about with infirm- ities (Heb. 5:2), tempted in all points as We are and afflicted in all our af- fiictions What merciful and sym pathetic Savior
 He Wept over q worlds sorrow. This he did at the grave of Lazarus. \ great bereavement had befallen Mary and Martha in that death; the great enemy af life had tragically disorgan- ized their home. leaving behind torn and bleeding hearts. needing comfort and sympathy. This Jesus gave not with His tears only but His sublime assurances of the resurrection.
 He Wept oyer q worlds guilt. It was in Gethsemane Whers the guilt Of sin in all its aWfulness its dread it's terror. came upon Him oyer~hclm- ingly. In becoming the worlds sin bearer. He was to suffer the hiding ef Gods face the awful abandonment of the cross. Thus sin has upon it. from the divine side, the tears and sweat of GethSemane-the blood and agony of Calvary.
 He wept over worlds blindness. You can hear a sob in these words "Oh Jerusalem. Jerusalem How often would l have gathered thy children to- gether. as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not - "Ye will not come to me that ye might have life" II was IsraePs rejection, blindness false security, blasted hopes, fearful retribution and centuries of misery. which drew his tears as he be- held the ill-fated city.
 During one of those bloody Paris commnnes. godly priest was exc cuted. Afterwards. in searching his cell for valuables. attention was drawn to the window, which was in the form of cross, by some writing on the casing surrounding it. Upon exami. nation, the word height" was found on the Iintle, depth on the sill be meath. 1ength and breadth" on the sides. So the tears of the Master pre- sent to us the length and depth, the to;,bt ond hraadth of the love of God.