The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-12-22
. JESUS, THE
PERFECT MAN
Remarkable Editorial Re-
printed from a Memphis
g. Newspaper. =:
From The Commercial Appeal
49,. of December %, 1922. --

of December %, 1917
There is no other character in his
tory like that of Jesus.
As a preacher. as "A dOcr Of things,
and as a philosopher, no man ever
had the sweep and the vision OF
. Jesus.
a human analysis OF the human ac-
tons of Jesus brings to view a rule of
life that is amazing in its perfect de
tail.
The system of ethics Jesus taught
during His early sojourn 1000 years
ago was true then, has been true in
every century since. and will be tru"
forever
Plato was n great thinker and
learned in his age. but his teachings
did not stand the test of time. In big
things and in little things time and
human experience have shown that
he erred.
Marcus Aurelius touched the re-
Elective mind of the world, bat he was
~ cold and aust"re as brown marble.
The doctrine Of ConluCiuS gave a
great nation moral and mental dry
rot.
The teachings Of Buddha resulted
II mental and moral chaos that makes
India doreliCt.
Mohammud offered n system of
'thiCs which was adopted by millions
of people. Now their children live in
deserts where once there were cities.
along dry rivers where once there
was moisture, and in tn" shadows Of
gray, barren hills where UuCr there
was greatness
Thomas A9u!nas waa 2 nra!a":a
philosopher, but parts of his Svstrm.
nave been abandoned
Francis OF ASSissi was Christlike In
his saintlness, but in some things h,
was childish.
Thomas k"mpis Imitation OF
Christ Is thing OF rare beauty and
sympathy, but it tx, as its name in
ticateS, only an imitation
Slr Thomas MOrr's Utopia Is vet
dream that cannot b" realized
Lord Bacon writing ON chemistry
and medicine under the glasses Of the
man working in a twentieth century
"hnratOry is purrilr
The worlds most learned doctors
until hundred and nifty years ago
gave dragons blood and the ground
Tried tails of lizards and shells u!
1ggs for certain ailments The great
surgeons hundred years ago blrd
nan if he were wounded
Napoleon had the world at his feet
or four years, and when he died thu
world was going ON its way as If he
rad never lived
Jesus taught little as to property
because He knew there were things
# more importance" than property. He
measured proprrty and life. the body
and soul at their exact relative val
ne. He taught much as to character
because character Is OF more impor
lance than dollars
Other men taught us to develop
;ystems Of government Jesus taught
20 as to perfect the minds OF men
'esus looked To the soul. while other
men dwelled on material thinRa
After the experience OF 1000 wears
% man can hind a nav in The. gov
'rnmental system as outlined hy
Jesus.
Car and kaiser, president and SO.
fali%t give to its COmplot" merit their
ldmiratiOn
No man today, no matter whether
Ie follows tn" doctrine OF Mills, Marx
Georg" a. To property, can find
alse principle in Jesus theory OF
In the duty of man to his fellows
10 8ocioloGist has ever Appropriated
be Perfection OF the doctrine laid
town by Jesus in His Sermon ON the
Mount. .... -'@-
Not all the Investigations OF chem
SITS, not all the discoveries OF eXplOr-
rs. not all the experiences of rulers,
tot all the historical facts that go to
lake up the sum of human knOwl-
dye on this day IN 1912 are in con.
radietiOn to one word uttered or one
principle laid down by Jesus.
The human experiences of 1000
ears ago show that Jesus never made
! mistake. Jesus never uttered doc.
trine that was true at the time and
then became obsolete.
Jesus spoke the truth; He lived the
ruth; and truth is eternal. ...
History has no record OF any other |
nan leading a perfect life or doing I.
Everything in logical order. Jesus Is /
he only person whose every action +.
and whose every utterauCe strike q
rue note in the heart and mind ul /
very man born of woman. lie new |
IT said foolish thing, never did
.oolish act and never GissrmblGd
No poet, no dreamer, no philOsu. /
Dher loved humanity with the love-
hat Jesus bore toward all men. H.: d.
Who then was Jesus
He could not have been merely :.
nan, for there never was a man who .
rad two consecutive thoughts absU .
ute in truthful perfection.
Jesus must have been what Chris: