The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-19
JESUS CHRIST
ABLE TO FILL
ALL L0NGINGS
Rev. Palmer Makes Statement
10 Large Audience at Last
of Week might Meets

II bring five words tonight, five
words SO true that they sound an
immediate response in the hearts Of
men everywhere SAID Rev. Stephen
Rainier concluding the week day ser
wees At the Presbyterian church las.
night These words bring "A request
mat = sometimes thwarted because
within US the enemy often makes il
Impossible Tor the request TO be full
fIllec. Those who made the request
TO one of Ghrist's disciples, near
the close Of His ministry, were
Greeks They came from long dis
tance and III coming to that place
they fell the instructive longing for
what God had for them. They had
heard Of one who came TO people and
gave men a new hold upon and ac-
cess Of God. These are the words:
Sir we would see Jesus
There is no necessity of any re-
grct tonight that men should want
10 see Jesus for He il worthy Of all
our aspirations Ie is able TO full
fill the longings Of men. No one who
has ever come close to Jesus has
had any other feeling than that Of
Iegret
These Greeks came Of their own
desire We would see Jesus they
aaid. No one Is Il follower Of Jesus
thrlst tonight because he has to be;
no .one carries Il burden because he
mas Jesus in his life He who con
.lders his Christian life in a sense Of
burden Is not true follower Of
thrist. When We think of what
Christ has done for US we ough, to
be glad to do everything we can for
him. When we think our church il
demanding things we do not want to
do, or give, then we cease to belong
TO Jesus Christ, because only those
who want to know Jesus are his real
followers.
Wanted 10 Come Closer
THE Greeks came to see Jesus be.
cause they felt He had something
they did not have. They came with
all the clearness Of a mind that could
discern things beautiful and true and
said We would see Jesus, SO they re-
qucsted to come in closer than out
on the edge Of the crowd. Always
during His ministry there were some
afraid to come close because they
feared they might be transformed,
that they might see things different
~ and perhaps He might expect Of
them things they did not want to do
or to give up things they wanted to
keep. and 50 staid on the edge Of
the crowd. Not so with those who
were seeking Christ. They wanted to
see Him face to face"
Rev. Palmer then told something
of the background from which the
Greeks had come, Of the philosophy,
the literature Of the people and the
integrity Of the statesmen. "Thcre
is much" he said, that we in the
United States can learn from them.
He stated that through all the great
Greek tragedies are found three
elements; namely, a moral order in
the world, that moral order injured
and what can be done about it?
Jesus a Mediator
"These Greek men," he continued,
"steeped in that lore and classi
literature came to Jesus and found !,
in Him that for which their fathers |
had sought in generations past. They |
found as they came, and as others |
came from their country, that Jesus .
was mediator between men and God !
Tor the sins of the world.
&"Sin means not only that for which |
We must stand in judgment but also
IHat uiHuiHp ana sHaSklihE VI ne
keeping us away from that which we
want, that which is beautiful and |
true. have talked with men in this |
city who, in their conversation, have |
revealed that they are not satisfied
with the conditions of life they have.
They know sins binding tendencies
they know it is real"
There will be no services tonight,
but Rev. Palmer will preach Sunday
and evening bring the special
services to close. Mrs. Mackley
will sing at the Sunday services also