The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-12
REV. LIPPARD "a.
NOON SPEAKER
Increased Interest Shown
at Meetings in Carolina
Theatre -.

Increased interest, denoted by
q somewhat larger gathering, was
noted in the noon day services be-
ing conducted during this, the
week before Easter Sunday at the
Carolina theatre, under the au-
spices of the City Ministerial AS
ISOLATION.
The Rev. A. w. Lippard, pastor
Of the Lutheran church delivered
the noon address. He said IN
part: ,..-
at is but natural that We turn
our thoughts to Calvary and what
took place there 1900 years ago.
There are many interesting ques-
tions that come into our mind as
result of what happened there.
About one of these questions we
want to speak today. &C., ......
THE MAGNETIC POWER
OF THE CROSS -
Napoleon once stated that IL
he had 100000 men he. could have
all the nations of Europe grovel-
ing in the dust at his feet. This
is a bold statement for anyone to
make. But Jesus of Nazareth
made a far holder one when tie
said as is recorded in John 1882,
q, if / be lifted up, will draw all
men unto myself" :,
1.-The following verses make 1t
plain that He here spoke Of tn;
manner of His death. Jesus would
have US understand that some sort
of marvellous magnetic power was
TO eminate from Him as a result
of or in connection with His cru
cifXion. A power hitherto un'
known to Himself.
"He had performed miracles,
many of them, but He not once
referred 70 them as being sutfl'
cient in themselves to win men e
Him. 1t took the combination u
Jesus and the cross to do this. It
took this combination of Jesus
and the cross to make each mean
what it does today. One without
the other is like a single wire on
a light circuit. Christ without thG
cross is like Samson after he was
shorn of his locks, weak and hack
ING in something. 1t is in the
union of Christ and the cross that
we learn who He is, what He Is,
and what He did.
"Crucifxion was common
means used for putting people to
death at that time. Many people
had died thus. But none made
such claims as did Jesus: 1t wa:
Jesus who said. 81, if / be lifted
up, will draw all men unto My
self" The pages of secular as
we'll as sacred history bear testi'
monv to the fulfillment of this
prophesy. After Jesus had died
and come forth from the grave
then men began to come to Him
SO close were they tied to Him
that they would die rather than
deny or forsake. Countless mil
lions have been drawn to Him
thus and are being drawn today.
"The measure of devotion
given to Jesus in the different
ages rightly reveals the empha,
sis placed on the cross and that
which it signifies. If Jesus has
failed at times to attract as we
feel that He should, may it moi
be because we have had from the
sight of men the 'Crucified Christ
and given instead-a teacher,
prophet. Or moral leader, simply,
He was a beautiful life. One that
has never been excelled in beauty
and purity. His were great teach
ings. Teachings that have never
been surpassed in content OF
form. But what the spiritually
impoverished and bankrupt world
needed then and needs now, is
something more than a teacher, a
moral leader. She needs some
thing that will inspire men and
empower men to put their latent
moral powers into action. THIS
the combination of Christ and the
cross does"
Rev. r. V. Miller. pastor OF
Grove Street church, will be the
speaker tomorrow at this same
hour, -.