The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-30
FACTS and FIGURES
By FULLER WARREN

Last week, the western world
celebrated an anniversary OF
the birth of the most remarkable
Man that ever lived.
He had no army. He had no
navy. He had no air force. He
had no armament or weapons. He
never killed or wounded anyone.
He never put anybody in a con-
centration camp. He never called
a strike. He used force only
once-when he overthrow the
tables of the money-changers
and drove them from the tenn
pie. Matthew, 21:12).
His ministry lasted only
three years. He was crucified at
the age OF. 49,. Yet, Christ extend
ed His influence and power over
more of the world than any con-
queror who ever lived. This
humble, homeless Man, armed
only with the gospel of love and
peace, established a kingdom in
the heart of humanity that has
endured and grown for nearly
two thousand years. DeSpotS and
dictators have striven in vain to
destroy the universal kingdom of
the prince of Peace Qsiah,
9:6).
Christ was not only the most
enduringly Influential Person
who ever lived but in many 9TH
er ways the most extraordinary
Man ever born. He made the best
speech of which there is any
record. Lincoln's great speech
the graves of Gettysburg
in 1863 is considered by many to
be the best speech ever made. A
comparison of the Sermon on the
Mount Matthew, 5, 6 and y with
the Gettysburg Address will
show the infinite superiority of
Christ's great grafton.
Its opening passages contain
some of the most sublime utter
ances in any language. Nothing
Demosthenes, Henry, Webster,
Grady, Burke, Bryan, Churchill
or any of the other surprising
orators of the ages ever said can
equal in simple sublimity and
unaffected eloquence these open
ing passages from the Sermon on
the Mount: =.
Matthew S: 3 through II:
SO Blessed are the poor: for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
~ Blessed are they that
mourn: for they shall be COM
forted.
SIS Blessed are the meek: for
they shall inherit the earth.
IS Blessed are they which do
hunger and thirst after righteous
ness: for they shall be filled.
~ Blessed are the merciful
for they shall obtain mercy.
IS Blessed are the pure ir
heart: for they shall see God.
80 Blessed are the peacemak-
ers: for they shall be called the
children of God.
40 Blessed are they which are
prosecuted for righteousness
sake: for theirs is the Kingdom OF
iheaven.
al Blessed are we, when men
shall revile you, and persecute
you, and shall say all manner
of evil against you falsely, for
my sake"
Christ is the most quoted Per-
son who ever wrote or spoke
For four hundred years, Shake
speare has been copiously quoted.
For two hundred years, DR..
Samuel Johnson has been much
quoted. For more than 1000
years, the great Chinese philos-
opher, CONTIGUOUS, has beer
quoted in nearly all parts OF the
world. From 1928, when he be-
gan writing daily column OF
comment for newspapers until
his tragic death August Is, 1888
Will Rogers probably was the
most quoted man in America. In
recent years, Walter Winchel
has been the most quoted mar
in the country.
But for 1900 years, Christ has
been quoted more than all these
wise men combined. To be wide
ly quoted, a man must speak or
write lot of sense, and Christ