Year: 1871

The Beauty and Desirablencss of Christ-Ser.


mon by Rev. s. III. Tying, Jr.


The disagreeaplenesS OF the morning and the
threatened storm did not deter the admirers OF Rev.
Stephen h. Tying, Jr., and OF the Gospel which he
breaches so earnestly and effectualy from 1ocklnp
to the Church OF the Holy Trinity. The sermon
was based on Isaiah, tnirfy-third chapter and part
Of the seventeenth verse-Thine eyes shall see the
King In his beauty" What PROMISE and how per.
sonali The prophet whispers 1t into the ears of
every believer. True, the King shall come In Clouds
and every eye shall see him, and they also who
pierced him, and all kindred OF the earth shall wall
because OF. him; but he will appear personally to
the hating the backsliding thefaIfu disciple JOB
looking forward to the latter day when He shall
stand on the EARTH declared that his eyes should
behold Him and not another. But this gracious pro-
mise Is


wITHsTooD BY GREAT FACTS.


How can the finite know or comprehend the in
nnites Who by searching can mud out God
Christ Is among the things unseen There is moral
difficulty IN our comprehending the holiness OF God.
The natural man kneweth not the things Of the
Spirit OF God, because they spiritually dlsocrned
Just as in an eclipse, the EARTH crossing the face OF
the sun, hides his spendor and beauty from US, so
does the pollution OF the soul hide from our view the
beauty OF the King. But the illuminating ONCE Of
the Holy Spirit IS given that our minds may be en-
m
mortal, invisible. His words are spirit, and ttiey
are life and here the soul can lind present Saviour
and look upon HIM u IN l, all HIS majesty as lie walks
throne Of His glory. The pure In heart shall see
Cod and the greater the difficulties in the way OF
seeing Him become the greater will be His manifes-
tatlon. But all sights OF the King


ARE NOT SIGHTS OF BEAUTY.


Recall to mind the story OF Esther forbidden to
enter into the presence OF the King. Our Jewish
friends are now celebrating the feast of Purlm In
remembrance that the king uncovered his face to
npQ q yhapV
earth men had very different sights OF Him The
Pharisees did not see Him as did Mary; Judas did
not see HIS beauty as John the believed disciple did,
and OF the TWO thieves the cross one saw in Him
only the condemned criminal, but the other saw the
the idea which prevails In so many Christian minds
that II they had lived when Jesus was Oh earth
they would have acted very differently from the way
those who did live tnen acted and the way so many
who now live do. "But, Thomas, because thou hast
seen thou hast believed; blessed are they who have
not seen and yet have believed" Not all who have
mental vision can see this beauty. ST. Paul says
that, while the heather fof four thousand years had
looked UPON and acknowledged the perfectlon OF
this universe they did not recognize the Creator nor
worship Him as God. Not every one VINO studies
the Bible can perceive this beauty Theological


Is NOT CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE,


A man may commit the Bible TO memory ana yet
insight do not always see the King In His beauty
Balaam could net see him. And St Paul tells Of
apoststes VINO had ~ tasted Of the good word Of life
fallen away. Peter also speaks OF such persons
and Judas, DemaS, Hymeneus and others are given
a. examples. Ihey possessed a certain spiritual
insight but they did see the King in his beauty
The Emperor Julian did many valiant things for the
Those VINO shall behold the kings wrath at last
cannot see HIS beauty, though all the world must
acRaoweage at usi and true are thy WAYS thou
rocks and the mountains to fall upon them because
they cannot see the beauty OF the King. There will
be weeping ana wailng before the judgment seat OF
Christ, put not among those who see HE face and
bear His image In their foreheads


But tnere IS way whereby we may see the King
In HIS beauty-by humility. Bring the damned be-
fore the clear sunlight and how its beauty Is mani
tested. IL Is IN Chrlst's own light that he appears
GOD MUST SHINE INTO OUR HEARTS


10 give the llgnt OF the knowledge or His glory In the
lace OF Jesus Christ. There is more beauty In Him
to do It, from the first carol OF creation tOthe sound
Ing OF the last trumpet Who eau count IT upS He


Is beautiful IL His nature God and man, beautiful
as tllc sent ol the Father, beautiful In His offices as
on HIS glorious high throne. lie is beautiful in HIS
Father could trust His honor to Him we may trust
| our salvation. lie Is beautiful in Ills merits and
| helps. tie quckens the dead and enlightcns the
DARK SOUL answers The doubling SOUL establishes the
ialnt raises the tallen in duty He aids In bondage
ne uniooses In burden bearing lie takes the heaviest
END. None but Christ can satisfy the wants
OF the human soul. Every blessing OF Jesus glor!nes
| the beauty OF His person.
| by WHAT, THEN, Is HIS BEAUTY urDDRSe
why don't all men recognize Him as the fatrest
| among ten thousand, and altogether loyeys Why
are the millions Of the earth st! In arms against
HimS He was here among men, yet they saw not
HIS beauty. lie appeared 10 them like q root out OF
| dry ground, without form OF c0melincss. And
| meh cannot see Him now, because they have not
| numlilty The sepuchre napkin Is still over His
| face and egalism cannot see Him, and very often
tne sermons In the pulpit are toned down 10 SUIT
tnose VINO cannot see beauty In Christ; And the
rttuaism IN the chancel and the multitudinous
Pagan cerem0nials hinder men from seeing the
King IN HIS beauty Hostility in the pews does the
ane tning, but when the Holy Ghost shines down