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Show FINDS LESSON 1 STDRYDFZAGGHEUS Conversion of "Common" Man Is Discussed by the Rev B F Bronson borne of the lessons to be drawn from the story of the conversion of Zaecbeua, the common man were pointed out by lhe Rev B. F Bronson of tbe Bio Grande Baptist church in bra sermon last evening Dr Bronson said in part Somewhere In the works ot George Mat! eson, that great blind preacher he speaks of Zacrheus as the nan ha lng really not bine uncommon about him Everything In bis make up except his etature which ls short is middle sixe Net a saint and yet not desperately wicked He does much tbe same as others of his circle da His ideal is to measure up to the ae cepted standards of the community He is satisfied with the seen In stead of yearning for the "unseen deals of life There may be some who win not agree wtlh us In classifying him among the good men of the New Tea lament B t we haveno account of any specla meanness on his part. There 1s not the odium attached to him that seems to nave followed Matthew who was also a publican He cannot be said to have been trou I bled n on rlence ho Just wanted to sec th s man of whoi he doubtless ad heard considerable He took the nitlat e In seeking Christ If It be even from no hlgl er motive than that of cuiioslt low many there are w o ha e become Interested that m the begl ning were attracted by some th ng almo t extraneous to the real truth may oe an evangelist a great preacher a new preacher a beautiful build ng M He there tbey have be come possessed of the spirit under neth ft nil Zaccheus om ng as he did to Christ from curios ty was completely won to his manner of 1 fe. "What wonder wou d come o er the world If all those co erted to Christianity regarded the change as d d Zacchevs Behold Lord the ha f of my goods I give to the poor jt a little different way of showing penitence from Lord be merclX 1 to ne a sinner but I th nk it showed his penitence and de pendenee upon God Not the do ng of certain things In way of phi anthropy and charity is propf that we are always r ght with God but we are confident t at lack of the spirit of love and service for fe ow men is proof that our relation to God eeds rig ting Cod accepts our expression of lo e to 1m In our mln Istrations lo our fel owmen Zaccheus ent farther rot only would he make this thank offering but If he had ever wronged anyone in h s past deal ngs he would repay fourfold V th what joy could tl e master of earts say Today is sal a t on come to thy 1 ouse This man was 1 ke the most of us In that his com ng to Chr st did not require that he cl ange his oc upation Of course it is sometln es necessary for us to change Son e lines of ac tl tv are entire v out of harmony with the spirit of Jesus But as a rule we are expected to go right on hav ng a e tlrcly new outlook upon 1 fe it may be impelled by ne v not ves san t fying the ordinary wa of our 1 fe |