| Show SUBLIMITY OF THE HIE SERMON ON MOUNT Rev C. C R. R Neel Points Out Beauties of Words of Wisdom to the Congregation Rev ne C c. c H R. R Ned Neel pastor of the Central Contral c Christian i i church yesterday morning took for tl the tho subject of ot his discourse the he lessons lesson taught b by the tho Sermon Semen n on the Mount Mot lie He teach emphasized Its teach teach- lags Ins 1 and antl the ge which it carrIed to Christians He said In part of I And seeing the multitudes He went up Into a mountain and when Ho He was set His disciples came caine unto Him and He opened Ills His mouth and tau taught ht them saying Matthew v v-I- These are the Introductory words to the tho Sermon on the tho Mount This sermon of ot our Lord has been called the charter of ot the commonwealth ot of heaven the constitution tion of the kIngdom I It If Jesus had uttered nothing beyond this sermon It would have marked him as the supreme 16 teacher of o othe the wo world Search the sacred sard books of of the east ransack turn to o the tho H tho G wisdom o of oC ancient Greece philosophies and wise sayin sayings sayo say- say in ings in s o ot of the sages o of the world and you vill find nothing that can b be compared with this sermon fOr wIsdom Sublimity and moral beauty vJ The Sermon on the Mount seems to be directed against the common errors of life Ufe The he obJect of ot the Sermon on the h Mount Moun M t is to fill fill the heart with moral 1 and beauty transforming transform transform- Ins Ins- its selfishness ng hardness and cruelty Into Gentleness s kindness ness and love 1 And seeing the multitudes Here are arc Immortal men and women with eternal destinies and glorious Each person in this great multitude is the center of vast ast Influences influences Ho lie saw that the they were scattered scattered scat scat- as sheep not having a shepherd shep shop herd and He Be had compassion on thorn thom And SAnd He lie wont went up into a mountain This was a cathedral worthy worth of the occasion occa occa- sion zion Hero tho the roof root was the tho blue dome of oi heaven en hero the floor was composed of ot a mosaic of ot flowers lowers and living folIage fol fol- fol- fol here the walls valls were frescoed with mountain scenery and beautiful land land- seal es And And when He was set His disciples came unto Him and He opened His mouth and taught them saying Christ was pre eminently teacher a He Ho was wasa wasn a n teacher como come from God and taught as one having authority Pythagoras was once asked what was tho the secret of his eminence and he said I 1 I am not a master I am just a lover of wisdom Christ was not only nl a lover of wisdom but He Ho was wisdom The Sermon on the Mount sets tho the law and nd gospel ever against each other In striking contrast The law opens with threats the gospel s-ospel with blessing The Tho strength trens-th of o the tho law Is its stern stern- denunciation the strength of the gospel gos gos- ospel os- os pel its glorious benedictions The law seeks to frighten b by religious terror the he gospel el seeks to win sin by transform- transform lag Ins Tig love Moses Motes struck the keynote kenote of or orthe the law when he lie said Cursed and Christ struck struel the keynote of ot the Gospel when Ho lie said Blessed Christ teaches that the wa way Into the kingdom Is not local tribal or exclusive sive Admission is 18 granted ranted those who are arc poor in spirit pure in heart morel morel- ful CuI ul and meek Tho The kingdom was open to o Matthew the tho publican on the same terms with Nicodemus the ruler of the tho Jews The scribes and Pharisees must enter by the same door as ns the publicans and sinners Henry Henr Ward Yard Beecher said said- Most lost men build buill their lives as cathedrals cathedrals cathedrals cathe cathe- are built the part nearest the ground finished while that part nearest heaven on Is forever forever Incomplete |
