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tain terms who and what He is. Lis
ten: “I am the way.” Nothing uncer
tain about that. “I am the truth.”
“I am the life.” “I am the door.”
“i am the vine.” “1 am the good
shepherd,” “I am the resurrection
and the life.” “I am from above.’’
‘‘Before Abraham was I am.” It
seems that he starts upon the lowest
note and runs the scale until he
reaches the very climax in that last
statement. “Biefore Abraham was;
your father; the one whose name you
take; before he was, I am.” No won
der people wanted to hear a man
preach that talked like that. No won
der people pressed about Him so He
could not even get a rest. No wonder
today that when a man is found who
sounds a note of certainty like the
note Jesus sounded, the people want
to near him. No wonder the pews of
our Churches are so vacant when we
have sucn uncertainty in the pulpit.
I was talking with one of our leading
doctors who is a Christian. We were
talking about this matter and he said:
“Broughton, I am not surprised that
the people don’ care to go to Church.”
“Why?” I asked. “Simply because
there is such uncertainty in the note
that is sounded from the pulpit.” And
I think he is right. When a man
stands up to talk with me about any
thing, but religion especially, I want
him to have something in his mind
that is fixed; a teacher ought not to
be trying to ride every hobby horse
that comes along.
Then there was no uncertain sound
concerning His preaching with refer
ence to Himself and to God and the
Spirit, with reference to His relation
to His fellowman and with reference
to the great question of salvation. Je
sus taught that every man, never mind
how great his station in life might be,
was lost until He accepted Christ as
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John felt the blue, incisive eyes
drop on his face, but he inquired
quietly:
“Who is it?”
“Can’t you guess?’’
“No.”
“Have you not been paying special
attention to a young lady recently?”
John picked up his book. “1 should
think your own observation would
render that question superfluous.’’
“But it does not. Is Miss Heywood
not a young lady, and in your judg
ment large-brained and attractive be
yond the majority of her sex?”
“Yes; but I hope people are not
saying I want to marry my ward.”
“They are, and to my annoyance.’’
“Why should it affect you in that
way, my brother?” John asked com
posedly, as he turned a leaf of his
book.
“Because I do not admire Miss Hey
wood, and in consequence should re
gret to have you make her my sister
in-law.’’
“Why not tell all the truth, Paul,
and say I could not be guilty of a
greater wrong to the girl, since I be
long more to the world of the dead
than the living. And while you may
not like her, you feel called upon to
institute a plea in her behalf, and you
put it in the way you do, for my
sake.”
“You are mistaken; I am not Miss
Heywood’s champion. And if I thought
it best for you, I should not have any
objection to her sacrificing herself to
you, if you were as hopeless a case as
you seem to consider yourself. But I
do not believe it. I hope for your
final restoration to health and com
parative strength as I do not for any
thing else in this world.’’
his Savior. Listen to Him talking to
Nicodemus. Compare Him if you will
with the best man you know in the
pulpit, and see how hard it would be
to say just what He did to Nicode
mus. Nicodemus was a leader, a man
high up in life, and he came flattering
Him thus: “Rabbi, thou art a teacher
come from God, for no man can do
the things thou doest save God be
with him.” Few men could stand
that kind of flattery, but hear what
He says to Nicodemus: “Nicodemus,
before you can be saved, you must be
born again.”
My conclusion now is this: Does
the Church that is called to follow
in the footsteps of Jesus, that is re
sponsible for the propagation of the
Kingdom of Christ, does the Church
desire to be popular? God knows
that is what she is trying to do. She
is resorting to all sorts of schemes
to be popular; a thousand and one
committees are appointed trying to
make the Church popular; handshak
ing societies are formed; actually I
picked up a church program the other
day and saw mentioned a commit
tee of twenty-five denominated as the
“Smiling Committee.” Would the
Church be popular? Yes, she would
be popular; then she is first of all io
key her work to the natural life of her
community; she must be humane;
she must have a heart of sympathy
and of compassion for all classes and
all conditions of human need. She
must be humane; she must have sym
pathy for the common people; she
must be catholic in her spirit. She
must be clothed with unparalelled au
thority; she must be a supporter of
the truth, which must tingle in every
fiber of her being; she must be will
ing to fight for it; then, praise God,
the flag of victory will ever float over
her ranks.
Dr. Gordon rose and walked to the
window, where he stood with his back
to his brother.
“Don’t think me a brute, old fel
low,” he continued, a certain huski
ness in his rich voice, “for if you can
only come back well, I declare to you
I shall be glad to take any woman
for my sister whom you choose to
honor with your preference, even
Miss Heywood.’’
“She will never occupy that relation
to me. But if you knew her as I do,
I axi sure you would elect no other
woman to fill your life.”
Dr. Gordon gave him an incredulous
look, but he forbore to wound him by
a more definite reply.
(To be Continued.)
FOREVER DRY.
There is a youngster in college who
combines the poetic instinct with a
keen sense of humor. He is not a
close student. In fact, he regards
books as instruments of torture. One
of the professors picked up a text-book
belonging to him the other day and
found on the flyleaf this bit of verse,
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For refuge hither fly;
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merged,
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