The late John Addington Symonds was no professed Christ-jan yet he says this, "I think it more than probable, that Christian morality (rightly conceived, not confused with dogma) is the norm from which others deflect." That is a great word. He says you "deflect" from the right way, when you get away from Jesus Christ. Where are we? Have you deflected from Him or more wisely cast yourself on His mercy? Here is a remarkable pronouncement from an eminent Jew, Mr. C. C, Monte-fore, which I cut out of a paper in 1912, and which I never saw withdrawn. Mentefiore said, "After making all possible deductions Jesus nds in a special relation of dignity to God; if God is sovereign in the new kingdom, Jesus is H: s Viceroy. The prophets believed in themselves and their message. Jesus Christ believed in Himself. The centre of Jesus' teaching is God, the centre of Christianity is Christ, yet it comes back finally' to the same thing for Christ is of the one substance.with the Father."
A happy time will dawn on-the world when we cease spinning gauzy and insubstantial ideals for the saving and perfecting of man, out of our own heads, and heartily and gratefully thank God, that.the way has" been graciously laid down foi us; that by repentance, faith and obedience, we may all in God's finite mercy, and_by fie power of God's mighty Spivit, "attain unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ." The works of nature do always aim at. that which cannot be hottered."' And He cannot be,
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