Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-10-08
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/. AND THEY WENT AND TOLD JIG SUS,"

Most persons will recall the circumstances TO
which these words relate The disciples Of
John had been deprived of their Master. To
the malice and hatred of Herod, he mad fallen Il
victim. They saw themselves bereft Of their
dear comforter and friend cast out upon the
world like sheep without 4 shepherd comfort
less and alone, broken-hcarted and dislnayed
Overwhelmed with grief, they take up the body
rs il is said, bury it, and then go and Tell Jesus
There is one consideration connected with
the Saviour's life upon earth-his trials, his
temptations and his sorrows, which the Chris
tian is too apt to overlook. 1t is this. Through
these trials and temptations,-the very same
which the Christian experiences at The present
time-he has been made for US 4 more perfect
intercessor and sympathiser. 10 this the apos-
tie aludes, when he declares, We have not an
high. priest which cannot be touched with the
feeling of our infrmities; but was in all points
tempted like rs we are, yet without sim
In trouble and afliction, the desire Of svmpa-
thy is one of The most natural feelings of the
human heart If the soul can but unburden
itself to another, and as the little hymn so
sweetly and SO empha,ically expresses it
"Fill our fellow creatures ear
With the sad tale of all our care"
it seems most wondrous alienation to the
burden pressing upon our heart.
We see it exemplified in the little child, when,
with its little heart throbbing with grief, it runs
to its mother, and burying its face in her bosom,
tells her all its little sorrows and troubles.
We see ii in sterner manhood, when to our
bosom friend we unhesi,atingly pour cut our
whole soul; not that lie hath it in his power to
remove the source-the occasion of the trouble
l.,,t, 81, nl,, hof
pathy, which we feel 10 be panacea for our
grief, alevialion to our deepest sorrow.
And oh, how is this alienation heightened,
when we know that that friend has been through
the same furnance Of aficlion-has experienced
the same trials, and safely outrode them all.
Oh, then with what freedom does the soul throw
open all its secret chambers-unburdenin itself
most fully, that n full food-tide of this alleva-
ting sympathy may flow through it.
But let US suppose that our friend has not
only experienced the same trouble and trials
but possesses that within himself, which can
entirely obterate the source of an atflictiOn-
the food Of sympathy gushing from his benevo.
lent soul, entirely washing away the seeds OF
all our misery and distress. With what earnest
ness would such sympathiser-so benevolent
so powcrfu, he cherished and loved by u.s.
How we would flee to him mt all times! How
continually would his image be impressed upon
our heart. In his society, how greatly would
we delight.
Now look at Jesus Christ. Is not all this
temptations, that he might become more per.
feet sympathiser in those very trials and temp
tations. He knew the human heart. lie knew
its fondness for sympathy. He knew what 9
comfort, what powerful and cheering instiga
tion in all his trials, the thought of powerful
sympathiser would be to the Christian, and He
prepared himself accordingly. He honored the
feeling. He had respect to it. He adapted
himself to it, and for it; and those that take
away sympatbizing, all.powcrful Christ from
our religion, think not that they are violating
one of the strongest demands Of our nature
We appeal to every Christian, if the want-the
desire of sympathiser-all benevolent, all.
powerful, in work so momentous as the saliva.
lion of bis sonl-opposed as he is BY trials.