The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-10-23
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Jesus,

ed of their Master. To the malice and
hatred of lIerod, he had fallen q vic
tim. They saw themselves berett of
their dear comforter and friend cast
ont upon the world like sheep withon:
II shepherd, conltortlcss and alone,
broken'hcartcd and dismayed. Over.
whelmed with grief, they take up the
body, as it is said, bury it, and then
go and tell JeSus. ... ''...'-.
There is one consideration connect.
ed with the Saviour's life upon, earth
--his trials, his temptations, and his
sorrows which the Christian is too apt
to overlook. 1t is this. Through these
trials and tcmptations--the very same
which the Christian experiences at the
present time-hc has been made for MS
y more perfect intercessor and sym
pathiser. To this the apostle alludcs,
when he declares, awe have not an
high-priest which cannot be tonchcl
with the feelings of our intirmities but
was i'll all points tempted like as VIC
are, yet without SIM ..s.s..l
In trouble and affection, the desire
of sympathy is one of the most natural
feelings Of the hum an heart. If the
soul can but unburden itself to anoth-
e., and as the little hymn so sweetly
and so elnphatically expresses it i
Fill our fellow creatures ear
With .he sad tale Of all our car"
it seems most wondrous alleviatlon
to the burden pressing upon our hcayt.
We sec it exemplitied in, the little
child, when, with its little heart throb-
bing with grief, it runs to its mother,
and burying its face in her bosom,
tells her all its little SORROWS and trou-
bles.. % .." d. ... & see>t,
We sec it i'll sterncr manhood, when
to our bosom friend we ,mhcsit atingly
pour ont our whole soul; not that he
hath it in his power to remove the
sonrcc--thc occasion Of the trouble
but simply that VIC may experience
his sympathy, which we fee! to Lc a
panacca for our grief, allevia;ion to
our deepest sorrow.-.,.. ...... ..,... ..
And oh, how is this alleviation hcigh-
tened, when we know that that friend
has been through the same furnace of
atfliction-has experienced the same
trials, and safely outrodc them ALL.
Oh, then with what freedom docs the
soul throw open all its secret chambers
--unburdening itself most fully, that
Il full food-tidc Of this alleviating
sympathy may flow through il.
But let us suppose that our friend
has not on y experienced the same
trouble and trials, but possesses that
within himself, which can entirely ob-
litcrate the source of an affiiction-thc
flood of sympathy gushing from his
benevolent soul, entirely washing away
the seeds of all our misery and dis
treSs. With what carncsncss would
such q sympathiser-so benevolent, SO
be cherished and loved by
us. How we would flee to him at all
times! How continually would his
image be impressed upon onr heart
In his society, how greatly would We
delight.
Now look at Jesus Christ. Is not
all this temptations, that he might be
come more perfect sympathiser in
those very trials, and temptations
He knew the human heart. lie knew
its fondness for sympathy. lie knew
what a comfort, what powerful and
instigatiOn in all his trials.
the thought Of a powerful sympathiscr
would be to the Christian, and He
himself accordingly. He
honored the feeling. He had respect
to it, He adapted himself to it, and
for it; and those that take away q
sympathizinS, all-powcrful Christ from
our religion, think not that they are
one of the strongest demands
of our nature. We appeal to every
if the want--the desire of a
sympathiser--all benevolent, all-pow-
erfal, in q work so momcntons rs the
salvation of his soul--opposed as he
is by trials. - ,.... ..........r .
"JonN, how's your ma 20 "Feeble
enough Pve got so that can lick her
now, and have my own way. You don't
see me going errands and doing chores
as ] used to" ........., .........
A RECENT Dublin newspaper con-
tains the following curious advertise.
ment. , p, u,4,.ls-f aff 3. '.~s e.
81 hereby warn all persons, from
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