New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-01
THE YOKE OF CHRIST.

We that labor aud are heavy laden and will give you
rest T,ke my yoke upon YOU and learn OF me,
i'0' "'", "' 'OA. , 49,, 80 hu an5 roe, u,to vour
meek ana iowV ln heart' anu Io Sn' nuu 'o''
souls; for my yoke IA easy and my burden Is light"
~ 1a no, IN. ,,oice a, a, Ano.t,e to tell H. what
" ,,. 1t, ,h aIoda n, rms
wo all know 10 our sorrow' that uuiinK 'no "'0
natal life every man must bear his own burden Wher
aver WA he whatever We do whithersoever we go, still
is that true OF all the children OF men, Inae s ruo
them IN religious life they know to whom rehgoh
nro,,tcal reality. and they know even better that IL
Prac''"' wan" ~ 80, ~, =, ,o. ,oo, dr,,vo
wonid SIM % "ueoi 'non - '"o' ",' =, No,
TO Jesus Christ. Outside the inevitable burden Is not
I ON ovory mana shoulders but much moro oppres-
oi' o 80 -, 49,, no tho ,,i,h a,J ,aticnce 10
sye tan Tr vt" Of This world is heavier bv far than
help nn' NV y 80 ,,nnn ns i'm His Chirch: and 10
any 'nnt OiSt th" escp"e the oiarr ia gain There
oahG ia . " no gr"ater mistake than 10 suppose
coulu 10 no eIc"'ut 20, ~ tno wn,id ia 70 h.
tnat 70 nvo sns nS free If trne that there arc
at ease independent, anu oVi ro lid % much a.
~ tno Woiiu To- ~ iws but they are after all
tneS ea, 8hevisns owcssts exceptions tolerated
aasl1nts' nerniiied 10 90 their way
merely, ahu copIo"PoJ r"n,nact and strinwent
III ruin .ne rnq6 system Of bondlse There are
sYs,9, az ,r,ceas ord,v1nces regulating everything
% nsrce ,nterromr.e costume aud all the rela-
inns oG it, some of mi. code is written much
.iOnS Va io' - oonr,njnus and In same ects purc
30 70 + sneau nay NJ inc restraints on outward con
Smc, aid acf winch constitute the yoke OF world;
V t re numer"ns yIgorons capricious sometimes
@ M one surreeds IN the world VINO refuses
TO I'VE mir h, Sn eIncntion IN s maxims and man
pdIeu III ~, W -, 80 ha,r matt there IN adorn so.
heIs ti lucy ~ ' no Homer of some nrofessio but
c,ry or 10 nu " Ito 5at ~ hrcing IN younc colt y
mtna fhs hook INFO the nose aud the bride into
misSio
ori either 70 WORK there or TO amuse yourself or to
nnrsnc what seems TO be your destiny, and presently
van will feel that under cOnstraint On every
ga ara The nars f system long since established and
thnro IRE ruIes and princIpes the result of long
tbaya ia q, code ot tho realm ID srePard the
80 ~ husiness trade sOciety Drof s,ona
a!t'nO.a, % 60 GA, will ne thrown out otbe
lie, or Iasnon OF onUo "a rrhon fry fn nid your
Tlne' tnruS. aei"o, va oi ,o mild under fnnt
grOuua, anu YOU W. -. 10 $50 co ieatn ina world ia
ana eIt on inc .oi " 80 ~ em,octs p,th seyerty.
nara taskmaStol' ~ u ,,rsob 80 his Epvuti,t'
III ID GHei , 'no as the famine waved sore i'm
wnen ny u 'hn ,monay and tho cattIs ami the
inc ianu, tno nvno'' ,rno,e " king inn AMI at
ioo omp'o " n,ssed nader Tne atronp arm
leDgth tho lhon n ~, o,d - omen Hnd hen
OF thd1 uuf oritraru re ,,i,tons y1i,st
serves the viCns y. " 49,, -, 80. 90 q t7nd
when tneir Jnuko i re-. Co. thau IN n in ,InT,aIs
tyranny Vi Yo% ,"isI do ihines Tor appearnnce's sake
bonuSge' you mus w, ~ad npefer p"t 10 do y,
must meet ana strike hands with persons whom you
ik. Vn must conform to fashions which you know
~ ha rijicnIons and which make you ridiculous; you
yonId like 10 DO certain things Overstep certain
asnrd rnes or 10 protest against certain abuses you
dor moi rst you lose caste and influence altogether
The world has blows aud Uuffets It's bells the
rTractorv There are half a dozen modes Of reducing
tHan ~ orderby VIOLENCE by sDeers by coutemptuous
nsDIrct n some way OF other il shall DO done.
am 30 Ihlt there are many who could tell u.s. from
Nv MOI n paluful story about life made under
49,, roL. NJ tbe Norld The world takes meu up to see
% ~ AN make of Them; so long as they are useful It
49, sham when they ara of use to IL no longer II
a sp ham Wat they receive from the world they
', for nv hearing It's yoke and after ell the gaia
uo. , 20 , - Raw souI. ibe Duruen of I'm, thoug1t
IS puS , - Tho nuy comfort and vet that they nave
tn' t fr oG from Them that In His service oDy is
pass their lives III b1naaee 10 power wItou u. az or