New-York tribune., 1875-05-17
CIIRIST7S RELIEF TO THE BURDENED.

CIIRIST7S RELIEF TO THE BURDENED.
Bishop james at ute Alien Street. n Z. Church.
Bishop James preached in the Allen Street IL e..
church yesterday morning. His text was Matthew XII.
2S 81 Come unto me all ye that labor and are heaVy
laden, and Will give you rest"
The interest OF this passage said the Bishop is derived
very largely from the person who addresses us Who is
IL that makes this most affecting utterancel Who Is 1t
that gives this nvitatiOni Those OF you WHO
have listened attentvely the reading of this chapter
in our morning have observed that the pre-
cedng part of tie chapter very largely taken up in set
ting forth the character and forms of the Lord
Jesus Christ. And it Is none other than the
blessed Savior who makes tlis uttorancc to Us {:
"Comc unto al yc that labor and are
heavy laden and will give you rest" Tho Savior IS
thing that lie expresses and lie Is able to fuil al tne
anticipation hat H. Las cGea Dy ,s h Ia
ASA your attention 10 the description which CHRIST mere
gives OF the state Of human society, the condition " man
kind He represents them as laborlng and heavy laden
submit this very comprehensive statement or thc
condition Of a1ad , In a f2g = mt & IN u al a s bdoa IN az
Of every mind of every life that they are heavy laden
tons a !I IN y oT c nd YET these terms are
applicable to every human being and especially before
sr bened nPXe S9' r & IS true Of ef eS What
q burden Of guilt rests on every human con
science 20 many so criminal Lave been our SINS that
to dcspondency and sometimes to despair All onr life
time, too We are subject to fear for wherever conde
hension Of punishment How many sorrows how ilany
grievances how many dsappontmenis how many per 81.
sOrrOws has his dscOmfortS has HIS uneasincsS OD>
how much OF a burden does every human heart carry
until il is relieved by our Lord Jesus Christi The little
onos have their srnrngs and have their burdcni ana
these grow with rs grow Older. AS our years in
dened How much OF care we lave! How mch OF laDor
sites for toll and labor!
Now, these arc in few words the burdcns that our
Lord jesus Christ in humanity. As He stood here
among men, in ali the Tenderness or his naturc, Ills
0mn Client eve surveyed this human experience
and saw how many were oppressed; and His heart
heavy with compassion, and le ctled out Come unto
me all W vs ones ysn All Ba R
no fri statement vi the case Men are not only bur
laden. hut they are also laborers. Lie is con
tinual struggle What busy week thls mas Dcen Tor
Many Of yST y5v s fo2F ~ &ccnn & aim t UPON y yohow
have thought and planned and worked during the week
Inat SVl HI and weay sht and day that You
may prepare for your households. lind bread and clothing
nneoH niS Ho ic Of Solaitnlc ani labor! now tley
are t0ng-wh pain sometimes, and with the sense of
w;h those who are in eir circumstances prosper
Gus. How anxious after weah-and how corroding is
nsbt study and oil that they may acquire position!
What struggng II we TOOK at society only in tins tenn
poral aspect it, find it true that they laborng
o." tn nhtan relief fro this sense OF fear Labor
n in some way consciousness of Divine favor
on What sacrtises they do make even In some instances
sacrificing the children they love, ard in even
giving their bodies to burned for the sin OF teirsOus
Some persons approend that the wicked in our midst
indifferent 10 this subject Let me ask every unco-
yertcd person in this house now often he mas fought with
q of duty, how often he has quietcd his con-
science Tor the time being by, promises 10 do
hster hereater ad Low oday y 6 ne 10 sui sui
become religious! This fight .or vOnr soul is trial that
requires great ior,iude,t ~ lighting 1nst God, ana
You know IT, And those who going to he labor harder
than those who going to heaven And these persons
vino seeking with ituiisi ana mOrnty qdieJ clr
souls and Obtain eterna! life, are going painful round OF
serycc done from fear and not frOln love, and,
world Is labOIing Now, Jesus Christ hl5 and lie
saw row utterly futile and ees5 all these strug
gles that the people might struggle on in this way,
spend their toll 62d Tito III this Manncr and a.G al
perish in their sins And oh how His heart was heavy
with conpassi0n Now, the simple removing OF The bur-
den gives RELIEF aud gives ls rest III ms way IN part
aad pOrIg His salvatOn in the greatness OF Ills
rcdcemng mercy lie forsivts our sins, ana when our
guilt removed all our fear IS gone NOW Jesus ChSt
does always all Ouf heart-buI1nSs ana al
our sOrrows lie does not remove entirely from temp
tat0n; s have conflicts, we still have trials, we
still have to struggle on q Obtain cterna me- bt whlle
We arc bearing this burden, Jesus Christ Strengthens us
in the inner man. He gives victory our tenpa-
tons, he helps US to endure and suffer by HIS power
Now, let To every one here tlat We present 10
Won an antiiOe for every cy in your heart IN your err
cum stances in condition. i'll time and IN the ltufe
before yOl 1t is the promise 0t our Lord ana SAVIOR
Jesus Chl5t And let le say 10 these aDOrIng pets0iS
ness and wau-let say to you that mere Ia Jesus
Christ help you. You may east your burden on the
Lord and will sustain you. And let M LAY TO every
troubled ecnec to every one VINO mas soil 10 save
hero i, your hope and your help. Come me all 20
that labor ana heavy lacn-Oh, al. 80 5lad thdt
lille word Is In the tcXt II there il an unhappy Icing
in the world nc Ii invited II then there ~ Fy, per
ishng wretch In thi5 world he is invited; II there Is u
pOOr lost incbrlac on eartl ne Is invited Come uHto
me- all ye that Labor and are heavy laden ana NAL s'e
you rest