The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-11

HuBhing the tempeRlB, ana yet sitting down with.
out any assumption In the cabin by the disciples,
a. though BE had done no more than wipe lhe
sweat from His brow In His fathers carpenter
shopl Taking foot 0S death of the heart OF Las
AruB and breaking the Ahackles against the grave
mough, and yet walking home with Mary and
jerusalem going out 10 stay the night in the 50.
burban village OF Bethany Omnipotence under
countrymang garb Walking In common san
dals seated with publicans and Dianerl oh, the
humility Of the Bon Of God How little you and
have Oft. We gather few more dollars than
other people have, or we get little higher social
position than some one else has, and how we strut
and want people to know their places, and
cry ont rs Aot this great Babylon that have
III Rs @EP " %y 0 S SS hIS the nS hRS
get something Of the humility Of Christ.
Sill further: The Spirit Of Christ was spirit Of
prayer. Prayer on the mountains; prayer in
Gethsemane; prayer on the lake; prayer among
the sick; prayer on the croSB Why, you cannot
mention the name Of Jesus without bling obliged
10 think Of prayer Prayer for little children: IT
thank Thee Oh Father, Lord Of heaven and
earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from
the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them
unto bsbeB," Prayer for his friends Father,
will that they be with me where l am" Prayer
for his enemies Father, forgive them, they know
not what they do" Prayer for all nations: "Thy
kingdom come" How little Of that spirit you and
l have. How soon our knees get tired. Who Is
there that for ten minutes can keep his mind
away from the store, the Office and the shop and
concentrate 1t In supplicauon2 Where are the
Ylals full OF 0dOTs which are the prayers of the
sainA2 Oh, we want more prayer in the house,
more prayer In the nursery, more prayer in the
paTlor, more prayer In the social circle, more
prayer In the Church, more prayer in the leglsla
tive hail, more prayer among the young, more
prayer among the old. Lord, leach us how to
pray We have not tested Its power yet, The
very moment when the Diet of Nuremberg were
signing the ediCt hatgave deliverance to the Prot
estants, that very moment Martin Luther was
kneeliDg down In his private room praying for
the accomplishment OF the object. Without any
communication between the diet OF Nuremberg
and the room where Martin Luther was praying
for THAT grand accomplishment Martin Luther
rose from his kness with q shout, rushed out into
the street. and cried: ave have got the victory;
the Protestants are freel" That was prayer get
ting the answer straight from the throne. We
need to pray like Daniel with our face toward the
Holy City. We need TO pray like the p'l5 ilan ,smi
ting our heart We need to pray liE'S77oV "oh,
wretched man that l am, wsrr-,aIAl dSsGer meT
We need to pray like Christ WHO first emptiad all
the life blood out OF his heart and then filled that
heart with the sighs and the gtoans and the Wants
and the agoDies OF all generations.
"Cold mountains and the midnight air
Witnessed the ferYor Of his prayer"
Still further; The spirit OF Christ was the
spirit OF work. There was not a lazy moment In
all His life. Whether he was talking 10 the fish
ermen on the beach, or preaching 10 the sailors
on the deck, or addressing the rustics amid the
mountains, or spending the summer evoning in
the village, He was always busy. Shaving In the
carpenters shopl Helping the lame man to
walk without crutch Curing the childs fits !
| Providing Tatl0ns for hungry host Always
busy He was. The hardy men that pulled out
the net from Gennessret full OF hOundering rea
| cures; the shepherds who hunted up the grassy
plots for their hocks to nibble at the shipWright
humping away In the dockyards; the wine
makers OF En'gedi dipping up the Juice from the
vat and pouring 1t Into the goat Skins-none OF
these were halfso busy as He whose hands and
head and heart were all full Of the worlds work.
From the day on which he stepped out from the
cAravanssry OF Bethlehem to the day when He
set his croBs In Its socket on the bloody mount II
was work, work, work, all the way. II 10 not so
| with us; not 10 with you; not so with me. We
want the burden to be light II we are to carry IT.
the church pew soft II we are to sit In IT. the work
easy If we are to perform IT. the sphere brilliant II
| we are to move In IT. the religious service short
| II we are TO survive II. On the way to heaven,
| rock US, fan us, sing us TO sleep, dandle on the
tips OF your fingers, hand us up out Of this dusty
world toward heaven on kid gloves and a slken
| Bunehadel Let the martyrs who Waded the food
and breasted the fire get out OF the way while
| this colony Of tender footed Brooklyn Christians
| come up TO get their crown Oh, for mote OF that
better spirit which starts man heavenWaTd, de.
| termined to get there himself and to take every
body else with him. Busy in the private circle,
busy In the Sabbath.school, busy In church. busy
| every where for God and Christ and heaven o,
Christian SOUL what has Jesus done against thee
| that thou hast betrayed Him2 Who gave thee 81
much riches that thou canst afford to despise the
rewards OF the faithful2 At this moment, when
all the armies Of the earth, and heaven, and hell
are plunging into the conflict, how can you de-
sert the Standard
have shown you that the spirit of Christ was
q spirit OF genteness a spirit Of selfsacrihce, q
spirit OF humility spirit Of prayer, spirit OF
work-hve points, win you remember them
And are you ready for the tremendous conclusion
OF the apostle; III any man have not the spirit
OF Christ, he is none Of His" 0Verpowering
statement Who can stand before it2 Not l. net
you; AID yet this subject ought not to throw any
Christian into q despairing mood. Though we
are all we'll aware Of the fact that we have not
these traits Of character as Christ had them yet
think we have the seeds planted In our souls and
the harvest after while will come Glory to
Cod you have the blessed beginnings in your
nature, and though you are painfully aware day
by day Of your shortcomings, II ls your earnest
prayer: Give me this spirit Of Jesusl" Aim
high l would not this morning ray one dis.
COuraging word TO you, really think you have
some Of the favorable symptoms Of complete
and eternal recovery from this malady OF sn
Watch Pray Study Compared On toward
the prize sheath not your sword till you have
gained the last victory Higher and higher till
you reach the celestial hills Crowns radiant
and immortal for all the viCtors, but eternal
death to every deRerter