The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-09

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fees. Notone deed in my life or your life
worthy tho name.
Still further, the spirit Iof Christ was a
spirit of humility. The Lord of Heaven
and earth in the garb of rustic. He who
poured all the waters of the earth out Of
His hand-the Amazon, the Euphrates, the
Mississippi, the Ohio, the, ST. Lawrence
bending over well to beg of Samaritan
woman drink. He who spread out the
canopy of the heavens, and set the earth
for His footstool, lodging with one Simon,
atanner. He whose chariots thewinds are
walking with sore feet. Jostled as though
He were nobody. Pursued as though He
were criminal outlaw. Nicknamed,
struck at, spit on. flushing the tempests,
and yet sitting down without any assump-
tion in the cabin by the disciples as though
He had done no more than wipe the sweat
from His brow in His fathers carpenter
shop. Taking the foot of death off the
heart of Lazarus and breaking the shackles
against the grave mouth, and yet walking
home with Mary and Martha as though He
were only plain citizen of Jerusalem 60
ing out to stay the night in the suburban
village of Bethany. Omnipotence under
countryman's garb Walking in common
sandals, seated with publicans and sinners.
Oh, the humility Of the Son Of Godl How
little you and have Of it'll We gather a
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 out, lis not this great Babylon that l
have built for the might of my majesty
and for the honor of my kingdom?" Would
to God that we might get something of the
humility of Christi
Still 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 cross. Why, you can not mention the
name of Jesus without being obliged to
think of prayer. Prayer for little chill
dren: 81 thank Thee, o Father, Lord of
Heaven and earth, that Thou hast hid
these things from the wise and prudent,
and hast revealed them unto babes.n
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 tiredl Who is there
that for ten minutes can keep his mind
away from the store and the Office and the
shop1and concentrate it in supplication?
tha ,,io1 fnll 90 L,
are the prayers of the saints? Oh, we want
more prayer in the house, more prayer in
the nursery, more prayer in the parlor,
more prayer in the social circle, more
prayer in the church, more prayer in the
legislative hall, more prayer among the
young, ,Imore prayer among the old. Lord,
teach us how to pray. We have not tested
its power yet. We need to pray like
Daniel, with our face toward the Holy
City. I'VE need to pray like the publican,
shifting on our heart. We need to pray
like Paul: ooh, wretched man that am,
who shall deliver mel" We need to pray
like Christ, who first emptied all the life
blood out Of His heart, and then filed that
heart with the sighs, and the groans, and
the wants, and the agoni es of all genera.
| tions.
"Cold mountains and the midnight air
| witnessed the fervor of his prayer"
Still further, the spirit of Christ was the
spirit Of work. There was not lazy mo.
ment in all His life. Whether He was
talking to the fishermen on the beach, or
preaching to the sailors on the deck, or
addressing the rustics amid ttR mount.
aims, or spending the summer evenings in
the village, He was always busy. Hew.
ing In the carpenters shop. Helping the
lame man to walk without any crutch,
Curing the child's fits. Providing rations
for hungry host. Always busy He was.
The hardy men that pulled out the net
from Gennesaret full Of floundering treas.
ures; the shepherds who hunted up the
grassy plots for their focks toanibble at; :,
the shipwright humping away in the
dock-yards; the wine-makers Of En-gedi
dipping up Ithe juice from the vat and
h, pouring it into the goat-skins-none Of
these were half SO busy as He whose hands
and heart were all full of the worlds
work. From the day on which He stepped
out from the caravansary of Bethlehem to
the day when He set His cross in the sock
ct on the bloody mount, 1t was work.
work, work all the way. ut is not SO with
us, not so with you, not so with me. We
want the burden to be light if we are to
carry it; the church pew soft If we are to
Il sit In it; the work easy If we are to per.
Il form it; the sphere brilliant If we are to
move in IT.; the religious service short if
i we are to survive 1t. On the way to Heay.
en- rock us, fan US, sing us to sleep, dandle
us on the tips of your fingers, hand us up
out of this dusty world toward Heaven on
kid gloves and under a silken sunshade.
Oh, for more of that better spirit which
starts man Heavenward determined 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 everywhere for God and Christ and
, Heaven. Oh, Christian soul, what has
. Jesus done against thee that thou hast be.
trayed Him? Who gave thee SO much
riches that thou canst afford to despise the
I awards Of the faithful? II.
/ have shown you that the spirit Of
Christ was spirit Of gentleness, spirit
of self-sacrifice, spirit Of prayer, spirit
Of work-five points; will you remembe,
themf and are you ready for the tire
: mendous conclusion Of the APOSTLE: ~
any man have not the spirit of Christ he 1,
none of Hist" Oyerpowering statement
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