Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-25
PENNILESS CHRIST.
Il Finished the Work Which
Is Given Him to Do--Lessons
/ 10 Be Drawn Therefrom.
Inv Obstacles Which Must Have
bu Thrown in His WayHow
lie SurmOunted Them.
auehed while the Young Scholar
H. a way for the New aud Glor-
ious Dispensation.
puRlsr's yrSrsHnD WORK

Ia the Gazettes
Tvs. N. Y, oct. 24.-The
IN and around the Brooklyn taber-
A sabbath mornings and evenings
ter than at any time during the
4 i years of DR.. Talmage's pastor
I'M morning the opening hymn
beginning;
I.onld speak the matchless worth,
sould sound the glories forth
''Thst in my Savior shine
xxi was John xviii, 4 81 have
me work which Phou gavest me
the Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage,
mid;
op Of anything we have under
We lift the capstone with exul-
khile, on the other hand, there is
more disappointing than, after
4oIled ia a certain direction, to
81 our time is wasted and our in
nroAtless. Christ came to throw
bway on which the whole world
II chose, mount into heaven.
4 The foul-mouthed crew who
M 10 tread on him could not ex-
the sublime satisfaction which he
a when he said; al have finished
Il. which Thou gavest me to do"
der the Great was wounded, and
kors could not medicate his
and he seemed to be dying, and
ream the sick man saw plant
neculiar flower, and he dreamed
plant was put upon his wound,
~ Immediately
1T WAS CURED.
texander, waking from his dream,
10 the physician, and the phys'
hdered out until he found Just
Of plant which the sick man had
brought 1t to him and the
las healed.
NE human race had been hurt
pbasliest of all wounds-that of
was the business Of Christ to
Nam for that wound-the balm
sstoration. Ia carrying this
|Is|to successful issue the diff
IRE stupendoUs.
IN OF our plans we have our
help us; some TO draw a sketch
b, others to help US in the ex.
But Christ fought every inch OF
Il Igalnst bitter hostility and amid
nces all calculated to depress
b
finBrst place, His worldly occIpa.
Nhgainst him. find that He
Is livelihood by the carpenters
h occupation always to be highly
and respected. But you know
w do, that in order to succeed
bployment one must give his en-.
ITO IL, and have to declare that
59es Of carpentry were unfavor,
be execution of mission which
4 an mental and physical faculties
\ Ehigh, hard, dry, husky, insen-
sism to hew a way for a new
0us dispensation, was a stu
undertaking. that was enough tC
all the concentrated energies
9hrisi We have q great many
stories about what men with
'cll have accomplished in intel
4. parlments; but you know that
n has been toiling all day with
N saw, aud hammer, plane, and
m all he can do is to rest. A
y is an unfavorable adjunct tc
" mlnd. You whose upbuildine
Hpm, or the proclamation of /
III morals, or the starting of {
= which should upturn all ma
d get some idea Of the inco
+ Christ's worldly occupation
4. Is HEAVENLY MISSION.
\ Y ather's shop, no more inter.
Y. Is necessary than is ordinarily
77ln bargaining with men that
to do yet Christ, with hands
w touch OF tools OF trade, wa
'en fh to become a public speaker
ses p the face of mobs, while some
iuN some shook their fists, anC
Yelr 2ped upon Him with their teeth
'GIl Fanted Him out OF the way.
be 'Nss orderly and respectful as
y y s' not so easy as IT may seem
hs res more energy aud NOR,
ltd 1lnore concentration 10 address
b h'ed mob. The villagers o
ssTa peard the pounding OF Hi
f7ut all the wide reaches o
losts ie 10 hear the stroke of Hi
nsIa building.
su1 'ils habits of dress and Of die
, sci him. The mighty men O
e did not appear in appare
,ssn kets and adornments. Nom
nsp 5arss would have appeared ii
ush Il Pparel. Yet here was a man
rtta pretended king, who Away
ny coat. Indeed 1t was ia
st.t Y, ior after he had worn 1t
q I'D sne gamblers thought IL wort
/ a w out still it was far from
ptely nperlal robe. 1t was Goa
/, IA mary man might have worl
lazy occasion.
nue. ~ ahJ pIcbeublOu II
Isntss no cup-bearer with COLDER
arlna snt Him wine to drink. Ol
i 10 d ne ate fish, first havint
'nsr mself' No one fetched IIiu
9k' but bending over the wei
IA N le begged drink. He sat a
' NJ I, aaquet, and that not at al
u q. M ior 10 relieve the awkward
y 'S Saib post, one OF the guests had +
J, .ss Y y lor the company,
IN. w. y ride In chariot; III
~" aer kings, as they advance
ahead and
LauDISG SUBJECTS
AVb sps retinue was made I'D o
|HHk aermen, Other kings sieer
|IHA luered canopy; this one ON
Riding but once, SO IA
sinoer--on a colt, and tina
sff 10y vas against Him. /
Y % build great enterprises
ns are afraid Of pennies