The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-20
SOUR EXPERIENCES.
That was tho Subject Of Rev. Mr.. Tslmaee&' Ser.
mon To = Huge Congregation at Chicago.

arlirirr. Ills subject was Sour Ex,mrirn
eos and his text: when Jesus therefor,
had received the vinegar john MN, 10
Tho sermon was as follows:
The l,rigan,ls of Jerusalem hal dome thci
work. II was utmost sun,low,. and .Ics,,
was dying. Persons on rrnciiixinn often lin
gcr",i on from day to ,iay-crying. lm.ging
cmiSiil.: bn, Christ had lurn exhausted h.,
yr; : "fmaltWntmrnt. Pillnwlrss, poorly fai
iln.g"d-ns l'"nt over and tir,l To I, low pos,
Ills bare back WIS tniamr'l with the srn,irn,s
intrrsti'," will, pieces of had and hone
am, now for Who'll" hours III" weight of Hi
body hung nn trn'lnnS. and. according 4.
custom a violent stroke under the nrimpit
had l"rn given 10y TIL" "N,r'm,iunrr Dizzy
swouuin@, u;lsrard. f,Nrrish--;, world ~
agony is"mpt"ss"l in the two words: {"
thirst" y skies "f .Imlr. let IL drop of raj,
st,,kr mn His hnrninr tongue. u world will
rolling rivers, ard sparkling lakes. and spray
u there maEy pity in earth or heaven. ~
hell. lit it now h" demonstrated in lmlmlf u
his royal silrrcr. The wealthy women u
Jerusalem used tn have fund If munr.,
with Which they provided win" for 'Il"s'
rr"plr who died in crurilixinn--n powerful
"ria," TO 'lr"lrn tli. pam; hut christ
would rot lake il. u" Wanted la iii"
solnr, aud - il" refused lii" wine. Hni
nftcrwhirl t'et 81 la II cup nj vinegar and
s"al: sI.,,.:" in il, and put il an n sii"k of
iNs"p, ana then press IL against III" hot lips
"ft'l'ri>l. iou say tn" w,rr WIS an amos
tlu.in, and int ;nlr'l tn r"ry" ar ,lr,.i.,n tl"
| pam. l:ur til. .iu"r:Ir MIS- an insult. am
'lsI,,s,, la; dept the tI""r, al the old En-
rii.ii commentators who believed that in
,,i,;nI ui it,. rim. an "Ii;I" to so0th. il was
vIrm..nr ln ,a;lt Ma!.c;, ana burgundy
| f,r .r,u dukes and 'lurl,'ss,s. and costly
| wins from royal watts fur hlnatri imprriaJs;
hui singing n.i'!s for u dying Christ. lie
Tool; l," viursa-.
w ;"In" v:". .nr sl,cha,inr seems u prp
'l"m'ra'r. ,.l!'. is sunshine on bank of
h"W''" y t.oG.ani hands tn elan M.
r'"Nal In '"or,nl"r or in January. Iunkimg
a"i'ss' tnii able. they scnn all their family
present. Health ruhir,in,. Skies Namboy-
ant. l'hNs resilient. But ina great many
r:is's there are not ST. many sugars ny acls
ih" ;inn"yanrrs. and tim Hrxa,ons aud t.
disappointment of iiir ov"rIowrr the SIZE
'"ssrS. There isa gravel in almost every
Shoe. An Aral'ian legend SANS that there
WIS y worn. ~ Snlnn,un's stan. kl,wina lis
strength a,.".:; and her" is II weak spn, in
every earthly SUPPORT that IL man lralls on.
GRANDEUR of his thr"nr because.
ON" day in an interview. Beau
t'tnmm"ll r;|lri him 10y his frs, n,nr and
addressed hi" As 4 servant. crying. "Groir..
rn!; '|'" hrI.'' Miss Lnng'lorl. L"nnr,l nll
the world o,". Ior her Imrlir genius. is 80
worried nrei' thr evil reports set alton; re-.
=i'rlin" her. :hnt sl" is found dead. with an
empty h"tti. of pr,ssic acid in her hand.
.ni't;'niIh sti,l that his lt. was u w,r,rlal
t"lng. and dat all that want and cun,.mp
r"ul'l hing tn it had been brought. aud cries
out: MINT :l,'n, is there fnrEirlall. in n
lail. f"ri',gaioi' linz painting is hung M
Tor II tarrrn sign. ll"gari!, cannot sell his
best paintings Except through II ratil" An
drew i'rls;.E makes The great trrsro in tho
tlurA OF 1t" Amlmmriati. ut Florence. and
gets l"r p'y sack "frurn: md there are
nnnuNanrs and y"NH,onS in hi-h places MS
well as in low places. shown. that in !, great
many lives ILL" s,llirs are greater than tho
sm"is when Jesus therefore, had rcr.y,.l
TIL" vinegar"
II is absurd To surpos" that man who
has always hr"n we'll can symI,athize with
those who M" srk: or tlla; one who has al.
WHY'S been h"n"r"l can appr.iat" tho
sorrow Of tlins" who arr ,lrs,,is.l: or
That one who has hr"n horn to n
gl';t f"rtuuc can understand tho dis
''"ss aud til" straits of those who are
destitute. The i;c, tina, Christ Himself took
today and forever with all those whose Gun
is filled with sharp ;ri,ls of this life. IL. took
thu vinegar.
In iii" first llarr. there is the sourucss of
betrayal. 'riI",mirlrry lur, thris,'s
ceilings NOR" Than all Tie friendship of His
disciples lid Him good. inu lavrlnd many
friends: but th"r" was on" frtrn, upon whom
YOU IN, rsl"rinl stress. fon irlSt~l him.
You loaned him money. Ynu lmirirn,lr
MIN in the dark passes of life. when Ii" rs,".
'aliv needed II friend. Altrrwar.l lie turned
upon You, aud hr took a.lvan-
tag" "f your former in,imnrirs lie
wrote against Won. II" talked against ynu.
u" mrrnsr"pzr'l Your faults. II" flung con
tempt at y"m when You "u.ht Ia have re-
"lvrl nothing hut gratitude. At first Won
could not sleep NJ nights. rhrn you went
about with II SENSE of having lnrn stun.r
That difficulty will never lmlrnl". fur though
mutual friends may arbtr;,,r in the matter
until y"n shall shake hands the old cordially
will n"vrr com" back New commend to ol
they sold him for less Than unrt wenty dollars.
Ilry 'll f"rs"nk Him. end fled. They cut
Him I" h" quick. He drank that cup of h.
travail I" III" 'irr.s. He took the vinegar.
Their" is ais" tho s"urImss nfrain. There
urr some of YOU who hnv" not seen II well
lay i"r many years. i.y keeping ont of
lran"lts, and L., carefully studying ,lirt..
ties. ynn continue to this time: hut %, the
headaches. and The si,lr;,rllr.. and the back
aches, and tho hrnrtarllrs which have l.rn
your accompaniment all til" way through!
! You hay" struggled under II heavy mortgage
Of physical disabilities: aud instead nf the
l'larIiity that one" characterized Won. it is
away from irriialility nm! .arl rtnrt
Difficulties of respiration. nf digestion, of
| l~unlutnn. CUP the treat uI,stnrl, in
Your life, and Won tug aud sweat
along the pathway. and wonder
Wien the exhaustion will end
My fricn,i*,tic brightest crowns in heaven
will not lr given to those who, i'm stirr,Irs
dashed To til" cavalry charge. while the r..n-
rial aplland"l, aud I'll" sound of rlnshing
sni'r's rang through, the lanl lint the bright.
asst crowns in heaven. brli"v.. will lm given
4" 'li">" who tr,I,ls"l on amid chronic all
'n'n's which nnn"rv.nl their strength vet all
iii" tim" maintaining tlrir faith in God. II
comparatively easy I" fight in Il regiment
ut II Thousand men. charging ~, lr lnlr;Ipcts
tn Ill" sound uf martial MUSIC: hut il is not
s"r;'sy I" "n'lur" when u" one hut the nurse
md til" 'in"tor are the wit iussrs of tho Chris
,ian f"rti,uir Besides that you nrvcr
lini any pains WORSE than Christ s.
The sharpness that sinng through His
brain. through, His hands. through His feet
| through His heart, wrr" great ns yours
certainly. II" w;s as sick aud us weary. Not
| 81 nerve. or muscle. or li.ani"mt ,s.,atn,l An
| the l'lgs of nll the mn,ions of all the ares
compressed into one sour cup. lie took the
| vinegar!
Tl''i" is also til" snlir,'rss If poverty Your
income 'i"a not meet your ou,9oillpS. and
| that always gives an honest man anxiety.
Tlrr" is II" sign uf'lrstiiutiun about YOU
pleasant appearance. AMI 81 cheerful home for
y"'l: hut Go'l only knows what II time YOU
nav" had I" manage your private finances.
just IL: III" hills run up, The wages seem
To- run down. But you arc not the only one
VIII" has been paid for l,nrl work. The
ri r"nt -, WIZ" sold his celebrated rirrr.
| III" liln.d Fiddler. fnrI0 ",llras. although
ni'"rwn"nS II brought its thousands. The
world lang,' in admiration over tho sketch
nl 'i;iir.:'nrol%ll. yet that very sketch hung
fur years in the shop window because there.
w's not any purchaser. oliver Goldsmith
sold his Vicar of Wakr!irld'' for II few
pounds. in order to keep h" Imiliff on, of lie
door: ana the vast majority Of men in all nr-
.nm''o':. and professions are no, fully paid
for ihrn surf. inn may say nothing. hut
life 10 YOU isa hard push, aud when you sit
down Will J.onr wife and talk over the OK
l'rns.s You both ris" NJ, discouraged. Yum
;i'IIlgr here. and You nhridg" there. and YOU
get things snug for smooth sailings. and ln!
suddenly Tier" is II large ,lntnr's Till to
pay. or y"u hav" lost your pork-
r''bnnk. or som" creditor has failed. and you
| are thrown a-h"nm end. Well. brut her. you
'r" IN ;:'":!o"s company. Christ owned not
III" hon :" which II" stopped. or the colt on
which )" indr. or the boat in which lie
smiled. IL" lived in Il hnrrowrl house. lie
all kinds nf weather. yet He had only one
sun off l"ili's. II" hrnki;,,tal in the morn
il@. and no one could possibly tell where lie
,n'ill art anything 10 ga, before night
| lie would have lmsn pronounced Il financial
failure He had to perform IL miracle
"."' money I" pay II tax hill. Not II
,i"ilardhi lie own. i'rivntinl of dulnrs-
'i''A; rivati"n of nutritious food: priva.
non "i ~ ""minrtnh l" touch in which to sl.cp
p,lvh'i"n ni a'l worldly resources. The Kings
"i ~" earth had chased rll;.lir,.s out of which
'"drink: hut Thirst had nothing hut n plnin
cup SGT i"i'I" Him. aud i, was very sharp