Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-10-24

Byron. He was lame and wore very large
collar. Then there were tens Of thousands
of men who resolved that they would be
ust like Lord Byron, and they limped and
wore large collars, but they did not have any
of his genius. You cannot successfully copy
man whether he is bad or good. You may
t. Ike the very best man that ever lived ana
try and live like him, and you will make a
failure. There never was better man than
Edward Payson. Many have read his BIZ
ography, not understanding that be was
sick man, and they thought they were grow
ing in grace because they were growing like
him in depression of spirit There were
men TO copy Cowper. the poet, a glorious
man, but sometimes afflicted with melancholy
almost TO insanity. The cOpyists got Cow
per's faults but none of his virtues.
There never was but one Being bit TO copy.
A few centuries ago be came out through
humble surroundings, and with gait and
manner and behavior different from anything
the world had seen. Among all classes OF
people he was perfect model. Among fish
ermen, he showed how fishermen should act.
Among taxgathers. he showed how tax
gathers should act. Among lawyers, he
showed how lawyers should act. Among
farmers, he showed how farmers should act.
Among rulers, he showed how rulers should
act. Critics tried to find in his conversation
or sermons something unwise or unkind or
inaccurate: but they never found It. They
watched him, oh how they watched himi lie
never went into house but they knew II,
and they knew how long he stayed. and
when he came out, and whether he had wine
for dinner. SANDER twisted her whips and
wagged her poisoned tongue and set her
traps but could not catch him. Little child
rem rushed out TO get from him kiss, and
old men totiered out 10 the street corner to
see him pass.
DO You want an Illustration Of devotion,
behold him whole nights in prayer. DO you
want an example Of suffering, see his path
across Palestine tracked with blood. DO you
want an example of patience, see him abused
and never giving one sharp retort. Do you
want an example OF industry, see him with
out one idle moment. DO you want \ speci-
men Of sacrifice, look 1T his life Of self de-
NAL, his death Of ignominy, his sepulcher Of
humiliation. oh what an example His
feet wounded, yet he submitted TO the
journey. His back lacerated, and yet he car
ried the cross. Struck he never struck back
again. Condemned. yet he rose high
err than his calumnators, and with
wounds in his hands and wounds In
his feet and wounds on his brow and
wounds in MS side, he calculated: sFather,
forgive them, they know not what they do
All, my brethren, that is the pole by which
to set your compass, that is the headland by
which TO steer that is the light by which TO
we ought all to follow. How II would
smooth out the roughness in our DISPOSE
ton, and the world would be impressed by
the transformation and would say: Il
know what Is the matter with that man. he |
has been with Jesus and has learned Of Him.
Alexander was going along with his army In
Persia and the snow and ice were so great |
that the army halted and said: ave can't |
march any further" Then Alexander dis |
mounted from his horse, took Il piekaxe, |
went ahead of his army and struck into the |
Ice aud snow. The soldiers said .'If he can |
10 that we can do il, and they took their picks |
and soon the way was cleared and the army |
marched on. So our Lord dismounted from |
bis glory, and through all icy obstacles hews |
path for himself and path for US, saying |
Follow mel do not ask you to go through |
my suffering, or fight any battles where | do
not lead the wayi Follow mel"
Again | remark, that we are to look to
Christ as a sympathizer. Is there anybody
n the house to-day who does not want SYM
Dathy! | do not know how anybody eau
i've without sympathy. There are those.
however, who have gone through very rough
paths in life who had no divine arm to lean
IN. How they got along | do mol exactly
know. Their fortunes took wings in some
Unfortunate investment and flew away. The
,ank failed, and they buttOned up penniless
Docket. Ruthless spectators carried off the
fragments OF an estate they We're twenty
I've years in getting with hard work.
low did they stand II without Christi
Death came into the nursery and there was
N empty crib. One voice less in the house
lold. One fountain less Of joy and laughter.
Two hands less, busy all day long In sport
Two feet less to 20 bounding and romping
through the hall. Two ewes less to beam
With love and gladness. Through all that
ouse shadow after shadow, shadow after
II I
ct through iti / do hot know. They
rudged the great Sahara with no water in
he goat skins. They plunged TO their chin
, the slough OF despOnd and had no one to
II them. In an unseaworthy craft
hey put out into black Euroclydon.
My brother, my sister, there i a balm that
ures the worst wound. There is light
nat viii kindle up the worst darkness.
here Is harbor from the toughest ocean. /
on need and may have the Sayiour's SYM /
athy. You cannot get on this way. | see ,
our trouble Is wearing you out body and
lind aud soul. | come on no fools errand {
day. l come with balm that can heal any
ound. Are you sickg Jesus was sick.
re you weary Jesus was weary. Are
Du persecutedy Jesus was prosecuted.
re you Dereaved! Did not Jesus weep over |
azarusg oh, yes, like roe ON the noun s
ms of Bother Jesus comes bounding to
our soul today. There il one passage of 7
rupture, every word Of which is a heart :
rob; Come unto me, all We who are [
cary and heavy laden and / win give YOU n
81" Then there Is another passage Just as
,od; Cast thy burden on the Lord and he {
III sustain thee" Oh, there are green pas-
res where the heavenly shepherd leads the
ounded and sick Of the flock.
The Son OF God stands by the tomb Of 7
izarus and viii gloriously break il open al !,
e right time. Genesaret cannot toss its u
aves so high that Christ cannot walk them. a
&c cruise Of oil will multiply into an illirnita- Y
supply. After the orchard seems to have +
en- robbed OF all its fruit, the Lord has one =
e left, full of golden and ripe supply. a
&c requiem may wall with gloom and with
attn; but there cometh after a while
ng, chant an anthem, battle march,
lilee, a coronation. Oh, do YOU not feel :,
breath of Christ's sympathy now, YOU II
FUNDED ones, you troubled onesy III You Il
not, would like TO tell you of the chap h
n in the army who was wounded so he :
nd not walk, but he heard at distance Z
ong the dying man who said: "Oh my fl
az he said to himself: II must help Il
u man though | can't walk
% he rolled over and rolled through his
% blood and rolled on over many of the
IN, untl he came where this poor fellow :.