Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-10

see tnaJ MS was ono OF the moN
blessed aud happy lives that ever
gladdened the earth. He does not rep
resent himself as burdened with
pain and woe. He seems 10 have felt he had
such fulluess of cladness that IL he could inn
part it to the souls of men IL would hll them
with unspcakabe Joy.
l. The perfect poiso Of faculties which we
find in him Is constant source of happiness.
He was healthy soul, animating healthy
body There were no hereditary tants,
either la his brain or blood. He brought upon
himself no form OF physical i'll by the VIOLA
ton of the laws of life. He ministered TO the
ills of others, but we have no evidence that
he ever had occasion to heal diseases Of his
own. To this physical manhood, finer than
n Greek Apollo, was added perfect mental
organism. There were no diseases OF the
mind to cloud his life, no arrangements of
the nerve forces TO interrupt the easy flow
of happiness. He saw things as they are,
and was never weighted, as we often are, by
unreal or borrowed trouble. There
were with him no sorrows growing
out Of n perverted conscience, no
neglected TO be deplored, 10 sins TO be
atoncd. And can we conceive of one whose
entire nature, purpose and work, were at
tuned to the law and purpose Of God, as 9th
erwise than happyl
.. He experienced the serene satisfaction
which springs from love and trpst. He loved
God supremely. He trusted God implicitly.
He loved man tondorly. He understood as
none ever did since or before, the worth and
possibilities of the human soul. Hatred and
distrust, those hateful roots of bitterness
never found lodgemeut in his heart.
B. He felt also the joyful inspiration OF an
exalted purpose, One can never fail OF hap
piness whose life is dominated by exalted
aims. Ono with ignoble aims can never
know the real joys. Much OF our unhappi-
ness has its root in seliishness Our plans
center largely in ourselves. These plans do
not always succeed, as we feel a sense of
loss. Or II they do succeed seltshness can
hrtY Mann dad tAu Nhrtu NJ hl1 man ,t
this selfish ambition. Hence he escaped the
sorrows which spring from the root and
soil of seliishness He was whololy
unselfish, Hence he experienced the joys
which are natural 10 the generous soul, as
song is natural to the lark, or fragrance to
the son.
4. Not only was Christ thrilled by
exalted purpose, he was chcered by conscious
We see evil and sorrow and suffering which
we cannot alleviate or remove. He could say
in the midst Of these "All power is given
unto me in heaven and in earth" and he
could show by deed as well as word, that he
was mighty to heal and comfort.
Are we told that men rejected him and his
offer of mercy. aud that the Joy which might
have filled his heart was changed TO sorrow
by the ill appreciation of mankinda Yes.
But did ali reject hint We're not the de-
ciples, when called, quick TO follow him3 Did
not the common people hear him cladlyi
Did not the little band of faithful ones, when
gathered about him, become the seed corn Of
a triumphant churchi We are accustomed
deem it failurel Did he not
exclalm In tones OF exultation, even amid
tn pains OF martyrdom; II have finishod
the work which thou gavest me to dor Nor
were the successes which attended his
earthly ministry all that he had to sustain
him. He belonged to the true race OF
prophets. In the falling seed he could see
nei,,n ,aI hpr hn nrht IN In
temple, or down by the sea- -as he healed by
the wayside, or stood at the gate Of Main,
as he wept over Jerusaiem or bent under
the weight Of the cross, tho scroll of futur-
tending until it controlled the trone Of the
Caesars. He saw it sweep on, through the
German forests and across the plains OF
Italy, and enthrone itself in the British is.
flower, and light its beacon fires on these far
western shores. He saw the idols Of pagan.
ism go down before it, and the manacles fall
from the limbs of slaves. He saw purer
customs and better loves and larger liberty,
and happier and more peaceful homes, ex-
tending with his gospel from the river
to the ends of the earth. He said the king
doms of this world, are becoming more and
more the kingdoms of the Lord, and earth be-
came a section OF heaven, and the two worlds
blended into one, and the ransomed family
Of God, bowling before the king, cried "Holyl
Holy Lord God Almighty!' "Worthy ID the
Lamb that was slam, to receive riches, and
wisdom, and honor and blessing" blessing
and glory and power be unto him that
sitteth upon the throne" "And for the 10y
that was set before him, he endured the
cross'
Christ calls US into his service, not that we
may wear mantle of sack-cloth. He calls
US to privilege, to Freedom to worship with
God. He calls us that we may know the
worth Of life, that his Joy may be in us, aud
that our Joy may be full. SATISFYING, everlast-
ing.
DIR. Patterson announced his purpose to
organize Unversalist church next Sunday
and invited all who are in sympathy with
this movement and would like to come into
this fellowship, to report to him before TO-
day.