Milford chronicle., 1889-10-18

tempest and then looked out upon the
wrath Of the sea, and coming home TO his
studio he pictured the tempest 1t is not the
copyist who succeeds, but the man who con-
fronts the natural world. So, il > man in
literary composition resolves that he will
initiate the smoothneSs Of Addison or the
rugged vigor of Carlyle or the weirdness Of
Spenser or the epigrammatic style Of Ralph
Waldo Emerson, he will not succeed as well
as that man who cultures his own natural
style. What is true iu this respect is true
in respect to character There were men
who were fascinated with Lord Byron. He
was lame and wore very large collar.
Then there were tens of thousands of men
who resolved that they would be just like
Lord Byron, and they limped and wore
large collars. but they did not have any Of
his genius. You cannot successfully copy
a man, whether he is bad or good.
You may take the very best man
that ever lived and try and live like
him, and you will make a failure There
never was a better man than Edward Payson'
Many have read his biography, not under
standing that he was a sick man, and they
thought they were growing in grace because
they we're growing like him in depression OF
spirit. There We're men to copy Cowper the
poet, glorious man, but sometimes afflicted
with melancholy almost to insanity. The copy
lists got Cowpers faults but none Of his virtues.
There never was but one being fit to copy.
A few centuries ago he came out through
humble surroundings, and with a gait and
manner and behavior different from any
thing the world had seen. Among all classes
of people he was perfect model. Among
fishermen he showed how fishermen should
act. Among taxgatherers he showed how
taxgatherers 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 him! He
never went into a house but they knew it, and
they knew how long he stayed, and when he
came out, and whether he had wine for din
ner. Slander twisted her whips and wagged
her poisoned tongue and set her traps, but
could not catch him. Little children rushed
out to get from him kiss and old men tot
tered out to the street corner TO see him pass
Do you want an illustration Of DEVOTION be-
hold him whole nights in prayer. Do you
want an example OF suffering, see his path
across Palestine tracked with blood. Do you
and never giving one sharp retort. Do you
want an example of industry, see him without
one idle moment DO you want specimen Of
sacrifice, look at bis life Of self denial,
his death Of ignominy, his sepuloher Of hu
initiation. Oh what IN eXamplel His feet
wounded, yet he submitted to the journey.
Ills back lacerated, and yet he carried the
cross. Struck, he never struck back again.
Condemned, he rose higher than his calum-
niators, and with wounds in his hands, and
wounds in his feet, and wounds on his brow,
and wounds in his side, he ejaculated
Father, 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 kindle your lamps, that Is the
example that we ought all to follow. How
it would smooth out the roughness in our dis
position, aud 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 tue snow and ice were so great
that the army halted and said: "We can't
march any further" Then Alexander dis
mounted from his horse, took pickax, went
ahead of his army and struck into the ice and
snow. The soldiers said: IF he can do that,
we can DO it, and they took their picks and
soon the way was cleared and the army
marched on. So our Lord dismounted from
his glory, and through all icy obstacles hews
u path for himself and path for us, saying:
Follow mel do not ask you to go through
any suffering or fight any battles where do
not lead tie way! Follow me"
CHRIST THE sYMPATHIzEa
Again ! remark that we are to look to
Christ as a sympathizer Is there anybody in
the house to-day who does not want sym
pathy? | do not know how anybody
can live without sympathy. There are
those, however, who nave gone through very
rough paths in life VINO had no divine arm to
lean on. How they got along do not exactly
know Their fortunes took wings IN some uH-
fortunate investment and few away. The
bank failed and they buttoned up penniless
pocket. Ruthless spectators carried off the
fragments of an estste they were twenty-five
years in getting with hard work. How did
they stand it without Christi Death came
into the nursery and there was an empty
crib. One voice less in the household. Ono
fountain less pf Joy and laughter. Two hands
less, busy all day long in sport Two feet less
to go bounding and r0mping through tho
hail Two eyes less to beam with love ana
gladness Through all that house shadow
after shadow, shadow after shadow until
it was midnight. How did they get
through iti | do not know. They trudged
the great Sahara with no water in the goat
skins They plunged 10 their chin in the
slough Of dospond and had 10 one to lift
them In an Hqseaworthy craft, they put
out into a black EurOclydou. Ny brother,
my sister, there is balm that cures the
worst wound. There is light that will
kindle mp the worst darkness. There Is a
harbOr from the toughest ocean. You need
and may have the Saviour's sympathy You
cannot get on this way. | see your trouble
is wearing you out body and mind and soul.
l come on no FOOLS errand today. | come
with balm that can heal any wound Are
you sicki Jesus was sick. Are you weary
Jesus was weary. Are you perseeutedi
Jesus was prosecuted. Are you bereayedi
Did not Jesus weep over Lazarusi Oh,
YES, like "A roe on the mountains of
Bether, Jesus comes bounding to your
soul today. There is one passage Of
Scripture, every word of which is a heart
throb: "Come unto me, all We who are weary
and heavy laden, and will give you rest. u
Then there is another passage just as good
''Cast thy burden on the Lord and he will
austalh thee" Oh, there are green pastures
where the Heavenly Shepherd leads the
wounded and sick OF the dock. The Son Of
God stands by the tomb ot Lazarus and will
gloriously break it open at the right time,
Genesaret cannot toss its waves 50 high that
Christ cannot walk them. The cruise Of oil
will multiply into All illimitable supply,
After the orchard seems to have been robbed
Of all its fruit, the Lord has one tree left, full
of golden and ripe supply. The requiem may
wall with gloom and with death; hut there
cometh after while song, chant, an an
them, battle march, jubilee, a coronation.
Oh, do yoR not feel the breath of Christ's
sympathy now, you wounded ones, you
troubled olesi If you do not, would like
to tell you of the chaplain in the army
who was wounded 50 he could not walk; but
he heard at adistance among the dying a man
who said; "Oh, my God!n He said to him
self: 81 must help that man. though | can't
walk" So he rolled over and rolled through
his own blood and rolled on over many Of the