Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-20

army IN Persia and the snow and ice
were SO great that thearmy halted and
said: I'VE can't march any further. y
Then Alexander dismouutrd from his
horse, took u pickax, went ahc0d of
his army aud struck into the ice and
SNOW. The soldiers said: IF lac 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
news u path for himself and a path
for us, saying: Follow mel | do not
not ask you to 90 through any suffer.
ing, or fight any battles where | do Tot
lead the wayl Follow mel"
THE SYMPATHY OF JESUS.
Again | remark, that we are 10 look
TO Christ rs a syInpathizcr. Is there
anybody in the house today who does
not want sympathy | do not know
how anybody can live without sympa.
thy. There are those, however, who
have gone through very rough paths
in life who had no divine m to lean
on. How they got along do not ex-
actly know. Their fortunes took wings
in some unfortunate investment aud
flew away. The bank failed, and they
buttoued up a penniless pocket, Ruth
less spectators carried of the frag-
ments of an estate they were twenty.
live years in getting with hard work.
How did they stand ii without Christi
Death came into the nursery and there
was an empty crib. One voice less in
the household. 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 eyes less 10
beam with love and gladnesS. Through
all that house shadow after shadow,
shadow after shadow until il was mid.
night. How did they get through III
| do not know. They trudged the
great Sahara with no water in the goat
skins. They plunged to their chin in
the slough Of deSpond and had no one
10 lift them. In ak mseaworthy craft
they put out into L black Euroclydon.
My brother, my sister, there is a
balm that cures the worst wound.
There is Il light that will kindle up the
worst darkness. There is a harbor
from the toughest ocean. You need
and may have the Saviour sympathy
You cannot get OLA this way. | see.
your trouble is wearing you out body
and mind and soul. I come on no
FOOLS errund to-day. | come with a.
balm that a heal any wound. Are
you sickl Jesus Was sick. Are YOU
weary Jesus was weary. Are YOU
prosecuted. Jesus was prosecuted.
Are you bcreavedt Did not Jesus Weep
over Lazarus! Oh. yes, like a roe ON
the mountains of Bother Jesus comes
bounding 10 your soul today. There
is n passage of Scripture. every word
Of which is heart throb: Come unto
me, all We who are weary and heavy
laden, and ! will give you rest" Then
there is another passage just as good:
Cast thy burden on the Lord and lac
will sustain thee" Oh. there are green
pastures where the heavenly shepherd
leads the wounded and sick Cf the
flock.
The Sou of God stands by the tomb
of Lazarus and will gloriously break il
open at the right time. Gcncsaret can.
not toss its waves so high that Christ
cannot walk them. The cruise of oil
will multiply into an illimitable sup
ply. After the orchard seems 10 have
been robbed of all its fruit, the Lord
has one tree left, full of golden aud
ripe supply, The requiem may wall
with gloom and with death; but there
cometh after n while Il song, a chant.
an anthem, a battle march, a Jubilee,
a coronation Oh, do you not feel the
breath of Christ's sympathy now. you
wounded ones, you troubled ones! If
you do not, | would like TO tell you of
tic chaplain in the army who was
wounded so hecould not walk, but he
heard at a distance among the dying
4 man who said: "Oh, my God!" He
said 10 himself: Il must help that
man though can't walk"
So lac rolled over and rolled through
his own blood and rolled on over many
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