West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-10-24

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nuIhDie surrounding, and with a gaitand man
her and behavior different from anvtbina a.
MorId nad seen. Among all classes OF peonle
IL ~ mas a perfect model. Among fishermen
Ao showed now fishermen should act. Amono
toXgatnerers, he showed how taroatherar,
should act. Among lawyers, He showed how
lawyers should act. Among farmer
ne showed how farmers should act.
AnnonS rulers He showed how rulers
should act. Critics tried 20 find
IN His conversation or sermons come
thlng unwiso on unlind or inncculate.
out they never found Il. They watched Him
on now they watched Hint He never went
INTO a mouse but they knew IL, and they knew
now long lilo stayed, and when He came out.
and whether He had wine for dinner. SANDER
twisted hor whips and wagged her poisoned
tongue and set her traps, but could not catch
nm Lutte children rushed out TO get from
Him n kiss, and old men tottered ont 10 tho
street corner TO SEQ Him pass.
DO YOU want nm illustration OF devotion
oehold Him whole nights I'm 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 lido moment. Do YOU want a speci-
men OF sacrifice, look at His life of self de-
NAL, His death OF ignominy. His sepulcher ~
humiliation. Oh what an examplei HIS feet
wounded, yet He submitted TO the journey.
Ills back lacerated, and yet He carried the
Sross. otruck, lilo never struck back again
G1ndomncd, yet he rose higher that
In His hand and wounds IL
His feet and wounds on His brow and woundi
In His side, He calculated: Father forgive
them, they know not what they do" All,
my brethren, that is the pole b. which to set
your compass, that Is the headland by which
TO steer, that is the light by which to hndle
your lamps, that Is the example that we
ought all 10 follow. How it would smooth
out the roughIness in our disposition, and tho
world would DO impressed by the trans.
formation and would say: II know what &,
tho 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.n Then Alexander dis,
mounted from his horse, took n pickax. went
ahead OF his army and struck into tho ice
and Snow. The soldiers said: 'If he can do
that we can do it, aud they took their picks
ana soon the way was cleared and the army
marched on. So our Lord dismounted from
Ills glory, and through all icy obstacles news
a pain Tor Himself and a path for us, saying:
uroilo% Mel do not ask you TO go through
any suffering, or fight any battles where |
do not lead the wayl Follow Mer
again L remark, that we are to look to
christ as n sympathizer. Is there anybody
In the house to-day who docs not want SYM
pathyf L do not know how any one can live
without sympathy. There are those, how
ever, who have gone through very rough
paths in life who had no divine arm TO lean
ON. How they got along l do not exactly
know. Their fortunes took wings I'm soma
unfortunate investment and flew away Tho
BANK failed and they buttoned up a penniless
pocket. Ruthless spectators carried Off the
fragments OF an estate they were twenty
nye years in getting with hard work.
How did they stand it without Christi
Death came into the nursery and there WINS
an empty crib. One voice less in the house
hold. One fountain less of Joy and laughter
Two hands less, busy all day long in sport.
we Ieet less to go bounding and romping
through the hall. Two eyes less to beam with
love and gladness. Through all that house
shadow after shadow, shadow after shadow
until it was midnight. How did they geo
through 1t? i 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 to lift
them. In an unseaworthy craft they put
out into a black Euroelydon.
My brother, my sister, there is a balm that
cures the worst wound. There is a light that
will kindle up 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. l SEQ Your
trouble Is wearing you out body and mind
and soul. l come on no fools GRAND
to-day. 1 come with a balm that can
heal any wound. Are you sick? Jesus
was sick. Are you weary? Jesus was weary.
Are you persecuted? Jesus was persecuted
Are you bereavedg Did not Jesus weep over
Lazarus2 Oh, yes, like a roo on the mount
aims of Bother Jesus comes bounding to your
soul to-day. There is not one passage of
Scripture, every word of which is a heart
throb: Come unto Me, all We who are
weary and heavy laden, aud L will give you
rest" Then there is another passage Just as
good: Cast thy burden on the Loid and
He will sustain thee" Oh, there are green
pastures where the heavenly shepherd leads
the wounded and sick of the flock,
The Son of God stands by the tomb of Laza-
rus and will gloriously break it open at tho
right time, Genes0ret cannot toss its waves
so hlgh that Christ cannot walk them. The
cruise OF oil will multiply into an illimitah'e
supply. After the orchard seems TO hay ,
been robbed of ali 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 a While n song n
chant, an anthem, a battle march, a Jubilee.
a Oh, do You not feel the breath
OF Christs sympathy now, you wounded
ones, you troubles onesf II you do not. 4
would like TO tell you of the chaplain in tine
army who was wounded so he could not walk.
but he heard at a distance among the dying
n man who said: "Oh. my GOdT' He said to
himself: u must help that man though l
can't walk"
SO he rolled over and rolled through his
own blood and rolled on over many OF the
slain, until ne came where this poor fellow
was auAicfluE ana nc pfeacned 20 MN the
comfort OF the Gospel, and with his own
wound he seemed ~ soothe that mans
wound. II was sympathy going out to-
ward an object most ncccssitOus. and
one that he could easily understand. And
50 IT Is with Christ, though wounded all
over Himself, He hears the cry of our
repentance, the cry Of our bereav-
ment the cry Of our poverty, the cry Of our
wretchedncsa aud lie says: II must 90 and
help that soul" and He rolls over with
wounds in head, wounds in hands. wounds I'm
feet, toward us, until lie comes just where we
are weltering in our own blood, and lie puts
His arm over us-and / see IL is n wounded
arm, and 10 IS a wounded hand-and
as Hc throws His arm over us / hear Him
say: II have loved thee with an e~verlast-
ing love-"
Again, we must look 10 Christ as our final
rescue. We cannOtw with these eyes however
good our sight may be, catch a glimpse Of
the heavenly land FOR which our souls long.
But / have no more doubt that beyond tho
| cold river there IS n place Of glory and Of
rest, than we have that across tho Atlantic
Ocean there jig another continent. But the
heavenly land aud this land stand in mighty