The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17

Of thousands OF men who resolved TINT tbav
would he just like Lord Byron, and they
nmped and wore large collars, but they djd
no. nay, nave any OF MS genius You cannot sue
cessfully copy man whether he is had or
good: You may take the very best man that
ever lived and try and live like him. and You
VIII make failure. There never WINS n
, better man than Edward Payson. NAM
nave read his biography not understanding
.hht ne was sick man. and they Thought
were growing like him In denression ~
splrlt' There were men to COPY Cowper'
tne poet n glorious man. but sometinos
aliiicted with melancholy almost TO INSANITY
Inc Inc copyists got Cowper's faults but none of
There never was but ono Being N IN co,,.
a lew centuries ago He came ont tbronyb
humble surroundings, and with gait and man.
iier and behavior different from nnvtbing H.
Morlu had seen Among all classes of people
Iiio was perfect model. Among fishermen.
lie showed how fishermen should act. Amons
taxgatnerers, He showed how taxgathcrers
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 some
thing unwise on unkind or inacculatc:
but they never found IL. They watched Him.
oh how they watched HIM He never went
into house but they knew It, and they knew
now 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 children rushed out to get from
Him kiss, and old men tottered out To the
street corner TO sec 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 ono sharp rctort. Do YOU
wnnt an example of industry, see Him with
out one idle moment Do you want spcCi-
men of sacrifice, look at His life of sell de-
NAL, His death of ignominy, His scpulcher of
humiliation. oh what an example, His feet
wounded, yet He submitted Go the Journey
His back lncerated, and vet He carried tho
Condemned, yet he rose higher than
His calumniators, and with wounds
in His hand and wounds in
His feet and wounds on His brow and wounds
in His side, He calculated: Father forgive
them, they know not what they do.n All,
my brethren, that is the pole by which 10 set
your compass, that is the headland by which
to steer, that is the light by which 20 kindlc
your lamps, that is the example that we
ought all to follow. How it would smooth
out the roughness in our disposition, and the
world would bc impressed by the trans
formation and would say: II 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 81 great
that the army halted and said: I'VE can't
march any further Then Alexander dis
mounted from his horse, took n pckaN went
ahead Of his army and struck into the ice
and sHow The soldiers said III he can do
that we can do it, and 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 hcws
path Tor Himself and path for us, saying:
Follow Me! | do not ask you to go through
any suffering, or fight any battles where
do not lead the way Follow Mem
Again | remark, that we are TO look to
Christ as n sympathizer. Is there anybody
in the house to-day who does not want SYM
pathyl 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 | do not exactly
know. Their fortunes took wings i'm some
unfortunate Investment and flew away. The
bank failed and they buttoncd up penniless
pocket. Ruthless spectators carried of the
fragments OF an estate they were twenty
five years in getting with hard work.
How did they stand IL without Christi
Death came into Che nursery and there was
an empty crib. One voice less in the house
hold. One fountain less Of joy and laughter
p
Two feet less to go bounding and romping
through the hall Twocyes less 10 beam with
love and gladness. Through all that house
shadow after shadow, shadow after shndow
until IL was midnight How did they get
through it? do not know. They trudged
the great Sahara with no water in the goat
skins. They plunged 10 their chin in the
slough of despond and had no one TO lift
them. In an unseaworthy craft they put
out into n black Euroclydon.
My brother, my sister, there is n balm that
cures the worst wound. There is n light that
will lindle up the worst darkness. There is n
harbor from the toughest ocean. You
need and may have the Saviours sympathy.
You cannot get on this way. | see your
trouble is wearing you out body and mind
and soul. | como on no fools errand
to-day. / come with balm that can
heal any wound Are you sicks Jesus
was sick Are you weary? Jesus was weary
Are you prosecuted? Jesus was prosecuted
Are you bereaved2 Did not Jesus weep over
Inzarusy Oh, yes like roe on tho mount
aims of Bether 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 ye who are
weary and heavy laden, and | will give you
rest Then there is another passage Just rs
good: Cast thy burden ON the Lord 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 glorously break II open at the
right time, Genesaret cannot toss its waves
50 high that Christ cannot walk them The
cruise of oil will multiply into an illmitah g
supply. After the orchard seems 10 hnvl
been robbed of all its fruit the Lord has ons
tree left, full of golden and ripe supply The
requiem may wall with gloom and with death;
but there cometh after while song a
chant, an anthem, n battle march, jubilee.
a coronation oh, do you not feel the breath
of Christs sympathy now, you wounded
ones you troubled Onesy If you do not |
would like Ia tell you of the chaplain in tine
army who was wounded so ne could not walk.
but he heard at distance among the dying
man who saidi "Oh. my Godw He said 10
himself: II must help that map though l
can't walk
So he rolled over and rolled through his
own blood and rolled ON over many of the
slain, until he came whore this poor fellow
was suffering and ho preached 10 him the
comfort of the Gospel, and with his own
wound he seemed 70 sootho that mans
wound IL was sympathy going out to-
ward an object most necesstous, and
one that he could easily understand And
so IL is with Christ, though wounded all