The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-17

Compassion on the Multitude.
/ have com passion on the multitude
because they continue with me now
three days, and have nothing to eat;
and will not send them away fasting,
lest they faint on the way: Matthew
l5-32
/ The divine utterances OF Him who
Ispake as never man spake, are 80 full
OF meaning, 60 full OF truth, so full OF
wisdom and 30 replete with tonderest
OF men, and 80 charged with vital
purity and divine com passion aud d.
vine power aud far reaching import
and Significance. echoing as 1t were
from eternity TO eternity, and with a
dlyinely adjusted application meeting
all the neceesities OF the fallen
human race. under all states and con
dltions and In ali periods and In all
ages. so that II becomes q matter OF
the most momentous Importance to ue
as rational. accountable beings who
are ever and always searching for hap
piness by the lmpelliDg aud very in.
herent bent OF our nature, to give
earnest heed TO this divine Teacher.
who was clothed In human flesh to
teach us, the way the truth and the
life"
I We say the whole human family. by
the very bent OF their nature, are seek.
ing for happiness, and In ways as NUN.
berless as the drops of the ocean, and
In why's as hopeless us their own con
dition without Divine Dellverer.
There Is In every human breast a
somethlng,an incomprehensible some
thing, thatis reaching out like the ten
drill OF n vine for mn object for sup
port and stay, md longing md grasp
ling after something to satisfy Its
cravings for rest, happiness and life.
.iAnd since all things human have hope
lessly failed to afford any real or por-
mnnent peace Of mind or rest OF soul,
or impaired any ability which would
In any way enable il in its blindness
and weakness and ignorance, to even
hope for happiness and peace and q
becomes as rational thinking creatures
to listen and to learn OF Him who
taught as one with authority and not
as the'scrIbes," and whose words were
with power. Him, who upon the
mount OF transformation thu omnip'
Iotent Jehovah, declared 10 fallen
and dying race, This is my well be-
loved Son, in whom lam well pleased
hear We him.
Without even an intimation OF an
Inquiry on our part, into tho incompro
hensibieness OF tho two-fold character
and nature OF the Divine Teacher, we
take his own simple declaration. Il
and my Father AFRO one" and The that
oomoth unto mo will In no wise east
iout," and none shall be able to pluck
them out of my hands" Yes, we take
His precious words by simple faith and
Ia, 70 Ia.
upon His utterance5. upon His teach
lings, upon His compassion. Lord save
mo sinner. And here let mo say that
"a elmer that II is through the huma nj
ity or Jesus Christ that | am a sin.
Iner, am led on and up to grasp
Ibis Divinity. Through the humanity
of Jesus Christ land the whole human
race can lind way. an avenue from
tho donations OF despair md wretched
lhupelessneSS to q condition OF purity
and happiness; condition that Is sat
iisfylng beyond all conception, con-
dition when hope shines with heaven.
born hrilllancy, and directs and points
TO an Inheritance that is incorruptible
and TO life that is eternal. God talks
10 human hearts through Christs hu.
manily. God works In human hearts
through Chriscs humanity. God will
save every poor, penitent soul who
comes unto Him, through Christs hui
manity. For there is none other
name under heavon given among
men, whereby We must DO saved" II
lis Gods way.
| II Is The only way. 1t is simple
way. IL is an effective way. 1t is ID.
wine human nature reaching out after
IerrinR. simple, depraved and feilen
human nature. 1t Is the same natu. o,
without Sin. and clothed with Divinity,
Igraspipg hold OF and lifting up and
.Isaving It's kind from sin and death.
IIOh help me, thou Divine Christ to
come fully to thee as my human
brother. and Divine Saviour who
knows Just what need and feel for
my sorrows, help me to realize the
simplicity OF the way. and though my
faith may be small, my affections
weak, my Judgment ciouded, and
every faculty OF my nature twisted
out Of shape by sin. take me AS am.
mould and fashion me into the like
ness OF thyself. Yea 1t Is simple way.
BY virtue OF the sinless human nature
of Jesus Christ He reaches down into
'lour natures aud takes hold OF our
natural faculties of mind and leads us
'lup to him by the same faculties that
are Inherent In our own nature. We
learn of Him by the same faculties we
/ learn anything. We trust Him by the
game faculties we trust anything. We
have faith in him by the same faculties
We have faith In anything.
So while 1t is plain and simple that
Gods way OF saving us hy meeting us
lin our own nature, through Christs
'Ihnmnnity,and offering free and abund-
amt pardon for our siIis, 1t is upon con.
Idition; and upon no other condition
lconld any man be saved. moi
upon any other condition could
,lhe be happy. The conditions
are repent ye, and believe the gos.
Ipel." Then let us. as accountable
beings. as thinking beings. beings
whom God has endowed with will.
power, and made free agents to the
lend, that we might enjoy happiness
supreme and life eternal; let us exer.
else our will In the direction OF saliva
tion, and entreat the Divine Saviour 10
have compassion upon us and save US
from our sins. And reader, He can,
Iund He will.
And my own experience is that by
virtue OF His sinless human nature.
He stoops down and takes hold Of me
lin all my deprayity, In all my sinful
hers, in all my wretchednoss, IN nll
my helplessness, and whom could do
no more than cry "Oh wretched nun
THAT Pam, who shall deliver me from
the body of this DEATH" he lifts me up,
land His great loving heart throbblng
In sympathy with all my woes, ali my
sorrows. all my ignorance. all my
blindness. all my mortality, pities my
condition and tenderly whispers, II
have come that ye might have life and
have it more abundantly." And know
for myself that He will, and does save
even me, For the spirit itself bear
eth witness with my Spirit, that attn
born OF God" Glory to his name for.
ever and forever for saving sinner
like me.
And whatever the world may say,
whatever morality may Soy, and what
over inildelity may say about and
against Christianity and it's divine ex-
lponent and compassionate Teacher. |
will declare with all my soul and with
Jail the powers and faculties which God
has given me, tuned by GhrisL's divine
and catching ON to Peters
Inspiration and declaration, | say with
Il know that thou art the
Christ, the son of the living God" and
iclinch its truth and its reality by uu
of the Holy Ghost. coursinR
Through every avenue of my con.
seriousness, revealing to my conscious
nature the man Christ Jesus, Flesh
and blood hath not revealed 1t unto
thee, but my Father which is In
Heaven"
Reader, are you there. and II you are
let us hand In hand. and heart with heart
and with all the intelligence God has
given US, and with all the inuuisitiye-
mess OF our nature, charged with
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