The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-25
In Loneliness,

teC hm UOt dlOne, Decause une
Father is with me-" John XVI SO was
the Sunday morning text from which
Rev. William p. Swartz, pastor. preach.
ed to Central Presbyterian congrega.
ton.
He emphasized Alphabetically Christ's
divinity and humanity. Mans con.
seriousness OF not being selr-suificient
and absolute, and of his nature, be-
comes tho fountain OF desire for fell
lowship and the foundation upon
which God has made both possible
and necessary, the family, the State,
and the church.
MATRIMoNY
So 1t is that the fact OF Gods crent-
ing man i'm two persons, male and 10.
male, and binding them together up
on the altar OF the home, has been no
evil or sorrow but rather the source
OF the greatest earthly JOY, tho truest
safeguard OF tile tranquility of the
State, the pledge of virtue in its citi-
zen and the strength aud perpetuity
OF the church.
1t is In Obedience TO this instinct or
impulse after society that man has
formed those associations of business
or trade that have built our large
cities, dredged streams and har bors,
IuNIRHLtu tlNtlb anu OCtull5 Vi
the world. bound the earth with the
iron bands OF railroads and sent the
fire clouds racing over mountains and
under oceans. 1t has associated Ian
guage, books and newspapers with
man.
Loneliness Is akin to sadness 1t ia
not the mere presence, but the fellow
ship which the heart demands. 1t Is
love, confidence, recognition within
its walls which makos the house u
home, and which makes home, when
the loved ones are there, never lonely.
Sometimes men, oppressed by the
hardness of the sellishness of human
nature, have sought sympathy In the
walks of nature, amid the trees, How
ers, bright air and blithe songs of
birds. ....
For this sympathy and soul of com
partnership men have organized grcnt
and powerful societies and armies.
endured the pains Of wal and expend-
ed time and money.
And yet no man whose life charac.
ter and aims are not cut after the com.
| mon pattern OF the mass of men can
eyer find among men full and Salts
flying companiobship. just so far as
he has decided individuality, being
and life which are his own, which II
would be treason to deny, and death
to destroy, just so far will others be
unable to sympathizo with him and he
must live alone. Loneliness is the
tribute which genius pays to its own
greatness.
Every man then who Is q leader in
his age, who entertains hopes and pur-
poses to which others have not yet
risen or who has boen given by God a
1tn,.
| the accomplishment OF some particu'
lar work for Him, must bear the pain
of loneliness in the midst OF men, And
it will ever be in those things which Ia
them are most sacred that they will
| fail OF that measure of sympathy for
which TO yield this birthight is toe
| great price.
III this sense Chrlsts life or earth
must have been lonely 50 lie could
realize the truth OF the text. The
throngs of men would at ono time
| want to make Him temporal king,
who was King of the Kingdom OF
Heaven and at another cry out Cru
city Him" He was not understood
upon earth. The grandeur of His
Kingdom, the wonder OF His power,
the purity, the holiness, tho enthu
siasIu Of His conservation to the Faith
u seTNlce, MeIe ull uDpNe lHt
thoughts OF men. Even His OWL
mother cllided tho boy for tarryinl
with the doctors in the temple.
The speaker gave II summary of Tho
| life of Christ In development OF this
| line OF thought and then referred /,
| His seasons of solitude and prayer
| For, in the solitude lie met the Fathe
ami found love, sympathy encuur
agoment. Ho found there a hear
which did feel with and for Him, anc
one who comprehended fully His every
/ purpose
As practical application. tho speak
er elaborated two ideas: l. All person!
are, necessarily, at times IN solitude
II. The only companionship which Il
available aud sufficient at all times fol
such solitude Is that OF God i'll Jesu
| Christ.