The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-28

r.r saws 20 is bearing one anOther's bur
Christ saws 10 is loving your neighDor
e,.r-.[ tbs plain 20 see that the two are
rrsI both the same law. One who loves
-... Dor bears his burdens, and is glad 10
.fs not tine only law Of Christ for there
.-..lel law prior 90 O., 10 love God. bui TINS
..ca.ei law about men, and we have 80
..r fa do with men that James tells us IL Is
o.. $50 io our nci yhbOr that's the testoi our
.,soG God. II was not false teaching tnat
.a laau Ben Adhem's name lead all tne
. BECAUSE he loved his iellOw-men; i0r ne
loves God loves his neighDOr also, ana,
t.-...v. he who loves his neghbor loves
81. Love is not divided; 10 Is one.
p.rrt one anOther's burdens fulhlls the
...l Christ. 70 Dis 9 merely the law OF
.... HHt 10 fills 90 the full It's requirement
1.. batter than the best profession or the
l-t belief. It's fuitbearing. which is
.t CHRIST wants. lie is not content with
r.. GOOD as they are, hut he asks the per-
- INIT. which is love. burden bearing.
..r.f he exact truth about God or his
-.I.-U- Christ Will not save us, Tor u does
.a,e ibe devils. And the devils believe
and n.mb.e and are lost.
rI.atprg remarkable fact that in the very
,.r.rflon In which Paul bids Us bear one
.-..-.- burdens and therein fulfill the law
1T. 'fhNtAA
t..I.s Own burdens. The two statements
.... at fr-f t0 conflict. How can ne say that
..r. must bear his own burden, and then say
...tnat we must each bear one anOthers
b.rf.r-s Can we all bear our own and yet
aH.ar fha burdens Of others?
T#ei-n0 difficulty about It. 1t is one OF
f. blessed U8rldOXes of the Christian lite.
T.. ono Wh0 lraYely and checriully bears his
.sn burdens. instead OF throwing them on
will Al lr ~.
Isr others burdens also. The man who
.r.,I .-Own burdens is certain not TO try
f...uany one else 20 bear his. Eacn ones
f-.t ..f. is 10 accept his own troubles and
rrn- with Christian resignation, accepting
feI1W. enduring the pains, making no COM
r4It0. God, Wearylng no one else WIN the
..Ia.e Of all his sorrows, but receiving 1t as
tH-e providence of God. Such one learns
boss CD bear, and, having learned now ne Is
la,ef helped, ne can help others. lie can
relieve them of part OF their load, and can tell
tau where thew also snail lind strength 20
bear tle rest. Paul was right IN coupling the
$50 together: for he who has learned first TO
Dar his own burdens has gained superior
t.enath which makes his own burdens hgnter,
md makes him better able 20 bear the burdens
0 others. I'm weakness he Us made strong.
Friend. DO you see Il neignbOr-and Jesus
las told you who your nelgnDOr ls-slagBellhg
under a heavy burden: Remember the bur-
d.ls you have carried and who has given you
strength 90 carry them, so that now the
bn is light. Jesus. who has borne the
worlds burden Of sin, lets you in up what is
behind 0i his burden bearing. GO and tighten
y.r Oyer1urdened neighbOr. Run, speak to
l.n. c0mi0Iihm, give him help. When Jesus
Was bearing the cross TO Calvary, staggering
under IFS weight, stranger, one Simon OF
Dlue came along, and he took mold OF one
ol0t J.. and helped our Lord carry 1t. What
aI..-.oI service that was. We believe that
Jesus spoke % him some word OF thanks,
some word of guidance that sank deep into
l.sueart. for We are tOld that his sons, Alex
aalu and Rufus. became pillars IN the
Church. IF We help the poorest, saddest heart
90 aI ts burden, we are doing it for the
Lll. just as truly as Simon Of Cyrene; and
es.al have a blessing.