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

teacher, and to scme extent DO and
cay, L have compassion on the multi |
tude, and will not send them away
fasting lest they faint In the way"
Compassion would dispel that love
and greed OF gold, so palpable In some
OF the Corporations of the day, who
are, instead OF feeding the multitude,
making the multitude feed them. This
Is noticeable In almost all the transpor-
tation companies of the present day.
/ Apart from their legitimate business.
they are continually getting up and
creating some extra inducement to
draw the multitude, for tho sake OF
| gain to themselves. And they do not
eveu stop here. But to make the in.
ducement more certain and effective,
and more profitable to themselves,
! they take the day God has declared
should he kept holy, as particularly
suitable day for them to make their
best efforts, In the direction OF filling
their Golfers. Remember the Sabbath
day to keep 1t holy, seems to be ex'
plunged from their charters and has
no place In their rules and regulations.
Sunday trains thunder by regardless
OF the thunder Of Sinai, aud the multi
tude pay their fnre, and laugh and
make merry anu revel In the short
lived pleasures and dazzling vanities
OF the age, hee less, and In tbs luce OF
Gods most Holy injunction "ltemem-
Der the Sabbath day to keep 1t holy"
Aud our street railway system here
in Wilmington, which all cannot but
admire for its convenlences and ac-
Communications, ana which all would
be proud OF. for six days IN the week,
We are sorry to think, in our opinion,
! md : hpliarA Ia hAnnriutF Ia
Sabbath day. For its lying cars clat-
ter over our etraots, without intermis-
sion, from morn till midnight. on
/ Gods holy sabbath day. And largo
display cards, colspicuuusly arranged
with sacred Concert" moliiied into
Free Concert" inscribed thereon Is
Haunted to the braeze. as We believe,
to catch the multitude and their nick
els And II Gods solemn command,
lRetnem Der the Sabbath day to keep
1t holy" Is not ignored by such trans
actions, we must confess we do not
know, nor does Gods word teach us.
what 1t is to remember the Sabbath
dry to keep IL holy. And as we 500
the multitude riding swiftly by
and read upon the canvas Free Con.
cert" wa cannot help but think about
another motto which itnpresses upon
our mind and reads like this:
IhOhI Is INT TULl Nuht lttuS 10 ututD,
And thousands walk together there"
Reader, divine compassion impaired
to us by Jesus Christ and lived by us,
through His Grace, Is all tho hope we
have of ever being able to have Joy
In this life, and triumph over It's
Astounding evils, and have compassion
for our fellow man, md Il surety of
that rest which remains for the peo-
pie OF God" Then let us trust Hi n
I n la MI ,.rl,..N
lave already said.
Man may dismiss compassion from his
heart,
but Christ will never"
Let us run briefly over our text and
close. II have compassion on the
multitude" Now Christ has uni
versal comp sslon for tho world. "iis
tasted death for every man." but from
the text we Infer that he has special
compassion for those who continue
with Hun" And this thought becomas
more clear when We read "bacluss
they continue with me now three Gays"
That seems togive the idea al tile rea.
son for this special manifestation of
compassion on the part OF this saviour,
on this occasion.
The multitude had continued With
him three days listening TO his terca-
Ing and glorifying him for his malvh.
lous acts OF mercy in healing all tnat
were brought to him. And still an
other reason Is presented to us as we
read farther, have nothing to
eat" SO We conclude. from the plain
English Df the text, that Christ hal a
special, definite compassion, on t1is
multitude. for two distinct reasons:
Fist, because they continued with
him." second, because they md moth
ing to eat" And it will also appear
plain to any one that the reason this
III ltltude had nothing to cat was that
they had continued with Christ In u
desert place. and apart, as 10 were
from the rest OF the world, Is there
not then great comfort and consIla.
tiun for us in the text, as we still far
Their read, II will not send them away
fasting lest they faint in the way"
The thought we gather from the taxi
i'll its entirety Is like this: Christ will
have especial compassion upon us II
we continue with him, and will never
Send us away fasting. lest we faint In
the way, He will Take care NJ us. He
led the multitude, he will feed It's III we
continue with him, oven II he has to
bring into exercise his Almightlness
aad with his miraculous power. shake
the universe to give US bread.
But how often do we, like his dlsci-
pies OF old. fail to comprehend or
trust His omnipotont power and won
der how we will lie fed, wonder how
we will be able to get out of tho
wilderness of sin, wonder no wa
shall be -able to contend against
the world the flesh, and the devil"
Wonder how we shall get enough to
eat and be clothed AMI pay our debts
and live, and have Il home and shelter
for these we love. Wonder how we
shall be able to bear up InLsr tribnla-
/ tinna and ADrFnAVS and all ihn TnuItf
piled temptations that Satnu has in
store to beHuile us. And how often
do we answer the comp lssionate Re.
deemer with tho sans suort-sighted-
.edness that characterized the disciples
in the wilderness. Whence SHOULD
we have 50 much bread in the wilder
ness. as TO fill SO great a III Iitituda?"
| Away with SUCH Observation-Disclosures and
lack OF faith. from my soul, Oh Lord,
ana give rue that vital, strong and
living faith In Jesus Christ, that will
make my whole conscious being OK
claim, though he slay mo, yet will l
trust him"
"oh. for II faith that wi | not shrink.
Though pressed 10y every RE.
That viii not tFemb' G on the brink
OF any earthly woe;--"
That bears, unmovod. the worlds dread
frown.
Nor heed its scornIul smile;
Thnt seas OF trouble canno drown,
Or Satan 8 arts he Su le.H
The multitude OF our text continued
with Him, and he hal compassion on
them. and he fed them. and they did
all eat and We're filled y Teen let US,
like the multitude upon the barren
mountains of Gallilee. continue with
Him. And trusting In his word. with
faith in our hearts. with Christ in our
lives, realizing For other foundation
can no man lay than that Is laid, which
Is Jesus Christ"
How Iirm II foundation, ye saints of the
Lord.
is laid for your faith in Ills excellent
word.
What more can lie say than to you He
hath said,
You, who unto Jesus for refuge hath
lied"
Yes let us continue with Him under
all circumstances and conditions,
wherever our lot may be cast. and
continue in the joy of his promises
Let not your heart he troubled,
Mother be ye afraid" for 10 am
with you always, even unto the end of
the world"
'ln every condition in sickness inhealth.
IN poycrty's yale or Astounding In
wealth.
At home and abroad on the land, on the
sea,
As thy days my demand shall thy
strength ever be-
And still continue with Him, and
prove the sutflciency OF his power in
M 4 grace Is sufficient for You" Il
will 10 with thee | will not fail nor