The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-03-10

suffering and pain il salvation wrought
Man must have L,.aB worthy OF this d.
vine oufpouring Of love. else 1t never
could have bem mVt.. lie who kne"
the worth IF man WA Wiling 70 die that
man u1ight i've. Jesa, lied for man as
man. He saw his intTsIsic worth and
he made tic Supreme ,5giCce Ut love.
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On the e-.h 81 la-t saJath a strange
scene E,as w.tne1ss II tie police court
in Dro3llya.. : criminal WIS brought
no for sentence. liz raj been convicted
a few days Dar5as II breaking into q
house and s:ca,-as property. lie had
previously as..,I d tim in prison. The
sentence j, ssg o-p,.sted would be the
full penalty OK TIC !4w. His attorney,
I,o,ga.ag. appeared ba'J-c the justice and
said that 2 lady who was then in court
had long loved This prisoner in spite Of
his IuiscyI iuct and was willing 10 mar
~ him. She WIS wealthy, and believed
that she had enough influence over the
/ nan 20 reform him, as she could place
him in circumstance Of comfort where
ne would not bs tempted by poverty to
steal.
II was 4 remarkable request. But
! when the Justice was convinced OF her
sincerity and truth he pointed ont to the
prisoner what a sacrifice the girl pro-
posed to make on his behalf and asked
him what he would do. The prisoner
was overcome with gratitude and prom
ised, If released, to marry the girl and
lead an honest life. The justice de-
cIarcd that the end Of the law was venge-
| ance, but the object of the state was to
seek reformation for the criminal He
suspended sentence.
1t was just this sacrifice which Jesus
| Christ made for man. Beneath all his
/ sin and all his wretchedness, He saw
! it as clearly upon the cross, when his
soul was swept with anguish and sor-
row, as in the days of sunlight and pros
| perity. While he hung quivering on the
| cross, he looked down upon the ribald
| crowd that Knocked and jeered him in
his anguish and lifting his dying eyes
| toward heaven, he cried: "Tather, for
| give them. They know not what they
do" He knew that If they only did
realize their true position, such conduct
would be impossible.
BROKEN LIFE.
An itinerant minister in the south
some years ago was passing through
prison pen one day. 1t was crowded
with prisoners, many negroes among
them, showing every phase of ignorance
and brutality. One gigantic fellow
crOuched alone in corner, his feet
chained to ball. There was the mark
of an unhealed wound on his face where
he had been shot while trying to escape.
The sight of the dumb, gaunt figure
touched the visitors sympathies.
GLOW long has he to server he asked
the keeper.
For life"
HAS he anybody outside to look after
him-his old master or wife or childY'
Glow should l know? Nobody but
you has ever noticed him all the time he
has been here"
May speak to him?"
eyes, but only for minute
The minister hesitated. What could
he say in one minute?
He went up and touched the mans
torn cheek. 81 am sorry" he said 81
wish L could help you"
The negro looked keenly at him, and
then the hard lines of his face softened,
and he nodded to indicate that he &C
cepted and believed in the sympathy ex-
pressed.
Il am going away, and shall never
see you again, perhaps, but you have
friend who will stay here with you"
L:
the negro dragged himself up, waiting
and eager.
''You have heard of Jesus?"
Eyes, marse."
"He is your friend. If you are good
and true, and pray to God to help you, l
am sure He will care for YOU"
one? he, marse?"
Eyes. And if you surely try to do |
right he will sometime take you away
from here to His home. He will; you
may be sure of this
''Come, sir! called thekeeper. times |
up"
The clergyman turned sorrowfully
away. The prisoner crawled after him, |
dragging his chain, and catching his
hand held it in his own while he could.
Tears were in the clergyman's eyes.
Fourteen years passed. The convict |
was sent with gangs of his fellows from
place to place to work in the mines or
on the roads of the state. The old min
lister, coming back to the south, went
down one day into a mine, and among
the negro worllnen saw gigantic fig
ure bent with hardship and with age.
"Who is that% he asked the keeper,
the huge figure again attracting his at
tention.
GA LITER, and he's steady fellow, the
best of the gang"
just then the "lifer" looked up. His
figure Strengthened, for he had recog-
nized the clergyman. His eyes shone.
81 knowed you, marse. Does you know
me?' he said. "Will He come soon, dat
you tole me about? Ise tried to be
good"
Through all the outer surface Of this
broken life, through the black skin, the
body, this preacher had looked
and seen in the heart of this man its di-
vine secret. At a single word of SYM
pathy, laying hold of that divine secret.
the life had been transformed, the con-
v1ct redeemed. So Jesus would have
done. So he did. Turning to the male
factor by his side in the agonies of death
we hear his voice, "This day shalt thou
be with me in paradise" He died for
man as man. He looked through all that
which lies upon the outer surface and saw
The immortal, the infinite, the divine ca
Dacities of this creature madein the image
If God. There is no meaning to the
cross of Christ save that man was worthy
IT such a sacrifice. This is the funda-
mental message which Jesus bears q
ost and SHINING world.
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