Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-15
USEFUL SUFFERING.
OR. TALMAoE SPEAKS OF THE USES
OF ADVERSELY.

WHY "It Beloved Christ to sufier"-There
Has Never Been Such an Example OF
Enduring Patience as We Find on the
Cross.
LONDON, Aug. 14.-Rev Dir. Talmage's
European preaching tour is drawing to
a close. During the week ne has
preached three or four times in different
cities, following out the programme al
ready announced, and everywhere meeting
large and enthusiastic audiences. This
weak he speaks at Leeds, Bradford, Shet-
field and Derby. The subject chosen for
today is useful Suffering" the text
taken being Luke xiv, AZ, ut beloved
Christ to suffer"
There have been scholars who have ven
tured the assertion that the pains OF our
Lord were unnecessary, Indeed 1t was a
shocking waste of tears and blood ana
agony, unless some great end were TO DE
reached. II men can prove that no good re-
suit comes Of it, then the character OF 6ou
In impeached and the universe must stahu
abhorrent and denunciatory at the TACT
that the Father allowed the butchery OF
his only begottcn Son.
We all admire the brave six hundred
men described by Tennyson rs dashing into
the conflict where they knew they must die,
and knew Mt the same time that some one
had blunder'd, " but we are abhorrent OF the
man who made the blunder and who caused
the sacrifice of those brave men for no use
But | shall show you, if the Lord Will help
me- this morning that for good reasons
Christ went through the torture. In other
words, at beloved Christ to suffer"
In the first place, remark that Christ
decorations were necessary because man
rescue was an impossbility except by the
payment of some Great sacrifice Outraged
law had Numbered against iniquity. Man
must die unless substitute can intercept
that death. Let Gabriel step forth. lie
refuses. Let Michael the archangel stel
forth. He refuses. No Roman citizen ne
stbenian. no Coyinthian, no reformer, NJ
angel volunteered. Christ then Dared hf'
heart to the pang. lie pald Tor our re
demption in tears and blood anu volumes
feet and scourp ed shoulders and tori
brow at is done" Heaven and eartl
heard the snap If the prison bar. Sina
ceased to quake with wrath the momen
that Calvary began to rock III crucihNion
Christ had suffered. =
"Oh - saws some man, II don't like tina
doctrine of substitution; let every ma
bear his own burdens and weep his ow
Sears and fight his own battlesF Wh.
nv brothers, there is vicarious sufterin
ali over the worll Did not your parent
suffer for your DO you not suffer som'
times for your cl ildrcn? Does not the pa
Affot suffer for his country Did not Grac
Darling suffer for the drowning sailors
yicarious suffering on all sides But ho'
Insignificant compared with this scene
vioarious sufferingl
Was Il for crimes that had done
He groaned upon the treeS
Amazing pity, grace unknown,
And love beyond degree.
THE PRICE or REDEMPTION.
Christ must suffer to pay the price
our redemption.
But | remark again, the suiierings
Christ were necessary in order that u
worlds sympathies might be aroused. M'
are won 10 the right and good throue
their sympathies. The world must T.
Alright before II can act Alright 30 9
cross was allowed to be lifted that q
worlds sympathies might be arouse
Men who have been obdurated bv Z