The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-06

srs-Fr IRA ereEZsy 4 every bios and level
~. mountain o. d1.t7eulty that rises IN ny
path. or remove the obstacle out o. t1e
va. ard wlth m half developed powers
7 NIL yss make A success ous Of ny hum
h.e career. BIZ CO rot expecz M. both
negatively and positively Opposed. ID
make q cre1iiable showing GIVE ms de-
cent weapons Or remove the opponent,
ore or the other. This isAthe cry OF many
A defeated LIE The word IS full OF such
cases. Taey pass "a CT the city streets
every morning. They begin The toll %
tha day ia the machine shops. a. the me-
chauses bench. behind the counter as
cserks-.n almost every voca tioE-with q
aeayy heart. Day after day i IS the same
Cd experience. The advancement they
have been steadily looking forward 20
never comes. II "a q dead level OF life and
is growing painfully -nonotonous. Are any
WAC hear me struggling So have pra III
cal help for YOU. present yoa 70 ny Sa-
vl0r. VIII you consider His case2 Don't
y,ou remainder how He was bariS2
on every hanig II was rot enough
taat He should be shat up 20
a limited life and be deprived u
the commonsst necessities. which ~
most every one possessed. bat from The
very first step He took n the carrying
Out OF His mission until the final death
struggle he was opposed. slandered. plot
ted against and Swallowed By an Unaellev-
inz priesthood and hyPocrit1cal sect. HIS
tsndsrest words were turned Into bias
phenies. His mightiest performances were
asserted TO he through Giaooiicsl agency.
HIS sweetest charity was called secret
combination with evil. Ills most glowing
atterances we're caricatured a. the rawlings
% poor lanailc Prejudice built high
wall about Him, which even His saintllesr
acts did not successfully scale. The
wealthy looked down upon HIN and scof
fed at the eccentrctties OF the poor Cal
lean peasant Inc influential saw no pol
icy In alliance with the Man or Nazareth;
the name was enough 20 condemn MIN.
The hungry of.ice-seeksrs OF the nation
Sd no emolument for them in a Kingdom
where fishermen held the principal posi-
tons, and renegade Jews were called from
hateful seats OF custom into His cabinet.
Even His friends and followers seemed
unable 70 assist Him, FOR they stood
dgmfounGed before the unfoldiugs OF tho
spiritual truth OF God.
Talk about your obstacles In nfe Were
you ever as badly treated as this Holy
One. who came but TO elevate and TO
bless? Then can you not get sympathy
and encourag in the company OF One
who has suffered IN this regard so much
more keenly than you? Listen. I think
hear Him speak: Dear soul. you have at
least some friends. some dear onss. to
whom you can go in III. deep sorrows OF
life. bur mine ali forsook me when ] most
needed their support. You have not had
every door shut IN your face but I was
rejected by a world You are still In the
contest. with al least glimpse OF hope
while there IS life. but / was obliged 70
surrender IN defeat You have some de-
Tense about you in the thickest Of the
fight but my breast was bare and the
arrows OF hate pierced my very heart
Oh. dear soul: have suffered most Is
not this assurance OF the Master an invi-
tation 20 nestle very closely 10 His
wounded side? I would not refuse Il II
we're you. ! would not hesitate 10 accept
the only sympathy worth having. Jesus
meets You on common ground. He COM
pares His Obs tacles with yours. because
He wants you 10 enter into lasting
fellowship with Him through His suffer
ings. When the Lord OF heaven conde-
seconds TO do that. ought You not TO take
fresh courage? And when He crowns il
with an offer 10 invest you with HIS di-
vine panoply. SO that these very hard
ships which attacked Him shall not harm
you. ought you not 10 rise up in new
strength and resolve that thus reinforced
you shall conquer?
The Agonies of Life.
/ reach the climax OF my subject and
speak OF the agonies Of Christ's life. Here
We ought 10 tread very softly. and speak
In whispers; and Yet. feel though I
would like TO cry out with all my voice
The anguish Of these SuTerings. which
rendered HIM perfect AMI opened up a
way from earth 70 heaven. Now I can
go 10 al the -aun, victims OF famine. and
cry. Behold the SON OF God. Who said. Il
TOO. WAS an hungered." Now / can 80 10
al The fever patients In the hospitals. and
cry Behold the Son Of God. who SAID. Il
-
the homeSiCk ones, treading The streets
OF strange cities. homeless and fr.endlesS.
and ! can cry. Behold the Son o. God, wAo
SAIL, Il. too. was stranger. Now ] can
dart down the desolate alleys. and acCost-
ing thu half-clad. shivering children OF
misfortune. cry. Let me tell You OF Jes 3,
tho Son OF God. Who said. - too vas
naked" NOW | can bring sweet consoia-
ton 30 al victims OF Nrotractei disease.
all bedridden sufferers who have been for
years shut up with themselves and their
pain. ana cry. Hear the tender words ot
The Son OF God. Who said. =. too Vas
sick" NOW I can. with confidence. turn
the keys in all the prison wards and ring
out the sad tid.nes % salvation fo- all
convlcts. and cry. Behold the Son OF God
who sad. Il. TOO. was IN PRISON"
And though those wo01s - Jesus were
spoken specially with regard 70
Ills tsl.Afui followers. even the
very least CT his brethren. ye;
Ne know that He. the Sinless One
suffered all these things ana could ap-
Ply them Win equal tr1ta . Himself
How ~1de, then. Ire appIca ion Of This
theme % C'hrlsts su~erings. The most
rugged cutcast ~ world has ever seen
neef rot BE overlooked Raer We are pre-
senNuE our sEonize9 a46 diving Lord.
stand before the cross - Christ 7 see a
lesr on The faces of ne passing press