The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-20

salute Him with their hosannas. That is
what it means"
After DR.. Moffat's address A. S. Mont
gomery, from southern Illinois, who is sew
enty-five years old, lifted up his voice in
favor of the union of the two churches. DIR.
Rankin, of Denver, moved that all the dele
gates of the Associate Reform Church
who were present, some thirty in number,
be received as regular delegates in the con-
venuon and on a rising vote every person
in the nail arose and the whole convention
The other address of the morning session
was by Rev. w. T. E1eIoy, of Chicago, who
spoke on The Ministry of Sympathy" say
ing in part:
sympathy is the quality of being affect
ed by the condition of another with IeeI-
ings corresponding thereto. knowledge
of that condition calls 1T into exercise IN
a nall where many musical instruments
are tuned in harmony there Is relation
between every cord Touch but one OF
these cords and the keen ear may detect
every corresponding cord giving forth the
same sound. The home, the church. the
community should be so regulated That
every nature viii be in harmony with ITS
fellow. If one member suffer, every other
member suffers with it. This is sympathy
Where this pathos produces action there
I19 Bs a OF sy sni6 hSt the beautiful
architecture of the Cologne Cathedral is
frozen music. Coleridge enlarged TINS ldea
and added with keen irony that the Gothic
church is petrfed religion. But sympathy
in it's ministry neither be frozen nor
petrified. 1t is the water of life gushing
from the fountain which is by the throne
of God and satisfying the thirst of pilgrims
all along their journey. 1t is not the foun-
crystals deighung the eye, but the foun-
tain in it's free play and glad serving re-
joicing the soul. Or, TO abruptly change the
figure, it is life not chilled and frozen out
appearing in bud and bursting into blossom
and ripening into a fruitage which pendS
the bough and brings itself within the
reach of human hands.
I'VE who serve in the temple of sympathy
must study the ministry of Jesus: 1t
touches every part of the wide field OF JOY
and sorrow. His friend dies, but Jesus does
not weep. He calmly says Of hlm, Our
friend is asleep But when He heard the
lonely sisters crying, their griefs overcame
Him and He wept. Death did not wiring
tears from His eyes. but sorrows did. lie
triumphed over death, for He was lord of
life. He bowed before grief for He was a
Man of sorrows Frozen music may
charm the eye; but it thrills no cord I;1,, Of
may satisfy our pride, but it sends death
chill to the heart The church and the
world do not need beauties of form but
The heart of Jesus craved the touch of
human souls. Again and again in DARK
Gethsemane He turned from communion
with the Father to seek the sympathy of
the chosen three But, alas! they slept,
and the hungry heart of the loving Master
turned back in its struggles without the
help they could have given. Every life has
it's Gethsemane in which it cries for sym
ddisaDpointed Soul turns back to its lonely
struggle without the help we could nave
given; ,-, u1;+,,o,,+
either service or sympathy 1t has wrought
diScord in the economic relation or he; Inc
struggles and enVies OF the poor ana he ele
brought face to face. The closing years OF
the century witness struggle between tIle
classes without q bond of sympathy or look
of pity. The toiler smarts under a sense OF
wrongs which no one rises to correct Inc
man who has more than he can use refuses
all petitions offered him. and, while ENJOY
ing the protection of the law, proVokes us
overthrow. He who suffers want is en-
vious because of the selfish forgetfulness
of the one who lives in affluence. He fails
to discriminate and refuses to acknowledge
the nobility of a wealth that does not turn
in both classes finds its strength in COM
bnatons. The ugly chasm yaWns at our
added years of the Nations life. This is
not the problem of America, but the world.
You cannot legislate against envy and pas
these disputes by the sword. for they that
take the sword shall perish by it; You can
not settle these disputes by cold arbitra-
ton which weighs and adjusts without any
feeling of love. Violence is answered by
violence but love is answered by love
heal the divisions which the world tells US
are eternal. One corps of this army met
few weeks ago at the Golden Gate ana
talked of love eternal. Another corps as
sembled at Toronto and talked of peace
and good will to men; another corps met
at Chattanooga and glorified the bonds Of
sympathy A corps of this great army has
taken possession of indianapolis in the
name of the Lord to tell the people OF g
mighty state that divisions can be healed
by the love of Christ and the ministry of
sympathy. a vast army wandered IN IN
desert sands for three days without water:
At last their souls rejoiced at the sight OF
q perennial fountain whose waters spanked
before them. But the waters were Dttef
The Lord showed their leaders tree when,
when cast into the waters. caused them TO
become sweet and pure. The living power
ness of heart than branches of a tree to
heal the waters Of Marah,. But some one
asks how far is this principle to be eXer-
cised? Is there no limit of heart obliga-
ton? Must my ear attend to all the com
plants Of my fellows? Must listen Jot to the
and give life to satisfy mortals who are
ever talking of their griefs when not sing
ing of the doleful sounds that come from
the tomb? Is sympathy always a virtue?
The answer is not difficult. AS that IS not
charity which gives to crafty t y an ar I'll a
", racDondS tO assumed lows or sorrows.