The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-11-09
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> Vuuo Will uhlNSrSdi ndfLDOny ana re-
advance.
The maguanimity, generosity, kindl
ness, and uailinching devotion of Jes,
OF Nazareth gave the keynote of nobl
ness to the world, and His infinite sci
8 fee, when in the form OF man. e
tablished and sealed humanity as d
vine.
But he was left out OF the game. Hi
herald, John the Baptist, was counte
out altogether. He had not the dignit
ola public execution. The cutting OF
OF his head was q mere incident, ac
complished by subordinate out O
time to please young ballet dancer
to save the honor Of the british tyrant
and gratify the hatred Of royal sh,
devil. All that was done about the
crucifixion was meant to cover the d.
vine victim with shame and ignominy
that HIS name might be utterly ob
| literated from the worlds history, and
| be made q mockery a2d a shame
How wonderfully Otherwise has /,
been .
The great multitude Of "hutfcd and
cuifed and disres pected" have not only
the comfort O, a great many in the
same fix, but in that many great deal
of excellent good fellowship and real
enjoyable " goodness. Grandeur is not
a pleasant element of human charac-
Ger Ambition is miserable taint ::
gives a very bad flavor, smacks OF
the lower regions, lis very disagreeable.
ltis one OF the most interesting fea-
lures of all history, that while the pro-
gress OF civilization has been identified
with Abraham and his seed profane
history has lightly regarded them, and
left them, as far as it could, out of the
great game. The glorious company of
the Apostles, the goodly fellowship of
the prophets, the noble army of mar.
tyrs, were unknown. almost utterly ig-
nored by Thucydidcs ana HerodOtus,
and Tacitus and Livy; while they stood
for the coming kingdom and were kept
in the hollow Of the hand OF the AL
mighty. Those whom now we call
saints were then largely known as wan.
dererS-d -dwellers in dens and caves of
the earth-left out of history. left out
OF society-left out of the newspapers
= left out of everythipg-and finally
left out of life itself. 1t is consola.
tlon to those who are left out of the
gamc-can't find anything to do-and
that they are, nevertheless, human
beings and that all the privileges ard
Joys of fe are not shut up to those that
are In the game.
" What, though like commoners of air,
Wewander out, we know not where,
But either house or hall
Yet Natures charms, the hills and woods
The fertile fields and foaming floods,
Are free alike to ALL"
1t was the wanderers and crowds
that were as sheep without shepherd
that had the tenCerest care of the Saw
l0ur-whose business was to seek and
save that which was lost.
The greatest privileges of the world
hardly seem to be confined to the rich
and great and celebrated are in
the game. 1t may be u privilege to be
left out. The great game of honor
and riches and plc asure and grandeur
and pc mp and brilliancy and luxury is
not for the lOwly dcvotees to truth, to
ideal manhood to the worship OF the
lnhnitc. vine manhood chose dclib-
erateIy to hD left out of the worlds old
game of pomp and lust and vanity and
vexation. Though Of the nature and
dignity OF the most High, /" He made
Himself OF no reputation" and took
on Him the form OF servant; by His
lowlincss and gentleness became the
ready, coniiding friend OF the poorest
and M st des Used, OF all who feel that
they are left out Of the game. 1T Is
enough for the disciple to be as his
Master, and the servant as his Lord.