The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-24

I've Is TO have the spirit OF Christ ! &C
cept the plan. ! take advantage OF the
scheme OF redemption. Christ's spirit OF
life dwells In me and for me TO live Is 10
reveal the mind that was In Christ. But
thing Paul meant more than this. and Tor
| me TO live II TO have Christ with me al
ways-formed within ms the hope OF
! glory. when Jesus said to Ills disciples.
10. I am with you Away. He meant
more than those who heard him speak
He meant all who trust In Him In all
ages. How many times have we expert
enced this? We stand In our rooms and
look at portraits upon the wall. There fs
mother or father or some other dear one.
We game upon them and their eyes look
down upon us TIL We feel their presence:
that mothers lips are ready to part to
speak a word Of blessing as she was wont
60 do. We feel she IL present with us. 80
we go into our closet when burdens are
| upon us. We open the Bible. we read.
IL may be. The Lord Is my shepherd. i
| shall not want etc, OF He that dwell
| eth In the secret place of the most high
| shall abide under the shadow OF the Al
mighty or. Let not your heart be trou-
bled.' We look up from the Word into the
heavens above. The prayer ceases. Tears
rain down the face: the bosom heaves
with emotion-Christ IL present with VA TO
bless. We have a living personal Christ
IN the church to-day. But Paurs deepest
meaning is not reached yet For me TO i've
IL Christ. That II to say. we live Christ to
the world. In a modified sense i am will
ing TO admit: but every man with the
Christ spirit stands to the world In a
sense as Christ. We are his representa-
tivcs. We know the meaning of represen-
~tatives. You have represented an order.
or a society. You stand thus not In your
own name. but the name OF the order
that sent you. We have our representa-
tives at the court of st. James and all
other foreign courts. They stand there.
not in their own names. but In the name
of the United States. which sent them.
Let them be insulted, and our whole land
accepts the anront. They speak and the
government t. responsible for their words.
We have our representatives In congress
and in our own legislatures Cmisrepresen-
tatives they may bel. but they are there.
Suppose our ministers are untrue. our
government is shamed because Of them.
You remember during the administration
OF Hayes that the court OF Berlin was
without n minister from the United
States. The si-lver-tongued orator OF I'LL
nois was suggested by many as a man Mt
for the place. No one doubted his talent:
no one doubted his loyalty to the party
in power. but this land OF the Pilgrim
Fathers. OF the open Bible OF Christi
anity. could not be represented by the
man who IL lecturing upon the Mistakes
OF Moses and proclaiming himself as an
tagonistic to our holy religion. As Mr..
Hayes said TO me personally; II had
willed / could not have appointed Mr.. IN
gersoli to this place, for the masses rose
against IT, But you remember also about
this time the court of ST. James was va
cant, and that noble son Of New England
was appointed to that position and every
American was proud OF James Russell
Lowell. for he was a representative Amer
lean.
so we stand the Representatives OF the
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seen. He has assembled to His Father. but
He has left you and me to be seen In His
stead. and the world judges of our Master
by the men and women who profess to De
serving Him here. We represent Christ
to the world. Christianity is a great sys-
tenn of helpfulness. As Christ lifted man.
kind from the depths. as His hand was
ever open TO bestow blessings. so we are
TO lift up the fallen: we are to scatter
blessings everywhere. We despise the
spirit OF the miser who boards his gold
and gives out none; but so Is the man or
woman who has the bank OF heaven al
. their disposal and yet gives nothing to hell
|, the world to be good. We are TO represent
Christ where We are and as we are. Many
/, will do nothing because they can't do al
well as some one else. There are many
things we are not responsible for. Oui
stature. our Compartments and our op'
portunities often we cannot help. But We
can take these and use them as Chris
has given them 10 Us. Are we slow. care
: full. plodding. I'm our lives? Let us Their
, carefully plod for Christ. Are we quick
impulsively, ready To act ofttimes before
we think? Let this temperament be con
|, secrated TO Christ. II we are sick. let M
represent Christ there. IL bereaved OF
bearing heavy burdens. let ms show thu
world that Christ s~ustains us there.
TT great d%ificulty In our religion to
day IL we are not willing TO represent
Christ in our humble sphere. Bishop Simp
son long desired TO climb to the top o
the great pyramids OF Egypt. Late I'm life
while in Egypt. he undertook the journey
Az insignificant Arab guide went to show
the way. The bishop climbed and climbed
TIL his strength gave way; he could ~
no farther. lie sat I'm despair to rest a mo
ment. resolved TO give up the effort, whei
the little Arab reached down his hand an
took the hand OF the bishop. New strength
was given. and by the help OF the Arab h
reached the height and took In the SUI
blime scenery OF the fertile land Of Egypt
There are many climbers up the hills o
life who are often discouraged and ar
almost ready to give up and let 20. !
you are representatives OF Christ. how
ever little you may be. you are 10 taxi
hold of such an one. inspire him wit
courage and lift him up to the firm table
land.
ut r. remarkable tina the Bible doesn'
give illustrations OF great men, but tn
little who helped. IL was the little mai
among the captives that the proud an
~leprous Naamsn took who spoke OF IN
prophet in Samaria who would heal hir
OF his leprosy. IL was the humble Mar
who washed the feet OF Jesus and brok
the alabaster box of oil whose deed ha
been spoken OF wherever the gospel ha
been preached. A poor man peddled mil
In the Isle OF Wight. A little daughte
followed him daily on his way from hous
10 house. till at last the hacking coug
and hectic flush prevented her going on
again. She had learned the story &
Christ and had found Him her savioI
} She took her place In her home. an
\ though sick. represented Christ Their
BY chance. we will say. Lee Richmond.
. minister OF the gospel. came that va!
lie sat down and wrote the narrative
N Dairyman's Daughter and this lit
D book has passed through many editor
q and heen translated into many Language