The herald., 1898-07-11

Gus role Of moral teacher, and his method
and manner of presenting sacred themes.
It is not so much what ME-. Burdette says
as his earnestness of manner and evident
deep conviction Of the truths he endeavors
to impress upon his hearers.
Several notices were placed On the pulpit
to be read, at which he demurred, saying
that he ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a no
tice to be read from his pulpit. In these
days Of church bells and newspapers, pull
pits should not be made bulletin boards,
and then the notice in the poorest hand
writing was always handed in the last
thing for a stranger to read.
The text was taken from Mark K, q:
s"Then Jesus, beholding him, loved him and
said unto him: One thing thou lackest;
go. sell whatsoever thou hast and give to
the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in
heaven, and take up the cross and follow
me-"
1.-THE text" said the speaker, presents
picture that must linger in the minds Of
men as they study the Scriptures. The
young ruler kneels at the feet Of the teach
er to ask what he must do to gain eternal
life. It was hard condition, to give up
all his wealth, for it was something to be
used. A man Is held guilty in the eyes Of
God and man when he dissipates fortune.
The young ruler had to choose, and you
must all make choice. All have to follow
somebody; you cannot do as you please.
Try as you may, you must obey the law of
the land, must have monitor, and must
pay for the choice.
There is only one perfect guide, and he
knows the way to save you from your
selves, for your whole tendency is to go
wrong It is the waywardness born in
you. It is because Of this that you need
q faultless guide and good one, and
Christ asks you to follow no one but him
self. He might lead you into life of pow
erty, sorrow, privation, danger, persecu-
ton, suffering. but finally into victory and
life everlasting.
"Christ does not promise that your life
shall be one of ease; 1t is lazy, cowardly
and contemplate to make ease the object
of living. Here is guide who shrinks from
nothing. Other men have died for princi-
pie and righteousness and today they are
dying for cause that is noble and DEATH
less: but they have died knowing that
friends and country would remember the
sacrifice lovingly and gratefully. This man
QleO lrlenQleSS, QOl an arm was liIleQ TO
save him. Even the man whose lips were
opened and he whose sightless eyes were
Enclosed to the light of day did not turn
one beam Of sympathy toward him. Out of
that judgment hall he went falsely con-
demned-a God going to his death. He
died for the mob who spat upon him aud
for the worst of sinners.
"You need this guide for his strength, for
you cannot live in your own strength.
Think what a power the strength of sin
is in the world and then you try in your
puny little strength to stand against it.
Follow this faultless guide, the matchless
teacher of men. Follow him and you fol-
low q guide whose mercy Is infinite. You
learn to follow him as boy learns to write,
and when we come to hand up the copy of
our lives they will be blotted and tear
stained, but the great love that set the
copy will see the effort and wipe out all
stains. We turn away from Christ in the
glow Of perfect strength, refusing to enter
his service, forgetting that some day we
have to stand face to face with him.
Follow me- not only through this lit
tie, narrow channel Of life, but through a
life that IL eternal Today Christ bids us
look at him, the star of infinite radiance.
God give you grace to walk after him."