The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-09-26

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all men despise me; I have sinned away
my opportunities; for me there is no
chance. II your despair greater than
than that of the woman to whom
Christ said, Neither do I condemn
thee; go in peace" I am superstitious,
brought up under q bad creed, and
have thrown it away and have nothing
else; for me there is no chance; if /
only had your education, Christian
parents, the liberty Of the Gospel when
a boy. Were you brought up under a
more superstitious atmosphere, under
a Wors creed, under more disadvau-
tageous CIRCUMSTANCES than Luther, the
emancipation Of Europe9 1 have got
appetite and it masters me; I eat the
things l know I ought not to eat, and
l drink the things l know I ought not
to drink, and I have tried again and
Rgain. There is no chance for me. Are
you worse off that John B. Cough,
the victim of delirium tremens, lying
In the gutter, and rescued by the pow
er and the hopefuIness of Jesus Christi
First, the perception of this charac
ter; second, a strong and I, solute hope
and Christ gives it, because he is the
Helper. In cur old Anglo Saxon Bible
the word rendered in our English Bi.
bic Saviour" is generally rendered
Helper" / have sometimes almost
wished that we had had, in place of
that Latin word Saviour, that palmer,
simpler, Anglo Saxon word Helper.
Christ's saving is helping and Christ's
Helping is saving. Independence Is 3
much praised word in Amirica, but
there is no such thing as independence.
No nation is independent Of any
other nations; no community of other
communities; no individual of other
We are knit together
and depend on one another, not mere.
ly for the material comtor,s for the
outer life, but for the inner life as we'll.
The child is born into the family and is
on father and mother for
the beginnings Of life. He goes into
and becomes dependent on his
teachers, and yet more On his compan-
ions, for such life as they can impart
to him. Hs learns from their exam
pies. Heimbibes their spirit. He goes
into business, and not only from the
partners who are working with him in
the store, but from the rivals who are
with him outside, he Learns.
marries, and his wife impair g life
TO him ana he imparts life TO his wife,
and each is dependent on the other.
Children come, and they become IN
turn his teachers and his life givers.
The mothers here know that NothiTg
they have yet given to their children
can compare with WhRr their children
have given to them. Oar children are
our great teachers, cur great minis.
ters. Taere is something Of Gods gift
Of life in their own little minds, some
thing Of GODS own life looks out
through their strange and mystic eyes.
And 80 we go on through life living
and giving out life to one another,
helping or hindering q another in
our Utmost life. And above all and in
US all Ia the great life giver,
the great Help Givei- Christ.
We make q great mistake, and we
do not understand the foundation Of
our Christian faith, il we regard that
life as spent in Palestine and lasting
only three short years. The very
OF our Christian life i5 this:
chat He rose from the dead, came
oack again and is living, and that here
today he is doing for us what he did for
those OF the olden TINA. He Is still
here, still pouring into them the treas
ures o: his illimitable life. The ques-
ton is not what can you do7 but,
What can you and God together do9
not, What can you do apar5 from him
TO win your way to his tavOr3 but,
What can you do as the recipient OF
mis- favor7 Christ In Us Is the hope OF
our glory.
This is the foundation, the heart, the
of our life. He is still here, and
7II that he Gays we can dove con do
because he can do 10 10 us and for US
This is prayer. 1t is not asking for
money. 1t is no euch thing as draw
ng q check and carrying 1t up to the
bank of heaven and get ing 1t. 1t Is
opening our own hearts to the heart OF
Sod, laying our own hands In the
land OF God, through Jesus Christ u
Lord, and asking and receiving life !
go that we can live in poverty or IN
wealth, in sorrow or in joy, 80 that we
know both how to be RDased n how
10 abound, so that we also a say as
Paul said, II can do all things through /
him that strengtheneth me
l shall not spend any time IN exhor-
;stion. shall only say this N thing:
any of you here are satisfied with
7our present lie, if you are all that
you want to be, if you are content
With the life you have lived, and with
me character you have attained,
nave no message tor you. l never have
earned how to preach, pardon me, to
But If there are any OF
7ou here who are not satisfied with the