The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-03-10

our Lord to Andrew and Philip, who
came and told Jesus that certain of the
Greeks who came to Jerusalem to wor-
ship at the feast, desired to see Him;
probably TO converse with Him concern
ing His doctrines and the nature Of His
kingdom. They had seen or heard OF
His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and,
either by curiosity or desire TO be in
structed, they came and inteTceded with
His dis ciples that they might be permit
ted TO see Him. This opened the way for
the discourse which Jesus delivered to
the Disciples. 1.-The hour is come that
the son of man should be gloritied." 1t
is as if He had sai0, ~ am 80 near the
time of my departure that there Ia no time
for me to exhibit myself TO curiosity
seekers. Except corn Of wheat fan
into the ground and die it abideth alone;
but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit
BY this He still keeps before them the
truth that He was to be glorified but lie
delicately and beautifully introduces the
idea that He must die. The disciples had
seen Him enter Jerusalem amid the shouts
Of the multitude; they saw the shower
of palm branches and garments which
were thrown beneath the feet of the beast
upon which He rode. They heard the
cry of "HOsanual Blessed is He thai
cometh IN the name Of the Lord" ana
they may have supposed that his king
dom WAS TO be set Up without oppoLltlu:
or calamity. Blu. they we're mlAtAken,
Il must suffer, L mas go forth 10 death,
and If you wUutu selVe zoe, you must toI'
low me even in suffering, and in scenes
VI calamity. You must bear trial ano
snane." Remember that The that lOveCh
dis life shall lose II; and he that haretL
his life in This word shall keep it unto
life eternal"
CHRISTIAN SERVICE IS SERVICE OF
LOVE,
Burgess says, Love is like the spirit i'll
Ezekiel's wheels, that make them move
so swiftly; so that dizziness, sluggish
ness and " earisOmeness are quickly OLE
pelled by heavenly love as the ice is pres
emily dissolved by the sunbeams. Thle
ID more than to speak with topgues,smore
Chan prophecy, more THAN knowledge, Oh
faith, or sacrifice. If love be wanting,
ali else Ia as sounding brass, or Ink
ling cymbal.s 80 49,.
Love 10 God is the true test OF disciple
ship. The Saviour must not only be
beautiful TO US upon the mountain, with
fol gIveness on his lips, and q crown i'll
mis- blessed hand, bus beautiful as His
robes brush the flowers and grasses by
Sne Cedron On His way to Gethsemane.
Beautiful, not only as He stands upon
Cne Mount, AMID ME srane figuFaElolsi
glory, but beautiful as ne descends int
Ghe valley, and looks into the face Of Lhe
demon.possessed. Beautiful in the midst
OF scenes of suffering and misery, and
where unbelief neuttaIizes the most he
r0ic Efforts to relieve suffering humanity
IL is one thing to sit With Him on the
Mount, of beaGILudes, ana listen to His
sermon, sucn as not even the most gifteo
among men could preach, and quite an
other thing to be wakefuI, and watcntul,
and courageous in the Garden, inEu which
the enemy enters with SWORDS and slaves
TO MAKE Him a prisoner. ,-s -
5 o, Jesus, how thou art slandered by
rhy professed fOllOwers! We profess ~
nave given Thee ali the love Of our
hearts, when, ike Ananias and Sspphila,
we are holding DacK part of the price.
We profess TO be living Thy life, and 81,
the same 5a~
ARE COMPROMISED WITH THE WORLD,
and so misrepresent Thee to sinful men.
We have entered Iby service with the
promise that we would follow Thee
whiChersoever Thou goest; but alas
like Peter we deny Thee before. men.
a soldier VI Napoleon fell with bullet |
wound near his heart. While In the al
OF probing Tor The Dali tne saidier i0OkeG
into the surgeons tsce, and said: "A |
little deeper, surgeon, aad you Will tho |
the Emperor" On, that all who profess |
Christ were assured that their hearts coal
tanned the living, glorious presence OF /
the SON OF GUdl Ene CHRISTIANS eervice /
musE be q eonSecraEed service.
w. Mcdonald says: Entire consg-
Grafton embraces three thing being