El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-24
BAPTIST CHURCH.
"Rear We One Another's Burdens"

terCa morning from the te8t, oedr
We one another's burdens, and so fulfil
the law of Christ" Gal. 6:2- The fol-
loving is a part of the sermon:
We saw on last Sunday morning tnat
every man must bear his own burden
This is the law of God and nature. But
coming from the same source ts anotn-
er law that says, "Bear ye one anoth-
er's burd ems"
If we stand out separate and alone in
onr indiyiduality we nevertheless
stand n vital touch in all the legiti-
mate relations of life, and we need
each others help. It is said that this
metaphor was taken from CUSTOM
among ancient travellers who when one
had q heavy burden than the osners
would frequently relieve him In part at
least of his heavy burden that they
might more cheerfully and more speed
ity go on their journey leaving no one
behind. And so we are commanded TO
bear one another's burden.
God not only teaches US this law In
the word but in life as we'll. we ma
it even among the birds and lower
animals. An English traveller winter
ing on the island of Crete in the Med1-
terranean sea has discovered that large
cranes going from the continent to this
isle at certain seasons carry sometimes
as many as three small birds each on
their backs.
The Indians south of the Hudson bay
tell a similar story OF the song-hncn
that travels across that great BODY OF
water and ice on the back OF CANADA
goose.
1t Is said that the European red deer
in crossing broad stream OF water i'm
mediately on reaching swimming depth
lifts his head and places 1t across the
back of the one in front OF him. Thus
eacn one helps the other along. Nor
nod m
the pact OF the one who may happen TO
be behind the leader, since after rea-
sonable distance is covered the one In
front falls out and goes to the rear
where it comes his turn to rest the
burden of his heavy head on his neigh
bor' 8 back.
Paul brings out the thought beauti-
fully where he speaks of that mutual
interdependence between the members
of the body, not one of which but needs
the assistance of the others. How often
is it the case that one OF our church
mem bers may be suffering keenly I'M
der q heavy burden and we do not so
much as think of him. much less go to
his assistance. But how different the
bers. Let but the tinyest prick from
cam brio needle pierce the finger or
any member and see how quickly the
mind will give it's attention. Let a
burden be resting on but the little
finger and be 1t heavy enough to be
severe and all the other members will
combine to relieve 1t from the burden.
The same thing is true in the natural
outbursts or the family heart. Where
is the child that will not get brighten,
cry and fight for mother or father or
the little brother of sister If 1t SO much
as imagines they are under too heavy
burden. When one Of our daughters
married few weeks ago and went
away to live, during the paroxysm of
grief tnat naturally came to the wi
dowed mother the small son found her
weeping. At once the little fellows
heart went ont to burdened mamma,
and b=ing unable to do anything else
he put on brave face and looking into
her weeping eyes said: "Why mamma
don't cry. don't you know sister is
coming back AGAIN." And so it Is, If
family love we will seek to relieve
whatever overburden our loved ones
have to bear.
Indeed, this law Ia the characteristic
of love, and unless wonderfully de-
PRAYED heredity robs US we all have 1t
in primitive days. A few years ago In
Kansas village, throng OF sym
pathizers stood around an open grave
beside which several others had re-
Gently been dug. Only one member of
the family was left-a small boy. And
as the clouds began to fall on this last
coffin lid the burden was too great for
him, and a wild heart rending wall
pierced every soul. The minister LIT
ed his eyes heavenward and breathed q
silent prayer that God would do what
all felt too weak now TO try, quiet the
little orphans heart. During the
whole of the ceremony there stood at
the outskirts of the crowd, too proud
to approach nearer with his ragged
clothes, what would ordinarily be call
ed ragmuffin. But when he heard
the cry of the burdened heart, he for
got the crowd, his clothes and all but
the orphans sorrow and in q moment
he was by the mourner's side;snd draw
ing from his pocket boys coveted toy |
he said in toces which all could hear. |
Don't cry Johny, see here 1 have |
something nice for you. It's my fine |
new marble, gave a nickel for it, and |
you may have it all your owD." All!
this was true to natures heart.
"A strangely solemn hush DER that swaying |
That seemed to touch each heart with a
my site spell
Then. as If all were moved with one magnetic |
chord
great sob arose, and the minister thanked
the Lord
And earnestly prayed, Uoo pless that hoDle
boy
That lovingly strives to give the aching
heart a joy.
But what that boy did is what we all
would do if we yielded to natures first
impressiou-bear one another's bur-
dens.
Moved by this principle many lodges
and unions have sprung up and they
have carried this doctrine to beautiful
IT, NJ ov, ha hr,~1 1y. how =
lighteued: many the sad heart they
have fill with ilA God bless them in |