The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-14

brought to God. No secondhand story,
this. / have heard the testimony from
men and women VINO have been cured.
You may call ii faith-cure, or you may
call il the power of God coming down in
answer 10 prayer; do not care what you
call il: il is a fact. That scofing sea Cap
tain. his heart full of hatred for Chris
tianity, became a follower of the meek
and lowly Jesus. giving ali the time to
evangelical laborS or all the time he can
regeneration, that is regeneration Man
all made over again!
Beauty of viearious Sacrifice.
There is your absurd doctrine Of vi
carious sacrifice, say these men who have
chewed up the little book of creeds, and
have the consequent embittered stomach
! They jeer out: 'VicariOus sacrificed Let
every man suffer for himself Why do
want Christ to suffer for ne? I'll suffer
for myself, and carry my own burdens
| They scott at the idea of vicarious sac
rice, while they admire il everywhere
else except in Christ. People see it's beau
~ when a mother for six weeks watches
over her child GOWN with scarlet fever
till the child is cOnvaiescent, and then she
dies from exhaustion. People see its
beauty when a patriot dies for his coun-
try, and the procession cannot be too
long. or the garIands too rich. or the
7 requiem too grand. People see its beauty
when a man denies himself for a friend
( They can see the beauty of vicariOus sac
rifice in every one but Christ.
"A young lady In one of the literary In
situations was = teacher. She was very
reticent and retired in her habits, and she
formed no companiOnships in the new po-
sition she occupied, and her dress was
very plain-sOn etimes it was very shabby
After awhile she was discharged from the
place for that reason, but no reason Was
given. In answer to the letter discharg-
ing her from the position she said: Well
II / have failed TO please. / suppose Il Is
my own fault She went here and there
for employment and found none, and in
desperation and in dementia she ended her
life by suicide. Investigation was made.
and it was found that out of her small
means she had supported her father
eighty years OF age. and was paying the
way for her brother In Yale College. on
his way 10 the ministry. II was found
that she had no blanket OIL the bed that
winter, and she had no fire on the very
coolest day OF all the season. People
found IL out. and there IVES q large gath
ering at the funeral. the largest ever at
any funeral In that place, and the very
people who had scOffed came and look ed
upon the pale face OF the MARTYR and
all honor was done her; but it was TOO
late.
''Vicsrious sacrifice, All are thrilled
with such instances IS that. But MANI
are not moved By The fact tkat Christ
paid His poverty for our riches His self
abnegat!on for our enthronenent, and
knelf on the shssrp edges Of humiliation
that VIC nigh climb over his lsceratsl
shoulder intO peace and heaven. 4 chap
lain received his death wound In battle
and while suffering on the field heard
some one in the distance say. Oh my
God" The chaplain said to himself. I
cannot walk. but | Will roll over TO him.
80 the chaplain rOlleI over IA mis- own
blood and over the bodies OF the slain
Till he came 10 the other sufferer, AMI
put his arm over him and c0mfoFted him
SO Christ heard the cry Of our wounded
humanity and from the cross rolled over
in his OVID blood until Re came 10 Us. and
putting his wounded arm over Us Whis-
pers I have loved thee with an ever
lasting love-
Adorable Doctrines nf Chris.
BE IT ours 20 admir-. and adore these
doctrines az which others jeer On. ihe
depths OF the riches both OF the wisdom
and knowledge Of God How unsearch-
able q His wisdom. and His WAYS are
past finding out. Oh. the height. the
depth. the length. the breadth. the in
uHNts i-c lhiius4iAit4s iAlc flt4i44At Ol lisal
love- Let our earnest prayers 20 out in
behalf Of ali those who seoff al these
doctrines OF grace. When the London
plague was raging in the year lss5. there
vas a hotel near shs chief burial place
that excited much comment. England
was IN fright and bereavement. The dead
carts gent through the streets day AMI
night. and the cry, Bring out your dsadr
Was answered by the bringing out OF the
forms OF the loved ones. and they were
put twenty or thirty In cart. and tie
wagons went on 20 the cemetery: and
these dead we're not buried in graves, hut
in great trenches, ia great Hlls-.a one