The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-10-24

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kick you out" You say. IN put you
down" "Oh, no." he says. I'll put
you down." But some day the spirit
of Christ comes into you and you 60
over and say: My brother, give me
your hand: time is short and eternity
Is near, and we can't afford to quarrel.
Now let byGones be bygones and let us
act like Christians 1t is all settled.
How? BY the Gcntleness Of Christ.
Practice Self Sacrifice.
Did you ever know a drunkard re-
claimed by mmicry Of his staggering
steps his thick tongue or his hiccough!
No. You only madden his brain. But
YOU 90 to him and let him know you
appreciate what an awful struggle he
has with the evil habit and you let him
know that you have been acquainted
with people who were down In the
same depths who. by the grace Of God.
have been rescued. He hears your
voice. lie responds to that sympathy,
and he is saved. You cannot scold the
world into anything better. You may
attract II into something better. The
storniest wind comes out from its hid
ing place and says. Il will arouse this
sea-" and it blows upon the sea. Half
Of the sea is aroused or fourth Of the
sea is aroused. yet not the entire At
lantic. But after awhile the moon
comes out calm and placid. 1t shines
upon the sea. and the ocean begins to-.
lift 1t embraces all the highlands,
the beach is all covered. The heart
throb Of cne world beating against the
heart throb Of another world. The
storm could not rouse the whole At
laptic; the moon lifted it. And l."
said Christ. "if be lifted up will draw
all men unto me-
ChriStS disposition was also one OF
self sacrifice. No young man ever
started out with so bright prospect
as Christ started out with If he had
been willing to follow worldly ambi-
ton. In the time that he gave to the
sick be might have gathered the vast
est fortune of his time. With his pow
er to popularize himself and magnetic
the people he could have gained any Of
fetal position. No orator ever won
such plaudits as he might have won
from sanhedrin and synagogue and
vast audiences by the seaside: no ply
sician ever got such a reputation for
healing power as he might have OBJ
tanned if he had performed his wonder
full cures before the Roman aristocra-
cy. say these things to let you know
what Paul meant when he said. HE
pleased not himself and to show
something of the wonders Of his self
sacrifice. All human power together
could not have thrown Christ into the
manger If he had not chosen to 60
there: all satanic strength could not
have lifted Christ upon the cross If be
had not elected himself to the torture.
To save cur race from sin and death
and hell he faced all the sorrows Of
this world and the sorrows of eternity.
How much Of that self sacrifice have
we?
Humility Of Jesus.
What is self sacrifice? 1t is my walk
ing long journey to save you from fa-
tigue: it is my lifting great number
Of pounds to save you from the awful
strain; it is q subtraction from my COM
fort and prosperity so that there may
be an addition to your comfort and
prosperity. How much Of that have
we? Might not rather say. How lit
tie have wer' Two children. brother
and sister. were passing down the road.
They were both very destitute. The
lad had hardly any garments at all.
His sister had coat that she had out
grown. 1t was very cold day. She
said. "Johnnie. come under this coat
"Oh." he said. mo: the coat isn't large
enough" oh" she said. 1t will
stretch" He comes under the coat.
but the coat would not stretch. So she
took off the coat and put it on him.
Self sacrifice. pure and simple. Christ
taking off his robe to clothe cur naked
ness. Self sacrifice. have not any Ct
it. nor have you. compared with that.
Tie sacrifice of the Son Of GGd.
Christ walked to EmmaL.>; Christ
walked from Capernaum to Bethany;
Christ walked from Jerusalem to Col
gotha. How far have you and | walk
ed for Christ? His bead ached: his
heart achcd: his back ached. How
much have we ached for Christ?
The disposition Of Jesus was also
disposition of humility. The Lord Of
earth and heaven in the garb Of a rus
tic. He who poured all the waters Of
the earth out of his right hand-the
Amazon, and the Euphratcs. and the
Oregon, and the Ohio. and the M!ssiS-
sippi-bcndnG over well to ask Sa-
maritan woman for drink. He who
spread the canopy Of the heavens and
set the earth for a footStool admitting
that he had not where to lay his head.
He whose chariot the clouds are walk
lug with sore feet: hushinc the Tempest
tn Gennesarct and wipng the spray CT
the storm from his beard. then sitting
down In the cabin beside his disciples
as though he lad done no more than
wipe the sweat from bis brow in Jo-
seph's carrent:c shop: taking the foot
of death of the heart Of Lazarus and
breaking the chain Of the grave against
the marble of the tomb and then walk
ing out with Mary and Martha without
any more prctcnsi&n than a plain citi-
zen going oct in the suburban village
to spend the evening: joStlcd as though
he were Il nobody: pursued as though
he We're an outlaw: nicknamed: seated
with pubiicans and with S!nners-kiDg
of heaven ard earth trailing his robes
IN the dust,
Spirit Of Prayer.
How much Of that humility have we?
If We get d few more dollars than 9th
er people or gain little higher posi-
ton, oh, how we strut, We go around
wanting everybody to know their place
end gay .'lS not this great RabYlOn