The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-23
FOR ANXIETY.
mage Prescribes for Those
in Trouble.
nh m to Follow the Example
lie Disciples, Who event
a Told Jeaus,-ComfOrt
for the Dereaved.



llmage, who has finished his
England and Scotland, where
BIS thronged to hear him
Ever he preached, is now on
to Norway and Russia, in
ountries he is already well
through the publication of
Ions of his sermons. In the
! discourse, which he has
publication this week, he
prescription for all anxiety
riment and illustrates the Di-
hpathy for all who are in any
struggle. The text is Mat
~: "And His disciples went
q Jesus"
outrageous assassination had
ken place. To appease a re-
woman King Herod ordered
In of that noble, self sacrific-
phet, John the Baptist. The
bf the disciples were thrown
ief and dismay. They felt
YES utterly defenseless. There
authority to which they could
and yet grief must always find
lon. If there be no human
hear it, then the agonized soul
4 it aloud to the winds and the
and the waters. But there
ear that was willing to listen.
Is a tender pathos and at the
|Ime most admirable picture
Rords of my text: "They went
D Jesus" He could understand
b grief, and He Immediately
! it. Our burdens are not
han half so heavy to carry if
shoulder is put under the
Ind of them. Here we find
His brow Swallowed with grief,
Il amid the group of disciples,
ith tears and violent gesticula-
BID wringing of hands and out
bereavement, are expressing
Toe. Raphael, with his skilled
putting upon the wall of a pal
be scene of sacred story, gave
|skillful a stroke as when the
land of the evangelist writes:
went and told Jesps."
Did Goths and Vandals once
bwn upon Italy from the north
ppe, and they upset the gar
bid they broke down the statues
|ept away everything that was
bid beautiful. So there is ever
lon in the history of all the
Id daughters of our race an in
of rough-handed troubles that
b plumber and ransack and put
torch all that men highly
There is no cave so deeply
ito the mountains as to afford
tier, and the foot of f1eetest
cannot bear us beyond pur-
The arrows they put to the
fly with unerring dart until
pierced and stunned.
that l bring to you a most
rate message. l mean to bind
your griefs into a bundle and
IN on fire with a spark from
lltar The prescription that
he sorrow of the disciples will
your heartaches. ] have read
hen Godfrey and his army
d out to capture Jerusalem, as
lme over the hills, at the first
! the pinnacles of that beauti-
:, the army that had marched
ice lifted a shout that made
tn tremble. Oh, you soldiers,
S Christ. marching on toward
, would that to-day, by some
rom the palace of Gods mercy
IDS strength, you might be
nto great rejoicing, and that
prospect of it's peace breaks
r enraptured gaze you might
lie glad hosanna to the Lord!
e first place, l commend the
r of these disciples to all bur-
souls who are unpardoned.
comes a time in almost every |
history when he feels from
ource that he has an erring |
The thought may not have
1T as to fell him. 1t may be
e the flash in an evening cloud
er a very hot summer day. One
get rid of that impression will
rayer, while another will slim
imself by ardent spirits, and
man will dive deeper in sec
5. But sometimes a man can
rid of these impressions. The
when man finds out that his
is poised upon a perfect I'M
y and that the next moment
may slip, he must do some
iolent to make himself forget
Ie stands or else fly for refuge.
of you crouch under a yoke,
bite the dust, when this mo-
GU might rise up crowned
or. Driven and perplexed as
We been by sin, go and tell
To relax the grip of death
'ur soul and plant your un-
feet upon the golden throne,
ct the tortures of the bloody
.ransfix Him. With the beam
'wn cross He will break down
of your dungeon. From the
II His own crown He will pick
gems to make your brow blaze
rnRf victory. In every tear on
cheek, in every cash of His
every long, blackening mark
alton from shoulder to Shout
the grave-shattering, Heaven
ng death groan, l hear Him
Him that cometh unto me l
nowise cast out"
but you say, instead of cur
wound, you want to make an
ound-namely, that of convic-
Have you never known a sur
come and find a chronic dis
then with sharp caustic burn
t? So the grace of God comes
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