The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-10-27
TALAAGE SERMON,
VNoAY's DISCOURSE BY THE AoLF d.
VINE

Subject: Christ's Charncter-{His Earthl,
Life Replets With beautiful Exam.
Nee-Practice Self Sacrifice and Hu.
nility and Help Bear Bordens Of Otherl
(copyrieh. 1901
WASHINGTON, D. C.-1n this sermon
which DR.. Talmage sends from Paris, he
analyzes the character of the Saviour and
urges all Christians to exercise the quail
ties which were conspicuous in Christ s
earthly life. The text is Romans viii, o:
Now, II any man has not the spirit OF
Christ he is none of His"
There Is nothing more desirable than a
pleasant disposition. Without it we can
pot be happy ourselves or make Others
happy. When we have Lost our temper
or become impatient under some light
cross, we suddenly awaken to new appre-
uation of proper eouipoise of nature. We
wish we had been born with self balance,
we envy those people who bear themselves
through life without any perturbation. and
we fatt<r ourselves that, however little
self control we may now have, the time
will coIoe, under the process OF years,
when we will be mellowed and softened.
and the wrong things which are in ills now
will then be all right, forgetful of the fact
that an evil habit in our nature will grow
into larger proportions, and that an ini-
guilty not corrected will become the grand
So that people without the grace ~ Cod
In the struggle and amid the annorances
and exasperations of lie sre ant to he.
come worse instead of better
Now, the trouble is that We have the
ory abroad in the world that a mans dis
position cannot be changed. A man says.
Il am irascible in temper, and I can't
veneeful naturally. and 7 can't helm i !"
A man SAYS, II am impulsiye. and can't
helm it." And he tells the truth NJ NAV
can correct his disnosition never lnew
a man by force Of resolution IN change
his treatment hut hv H;s or,ce GA
can take awav that which ;s wrono nd
put in that which ia r;oht and I lno,r
and ron know neonle who since tbe,r non.
version are ;nat tha onnos;ta ~ wh.t tha,, IU
used to be In other words va nav '" ~
the spirit of God. have tie d;snos;t;on of
Jesus Christ IMPLANTED in our d;snos;t;ou "
and We must have & done ~ We viii navnr
see heaven. iii anv man have not the
disposition of Jesus Christ. be il none of
Hs" ' '' 'e31' '0'' nc !" "on' "a
In tho fret n]ace tho sn;r,+ of Christ
was a snirit Of centleness @ 'f Somet;mes 81 he
made Tr.tbfml nttarance .oa;no, "ui,v t'' phar;. M
sees and bvnocr;{a. NJ +bas ,nst - H;,
words were lind and contio I'D law"
and ;nofYens;ra and ,ttro ot;ro Whan 10
conaider The fact +hat Ha n.es oron;r"s
tent and could have to-n ~ n;ecn. H;.
aasa;lants tbe r,ondsr 10 nreater W. ~
ten hear tbe norsacr.;or ~ abu.o rs ~
world hecamse e We cannot % he,n nG' i Cbr;st ~ .a
endured It when He cn"d hp have he,nod -
ttla ah;Idran e he ,e e ai,,.arl naye t tpoa T II"
rnunh ,nnn ,shad % ;nsa ,"nEs H;s no nns on d. "a
clamhere3 on H;u '"'r vr.;I vi pths oonIa aIa
BEGGED the n,others ~ taio e tho,, pvup,e o,,,pr
InSoIds so 500 r,;,,, " ,,.n,'ea, tha4 .t,,
co,,id not bear r. hara env ] nno co'no .nns naar
taen, hesaed rhp;st ;vst t y "m. 't 'f;,e M;s hd
mon tba ,ro,nd on5 1' w ~. ti' = iTho Tho
mother with the s;cIest cb;lJ % was ~ v;,i;ne
- mt tha 1;ttla ona ~ my Whrs, We ",,nns
s tns ',e eon one shod IN ~ IT,
nresence With wpman nf Sehased char'
scter and said. "Now. annihilate her. blast
saw she vas sorry and renentant and He
looked a. them and u He epsal, saw tbeu anu uare M
nron and srronant @ and MALIGNANT and He
aid "Iet him tbat % IL u;thnxt ;;ho' sin c.st ~ the
Grst STONE At her" A Hind man sat hv,
he ways;de n,ak;nc y croot adn .ho',t ~.
lack ~ VISION Tbs., etoi$ hin h;u, ' :" hnsh
m and not hother tbe Nf.stnr W f,hr;st
,tooned to him and ea;d "yVbot viii tbn,,
hat I do mite thee ~ Gentienes. ~ ~ ro;co
,ent}eness of n,annor tontiana.s IS Efa
I've ali admire = xbsthar ws hara y. a'. .nx
e e or not Inst AZ ti,e ro,ot ,nonnta;n
Sk,f and the scSrred cran 1nra :" ~
iown into the calm iate sf +heir loot end
"a the storm;ast w;ntar iovas 20 r,erra am
nto The sSnsh;nv enr;no 90 tLo ,o,st -
.;nitate and ;mny,s;va md ;rasc;hia .. r,tmr. @
ovea to th;nk ~ +ha cant,enns. nf Thriat
low little We have oF ;ti How GttIe na.
:ienca in treat;no 9TH enen,;esi II.
ave so little of H. oantlennos of Chr;st
We are not IT for Chr;st;an WORK half tbe
;me We do mt tnnw how 70 fnrt
he bereft or - encourage The d;shearts
nod A. to tsle caro- Sf Tho moor Ever
mr. voice of svmnathv "a IN p the wrona
itch '
Nv s;ster bad her or,r nut ort of ,o;nt
nd we we're in The co,ntrv and The
,e;obb bora cs,ne in and tbev we,o oil .vm.
,athetic and thew laid hold 81 the arm.
nd nulied and nulled m;oht;,v until the
ncuish was ;ntnlerahle Hnt The ann did
'ot 90 +, ;ts nlace Then the old country
Ioctor was sent for and he came in and
Nth one touch It was ali r;oht he knew
I,st where to mt hi. finger and inst how
q touch the hone We co ont 70 h,r
,hr;st;an work with too rough hand
nd too unsvmnathet;c a manner and we
all in onr work. while some Christian.
n the eentleness Of Christ comes aIox,o.
mt his hand Of sympathy on the sore
not and the torn lcaments are healed. |
nd the disturbed homes are reioined. Oh |
or this gentleness Of Christ!
The dew of one summer night will ac-
omplish more good than fifty Caribbean
yhirlwinds. How fmnortant Il is that in |