The Grit-advocate., 1900-09-28
rALMAGE'S SERMON.
Analysis OF THE CHARACTER
OF THE SAVIOUR.
oAaAssas Urged - kmolaee the ossh :
ssss which Wsrs Conspicuou. In
~ n.stAay Lie and Ministration. Of
Js0UA

n this sermon. which Dr. TaImaxe
roads from Paris, he analyses the
character Of the Savior and urges all
oesbt1aAs to exercise the qualities
wASoh were conspicuous in Christ's
Azthly life. The text is Romans viii,
,. Nov. any man have not the
spSsSt of Christ. he is none of his"
There Ia nothing more desirable
han pleasant disposition. Without
= We cannot be happy When We have
ost oxr temper or become impatient
aodsr some light cross. we suddsnly
awaken TO new appreciation of prop
y eQutpoise Of nature We wiAh we
lad been born with self balance. We
snvy those people who bear them
selves through life without any psr-
Irritation, and we latter ourselves
that however little self control ws
may now have, the time will come,
nndsr the process Of years, when we
viii be nellowed and softened and the
wrong things which are in US now will
shan be all right, forgetful Of the fact
that IN evil habit in our nature will
spow into larger proportions and that
"a iniquity not corrected will become
ne grandfather of a whole genera
ZION of fntQuities. So that people with
s@t the grace Of God in the struggle
md amid the annoyancss and sxas-
parattous Of life are apt to become
Wosss instead OF better.
Now, the trouble is that we have a
theory abroad in the world that a
mans disposition cannot be changed
A man says. 81 am irascible in tenn
per,-and I can't help it." Another man
ssys, y, am revengeful naturally, and
can't help it" man says, 81 am
mpulsive, and I can't help it." And
- tells tie truth. No man can correct
his disposition l never knew a man
BY foreee Of resolution to change his
temperament, but by his grace God
can take away that which is wrong
and put in that which is right, and
know and you know people who since
their conversion are just the opposite
Of what they used to be. In other
words. We may by the spirit Of God
mve the disposition of Jesus Christ
Implanted IN our disposition. and we
nnst have it done or we will never
- heaven. IF any man has not the
disposition of Jesus Christ. he Is none
II his"
4 spirit Of Gentleness.
In the first place the spirit Of Christ
vAs . spirit Of gentleness Sometimes
- made wrathf,A utterancss against
PhAsaoess and hypocritss, but the most
q biz words were kind and gentle
and loving and inofensive and at
taasstvs. When we consider the fact
that he was omnipotant and could
have torn to pieces his assailants, the
wonder rs greater. We often bear the
persecution and abuse of the world
because we cannot help it. Christ en-
dured 1t when he could have helped 1t.
Little children who always shy of at
a rough man rushed into his presence
and elambersd on him until the peo-
pie begged the mothers to take them
away. Invalids sor, with wounds that
they could not bear to have any one
come near them begged Christ just to
put his hand upon the wound and
soothe it. The mother with the sick
est child was willing to put the little
one in Christ's arms. Self righteous
people rushed into his presence with
a woman of debased character and
said. Now, annihilate her, blast her
kill her" Jesus looked at her and saw
she was sorry and repentant, and he