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

revealed them unto babes Prayer for
his friends, Father. will that they
be with me where | ara" Prayer for
his enemies, Father. forgive them;
they know not what they do" Prayer
for all nations. Thy kingdom come"
How little o. that spirit you and |
have. How soon our knees get tired.
Where is the vial full Of odors which
are the prayers Of all the saints? Which
Of US can keep our mind ten minutes
en- a prayer without wandering? Not
you; not |. Oh, that we might haze
the spirit Of prayer which was the
spirit Of Christ. We want more pray
er in the family. more prayer In the
church. more prayer in the Legislative
hall, more prayer among the sick. more
prayer among the aged, more prayer
among the young. The great advance
ment Of the church is to be In that d.
rection yet.
While the council of Nuremberg was
signing the edict that gave the church
it's freedom Martin Luther was away
off in a room by himself praying for
that accomplishment. Though there
was no line Of communication between
the place where the council was as
sembled and the room where Martin
Luther was praying. Martin Luther
suddenly rose from his knees and said:
at Is accomplished! The church Is
free! Victory. victory" Oh, for this
direct line Of communication with the
throne Of God. so that it may be said
of US. as it was said Of Luther. He
got what be asked for" We want. like
Daniel. to pray with our face toward
the Holy City; we want. like Stephen,
to pray gazing into heaven; we want,
like the publican. to pray shifting on
the heart Of conviction: we want. like
Christ. to pray-the Christ who emp
tied his heart Of all its lifeblood and
then flied 1t with the sorrows, the
woes, the agonics Of all nations.
Cold mountains and the midnight air
Witnessed the fcrror OF his payer.
Shoulder Your Burden.
The spirit of Christ, remark lastly,
was a spirit Of bard work. Not one
lazy moment in all his life. Whether
he was talking to the fishermen on the
beach. or preaching to the sailors on
the dock, or administering to the rus
tics amid the mountains, or spending
an evening in Bethany, always busy
for others. With hands, heart, head,
busy for othcrs-hewing in the Naza-
reth carpenter shop, teaching the lame
how to walk without crutches, curing
the chld's fits, providing rations for the
hungry host. Busy, busy. busy! The
hardy men who pulled the net out Of
the sea filled with floundering treas.
ures, the shepherds who hunted up
grassy plots for their flocks to nibble
at the shipwrights pounding away In
the dockyards. the winemakers Of En-
ged dipping the juices from the vat
and pouring them into the goatskins,
were not more busy than Christ. Busy,
busy for others! From the moment he
went out Of the caravansary Of Bethle-
hem to the moment when the cross
plunged into the socket on the bloody
mount busy for others. Does that re-
mind you Of yourself? 1t does not re-
mind me Of myself. If we lift bur-
den, it must be light: If we do work. it
must be popular; if we sit i'll the pew,
It must be soft; If we move in sphere
Of usefulness, 1t must be brilliant; If
we have to take hold of load, give US
the light end of the log. In this way
to heaven fan us, rock us, sing us to
sleep. Lift US up toward heaven on
the tips Of your fingers under silken
sunshade. Stand out of the way, all
you martyrs who breasted the fire;
stand out Of the way and let this col
ony of tender footed modern Christians
come up and get their crowns!
What has your Lord done to you, o
Christian, that you should betray him? ?
Who gave you so much riches that yod
can afford to despise the awards Of the
faithful? at this moment. when all
the armies Of heaven and earth and
hell are plunging into the conflict. how
can you desert the standard? Oh. back
slidden Christian. Is it not time for you
to start anew for God and anew for
heaven?
Now, have shown you that the dis
position Of Christ was a spirit Of gen
tleness. a spirit of self sacrifice. splr-
1t Of humility. spirit of prayer. a spir-
it of hard work-tive points. VIII YOU
remember them? Are you ready now
fer the tremendous announcement II
the text. III any man has not the spirit
of Christ he Is none Of his:" Are you
ready for that statement? Can we
stand up and say. Yes: we have the
spirit Of Christi" Not one Of us can
make that answer to the full question.
yet am t. declare to you there Is no
Encouragement in this subject for
Christian people. You have the seeds
Of this character planted in your soul.
at doth not yet appear what we shall
!. be-"
lcu might as we'll blame an acorn for
not being ali OAK Of q thousand years as
to blame yGlrscif because you are not
equal to Christ. You have tie implan-
taticn within you which will enlarge
and develop into the grandcst Chris
tian character. and there is no discour-
.gement IN this text for you to try to
love and serve the Lord. Aim high.
theathe H. your sword until you have
gained the last victory. Climb higher
and higher Until you reach the celestial
hills. Crowns bright and radiant for
all the victc:s, but death to every de-
serter.
Copyright. 1862 by Louis Klo2sch.l
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