The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-10-27

| HiS soUl Aduus time is snOro ard eternity
ls near, and We can't afford to quarrel
Now let bygones be bygoncs and let us ac
| like Christians" 1t is all settled. How
| BY the gentleness of Christ.
Did you ever know a drunkard re
claimed by mimcry of his staggering steps
his thick tongue or his hiccough? No
You only madden his BRAIN. But YOU &c
to him and let him know you appreciate
what IN awful struggle he has with tht
| evil habit and you let him know that YOU
have been acquainted with people who
were down in the same depths who, 10y
the grace of God. have been rescued. II,
hea"s your voice. he responds to that SYM
pAthy, and he is saved. You cannot scolt
stormiest wind comes from its hidinG
place and says. ri will arouse this sea.
and it blows upon the sea. Half of Tho
sea is aroused or fourth of the sea is
aroused, vet not the entire Atlantic. But
after awhile the moon comes out calm and
placid. It shines upon the sea, and the
ocean begins to lift 1t embraces all the
highlands, the beach ls all covered The
heart throb of one world beatinr against
the heart throb Of another world. The
storm could not rouse the whole Atlantic;
the moon lifted it. "And l." SAID Christ,
,if "if J, be lifted up will draw all men unto
Christ's 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
q worldly ambition.
In the time that He gave to the sick He
might have gathered the vastest fortune
Of His time. With His power to popular
ize Himself and magnetic the people He
could have gained any official position.
No orator ever won such plaudits as He
might have won from sanhedrin and evn-
agogue and vast audiences by the seaside;
no physician 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 aristocracy. =.
I say these things to let you know what
HIMSELF" and to show something of the
wonders of His self sacrifice. All human
power together could not have thrown
Christ into the manger # He had not
chosen to 90 there: all satanic strength
could not have lifted Christ upon the
cross If He had not elected Himself to the
torture
To save our race from SIN and death
and bell He faced all the sorrows of this
world and the sorrows of eternity How
much of that self sacrifice have we,
What is self sacrifice? It ls my walk.
ing long journey to save you from IA
ti9ue; 1t is my lifting great number Of
pounds to save you from the awful strain:
It is a subtraction from my comfort and
prosperity SO that there may be an addi-
much Of that have wes Might not I
rather say. 'How little have we?"
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 a coat
that she had outerown. It was a very
cold day. She said. "Johnnle. come un-
der this coat" "Oh," he said; no; the
coat isn't large e.ouqh." "Oh," she said,
"it will stretch" He comes under the
coat, but the coat would not stretch. So
Self sacrifice, pure and simple Christ
taking off Hisrobe to clothe our nakedness.
Self sacrifice! l have not any of it, nor
have you. compEed with that. The sac
rifce of the Son of God.
Christ walked to Emmaus, Christ
walked from Capernaum to Bethany,
Christ walked from Jerusalem to Col
gotha. How far have you and I walked
for Christ? His head ached; His heart
ached; His back ached. How much have
we ached for Christ?
1lO" UuCi1 Vi tIldJ HuIlIlIitI law We.
If we get few more dollars than other
people or gain 4 little higher position, oh,
how we strut! We go around wanting
everybody to know their place and say,
"Is not this great Babylon that ! have
built for the honor of my kingdom and by
the might of my strength" Who has
of the humility of Christi
The disposition of Christ was also the
spirit of prayer. Prayer on the mount
aims prayer on the sea, prayer among the
','cknRIayer i, eyerywhere % & prayer Th for lit ut.
Thou hast hidden these things from the
wise and prudent and revealed them unto
babes" Prayer for His friends. Father,
will that they be with Me where | ann
Prayer for His enemies, Father, forgive
hem; they know not what they do"
Prayer for all nations, Thy kingdom
.ome."
How little of that spirit you and have!
How soon c-r knees get tired! Where is
he vial full of odors which are the pray |
rs of all the saints! Which of us can |
without wandering? Not you; not I. Oh,
hat we might have the spirit of prayer
which was the spirit of Christ!
We want more prayer in the family,
more prayer in the church, more prayer
n the Ierislative hall. more prayer among
he sick, more prayer among the ag-u.
more prayer among the young. The great
dvancement of the church is to be in that
Erection yet.
The spirit of Christ, l remark lastly,
vas a spirit of hard work. Not one lazy
moment in all His life. Whether He was
alking to the fishermen on the beach.
r preaching to the sailors on the dock,
r administering to the rustics AMID the
or spending an evening in
lands, heart, head, busy for o;hers-hew-
ng in the Nazareth carpenter shop, teach
ng the lame how to walk without crutch-
9, curing the child's fits, providing IA
ions for the hungry host. Busy busy,
'usy! The hardy men who pulled the
let out of the sea filed with floundering
reasures, the shepherds who hunted up
rassy plots for their focks to nibb!e at,
he shipwrights pounding away in the
ockyards, the winemakers OF Engedl DIP
ling tn. juices from the vat and pouring
hem into the goatsEins, were not more
usy than Christ. Busy, busy for others!
rom the moment He went out of the car
vansary of Bethlehem to the moment
yhen the cross plunged into the socket on
he bloody mount busy for others. Does
hat remind you of yourself! 1t does
ot remind me Of myself. If we lift bur
len it must be light if we do work, it
mst be popular; if we sit in the pew, it
nuak be safe; if we move in sphere OF
sefulness, it must be brilliant; if we have
O take hold of load give us the light
nd OF the log. IN this way to heaven fan
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