Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-10-03

highlands, the beach ls all covered. Inc
heart throb of one world beatino against
the heart throb of another world The
storm could not rouse the whole Atlantic;
the moon lifted it. "And l." said Christ.
''if be lifted up will draw all men unto
Me-"
Christ's disposition was also one Of self
sacrifice. No young man ever started out
with SO bright a prospect as Christ started
out with if He had been willing to follow
a worldly ambition.
Tn 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 plandits as He
might have won from sanhedrin and svn-
Rgogue 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.
say these things to let YOU know what
Paul meant when he said, He pleased not
HIMSELF" and to show something of the
wonders of His self sacrifice At human
power together could not have thrown
Christ INTO the manger if He had not
chosen to 30 there: all satanic STRENGTH
could not have lifted Christ mnon the
cross If He had not elected Himself to the
,-tnre
To save our race from SIN and death
and hell 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 is nv walk
ing a long journey to save Won from ia.
tigue: it is nv lifting a 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-
tion to your comfort and prosneritv. How
much of that have we? Might not l
rather saw. "How little have weg"
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 & coat
that she had outgrown. 1t was very
cold dav. She said. Johnnie. come nm
coat isn't large .-oroh" ooh" she said.
at will stretch >He comes under the
coat. bnt the coat would not stretch. So
she took off the coat and put il on him.
Self sacrifice, pure and simple. Christ
taking off His robe to clothe our nakedness
Self sacrifice, l have not anv Of it. nor
have YOU compared with that. The sac
rifce of the Son of God.
Christ walked to Emmaus: Christ
walked from Capernaum to Bethanv:
Christ walked from Jerusalem to Col
for Christ? His head ached; His heart
ached: His back ached How much have
we nched for CHRISTI
How much of that humility have we2
IF get few more dollars than other
people or gam little higher position. oh.
how we strut! We 90 around wanting
everybody to know their place and say.
'Is not this great Babylon that I hove
built for the honor of my kingdom and by
the might of my strength Who has
ANYTHING OF the humility of Christ?
The disposition of Christ was also the
Nf Dva,- tpt
aims, PRAYER on the sea, PRAYER among the
everywhere. PRAYER foE hit
tie children. Father, I thank Thee that
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 / am
Prayer for His enemies, Father, forgive
tnem: they know not what they do"
Prayer for all nations, "Thy kingdom
come"
How little of that spirit you and ] have
How soon our knees get tired, Where l.
ers of all the saints! Which of us can
keep our mind ten minutes on PRAYER
without wandering? Not you; not /. Oh
that 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
in the legislative hall, more prayer among
more prayer among the young. The great
advancement of the church is to be in that
direction yet.
I Inc spirit of Christ, | remark lastly,
was a spirit of hard work. Not one lazy
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 rustics amid the
or spending an evening in
BETHANY, always busy for others. With
hands, heart, head, busy for others-hew-
ing in the Nazareth carpenter shop, teach
es, curing the child's fits, providing ra-
lions for the hungry host. Busy, busy,
busy! The hardy men who pulled the
net out of the sea filed with foundering
treasures, the shepherds who hunted up
grassy. plots for their tiocks to nibble at,
the shipwrights pounding away in the
iockyards. the winemakers of Engedi dip
ping tn juices from the vat and pouring
hem into the goatskins, were not more
busy than Christ Busy, busy for others!
From the moment He went out of the car
ivansary of Bethlehem to the moment
when the cross plunged INTO the socket on
The bloody mount busy for others. Does
hat remind you of yourself? 1t does
not remind me of myself. If we lift bur-
len it must be light; if we do work, it
must be popular; If we sit in the pew, it
must be safe, if we move in sphere of
1t must be brilliant; if we have
to take hold of load. give us the light
.nd of the log. In this way to heaven fan
Is, rock us, sing us to sleep. Lift us up
.oward heaven on the tips of your fingers
Inder a silken sunshade. Stand out of
.he way, all you martyrs who breasted
.he fire; stand out of the way and let
his colony of tender footed modern Chris
.ians come up and get their crownsi
What has your Lord done to you, q
Christian. that you should betray him.
" no gave you so much riches that You can
tfford to despise the awards of the faith
ul! At this moment, when all the armies
If heaven and earth and hell are plunging
Oh, backslidden Christian, is
t not time for you to start anew for God
md anew for heaven
Now, l have shown you that the dispo-
ition of Christ was a spirit OF gentleness,
spirit of self sacrifice, spirit of humil-
ty, a spirit OF prayer, a spirit OF hard
york-tve points. Will You remember
hem! Are you ready now for the tre-
nendous announcement OF the text, If
my man has not the spirit of Christ, he
$ none OF Hs?' Are you ready for that
tatementZ Can we stand up and say,
Yes, we have the spirit of Christi Not
me of us can make that answer to the full
question, yet l am to declare to you there
5 no encouragement in this subject for
yhristian people. You have the seeds of
his character planted IN your soul 1t
10th not yet appear what We shall he"
You might well blame an acorn for
lot being an oak of thousand years az
o blame yourself because you are not
qual to Christ. You have the implanta.
ion within you which will enlarge and
levelop into the grandest Christian char.
cter, and there is no discouragemcnt in
his text for you to try to love and serve
he Lord. Aim high. Sheathe not Your
word until you have gained the last vic.
ory: Climb higher and higher until you
each The celestial hills. Crowns bright
nd radiant for all the victors, but death
o every deserter.
"A net- T"@il in a Brooklyn school
vas ask mis- name. Jules" ans
vered the little fellow. You should
ay Julius-not jules suggested the