The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
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nlgni nav" Won row ~nul7d'rU and sNu-
agogrc and vast audiences hv The seaside.
no rhvs'can ever not such y rNnutatiou
tor h"nliuc powcr va lie w. ,I' have oh.
tanned II lie had ro"'ormcd Ills wonder
ful cures hoforo the Hor,au p"ietocracv.
| say these Times to lot ',r know what
Paul w"apt Whom ho sad. "lIo ulcascl not
Himself ND to chow sometiii"r vi tho
wonders Qf Wis self aoCrifce. Nll human
mower together could not hove thrown
Christ into tho manper ii lie had not
chosen 10 go there rll s1tauic strenrth
could not have lifted Christ unon tho
cross II He had not elected Himself TO the
torture
To save our rooe fror, SIN and dca'li
and hell He faced all tho sorrows of ihw
world aud the sorrows OF eternity How
much OF that self sacrifice have we
What is self sacrifice? 1t is nv wa'F
ing long journey 20 save YOU from la.
tiguc: 1t Is my lifting n orcat rrmher 81
pounds to save vou from the awful STRAIN.
l. Is subtraction from my comfort r"'l
prosperity so that ther" may bc an nddl
ton TO vour comfort and nrosnrutv How
much of that have wn? Nlgh' not I
rather sav How little have We"
Two children brother nrd sister 'vc"o
passino down Tho road. Thov wcro both
very destitute Tic lad had hardly an,
garments at all. HIS sistor had q coat
that she had outorown II was u very
cold dav She s1id ".Iohuntc. come ~.
der this coat" oh he aid no: tho
coat isp't large ouch oh" shc s,id
1T viii stretch lie comes urdor tho
coat, but the coat would not strctch So
she took OF the coat and put il on him.
Self sacrifice. pure and simple Chris,
taking off Hisrobe TO clothe our upl;clrcs,
Self sacrGcel ! hnvc Not any Of Vt. noi.
have you. compared with that. The sac
rifce OF the Son nl God
IL. 4 H..
walked from Capcrnprm 10 bethany
Christ walked from Jerusalem to Col.
gotha How far have YOU aud I walked
for Christ? His head achcd His heart
ached: His back ached How much have
we ached for Christ;
How much of thai hrmihty have we
Ii we get few more dollars than Other
people or gain little higher position. oh.
how we strut We 90 around wanting
everybody to know their place and say.
is not this great Babylon that ! f"ve
built for the honor OF my KINGDOM and Nv
the might of my strength" Who has
ANYTHING OF the humility of Christ?
The disposition of Christ was also the
snrit of prayer, Prayer on the mount
aims, prayer on the sea. PRAYER among the
sicl,-nrayer everywhere. Prayer for IT..
Ito children Father | thank Thee that
Thou hast hidden these thnrs from She
wise aud nrudent and revealed them unto
babes PRAYER for Iii, friends Father.
! will chat they he with Ne where ! an. -
PRAYER for His enemies Father. ioroiv"
them. they know not what thcv do.
Prayer for all nations. Thy kingdom
come
How little OF that spirit YOU aud have!
How soon our knees get tired, Where Is
the wal full of odors which are The pray
ors of all the saints Which of us can
keen our mind ten minutes ON Il PRAYER
without wandering? Not yon. 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
the sick. more PRAYER among the aged.
more prayer among the young The great
advancement of the church is to be in that
direction yet
I Inc spirit OF Christ | rcmarl, lastly,
was a spirit OF hard work Not one lazy
moment in all His life Whether lie was
talking to the fishermen on the beach
or preaching to the sailors on the dock
or administering to the rustlcs amid the
mountains, or spending an evening m
Bethany. always busy Tor others With
hands, heart, head busy for others-h hew
ing IN the Nazareth carpenter shop, teach
ing the lame how to walk without crutch
es. curing the child's fits. providing ra.
tions for the hungry host Busy busy,
busy, The hardy men who pulled the
net Out OF the sea filed with Houndermg
treasures, the shepherds who hunted up
grassy plots for their iloCks TO nlbblc at
the shipwrights pounding away in the
duckyards, the Winemakers Of Engedl dip.
ping tn juices from the vat and pouring
them into the goatskins. were not more
busy than Christ Blsy. busy for Others,
From the moment Tie went out OF the car
avansary of Bethlehem to the moment
all, init.
the bloody mount busy for others. Does
that remind you OF yourself? II does
not remind me of myself If we lift a bur.
den il must he light; ii we do work, it
must be popular il we sit in the pew, it
must be sale If we move in a sphere OF
usefulness, It must be brilliant ii we have
to take hold of q load, give us the light
end OF the log In this way TO heaven fan
MS, rock us, sing us to sleep, Lift Us up
toward heaven on the tips of your fingers
under Il slken sunshade. Stand out OF
the way, all You martyrs who breasted
the fire; stand out OF the way and let
this colony of tender footed modern Chris
tians come up and get their crownsl
What has your Lord done to you, q
Christian, that you should betray him,
Who gave you so much riches that YOU can
afford to despise the awards of the faith.
full? At this moment, when all the armies
OF heaven and earth and hell are plungng
into the conflict, how can you desert tho
standard Oh, backslidden Christian, is
it not time for you to start anew for God
and anew for heaven;
Now, have shown you that the dispo
sltion OF Christ was n spirit of genteness,
spirit of self sacrh e, a spirit of humil-
ity, spirit of prayer, spirit of hard
work points. viii you remember
them Are YOU ready now for the tire
mendous announcement of the text, If
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,
"Ies we have the spirit of Christi" Not
one OF us can make that answer to the full
question, yet ! am to declare to you there
is no Encouragement in this subject for
Christian people. You have the seeds OF
this character planted in your soul. 1t
doth not yet appear what we shall be-
You might as well blame an acorn for
not being an oak of thousand years as
to blame yourself because you are not
equal to Christ. You have the ipplanta.
ton within you which viii cnlG'ge and
develop into the grandest Christian char.
acter, and there is no Encouragement IN
this text for you to try to love and serve
the Lord. Aim high Sheathe not your
sword until you have gained the last vic.
tory Climb higher and higher until you
reach the celestial hills Crowns bright
and radiant for all thp vtctors but dontL