The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
REV. DR.. TALMACE.
THE EMINENT DIvINE's SUNDAY
D1sCoURsk
Snhiect' Christie Charaoter-uis Earthly
Life Replete WIN Beautiful Exam.
pIes-Practice Self Sacrifice and Hu-
milityand Help Bear Burdens of others

"h''h ID, Ialmagc sends from Paris, he
'HaiNIeS INC character OF the Saviour and
urges all Christians to cXcrcisc the quail.
ties which wcr" conspicunus i'm Chrisi's
earthly lite. The text is Romans viii o.
Now. ii any man has not the spirit OF
Ihrlst he Is none Of His
here Is nothing more desirable than n
peasant disposition Without it we can.
not be hnnpy ourselves nr make others
hopny Whom We have lost our tcmper
or become irpali lent under some light
cross we suddenly awaken 10 new apprc.
cation OF proucr eoupoisc of nature. We
wish We had been horn with self balance.
we envy those peoplc wh1 bear themselves
'hron"h lie without ANY perturbation and
we Uattcr ourselves thai however little
sen control we may now have, the time
VIII come. uricr tho prrccss of wears
When we VIII bo mclowcd aud, softened.
hnd the wrong thiuvs which are in us now
Nhl Then le all right forgetfu of the fact
that On evil habit IN our nature will grow
INTO larger proportions. aud that an I'M.
"niN not corrected viii become tho grand.
l'ih'r oi a whole c"ucratipn nl iniuuitics
- nat people without tho grace Of God
IN the struggl" aud ru.J the anuovauccs
! and CONSIDERATIONS oi Gfr are apt to be-
coz" W""Sc Instead at better
Now. the trouhlc is thai we have a tho.
ofN abroad IN the world that q mans dis
n3N'uon cannot bc changed \ man SAYS.
am ,rasclblc in temper and | can't
help ". Another man saws ~ am re
rangclul naturally. aud | can't help 1t -
l"'' .s'H "' 'h,''slNe. ana ! can
hul" IT, Nna II" tells the twth. No man
'', correct ,'s disposition. never knew
"n' Nv I"rc' ol resolution TO change
his treatment, but bv His grace God
can iak" away that which is wrong and
put IN that which is right and | know
and Won ltoo." pcople who since their con
N''T"'' rc J,S' w" opposite ot what th"N
'~'u - ne. IA "tn"r W""ds. we may. by
~" Sp't "l you nav" the disnosltinn OF
'c' '"r's' ,mplaNt' IN our disnosltlon.
ana we must hay" II done OF we will never
Nrc h"'Nen. " any man nave not the
|'hoNluoh OF Jesus Christ. he IS none ol
rs.
In tho first place, the sn'rt Of Christ
was Spirlt nl gentlcneSs. Sometimes lie
'a'e Wrnthlul utteroncc against Phari'
t'e' ana hVp9cntes. nut the most ot His
"o,'S were KIND and gentle aud loving
ano ''oHerslNc ana atirartlNc. When we
consider the tnci that lie was omniuo.
tent ana could have torn to pieces His
HSSa, ANTS. the wonder IS greater. w" Of
ten 2r the persecution aud abuse ot tho
W'rld neclusc we cannot help it, Chr 1t
endured IT when lie could have helncd it.
LAW 4" chudren who alwrvs shy Oft at n
roNrn m'N tuslrd INTO Ills presence ard
,""'', Wy va 'lH unIl, lue peopie
neg"rd the mothers To take thcm away.
ln'',ids 50 sore with wounds that they
c3a'd NOT hCar TO nave any one come near
th-m begged CHRIST INST to nut Ills hand
upon the wound and sorthc it. The
mother with the siciest child was willing
10 mt the little one IN ChrlSts arms
SeI,-righte; 'ts people rushed into HIs
presence, with . woman Of deba,sed char.
acler and sald. Now. dunlhllatc her, blast
her III her. Jesus looked at her AND
saw she was sorry aud repentant. and He
looked az them. and Tie saw they wore
prnl ana arro9Rnt ana wahgnant, and lie
sad, Let hm that Is without sin cast the
lrSt ston" at her blind man sat hv
| me Wavslde making great ado about his
lack OF VISION. They told him to hush
hp ana not bother IN" Mister. Christ
stoop"d to hlm and aid What wilt thou
that do unto thee; GcntcneSs at voice,
Ser, 'cnrss ct manner. genteneSs OF life.
we all admire II whether we nave any
| ol n on rot. Just as the rouoh mountain
hun and the Scared cag love to look
down into the calm lake at their feet and
| ~ IN" stormt"s' winter loves to merge
mt the sunShIuY Snrnc. 80 the most pre-
Gptate a"d lmpnls'Nc and irasclble nature
loves f. think ot the "eNt'cn"ss OF Christ.
lioN litiIe we haNc oi ~ How niue pa
ilchce ~ trtatn% with encmies' we
nave So littlc o IT," r"nlienesS ol CHRIST
we are n"I nl TOT NrN'''n olN haIl the
t,m"; We do not know how to comfort
the bcrelt or to encpnl""e the d'shCart-
oned or to take care oi the poor Even
our voice oi sympathy Is ON the wrong
pt r.....
NY SISTER ou Ncr arm pul oHt oi lolnl'
and we were IN the country ana the
nel|hnorS came a. an" ineN were 3lI sym
pathetic; ana ihcl la,i ho,d oi the arm
and pulled ana guIlrd m,@htuV untll IN"
ANGUISH was into'cram,r. my inc arm dld
not 20 to ITS place Ihcn the old country
doctor was sent lor. and ne came IN; ana
wIlh one touch IL wa' nIl right iie Knew
lust where to put hlS ilnger ana lust now
to touch the bone, we go out to our
Christian work with too rough mana
and TOO unsympatfrtic manner. ana we
lall IN our work, while some CHRISTIAN
IN the. gentieness OF CHRIST comes along
put his Land OF sympathy on the sore
spot ana the torn llgnhehts are neoiea'
and the disturbed bones are reJolned' Oh,
ior tins sentlSeness OF Christ I'm
The dew OF one summer nIghl WI, ae'
complIsh more good than ltty talihDeah
whirlwinds, How important 1t is that IN
going forth to serve CHRIS, we have some
thing OF His gentleness. Is that the way
we bear ourselves when we are assaulted!
The rule IS an eye Tor an eye, tooth ior
a tooth, retort for retort, sarcasm for sal,
casm. Give him as much as he sends
After awhl you look up into the face OF
Christ, and YOU see HIS gentleness' ana