The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
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No orator ever won such p'ouAits ~ lie
| might hav" won rrc"p sarhad''in aud ovn
| agoguc and vast audiences hv the seaside
| no rhvs'c'an ever got such rNuutatiou
| Tor h"1linr powcr "a lie ~ rh' have OBJ
| tanned II lie had ro"'prmcd ils wonder
| ful cures beiorn tho Rowan n"isi ocracv.
! say these Times to lot ",1 know what
| Paul m"aut whom ho saId. He ucaseI not
lIimee oui to ehnw sonnet hivr nf the
wonders Of Ills self eocrfce. All human
mower together could not hove thrown
| Christ into the manper ii He had no'
| chosen 10 go there ell s1iamc STRENGTH
! could not have lifted Christ unou tho
cross II He had not elected Himself TO the
torture
To save our rrce fr0r, SIN and dca'h
aud hell We faced all tho SORROWS Of thr,
world and the sorrows of eternity How
much of that self sacrifice hnve we?
What is self sacrifice 1t is nv va'r
ing long journey TO save you from fa.
tgue: 1t is my lifting orcat number of
bounds to save Won from the awful stITiu
!, Is subtraction from my comfort r"d
prosperity SO that there may he an rddl
ton TO vour comfort and nrosnertv How
much OF that have ve? Niipht not
rather sav, How little have oey"
Two children. brother aud sister 've"o
passlno down tho road. Thrv wer" both
very destitute. Tho lad had hardly any
garments at all HIS sistcr had coat
that she had outorown. II was q very
| cold dav. She said. "Iohuu,c come ~.
| der this coat" oh he ooid no: tho
coat isr't large '-ouoh" "Oh." ste sad
'it viii stretch lie comes urd"r thn
coat. but the coat would not strctcl So
she took OF the coat and pvt il on Inn.
Self sacrifice, pure and simple Christ
taking off llisrob" to clothe our upkr'lncss
Self sacrifice! ] have not any Of ii. nor
hive you, compared with chat The sac.
rfice of the Son Of God
Christ walked TO Emm7us Christ
walked from CapcrnaTm TO 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 Christi
How much of tina, hrmhty 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 saw
''ls not this great Babylon that t"ve
built for the honor OF my KINGDOM and NY
the might of my strength Who has
anvthinO OF the humility of Christ?
The disposition of Christ was also the
spirit of prayer. Prayer on the mou"t-
aims, prayer on the sea. PRAYER among the
sicl,-prayer everywhere. Prayer for III
tle chi ldren Father. | thank Thee that
wise and nrudent and revealed them unto
habcs' PRAYER for His friends Father
! will chat thev be with Me where ! am.
Prayer for His enemies Father. for0iv"
them. they know not whnt thev do
Prayer for all nations. Thy kingdom
come
How little OF that spirit YOU and 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 a 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
m the legislative hall, more prayer among
the sick. more prayer among the aged.
more prayer among the young The great
advancement of he church is to be in that
direction yet.
The spirit OF Christ, ! rcmarl, lastly.
was II 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 rustics amid the
mountains, or spending an evening in
Bethany. always busy Tor others With
hands, heart, head. busy for others hcw
ing in the Nazareth carpenter shop, teach
ing the lame how to walk without crutch.
tions for the hungry host. Busy busy,
busy! The hardy men who pulled the
net out OF the sea filed with Houndering
treasures, the shepherds who hunted up
grassy plots for their ilocks to nibblc at.
the shipwrlghts pounding away in the
duckyards, the wlnemakers ol Enged dip
ping tn Juices from the vat and pouring
them into the goatskins. were not more
busy than Christ. Busy busy for others.
From the moment Tie went out OF the car
avansary OF Bethlehem to the moment
when the cross plunged into the socket ON
the bloody mount busy for others. Does
that remind you ot yourself? II does
not remind me of myself II we lift bur
den IL must he light; ii we do work it
must be popular; if we sit in the pew, it
must be safe: If VIC move in sphere OF
usefulness, IL must be brilliant; ii we have
to take hold OF a load, give us the light
end OF the log. In this way to heaven fan
MS, rock us, sing us to sleep. l.ft us up
toward heaven on the tips of your fingers
under Il silken 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
tans come up and get their crownsl
What has your Lord done to you, o
Christian, that you should betray him?
Who gave you so much riches that YOU can
afford to despise the awards of the faith
OF heaven and earth and hell are plunging
into the conflict, how can you desert the
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 dspo
stion OF Christ was spirit of gentleness
a spirit of self sacri6 e, spirit of humil
ity, spirit of prayer, Il spirit of hard
work five points. VIII you remember
them Are YOU ready now for the tire
mendous announcement of the text III
any man has not the spirit of Christ, he
Is none of Ilisy" 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 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. lit
doth not yet appear what we shall be-
You might as well blame an acorn for
not being an oak of a thousand years as
TO blame yourself because you are not
equal to Christ You have the irlplanta.
ton within you which will 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 the vIctors, but death