The weekly intelligencer., 1900-09-29

'And I" said Christ. III be lifted up !
will draw al, men unto me-
Chrisi's disposition was also one OF
No young man ever
started out with 50 bright a prospect
as Christ started out with 10 he had
been willing TO follow a worldly amhi-
ton In the time that He gave to the
sick He might have gathered he vast.
est fortune Of His time With His
power 20 popuiarize Himself and mag
neiize the people lie could have gained
Official position. No orator ever won
such plaudits as he might have won
from sauhedrin and synagogue and /
vast audiences by the seaside No
physician ever got such reputation
for healing power as He might have al
tanned II He had performed His won
derfuleures before the Roman aristoe-
raey. | say these things to let you
know What Paul meant when he said:
'sHe pleased not Himself aud to show
something OF the wonders Of HIS self
sacrifice. All human power together
could not have thrown Christ into the
manger IL he had not chosen to go
there All Satanic strength could not
have lifted Christ upon the cross II He /
had not elected himself to the torture. /
To save our race from sin and death I
/ and he'll he faced al the sorrOws Of I
this world and the sorrows Of eternity. !
How much Of that self-sacrifce have
we2
What is self-saerihce? Ills my walk |
ing a long journey 10 save you from
fatigue. It IS my lifting a great num-
Der Of pounds to save you from the
awful strain. II is a subtraction from
my comfort and prosperity 50 that
there may be an addition 10 your COM
fort and prosperity, How much Of
that have We? Might not rather say;
-How little have we" Two children
brother and sister-were passing down
the road They we're beth very desti-
tute. The lad had hardly any gar
ments at all His sister had a coat that
she had outgrown. II was a very cold
day She said: johnny, come under
this coat" "Oh. no" he said; "the
coat isn't large enoughl" ~0h." she
said. at viii stretch" He comes under
! the coat. but the coat would not
stretch So she took on the coat and
put II on him self-sacrifice pure and
! simple Christ taking OFT his robe to
clothe our nakedness. Self-sacrifce
. have not any OF 1t, nor have you com
pared with that The sacrifice OF the
Z Son OF God.
Christ walked 10 Emmaus, Christ
I walked from Capernsam to Bethany,
; Christ walked from Jerusalem TO Col.
! gotha, How far have you and walked
I for Christ? His head ached, His heart
. ached, His back ached, How much
+ have we ached for Christ?
The disposition Of Jesus was also
= a disposition Of humility The Lort
e OF earth and Heaven In the garb o.
e a rustic. He who poured all tn,
P waters Of the earth out Of his righ
d hand--the Amazon and the Euphratei
J. and the Oregon and the Ohio aud th'
d Mississippi-bendiig over well I,
n ask a Samaritan woman for a drink
l. He who spread the canopy OF IN
20 heavens and set the earth for foot
't stool, admitting that lie had no
m where TO lay his head He who's
ID chariots the clouds are, walked will
ie sore feet. flushing the tempest o.
u Gennesaret and wiping the spray 0
Is the storm from His beard. then sit
ID ting down in the cabin beside Hi
e disciples, as though he had done u
n more than wipe the sweat from Hi
IA brow in Joseph's carpenter shop. Tai
rY ing the foot OF death off the hear
m, Of Lazarus and breaking the chai
o. Of the grave against the maj
is BILE of the tomb aud then wall
r" ing out with Mary and Martha with
ng out any more pretension than a plai
N. citizen going out in the suburban Vi
OF lage TO spend the evening Josted q
TO though lie weia a nobody. Pu
I'll sued as though He were an OUTLAW
re, Nieknamed Seated with publican
of and with sinners. King OF Beave
and Earth trailing His robes in II
We dust.
gh How much Of that humility ha,
ag we? II we get few more dolla
at than other people or gain little higl
Ter er position. oh, how we strut w
lg, 20 around wanting everybody to kno'
i've their place and say: rs not thi
OF great Babylon that have built fC
tie the honor of my Kingdom and by th
In might Of my strengthT Who h'
40 anything Of the humility OF Christ
are The disposition Of Christ was ais
he the spirit Of prayer Prayer on u
ort mountains, prayer on the sea, pray'
rt- among the sick, prayer everywher
zen PRAYER for little children: "Fathe
'ng | thank Thee that Thou hast hidd'
these things from the wise and pr
OF dent and revealed them unto babes
md PRAYER for His friends: Father,
ere will that they be with Me where
Of am" Prayer for His enemies: IF
me ther. forgive them; they know n
lhe what they do Prayer for all n
the tions: ''rhy kingdom come" Hr
ne little OF that spirit you and ha'
an How soon our knees get tired. Whe
ms is the vial full Of odors which a
me me the prayers Of all the salnts2 Viii
nm Of us can keep our mind ten M
'et- utes on a prayer without wanderin
IN Not you, not l. Oh, that we mig
ess have the spirit Of prayer which "
lno the spirit Of Christ, We want me
,i ,he prayer in the family, more prayer
~ ~ the church, more prayer in the leg
MS latiye hall, more prayer among
sick, more prayer among the ag
" more prayer among the young !
,an great advancement OF the church
'.,1 10 be in that direction yet.
~ While the council OF Nuremb'
"a was signing the edict that gave
aie church its freedom, Martin Lutl
was away OF in room by hims
prnying for that accomplishing
~ Though there was no line Of CO
munication between the place wh
vS the council was assembled and
e1' room where Martin Luther was pr
nc ing. Martin Luther suddenly rose fr
" his knees and said: IN is acct
VIZ plished: the church II free. NictC
'@' yictory!" Oh, for thiS direct line
- communication with the throne
~ God. 20 that II may be said OF
as It was said Of Luther: "He
a'n in what he asked fort" We want,
i.i '1J Daniel. 70 pray with our face tow
'yo w., the holy city. We want, like stepf
en- sn 10 pray Caring into Heaven. We va
LA like the publican. 70 pray shifting
'oDd 'oo the heart Of conviction We WI
'Do 1od like Christ, to pray the Christ =
Az emptied His heart Of all lis
- ~ blood and then filled II with the
'dtt rows. the woes, the agonles Of
80. nations.
tbey Cold mountains md The midnigh, al
a he witnessed the feryof Of bio prayer
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