The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-06-02
) OF VICTORY.
age Discourses on the Re-
|of Faithful Endeavor.
Christ in Overcoming Oh
which Beset His Followers
LfactiOn In CompletiOn
of Good Work.
ht, 1900, by Louis Klopsch.]

discourse Ut. IdllldBc eiloWs
sual way the antagonisms
1 overcame and finds a bal
hi wounded hearts; text,
A: 81 have finished the
h Thou gavest Me to do"
a profound satisfaction in
etion of anything We have
n. We lift the capstone
ration, while, on the other
re is nothing more disap-
han after having toiled in a
rection to find that our time
and our investment profit
Ii came to throw up a high
hitch the whole world might,
4. mount into Heaven. He
NE foul-mouthed crew who at
10 tread on Him could not
the sublime satisfaction
expressed when He said: Il
shed the work which Thou
to do"
Ter the Great was wounded,
doctors could not medicate
lis. and he seemed to be dy-
in his dream the sick man
Int with a peculiar flower,
|reamed that the plant was
. his wound and that imme-
was cured. And Alexander,
Rom his dream, told this to
eian, and the physician wan
until he found just the kind
which the sick man had de-
Brought it to him, and the
va Is healed. Well, the human
been hurt with the ghast-
In wounds-that of sin. 1t
Business of Christ to bring a
that wound-the balm of Di-
bration. In carrying this
To a successful issue the diff
were stupendous.
" of our plans we have our
b help us; some to draw a
a the plan, others to help us
kecution. But Christ fought
.h of His way against bitter
and amid circumstances all
d to depress and defeat.
. first place, His worldly oc-
was against Him. l find that
d His livelihood by the car
trade-an occupation always
khly regarded and respected.
know as well as I do that in
succeed in any employment
give his entire time to it,
I've to declare that the IA
carpentry were unfavorable
kecution of a mission which
all mental and physical fac
Through high, hard, dry,
hsensate Judaism to hew a
b new and glorious dispense
a stupendous undertaking
enough to demand all the
Ated energies even of Christ.
a great many romantic stor-
what men with physical toll
Dmplished in intellectual de-
Is, but you know that after a
been toiling all day with
saw and hammer, plane and
a all he can do is to rest.
body is an unfavorable adj
a toiling mind. You, whose
Hrely mechanical, if you were
the upbuilding of a king
the proclamation of a new
morals, or the starting of a
b which should upturn all ma
bid get some idea of the in
3 of Christ's occupation with
enly mission.
fathers shop no more inter-
vas necessary than is ordi-
ecessary in bargaining with
II have work to do; yet
Nth hands hard from use of
trade, was called forth to be-
public speaker, to preach in
of mobs, while some wept
q shook their fists and some
upon Him with their teeth,
n wanted Him out of the way.
ess orderly and respectful as
IS is not SO easy as it may
BIT it requires more energy
Re force apd more concentra-
address an exasperated mob.
D His habit of dress and diet
hinst Him. The mighty men
rs time did not appear in ap-
|thout trinkets and adorn-
None of the Caesars would
peared in citizens apparel.
was man, here was a pro-
Iing, who always wore the
|ht. Indeed, it was far from
for after He had worn it a
File the gamblers thought it
lifting about, but still it was
being an imperial robe. 1t
'oat that any ordinary man
ave worn on an ordinary &C.
r was there any pretense in
|. No cupbearer with golden
brought Him wine to drink.
|eashore He ate fish, first hav-
He'd it Himself. No one
Him water to drink: but,
over the well in Samaria, he
} drink. He sat at only one
and that not at all sumptu-
to relieve the awkwardness
ost one of the guests had to
wine for the company.
kings rode in a chariot; He
Other kings as they advance
raids and applauding sub
hind; Christ's retinue was
, of / sunburned fishermen.
Ings sleep under embroidered
this one on a shelterless hill.
put once, as far as l now re-
on q colt-and that Dor
verify was against Him. 1t
money to build great enter
Men of means are afraid of a
J protector, lest a loan be de-
It requires money to print