Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-10

| sea is aroused or fourth of the sea is
aroused, yet not the entire Atlantic. But
| after awhile the moon comes out calm and
| placid. 1t shines upon the sea, and the
| ocean begins to lift. 1t embraces all the
| highlands, the beach is all covered The
heart throb of one world beating against
| the heart throb of another world. The
storm could not rouse the whole Atlantic;
the moon lifted it, "And l." said Christ,
,if ! be lifted up will draw all men unto
Christ's disposition was also one of self
sacrifice. No young man ever started out
with so bright prospect as Christ started
| out with If He had been willing to follow
a worldly ambition.
| In the time that He gave to the sick He
might have gathered the vastest fortune
of His time. With His power to popular
| ize Himself and magnetize the people He
could have gained any official position
No orator ever won such plaudits as He
might have won from sanhedrin and SYM
agogue and vast audiences by the seaside;
| no physician ever got such reputation
for healing power as He might have OBJ
tanned if He had performed His wonder
full cures before the Roman aristocracy.
| say these things to let YOU know what
! Paul meant when he said, "He pleased not
! HIMSELF" and to show something Of the
wonders of His self sacrifice. All human
power together could not have thrown
Christ into the manger if He had not
chosen to 90 there: all satanic STRENGTH
could not have lifted Christ unon the
cross if He had not elected Himself to the
torture.
To save our race from sin and death
and hell He faced all the sorrows of this
world and the sorrows of eternity. How
much of that self sacrifice have we?
What is self sacrifice? 1t is my walk
ing n long journey to save you from ia.
4 l. e
pounds to save YOU from the awful strain !:
it is a subtraction from my comfort and
prosperity so that there may be an addi-
tion to your comfort and prosperity. How
much of that have we? Miaht not l
rather say. 'How little have we?"
Two children. brother and sister. were
passing down the road They were both
very destitute. The lad had hardly any
garments at all. His sister had a coat
that she had outqrown. 1t was q very
cold dav. She said. "Johnnie. come un-
der this coat" ooh" he said "no: the
coat isn't large cnourh." "Oh," she said,
ct will stretch" Tie comes under the
coat. but the coat would not stretch. So
she took off the coat and nut it on him
Self sacrifice, pure and simple Christ
taking off Hisrobe to clothe our nakedness
Self sacrifice! [ have not any of it, nor
have you. compared with that. The sac
rifce of the Son of God
| Christ walked to Emmaus. Christ
walked from Capernaum to Bethany;
Christ walked from Jerusalem to Col
gotbn. How for have Won and 7 walked
for Christ? His head ached. His heart
acbed His hack acbed How much have
we ached for ChristY
How mucb Of that humility have we9
If we get a 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
as not tbjs GREAT Babylon that I have
bnilt for The honor Of nv KINGDOM and bv
the might Of NV STRENGTH" Who has
ANYTHING of the humility of Chr,st9
The DISPOSITION of Christ was also the
spirit of PRAYER, PRAYER on the mount.
aims. PRAYER on tbe sea. nraver among the
sick-praver everywhere PRAYER for lit
Gle children. "Father, | thank Thee that
Thou hast hidden these things from the
wise and prudent and revealed them unto
babes" PRAYER for His friends. "Father,
will that they be with Me where I am. D
Prayer for His enemies, "Father, forgive
them; thew know not what thew do, /"
Prayer for all nations, "Tby kingdom
come
How little of that sDirit you and ] have!