The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
out with il He lad been willing 10 follow

| might have won irc"o ~lnhad''ir aud evn-
agoguc and vast audiences hv The seaside.
| no rhvs'c'an ever got such rouutatiou
| Tor h"ahr~ powcr "a lie ~ vh' have oh.
| tanned ii ITo had re~'ormcd tlis wonder
| tul cures before the Rowan r"ietocracv.
| say these Times to lot v'r know What
| Paul w"ant whom he said. "lIe rleased not
| himself ord to chow somethir~ Of the
| wonders Of tIis self a'Crifce All human
mower together could not hove thrown
| christ into tho mnuger II He had not
| chosen to go there nll sqtanic STRENGTH
could not have lifted Christ urou tho
cross u He had not elected Himself TO the
| torture.
To save our rrce fror, SIN and death
and hell Ile faced all tho sorrows of thr
world aud the sorrows of eternity How
much of that self sacrifice have we
| What is self sacrifice? II is nv wa'G
| ing long journey to save YOU from la.
| tlgue 1T is my lifting orcat number of
| pounds to save vou from the awful strain
| H. is subtraction from my comfort r"d
| prosperity so that ther" may hc an rddl
| ton to vour comfort and nrognrr,V. How
| much OF that have wn? Nicht not
rather saw How little have we?'
| Two children. brother nrd sister ve"c
| passlno down tho road. Thov wer~ hoth
| very destitute. The lad had hardly an,
| garments at all HIS slstor had coat
! that she he'd outorown II was very
cold dav. She soid. "Iohun,c. come rr.
der this coat" "Oh he ooid 40: tho
| coat isr't large o"ou~h oh" eIc soid
! 1T viii stretch lie comes urder the
! coat brt the coat would not stretch So
| she took of the coat and put il on him.
| Sell sncriticc. uurc and simple Christ
| taking off His robe to clothe our nalic'lncss
| Self sacrifice! | have not any Of u. nor
hive YOU, compared with chat. The sac
| rifice of the Son ol God.
1 Christ nlls.n 10 Ep,ynntus lfipisf
walked from Capernavm TO Bethany.
| Christ walked from Jerusalem to Col.
| gotha. How far have Won and I walked
! for Christi His head achcd His heart
ached: His back ached. How much have
we ached for Christ;
How much of that humility have we
| II we get n few more dollars than Other
| neople or gain n little higher position. oh.
| how we strut We 90 around wanting
| everybody to know their place and say.
| is not this great Babylon that I h"ve
| built for the honor of my krgdom and Wy
| the might of my strength" Who has
| ANYTHING OF the humility of Christ?
The disposition of Christ was also the
| snirit of prayer. Prayer on the mount
| ans, prayer IN the sea. PRAYER among the
| sicli-nrayer everywhere. Prayer for 1T.
! tie children. Father. | thank Thee that
! Thou hast hidden these thinrs from She
! wise aud prudent and revealed them unto
ld'' ldNtI lNl lllN lI'tllu~. TNlNfl.
| ! will chat they he with Me where ! am.
| Prayer for His enemies Father. for0v"
| them; they know not what thcv DO
| Prayer for all nations. THY kingdom
come
How little OF hat spirit YOU aud ] have!
rlow soon our knees get tired, Where Is
| the wal full of odorS which are the pray
| crs of all the saints, Which of us can
keen our mind ten minutes ON 4 praver
| without wandering? Not you, not |. Oh,
| that we might have the spirit of prayer
which was the spirit ol Christ,
We want more PRAYER in the family.
more prayer IN the church more prayer
IN the legislative hall. more prayer among
the sick. more prayer among the aged.
more prayer among the young The great
advancement of the church is to be in that
direction yet.
I he spirit OF Christ. rcmarl, lastly,
was a 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 for others With
hands, heart head, busy for others hcw
ing in the Nazareth carpenter shop, teach
ing the lame how to walk without crutch.
es, curing the childs fits. providing ra.
tons for the hungry host Busy busy,
busy The hardy men who pulled the
net out OF the sea filed with Aoundering
treasures, the shepherds who hunted up
grassy plots for their ilocks to nibblc at.
the shlpwrlghts pounding away in the
duckyards the winemaSers Of Engedl dip
ping tn Juices from the vat and pouring
them into the goatsklnS. were not more
busy than Christ Busy, busy for others!
From the moment lie 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 OF yourself? Ii does
not remind me of myself. II we lift a bur
den 1t must be light; ii we do work, it
must be popular; II we sit in the pew, IT
mast be safe; If we move in sphere OF
usefulness, it must be brilliant if we have
to take hold Of a load, give us the light
end OF the log. In this way to heaven ian
us rock us. sing u- to sleep. l.lft US mp
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
tians come up and get their crowns!
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
full? At this moment, when all the armies
OF heaven and earth and hell are plunging
into the conflict, how can you desert the
standard Oh, backslldden Christian, is
it not time for you to start anew for God
and anew for heaven;
Now. | have shown YOU that the dispo
sltion of Christ was n spirit of gentleness
spirit of self sacrh e. a spirit of humil
ity spirit of prayer, spirit OF hard
workfiye points, win you remember
them Are YOU ready now for the tire
mendous announcement of the text If
any man has not the spirit of Christ he
Is none OF His?' 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, 1T
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 iTpanta.
ton within You which will enla'ge and
develop into the grandest Christians 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 aud higher until you
reach the celestial hills Crowns bright
and radiant for all thp Victors hut dpath