The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-02

All departments were characterized by
self control In battle they would calmly
look AZ the bomb thrown ut their feet,
wondering whether il would explode. In
commercial life. when panics smote the
city, these men were placid. while others
were yelling themselves hoarse az the
Stock Exchange. While others nearly
ewooned because a certain stack had gone
1O0 points down. they calmly waited IN
I'll II would get 100 points up. While the
opposing attorney in the courtroom froth-
ed at the mouth with rage because OF
something said on the other side. he Of
the equipoise put = g.ass OF water 10 BIS
lip In refreshment and proceeded with
the remark, AS ! was saying when the
gentleman interrupted me-" Self control
What a glorious thing, We want il in
the doctor feeling the pulse OF one de-
perately i'll. We want il in the engiaee-
when the headlight OF another train Comes
round the curve on the same track. We
want it in Christian men and women IL
times when so much in church and sta:a
seems going TO de~molition-SeIf contrib.
What are you going 10 be good for, .
man or woman, in a world like this. ever
and anon your dandcr up. and so often in
the sulks? We admit that you have
many things TO stir your blood and FL
you with wholesome Indignation. but GO
ing to such extremes you offend my text.
which says.you must discriminate and not
lose your self control. BE ye angry and
sin not"
Mercy For the Sinner.
Surprising ali other characters in the
worlds biography stands Jesus Christ.
wrathful against sin. nerciful TO the sin
ner. Witness his behavior toward the
robed rufhans who demanded capital
punishment for an offending woman
denunciation for their sinful hypocrisy.
pardon for her sweet penitence. He did
not speak of Herod as Ibis majesty
or his royal highness." but dared 10
compare him TO a cunning fox, saying.
go We and tell that fox" But, alert to
the cry of suffering. he fnds ten lepers.
and to how many of the ten awful in
valids did he give convalescence and
health! Ten. Rebuking Pharisaism IN
the most compressed sentence in all the
vocabulary Of anathema-"Ye serpentS.
We generation Of vircrs. how can We
escape the damnatiou of hell!' yet
looking upon Peter with such tenderness
that no word was spoken and not a
word was neeCcd. for the look spoke
louder than words. ".And the Lord look
\ Su upon tttf. ana refer went out anu
wept bitterly" Oh. what 4 look it must
have been to break down the swarthy
fisherman apostle, 1t was such a hurt
look. such a beseeching look. such a low.
ing look, such a forgiving look. Was
| there in any other being since time began
such a combination of wrath against
wrong and compassion for the wrong
doer? Lion of JuGah's tribe! Hear
that. Lamb of God who taketh away
| the sins of the world!" Hear that!
Defying the mightiest government of
| the world, the Roman government, yet
rubbing his HAND just below the fore
head Of the blind man until the optic
nerve of hin who was born sightless is
created, and the sunlight has two new
paths to tread. Best illustration the
world ever saw of anger without sin-an-
ger against the denominations which have
mauled and blasted the earth from its
deepest cavern to it's highest cliff, but SO
much pity for the SHINING and suffering
nations that he allowed them to transiX
him upon two pieces of wood nailed
across each other on q day that was dark
as the night; the windows of heaven
shut because the immortals could not
bear to look down upon the assassination
of the l~oveliest being that ever walked
the shore Of the Takes OF. without pillow
or blanket. slept on the cold mountains.
Like him. let us hate iniQuity with
complete hatred; but, like him. may we
help those who are overthrow and be
willing to suffer for their restoration.
Then, although at the opening of this
discourse our text may have seemed to
command us to do an impossible thing.
we will at the close of this sermon. with
a prayer to God for help, be more rigid
and determined than ever before against
that which is wrong, while at the same
time we shall feel so kindly toward all
the errinS and work so hard for their
rescue that we will realize that we have
scaled the Alpine, the Himaiayan. height
of my text, which e%njoins. BE ye angry
and sin not"
copyright, 1901, by Louis Klopsch, N. ~