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the world g condition., and that was
accomplished by the most self-sacrific-
ing acts in the history of the worlds
heroes. Do you not remember the
picture he presents sitting on the we'll
in Samaria, tired, dusty, weary, IA
tigued, with the heat of q summers
sun? All of it He endured because he
had laid self aside, and thought only
of his fellow man. DO you not remem-
Der the drops of blood that poured
from his face, as he wrung his hand
i'll agnoizing prayer? This, because
of life of sacrifice. He couud have
passed over Gethsemane and Calvary
, into glory, and left men in his fallen
state. Now if our text means sny-
thing, it bids us remember those char
acteristics of the Christ life. What
profit will it be to as to remember the
sacrifice of Christ unless it inspires us
to duty? Call to mind these words,
If any man will come after me, let
him deny himself, take up his cross
daily and follow me-" What has
ho done for you? What are you do
ing for Him? Remember, HE that
giveth a cup of cold water in my name,
verify he shall not lose his reward. !"
He that receiveth you receiveth me,
and he that receiyeth me. receiyeth
! him that sent me.
Again, our text bids us remember
the undying eternal love He bore for
us. 1t reminds us of the infinite ten
derness of Him who. could take little
children about Him and say, "suffer
little children to come unto me, for of
such is the kingdom of heaven. It
brings before us one of the most ia
thetic pictures in literature. Mary
and Martha have lost their only broth
er. The tomb has enclosed his life
less form for three days. They came
close about our Savior, weeping and
mourning the loss of one SO dear. His
soul fills to the full in sympathy.
His feelings ARE touched by this ap-
peal, and John describes it simply
thus: Jesus wept.' Do you gasp
the full meaning of those little words
Do you not see in them an outbreak
ing, an overf1owing of Ia heart that
can respond to the trouble of any soul !?
! Does He not here, this morning, in
the Sacrament bid you remember his
feeling of sympathy for every heart
Does care lie upon your bosom? Does
sorrow dampcn your eye? Then re-
spond to our text, ''This do III re-
membrance of me-. - Remember Sa-
vior who was tempted like you, who
suffered the loss of friends like you,
who became an object of abuse like
you, whose body writhed in the agony
of pain like yours. Yes remember
your Savoir.
Not only does He bid us look at a
love manifested in sympathy for the
sueffring, but at love evidenced by
forgiveness. A woman was brought to
him, whose life had been one of
shame and sin against God and man.
Our Savior said, Il do not condemn
theezgo and SIN no more. = Peter
asked if seven times was sucffiient to
forgive brother Christ said, seventy
times seven. Again referring to Cal
vary and his prayer, do you not re-
member how He said, Father forgive
them, for they know not what they
do?" Brother, sister, has any one
wronged you? Do you still treasure
hatred? Well, as you come around
this table today, lay that aside. Christ
said, 'partake of this in remembrance
of me. - Remember his forgiveness.
Men wronged him for more than they
can possibly wrong you IF We for
give not men their trespasses neither
will your father in heaven forgive
you your trespasses. -
The Savior's love is again manifest
ed in spirit of patience or forbear-
ance. Let us take look at that scene
where Christ pronounces such doom
on the city Of Jerusalem. 20, Jeru-
salem, Jerusalem, thou that killest
the prophets, and stonest them that
are sent unto thee, how often would
! have gathered thy children together,
even as hen gatherereth her chickens
under her wings, and ye would not. !"
Do you call to mind such an evidence
of patience and forbearance as we
find here? They had time and time
again rejected him, and yet he pro-
fesses love for them.
Again, our text bids us remember
Chrlst's humility. In his hands res
ted all power and dominion and au-
thority, yet he was not too proud
or self -assertive to grid himself and
wash the feet of his disciples. At
his command dead Lazarus could
step from the tomb, or the demon
forsake its abode in the soul Of man,