The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-01

3. They that SOW in tears shall reap in
Joy.
6. He that goeth forth and weepeth.
bearing precious seed. shall doubtless
come again with rejoicing. bringing his
sheaves with him.
Matthew. Xxv-1s-23.-
Is. After a long time the lord OF those
servants .oometh, and reckoneth with
them.
20 And so he that had received five
talents came and brought other five tai
ents. saying, Lord. thou deliveredst unto
me I'VE talents. behold I have gained be-
side them FIVE talents more
y. His lord said unto him, Well done.
thou good and faithful servant. thou hast
been faithful over a few things. / will
make thee ruler over many things. enter
thou into the JOY Of thy lord.
p. He also that had received two tai
ents came and said. Lord. thou deliveredst
unto me two talents: behold, have
gained two other talents beside them.
q. His lord said unto him. Well done.
good and faithful servant. thou hast been
faithful over a few things. I will make
thee ruler over many things; enter thou
into the Joy Of thy lord.
Christian Endeavor Hymns-44, "A. %,
IA, 80, III. 20S. 223.
The Endeavor Hymual-l2g, I3I. l43. I52,
l55. 156, 15s. l6I.
Parallel Passages.
Isaiah. Ky: Is. IA. Matthew, V: p; John,
iv.. So; Acts, v: Al; Acts xvi: %. II. Co
rinthians, vii: 4. H. Corinthians. XII. 10;
l. ThessaIonians. ii: l9, 20; Hebrews. X.
"a; l. Peter. iv: 1S "A.
The first two verses in our text for this
topic are given in the Expositor's Bible
version. thus:
They who SOW with tears
With joyful cries shall reap.
THE husbandman) goes, going and weep
ing,
(While) bearing the handful Of seed:
He shall surely come with joyful cries
(When) bearing his sheaves."
Says Alexander Maclaren: The mean
ing OF the figure needs no illustration. II
gives assurances fitted 70 animate. 10
to1l IN the face Of dangers without, and
IN spite OF heavy heart-namely. that no
seed sown and watered with tears is lost.
and further that, though it often seems
10 be the law for earth that one soweth
and another reapeth, IN deepest truth
every man shall receive his own reward
according to his own labor inasmuch as
hereafter. II not now, whatsoever Of faith
and toll and holy endeavor a man soweth
trusting 70 God 10 bless the sDringing
thereof. that shall he also reap"
In the eyes Of the world Christian work
IS all going forth with weeping and il
is extremely unattractive to an outsider
They look with incredulity upon one who
processes to actually enjoy the service Of
Christ and set down the alleged joy that
comes TO a worker for God as the product
OF fanatcal and sentimental magma
tion. And yet there is no more glorious
fact in the Christian life than the thrill
OF joy that enters the soul when a fellow
mortal shall look into your eyes and say.
Il will" IN answer 20 your pleading 10
him TO come 20 Jesus. Then the passion
for souls enters into you and you feel the
double joy Of the man who returns after
trOublous labor. bringing his sheaves with
him. and Of the one who participates in
Christs own joy. II is significant that
our selections give US examples Of both
these kinds Of joy-a physical Joy which
the iGll fruitiOn Of any labor brings. and
a spiritual. an inherited Joy, the same Joy
that Christ felt in his labor Of love for
mankind.
We are inclined to look on Christ's min
istry as q period OF Unbroken sorrow and
disappointment Nevertheless, a keen Joy
must have been his-joy in those he loved
and for whom he was giving his life; Joy
when he saw an answering CLEAN Of love
IN poor. weak human eyes; JOY when some
poor creature turned TO han for help
and be knew that he could give it. Oh
that must have been Joy keen and deepi
We read about this Joy Of his without
realizing il; the CLEAN Of tenderness when
the poor woman touched his garments,
the look he cast on the disciples one by
one as be called them and they answered,
and we can hear il in his voice as he ut
tered the words. Il have not found so
great faith; no, not IN Israel" And that