The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-08
Parallel Passages.


Psalms, cxix .155; Isaiah. Iiv:13; Luke,
i.7g; John xvi:32; Romans, Hi:17; Ro-
mans. vi: Romans. viii.6: Romans,
XVIII; Philippians, iv:6-7; Colossians.
1880.
Those last tender talks that Jesus had
with his disciples. being yet present
with them, How we have read them
and reread, and pictured to ourselves the
heaTtburnings and wonder OF the little com
psny of bewildered followers who had not
understood, who had expected such great
things for the kingdom Of their new King
How We have longed in cur hearts to have
been among them. and fOOlishly said TO
ourselves that We would have understood,
and We would have believed, and that
the Somfcrt would have dWelt in our
hearts. And may we not feel that these
words spoken by Jesus before he left the
earth were meant as his last words for
us. tOO-his own tender. impassioned
thoughts for all who should come after
and love him. spoken while he was yet
here, man as well as God. and so 20 our
blind understanding more one with u.s.
The Comforter. the Holy Ghost, means
so little 10 US sometimes. when we YEARLY
long for Jesus own manifested presence,
and forget the promise OF the quiet com
fOrter. who works so silently, bringing all
The poor disciples must have begun to
realize at last that their master was 10
leave them. He has ceased to speak OF
the great inheritance for eteraity or Of
the immediate needs Of the kingdom, and
is giving 10 them tand 20 US. too. a part
ing gift. a farewell memento. They take
me gift tecsuse he gives II, but their
sad eyes see il not for binding tears, nor
does IL enter into their thoughts 10 know
what this gilt is he leaves them. They
will even hide il away from their sOrrOw-
ful sight and mourn But BY and by,
when the comforter. the teacher. the re-
membrancer is come. then the gilt will he
taken OUT AID looked al and understood
Then SIS lul! significance and worth viii
grow upon them until their hearts leap
mp in Joy.
What is this parting gift? The first
thing that they viii come TO know about
IL is that 70 is his. II is not something
new that he has bought. il is something
used and tried and proved. and-his, Ny
peace, He says. II it had but been his
coat. or any Of his familiar garments
how they would have laid their cheeks
against il and wcpt and touched IL softly
with their hands trying 10 recall the
thrill Of Joy when FIRST they dared to lay
their hands upon IL in the familiar jour
neylngs o. their way. when they had just
begun 20 know his love and feel an an
They must have stood in awe before the
thought Of Il. For have they not watched
ID on his loved face2 They have seen 10
shining through a thousand trials and
peTpleXities, with danger and enmity and
treachery on every hand. it has shone
like d halo above that glorious head rs
be neared the end Of his earthly story. IL
vas that that frst convinced them Of his
divine origin, that peace that perfect
peace, which passeth all understa nding.
And this great gift is theirs2 Can they
have heard aright2 This divine, heavenly
something. 50 ineXpIicable. 50 holy. so
kingly. Is theirs. NJ peace" The same
peace with which he endured the scot
hngs Of the multitudes and the scorn OF
the Pharisees. the traitoTOus acts OF
friends, and the buGetings OF the impeT-
tinent soldiers, the peace OF the wilder
ness Of temptation and the mount OF
prayer. the peace OF the Garden Of Geth-
semane and the peace q the forgiveness
OF the cross. All, all is theirs. Is ours
What, Today have you and j a right
10 that great peace? is IL really ours his
peaceg Then why do we not wear il upon
our brows as we 90 forth TO our wilder
nesses and gardens and crosses We are
sure 70 meet our Pharisees; and they see
not the halo OF peace above our brow;
they viii not mark us one OF his
Says Marcus Dods:
There are. in fact. Two roads 70 peace
we may conquer OF We may be con
qUered. A country may always enjoy
peace. II Il Is prepared always TO submit
tC lndignities 10 accommodate itself TO
the demands Of stronger parties. and alb
solutely to dismiss from its mind all
ideas OF honor or self-TespecL
In the individual life We are daily choOs-
ing either the one peace or the other,
the unrighteous desires which distract us
We are either conquering or being con
guered by We are either accepting the
cheap peace that lies on this side OF con-
6set OF We are attaining or striving tow
ard the peace that lies on the other side
OF conflict ANY peace that Is
worth the having or worth the speaking
about lies beyond. at the other side Of
conflict Again. the peace OF
which Christ here speaks may be called
his. as being wrought out BY him. and
as being only sttainable by others through
his communication Of 10 10 them. We do
at Arst enquire with surprise how it is
possible that anyone can bequeath TO Us
his own moral qualities still
there IS a transmission from father TO son
Of moral qualities What the father has
painfully acquired may be found In the
son by inheritance And thIs is analogous
20 the TRANSMISSION OF moral qualities from
Christ 10 his people For 10 is true Of all
the gTaces Of the Christian that they are
first acquired by Christ, and only from
him derived 10 the Christian
Applied Truth.
The ancient phrase to set two persons
''at one is the root OF the word atone
ment" What Christ did on Calvary was
to set at one" again his father, God and
his brethren, the human race. who had
become alicnated by mans sin. He made
an "at-one-ment. The peace which
Christ gives his children is ;he blessed
assurance OF trust thar comes from our
at-One-ncss with God
How 10 Help the Leader.
Tell the story OF the missionary in
Indie during The Scpoy Rebellion who
escaping from the mission by miracle
dared 20 De down In the woods and sieeT
with his horses bride fastened TO htl