Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-06-13
"hEART FAILURE
A Bril..aa! Sunday Sermon; By Dr.
Howard DufficId.
The Autobiography of Our Soa,s Is Often
Stained Viii, the Very Faithlessuess
wa::h Bots III. MINORS Of
III: Apostles.

/ New NcEH CITY DR. Howard Dufiie!d,
! pasto- oi The Cd First Presbyterian
Z church. Fifth avenue and Twelfth street,
I preached Sunday morning on Heart Fail
I ure" lie tool: his text from Mark xiv:
! -: And they ell iorsook Him and fled"
/ DR.. Duiiield said:
VIVA; towards. Comrades OF Jesus,
! shall three wears friendship with the
/ Master come - such an end; Shall the
4 intimacies Of man months 20 swirlin,
| like leaves in the wind before a puff OF
| panic fear: Apostles of Jesus why will
We he pilloricl for poltroonery: When
| defeat brooded ovcr the hills OF Gilboa
/ and the remnants OF the armies OF Israel
lay strewn through the Judean valleys,
| Saul and Jonathan died together When
Socrates kept tryst with death the prison
ward in which he sat became like a hall OF
I haacue;ing and the Jail stones echoed with
the converse OF devoted friends wistfu, OF
sharing with him the cup OF hemlock.
! Wien the SIN OF Austerlitz that mad
/ bathcd the earth in glory AT its rising. sanl;
eclipscd in blood behind the plain OF Wat.
| er.oo. the dies oi the immortal guard drew
/ MP A. OF parade and died beneath the flag.
! But IN the hour 81 Ills EXTREMIST need the
| comrades o. Christ ''ic.sool; Him and
| He'd Those tha, had seen Him walk the
: storm sncDt ialc: conquer disease with Il
lingertovch and de;hrone death with a
| syi.aDic. when / SQUAD OF hirelngs With
swords. and the ritfraff OF the city with
/ Iavcs came ont TO take Him, they torsooi
/ Him and fed.
Jesus walked the pathway OF tears. and
! TO one ken: stem wish Him. The h"ur
! has sounded Tor chivalry. and His friends
exhibited po,troonery The call was Tor
| heroes. and those He loved showed their
backs to Christ. instead of their faces to
! the foe. Occasion beat the long roll. Int
1 the battle Inc became a roui. Imagine
! that scene reversed. Imagine that Gordon
| OF apostles hnt;rcSsing Christ against AS
sau,t as with citadel o. rock. We can
| almost see Them roofing themselves !ikc
storrl-'lc:y.ns oaks. and opposing the
| metal coTslets 81 Christ'S fees with the
breastp,ate of their invu,nerab.e affection.
We can Amos, SEQ them converting Geth.
semaae INTO 4 Gi3ra.tar OF affection, anal
/ shatterinG the onset 81. emhittcrcd pe-se-
cation upon The imprcgaab.c front of 4
derotion that was stronger than death
We are we'll nigh cnvioas OF their oppor
tunity OF renown.
yet passed away. il has not yet become IN
possible for one 10 show 4 stalwart ale.
giancc 10 Jesus Christ in the face OF con.
tem9t aud aptag0aism. They are not yer
dead that seek the yolag child's lie. y
Christ does nos recc3c with the ebb or
passing wears. The men OF His age are
sieeping in their se2uiche.s.
The first clement OF heart failure is dis.
apno;n.nent. The apostles had very wei
defined theory a 10 what Christ had core
tc do or iacm. bit they had thought very
| little II Whist they were 10 do for Him
They had a clear conception OF the prere'
Guisitc of disciplcship. They were deeply
concerned as 10 the pattern Of their crowns
| They knew TO nicely the comparative
attitude OF their thrones, and they were
anxious,y parcellng ont the cities over
which they were to rule. With their feet
treading the very ascent TO Calvary they
were hadgcring each other rs 10 which OK
| them shon.d be greatest. Jesus had come
/ TO give them a life OF ease and self-satis.
faction. No more stormy nights ont upon
! Cernesarot: no more tugglng at the nets
and pulling The wet cordacc of their boats
no more weary days h:awlinc IN the Caneri
! naum market place 10 get sat for :heir
meat and butter for their bread. Christ
Lad whole cornucop a OF sD!endors 10
empty into their iap-king>hips. and dig.
mites. and thrones. and see0ters. When
as with = lightning stroke al these fond
dreams went whistiirG down the wind.
and tier c'oGd palaces v&nGuished Ike
mist ~ sunrise. disappointment thrust its
iron into the soul. and away they went,
| sprrrci BY al impulse when for the mo.
melt was irresistible. Their thought had
been eeatorei on the good they were &c
! get. no. upon The good they were to do.
1t = rot Impossible that YOU and |
! Should ;3~t - mis- -aise1.y interpret the
| pHT3ose ~ Christ mission. In some piv
! o.a morieut the consciousness OF sin nm
! evnectcaly leap, up and cl,.ls Us with its
! shadow. We are icshel h. the scorpion
whip q conscience. VIC >aaCltiec at the
| o. rshaicws ~ With t:m;d fingers We
open the Book oi God. With eager eye
VIC .ca@ Tie page OF Scripture. y woldrou:
! gosrei sa.ates t.. Cad it:iagS ring like
music through our hearts concerning One
/ who nlS welcome for the outcast. wh(
up.ift 5he fallen and recall the wandering
! and who has Wanted His mighty heel upor
I the head ~ death. We lneel rejocingly
| II tae 100 81 the cross. We surrender oui
/ lie into the keeping al Jesus. We v;e.c
/ Him the ready homage OF orr hearts. Their
f, comes the danger hour. Then we are il
peri. of ihinkin- how much Christ has tc
! give, ard too l.ttlc OF what lie is trainin,
! u II give. Then we are prone 10 dwell IL
IMAGINATION with the spirits OF just mer
nsdc perfect. and the companies of thu
sa.lng ones who walk with Christ il glory
until NC lose touch with the men an
wofaea who ;llrong anout Us warped ana
stained vi u lie sin and sorrow of the
world. We forget that forgiveness j;
Eos tho last word bnt the first
! word OF the Gospel We forget tha;
I pevion j. not the last utteranee hv:
! ihr first uitcrancc that Jesus has spoken.
/ We overlook the TACT that there is a cuitura
/ q character which demands the energy OF
/ a. hero and the patience Of : devo;ee. that
/ there j. . service OF others that calls ioi
! the crnc;6Xion OF self
Anoyhe- clement CT heart failure i:
| doubt How Was it nos>ib!e for the apos.
/ tie II recognize a Messiah nnler arrest ,
! Was ms the up<hot OF centuries OF propl.
/ ocy: Was this the story that the niesscn.
gers Il God hal been telling OF majesty
and @iori and q victory: Was The Prince
81 the house oi David to be dragged away
! !: chains and the Lion Of Judah to be
/ thrust into cage? C.ouded in their per-.
! cepiians. confused in their thought. con.
/ founded - the thrush o: doabt. Jesus
disciples hurried away beneath the shad.
owe OF night that but family suggest
:he dark questionngs that must have shad.
owed their devoted hearts
This is an age OF ,io;i5:. Demon wins.
pcrs are upon every breeze. Siren songs
are at every turn. Faiths are under the
scalpel. CrecdS are in the cruciAle Be-
liefs are uDon the anvil. \ searching and
pitileSs criticism is passing under its lens
everything that men have counted helpful
| nj baf,. ha h.