The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-28

"can you not. see anything more In
that picture. than Il cruel man shedding
the blood Of m innocent, playful rab-
bitY
No, Henry Ward Bcecher's mind and
Lyman Heechefs mind were east in
different moIds They both had thcbr
limitations What one could DO IN Il
mental way The other could not do
though both OF those brains belonged
to The master minds Of the last cen
fury. Now, as we all have our phys
/. zeal limitations Is Il prrposter0usly mn
/ just for US 70 complain because we
also have our spiritual limitations? If
the only way To cross the Atlantic or
1 the Pacific IL in q steamship or sail
| ing craft, Is it not absurd for Us to
4 complain because we have TO sail over
/ the great sea of eternity in gospel
| lifeboaty
If the United States government
compels US to obey certain social laws,
enacted upon the statute books by the
dictates Of It's olyn national lcgisla-
tors, III Ii unjust for Col to declare
that when we surrender oar carts to
him we should come to him iii HIS
way ana not Ia ours? II we have our
mental limitations and only III fee
BILE and incomplete way can grasp the
infinite thought az God, are we not
foolish in setting UP ourselves as
judges and critics Of his methods?
Ought we not rather to accept his
plans and humbly to submit ourselves
to his rule? That is the way to true
freedom When we accept tic truth
that ha has revealed To Us ana give
ourselves 10 hs guidance we learn ny
experience that the truth makes rs
free. The finite mind yields 10 the |
infinite and grows into its true develop |
ment. Therefore shall we not today |
yield our minds ana hearts to tie SUI /
premacy OF Gods viii, whose
Thoughts are not our thoughts and
whose ways are not our ways?'
Limitations of Freedom.
True freedom always has Ills limita-
tons. The Christian Hfe, td0. nas its
rishtfu limitations. Chris said. Il au
the way, the truth ana the lie. no man
comcth unto the Father but by me-"
There is only ono way to God. one
door, one true life But after we have
once entered through that open door
then we are free. Aye we may become
transeondently and ctcrnalIy free. is
not my text right Wien it says, In
Christ thc truth shall make you frecP
The freedom he gives is Che freedom
from sin, tho freedom from punish.
ment, but TINT freedom. like all others,
can be obtained only by submitting to
Chrlsts rule In one way alone can
we gain that freedom, ana that is by
the way OF the cross. Ia his service
is endless joy ana pleasures for ever
more.
My brother, my sister are you ready
to let the truth make You freeY In
days there was a beautiful
scene enacted in one Of the southern
slave markets. a Young black girl
stood upon the auction block and was
being sold to the highest bidder. Rough
men We're trying TO buy her for evil
purposes, but in that group of by
standers was a Christian gentleman.
holding by the hand his own young
laughter. The young girls heart went
nut for the suiferings of her black sis.
er, ana she persuaded Der father to
purchase the slave Higher and higher
vent the price, but at last the Chris
ian gentleman bought'tho young slave
When the black girl was handed over
o her new master he said Mary,
fought you for my daughters sake.
now give you your papers of freedom.
Ton can 60 where and when you
lease You are free" what, mas
or, am ! free; Can / 60 where / willf
hen | shall go ana stay with you"
N, she was a slave before the auction.
be was a slave after the auction. But
ow she had become slave Of love. -
yin you u0t, . man, Q woman. hear
hrists proclamation Of emancipation =
rom sin? VIII you not let "the truth
lake You free that is, viii you not
! Christs name. cease TO be a subject 7
sin. but In bondage for the love OF (
hristf lie died TO make you free.
'ith his divine limitation VIII you not
e externally free, yet still in bondage
} Jesus Christi &
Lord. Oh, teach me what to do: A
Make me flitbful. make me true
Help me. ere too late 90 be-
somcihrg yet 10 dc for thee
tCopyrisht. 1904 by Louis Klopsch1