Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-12-08
KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST"
Al Eloquent Sunday Sermon By Rev.
Winfield Scott Baer.
Those Who Would Receive Light Must E1er'
else Sclt.Coutrol and Sacrifice Pleasure
70 the Work.

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light, since he who was the prosecutor. OF
the church became Apostle to the Gentiles:
They were years OF mental and spiritual
growth. of missionary zeal and activity, OF
suffering and privation. and beyond that OF
JOY and gladness which no man could tell.
Now. looking back over his life from
prison in Rome, he passed Judgment upon
his gain and loss. There was no tinge OF
dependency which might have come from
are or weakness. no touch OF bitterness
showing that the iron might have entered
into his soul but with the calmness OF
Judge and the fcrvor Of a seeker after
truth, he cried: Il count all things but
loss for the cxcelencv of the knowledge OF
! Christ Jesus my Lord.
There are man kinds Of Knowledge.
rancd in different methods and ways.
Some comes through exercise of memory;
| some through careful observation OF the
| facts of nature; some By experiment IN the
laboratory; some by careful reading of the
past aud wise Judgment upon it; mach
| from the careful study OF ourselves. In
/ varying degrees. these all are precious, and
they are given only for a price. The school
| Svstem OF which we are proud L. costly.
The vast expenditure OF more Is but IN
! item in the cost. Energy. time. thought
of myriads interested in the work of knowl-
edge and in training those committed to
| their care harder far than hearing lessons
from a book. The years OF school. the
! hours of study and nracticc, the physical
| confinement when children would rather
be on the street or IN the field, all these
| must be counted in. We are almost disap.
! pointed when we do not read among the
| honors of college commencement some men.
ton of gifts Of rooney to enable the coli
lecc to pursue truth. and give it out to
those who seek it. aad here also arc time
| and labor and tcsedrch. 50 those who
= \ ..fI IS La ~
fereh know ledge must exercise Sclf-control,
Sacrifice play aud pleasure to the work.
This is bat the beginning ot KNOWLEDGE.
! In every realr, OF life men seek IT happy
tney may And TIE borders of the un.
known are being pushed back day by day,
and the light Of truth is seen and known
! over ever wider tracts. In scientific re.
search, invention. exploration of the
Garth. knowledge Of society, Knowledge of
| knowledge. They pay tho. cost, The ice
! ct the north, could it speak. would tell ot
those who sought the pole, merely. that
! they might know; the iungles OF ASIA and
tho forests Of Africa are known to us from
! The traveller: missionary. scientist, soldier.
seeker after cold with their different mo-
'jvcs im2cling them. they bring forth
! knowledge for the world. Human trials
rriyalions aud death have been paid for
that knowledge, Few as they ia Ike it,
/ think Of the price al which It Is purchased.
There are degrees Uf worth IN ETow!.
| cige That which has most of the human
! ~ il contains most interest Tor Us. Per
,on- are III" highest facts: the knowledge
, Df persons Is the highest knowledge. 1t is
wonderful story which science tells is OF
| tho development Of the world, u l. a more
lrvlng story for Us 60 know of the develop
Iren' Of mankind: hence. history. hiogra'
| nnv and social matters have n deeper IN.
! trrest tor rs. Nor Is 1t an easy matter to
| read the past or til" present. From the
same chemical ingredient, we expect The
same results. Personality may conceal or
may reveal itsHlf by It's words and deeds,
| None Of IT, needs to be .lclvll aud HYDE
- 1pprt cate that he is not always clear
rs crystal, {" be read Ivy all the world.
Deeds may belle the heart. None OF us
, knows another perfectly. perhaps We do
NOT know ourselves. The mathematical
table we know but tho knowledge OF man.
kind is higher. and more secret and dif.
cult "a gau.
II study OF man he our true study. then
I've study OF the best - Our wise part.
How foolish for the student in art to
study the chrome when the masterpiece
= before his evc' Why strive to rsad by
! light ~ larn when the glorious sun ~ the
h"avnu foods 'hc earth with hight Serk
the nohest and learn nt hun. It Vas tins
winch Paul was doing The desire nj his
hoert the end ot his Thought he goal Of
his purpose was that he ,o,gh' know
CHRIST and tor that he would count al
things but loss
There ha- heeu loss III Paus hte ~ no
gained this knowledge Loss ni money.
position. friendship, bitterly hated ny his
peoD,e. and now loss Of liberty a. captive
ut Rome Bu these he counted loss FOR
the knowledge ut Christ.
Thi, was moro lh7H knowledge IT the
f,c,s Of Christs life; more than an ar.
l'nowIedgmeut OF hi past and present high
dignity in The spiritual world; more than
, a recognition OF the D.acc ot Christ il
, Coos work Tor man. Dnr might know all
TINS, Vet not know thr>t. As Pant !on2ed
| h. know III the communion OF THcmdSEp.
IN the inspiration of Christ within, ~ the
power N Christ raising him from SIN to
rlGhteou.nrss, making him partdker Of
Has own HE, 50 chat lie Cou'd say: Il live,
get not / but Christ ltyeth IN me.
w" may not follow PaulS intellectual
flights, nor gaze with ms VISION at the mys.
tcri2- which are unveiled. But We may
know the purpose OF tod ion us, which is
that we shall seek the truth Of life. This
j. found IN Christ. To know Him is the
n,,vilege Ut all. There is no exclusive
lass oi rich or poor but the knowledge Is
pen 10 al who are willing 10 take II a. il
a. lac taught, and ere willing TO pay the
price,
ih'S knowledge ct hr',t can ne Nn"Wn
"Ht partially through 'ead'ng ol IN" ,'Ne"
@nove or the SCRIPTURES henfti'r Many
through these core to knowledge "t goa,
',h' sneh study Is to" easy schonI Tor
rhat1otCr, a. "" strive to know the living
"a, G'S ,'d, ,,.,,
'ne n@H '"'H o. ,I' >'aE'n 'or ne nov
journey ings. tolls. t"mptationS struggle.
y, ''>' ~ 'ne no,1' ~ "raI" Sd''n'f al
llr l''sii'nts ,r'Htu'r !. slV'h. ana 4 iPa'n'l
IIoppeo rom us MInS Is sta'l,fu ny tnt
wing i"'i,'' ~" Hlc" p"''t t,u'n a. 'n''