The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-08

love not His things, and without this sym.
pathy there cannot be the knowledge OF
person to person. Because of this neces-
sity of knowing God through the earnest
ness of desire, the bending of our will, the
obedience of our life, there comes the
struggle in mans life with trial, ten1pta-
ton, suffering. For if it be the lite of
| Christ We are to know, then it is life Of
truth. of holiness, of love, of self-sacrifiee,
Of conservation to the Fathers will. No
man can know that life in its fulness save
| as he experiences it. He may discuss it,
and compare it with others, but only he
disciples asked the Lord for the chief
places in the kingdom. He told them that
they knew not what they asked. Can We
drink the cup that I drink. be baptised
with the baptism that am? They thought
they could. Later, in measure, they did.
But the places are reserved for those
to whom it is appointed, for those who
are fitted for it. It is the inner prize OF
character, of holiness, of love, of truth.
after the likeness of Jesus Christ which
entities one to stand near Him in spiritual
power and dominion. This is not always
easy. Christ had His struggles. His agony.
His cross. The disciple is not above the
Master. 1t may not mean the giving up
of life. 1t does at times in mission lands:
But to gain that knowledge of Christ will
cost. Is Righteousness gained without ef-
fort? Is forgiveness OF one who has in
jured US mere hagatelle? Do all the re-
wards 60 to the honest and high princi-
pied in politics? Is truth in business al
ways at premium? In the presence of
the pleasure and the business OF the day
is it simple matter to keep ones head
erect, and work as son of God. and thus
acting. know Christ in truth and love?
Does it demand much of US that we shall
give ourselves up for those who may scorn
or hate US, so following the example of
Christ. who gave Himself for us? All, We
know in our daily life how great the task
is set for US in the school OF character, that
we may know Christ; that we may be like
Him; that we may grow in the knowledge
of human truth and love as we not only
see it in HIM, but know it in ourselves.
It costs much because it is life; and be.
cause it is life, it pays. For chief in the
joys and glories of truth. there stands this
excellency o. the knowledge of Christ as
apprehended by man: it is the truth of life,
the life of God, the life of man, who is the
child of God.
Read through the history OF the past Of
those noble ones who have aided the moral
uplift of the world through this personal
living knowledge Of Christ. They know
truth and love. because they have lived
truth and love. They paid the price: 1t
might be poverty, persecution, martyrdom:
struggles within and trials without. In
the power of Christ's strengthening them
to do the things which were right. in the
suffering for others that they might be
drawn unto God, thev came into possession
the knowledge of Christ. through exper-
ience. With one accord that noble multi
tude which no man can number, of apos-
ties, prophets, martyrs. known and nm
known, giving thanks unto God for His
goodness, ascribes to this knowledge pre-
eminence and SURPRISING glory above all
others, crying out with Paul, We count all
things but loss for the excellency of the
knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord.