The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-08

pity. The priest who passed by on the
other side pitied, but the Samaritan who
helped gave his sympathy. Pity looks
upon. but sympathy he ps. pity Is distant.
but sympathy is near at hand. II our re-
lgion is not sympathetic, II is not in har-
mony with the law of Christ. To love our
neiIhbors az ourselves Is To fulfill the law.
Christ sympathlzed with all and rejected
none. on the cross he sympathized with
ms mother. and asked God to have mercy
upon his murdcrers. There IS the burden
of poverty, the burden of sickness the
burden of rcproach. and the awful bur
den of sin. How many are crying out. No
man careth for my soul" Is 1t not time
TO awake and put on this beautiful
Christian garment Of sympathy? 1t will do
all good. because by blessing others you
will be blessed. By this may all ,nen
know that ye are his disciples. that ye
love one another.
"A religion OF sympathy Will win the
world. The religion of Christ is calculat-
ed to sweeten al the relations of life and
sympathy. II is an angelic trait. for they
came 10 comfort Christ and to sympathize
with him. il is one OF the demands of to-
day. Everyone yearns for It. and when
you give it. it will be welcome; II will pro-
mote true rcligion and fulfill the law of
Christ and develop in you a larger meas
ire of the stature of the tullncss of Christ.
The religion of to-day must be Cody.
A Christian ia n man In Christ. He Is in
harmony with God. a mar in Christ is a
Cody man. His life is hid with Christ
III tItNp trfuil'ltSS - " IIpN'i " IlitII ltlt
world cannot produce out of its own soil.
1t has been transplaIlted by our Heavenly
Gardener from the world above us. David
describes the Cody man by saying: He
walketh not in the counsel of the unEodly,
he sitsath not III the seat of the scorrful,
but his delight Is in the law of the Lord.
He is like a tree planted beside the rivers
of water. that hrinCeth forth his fruit in
due season. and his leaf also shall not
wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall
prosper We are f~ragmentary and inper-
feet. but Christianity is designed to build
us up in righteousness and Goodness. We
must not remain babes in Christ, hut must
go on unto perfection with Christ as our
object. standard and the end OF our ef-
fort. There IS a great demand for men
In the image of God. found in the likeness
of Christ. An employer In Christ IS gen.
erous. an employe in Christ is faithful, a
merchant in Christ is honest. a public Of
fcer in Christ is loyal to duty. q teacher
in Christ trains the children in the way
In which they should GO, a parent In
ndmonition of the Lord. a child in Christ
honors father and mother. A man In
Christ is a Christian. He is a whole man.
His aim is the full measure of the stature
earnest. sociable, sympathetic and Cody.
Our times demand such a religion.
This religion is Christianity. 1t an
Swers the worlds need. When II becomes
the religion Of the church the masses will
be won to Christ, heathens converted II
the whole world will be evangelical. Let
your standard be the measure OF the
stature of the fullness of Christ. LAX
this your gospel standard; set It as a
crowning glory on the mountain top. Make
1t your sweetest hymn; make II your life
and religion; make 1t the dying sentence
of the Eternal Judge. Follow 1t. and 9TH
ers will follow your example: follow after
it and you will glorify your Savior: fol-
low It. and you will be led to victory; fol-
low 1t, and you will soon hear the music
of angels and will see the glittering ban
ners Of the eternal city and sit down with
patriarchs, apostles and martyrs: follow
It. and you Will soon join with your loved
ones In heaven: follow it, and you will
soon see the face OF Christ in the midst
of the throne of God.