The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1905-06-16
THE UNITED OPINION, FRIDAY MORNING, JtTNE t. 1901

the road was dying AS / went to her
bedside | found that she had no one
with whom to leave the care Of her five
babies. She had no money. So after the
funeral was over | bundled them all
up-yes, all the five children, and took
them to my home, and l have raised
them all. And they are all mine. Yes,
they are all miner Eyes" l said, "and
the raising of that widows babies has
made you the noble man of God that
you are"
An Imported Burden.
o man, 0 woman, have you not some
love burden to lift? If you are not
welded and have no children of your
own, can you not be a Thomas Mar
shall? Can you not adopt some other
peoples children? Can you not be an
Alexander H. Stephens? Though he
had no children of his own and because
on account of physical disability he
would not marry, yet in order to lift
the love burden he adopted and reared
in his own home eighteen young men
and fitted them for college and for the
world struggle He always called them
his boys. Can you not do as these no
BILE men have done? You must have
some one near you to love If you ever
develop your life as you ought. Never
neglect the love burden. Never crush
the natural home interests of your
heart. If you have no one to love by
your own freside, then, for GODS sake
and for your own sake, import some
one into your affections right away.
The physical frame is developed by
burden bearing The mind is developed
by burden bearing. The hearts affec-
lions are developed by burden bearing
How emphatically true it is that the
spiritual life and the Christ power are
developed by burden bearing. Indeed,
so universal is this law when applied to
our relationship with Jesus Christ that
defy you to find one man who is truly
a spiritual man or spiritual woman
who is not every morning, noon and
night cheerfully, willingly and gladly
carrying the spiritual burdens for Je-
sus Christ. What says the Bible? IF
any man will come after me, let him
deny himself and take up his cross and
follow me. For whatsoever shall save
his life shall lose it, and whatsoever
shall lose his life for my sake shall find
it." Have you been developing your
spiritual life by placing your shoulder
under a heavy cross to carry it for
Christ? Have you been trying to win
eternal life by consecrating your phys
ical and mental and love powers to the
service of the Master?
A Fathers Lesson.
The spiritual burdens we must all
lift if we are to fulfill the command
ments of the text And yet, to hear
some people talk one would suppose
that Christ's sacrifices and the conse-
Grated lives of our Christian parents
and Christian wives and Christian
daughters are all that we need to win
our salvation. Others may work for
Christ, but it is not necessary for US to
lift any spiritual burdens. Is that true!
Listen to the lesson taught in this sto-
ry. Some years ago, a father was very
sick. He said to his little daughter VINO
was waiting upon him: Helen, 1t is
time for me to take my medicine. VIII
you get it and pour out for me just
one teaspoonful?" The daughter did
as her Christian father asked. Nov.
my daughter, that medicine is very bit
ter. | wish you would drink it for me!"
Drink it for you, father?" said Helen.
"Why, | cannot drink that medicine
for you 1t would do you no good if /
drank it, You will have to drink your
own medicine as the doctor said"
won't it, my dear? Won't the medi-
cine do me any good if you drink it?"
said the father. "Then, my dear, if the
medicine you take cannot do me any
good. neither by the law of salvation
can you take from Christ my spiritual
redemption and life. If you want to be
saved you must go to Jesus yourself
and be saved" Good theology, that.
Good for the beginning of Christian
life. Good in reference to its applica-
ton of Christian burden bearing. You
cannot work out my spiritual saliva
ton. l cannot work out yours. "Ev.
cry man shall bear his own burden"
Copyright 1905. by Louis Klopsch.l