Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14
PRECIOUS HERITAGE.
OUR REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON
Lies Opportunities a Glorious Gift.
From God.
Subject: The Compassion OF Christ.

son Place NJ. T.. Church. where be was |
most successful. preached there sun
day morning on The Christ Who is
Touched With the Feeling Of Our In
firmitieS." The text was from He
brews iv:l5. I'VE have not a high
priest which cannot be touched with
the feeling or our innrmities. but was
in all points tempted as we are. yet
without sin" DR.. Banks said:
THE last part OF this text explains
the first Christ is in sensitive touch
with US In the temptations and trials
of life because He has personally ex-
perienced them. He is not a stranger
standing or on the ramparts OF heav-
en-. looking down. though IL be ever
50 benevolendy. upon sorrows and dit-
ticulues which He has never person
ally known Such compassion could
not mean much TO as But Jesus
Christ perfected Himself rs the cap
tain Of our salvation through suffering.
For three and thirty years lie wore
our flesh. and tasted our grief. and II
is touched with the feeling OF our in-
hrmities. How much that ought 20
mean 20 us. When we are in any trial
or trouble. and we need comfort. it is
not TO tho most Joyous and happy. who
have never known what sorrow was
TO whom we 20 FOR sympathy.
Some years ago 1 was surprised 20
receive from @ very rich man in a city
where l was then pastor a check for
large sum OF money which he said
he wished me 70 use among the poor
I'm my part of the city. and especially
among children who were having n
hard time OF 10. I followed his direc-
tionS and gave him an account OF how
portions OF it were used. sill other
sums followed until I was very much
Interested in the matter. and Won
dercd not q little nj the cause or g..
After e. had gone on for nearly n year
I received q letter from him inviting
mo 60 take lunch with him at q hotel
When we met he said. Il suppose you
have wondered at mv sending this
money 90 you. an entire stranger 20
me. and nc nay being So much interest
ga I'm the children 90 tho poor in you-
section or the city. But this is how Dc
comes My father died when / was "a
very little boy My mother was loft
widow with large family az cbii-
dren. an OF whom were too small to
Doe of much help. She had to work
very hard. buc work as hard os she
could. she was unable fo procure
enough food ana clothing to give us
comfort al the twe For two or
three years I knew what &c was Goo ho
hungry. Many q night I have cried
myself 20 sleep in silence lest my
mother SHOULD hear anna 10 should make
/ her feel hel because I was $50 hungry.
/ could NOT Keep back the tears. and I
knew ~hc lal no bread to give nae.
/ You would scarcely believe it, con-
I tnucd tLc millionaire 'iooklur az nee
/ now and knowing what YOU do of me
/ that on more shan ono occusi
/ have run and sr0tclcl a crust oi
/ broad thrown away from q wagon
/ where some tc1m~ler had eaten Def.
I lunch. and rescued 10 from dog. and
/ SAT- DOWN and ate it gratefully. anl
I washed d. down with % drink from
/ the town pump Thcn the tears cam,
/ into tle hl- mans eye ANA one rolled
I out on his cheek ass Do said. Vow you
1 know why I have So much sympathy
/ FOR the poor children. DO makes mt
/ shiver ou cold night when I Trims
I OF the boys and girls who have NOS
/ clothing c.ough Goo Keep them warm
I Tor / have been ln their place. and
I know how l- feels. ( know how hoN
. feels whom hc is hungry ANA cold. ant
/ God helping mo-. / shall never lose
chance to help q boy or a giri that 8.
iu hard place.
~As 4 listened 20 this big-hearte,
I man there came into my mind tE,
/ Scripture we ARE studying. He WA.
/ able 90 sympathize VIII and comfOr
/ others. because DE had a fellow feel
I ing with their indrmitics and theu
I sorrows.
ESQ. no one could DO a Savior Tor u.
who had not suffered so one coul,
have compassion ON us I'm our weak
ncSSeS who had not himself beer
| tempted and tried as by fire. Only
/ man fRnn has lnnm nrn.sr-r- ouI h..
not known where 10 lay his head a
times. knows how to sympathize Will
/ others who are in similar experience
/ Only he who has been I'm the wilder
ness with the devil tempted on ever,
side. struggling for his hfe know
how 10 Sympathize and have true com
passion with tempted men and womel
to-day. Only He who has been crOwne,
/ with thOrns. who has been spit unol
and whipped with the scourge. VIII
has tainted under His cross. know
real cOmpa SSiOn. knows how 20 D.
touched with the feeling or people VIII
are dashed by cruel misfortune an,
who are fainung under burdens TO-
heavy for their shoulders. But JeSu
Christ meets all these requirements
He knows all about it.
The incarnation OF Jesus was M
sham. He wore our humanity com
/ pieteiy. and there never was a NOR
perfectly sensitive human nature. on
more tender and exquisite in human
feelings than that of Jesus Christ a
has been well said. Christ aIectel
none or that hard Indifference il
which some ancient philosophers vain
j. gloried. He felt as a man. and II
sympathizcd with the feelings O
| others On different Oct.a SiOns we ar