Milford chronicle., 1905-06-16
An Imported Burden.

o man, o 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 II. 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. lie 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 II you have no one to love by
your own fireside, 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-
tiOns 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 a 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 whosoever shall save |
his life shall lose it, and whosoever |
shah lose his life for my sake shall find |
it," Have you been developing your
spiritual life by placing your shoulder |
under heavy cross to carry it for
Christi Have you been trying to win
eternal life by consecrating your phys
teal 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
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, father was very
sick. He said to his little daughter who
was waiting upon him: "Helen. 1t is
time for me to take my medicine. VIII
you get it and pour out for me Just
Dne teaspOonful?" The daughter did
rs her Christian father asked. Now.
my daughter. that medicine is very bit
ter. wish you would drink 1t for met7
Drink it for you. fatherT' said Helen.
Why, ] cannot drink that medicine .
for you. 1t would do you no good if /
frank it. You will have to drink your
own medicine as the doctor said"
Won't it. my dear? Won't the medi-
line do me any good If you drink it?'
said the father. ''Then. my dear, If the
you take cannot do me any
good, neither by the law Of salvation
AN you take from Christ my spiritual
redemption and life. II you want to be {
iaved you must go TO Jesus yourself
Ind be saved" Good theology, that. !
Good for the beginning of Christian
ife. Good in reference to its applica- 8
ion Of Christian burden bearing. You
'annot work out my spiritual saliva 3
ion. l cannot work out yours. "Ev-
ry man shall bear his own burden"
Copyright. 1905. BY Louis KlopseA,l !