The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-18

own. can Won not be a Thomas Marshall?
Can you not adopt some other peoples
children? Can you not be an Alexander
H. Stephens? Though he had no chill
dren of his own and because on account
of physical disability he would not marry,
vet In order to lift the love burden he
adopted and reared in his own home
eighteen young mon and fitted them for
college and for the world struggle He
always called them his boys. Can you
not do as these noble men have done?
You must have some one near you to
love IL you ever develop your he 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 fireside, then, for
Gods sake and for your own sake, Inn
port some one into your affections right
away.
The physical frame is developed by
burden bearing. The nind is developed
by burden bearing. The hearts affec-
tions are developed by burden bearing.
How emphatically true 1t is that the spir-
itual life and the Christ power are de-
veloped by burden bearing. Indeed. SO
universal is this law when applied to
our relationship with lesue 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 Jesus
Christ What says the Bible2 If any
man viii 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 heavy
cross to carry it for Christ? Have you
been trying to win eternal life by con-
al
love powers to the service of the Master?
A Fathers Lesson.
The spiritual burdens we must all lift
If we are 20 fulhl the commandments
of the text. And yet. to hear some people
talk one would suppose that Ghrist's
sacrifices and the consecrated 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 story. Some years ago, a father
was very sick He said to his little
daughter, who was waiting on him:
Helen 1t is time for me to take my
medicine. win you get it for me and
pour out just one teaspoonful?" The
daughter did as her Christian father
asked. Now, my daughter, that med
icine is very bitter. l wish you would
drink it for me" Drink ii for you.
father?" said Helen. why, l cannot
drink that medicine for you. IL would
do you no good If l dram II. You Will
have to drink your own medicine, as the
doctor said" Wont 1t, my dear?
Won't the medicine do me any good IL
you drink it29 said the father. "Then,
my dear, II the medicine you take can
not do me any good, neither by the law
of salvation can you take from Christ
my spiritual redemption and life. II you
want to be saved you must go to Jesus
yourself and be saved" Good theology,
that Good for the beginning of Chris
tian life Good in reference to its appl-
| cation I cannot work out yours. Every
man shall bear his own burden"
| Copyright 1906 by Louis Rlopsch)