The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24

his is the cry of hope-"Lord Jesus, re-
ceive my spirit" And then we are mind
full of those who in the centuries some-
how in the comfort of reasonable. re-
ligious and holy hope; in favor with Thee.
our God. and in perfect charity with the
world. We recall
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee,
Fen though it be a cross
That raiseth me-
As the dying Mckinley made use of
them.
The story is told of a sick man, with
| fcrebodings of his end, meeting in the
cemetery a child joyous with life, ne
asked her If she was not afraid to pass
that way among the graves, and she in
nocently replied, mo, 1t Is my way
home" Such is the Christians comfort,
because the risen Lord hath abolished
death" o, Grave, where is thy vic
tory?
He hath brought life and light" ST.
ing Timothy in the gospel
and his epistle reads like an ordination
sermon. How facefu then this pointing
out of life" as a chief message of the
gospel
1t were absurd to think of life as
the mind of Jesus, a new thing. However,
he was taking the accepted things, me-
and Immortality, too, and bringing them
to light.
We need to have our precious things
brought to light. However, the Master
has not only called life out of neglect
but has thrown light upon 1t, so that Ire
In the light of Jesus is more than II was
ever before. He whom we call GOD OIL
God" Light of Light" has enriched Ire
and added creatively to 1t. What was
the poyerty of life before He enriched itf
1t must mean surrender, pain self-de-
NAL, to bring to pass that which VIII
outline us. Yet we go on and endure
the pain. The oil of the lamp has be-
come the wisdom OF the generation the
strength of the pioneers body ana inc
iron of his WILL the development Oh 'ne
nation. The man or woman VINO cares
all for self changes this temporal passing
and flesh and bone into spiritual ana
more enduring life.
Such surrender for earthly ends Is des-
eeration for the ends OF God' II De
comes conservation. What my brethren'
has prevented us from doing TINS SORT
of thing with more satisfaction TO our
selves In the face of the pureness that
he nossess? What has hindered an en-
fire surrender to do the things that ought
and can do? The answer to that ques-
tion ia not distant from any of us. Our
hindrance in doing the things we ought
to do and can do Is our Willingness 10 oo
the things we ought not to do ana can
do. Ii is sin; our will to disopey our
highest calling.
What is the light that Jesus has thrown
ON life so wonderousy enriching tf Like
light in a darkened ROOM lie Drought
into being color and form and purpose,
that seemed to have no existence before
II shone. 1t was to drive out the darkness
of sin He came. 1t is well saio ina.
s,n 10 IN. is killing us, and
| T. ,,,ns+ b. efore we can live
Teens u,, ft he world to meet
tbis sola ps aa human race. In
tt,n, is coon nder of body, soul
and min hest end Of God
Thai w, A. purpose of His
human n and did deny Him
se,f or, a4G He might realize
,Jinse1f r he devne purpose
In HIN is FL VI abide in us, and
tho, We On from sin should
abide in taught us that we
can be sin nd alive unto God,
but such 9ef ant oeath, ana VIII
ever mes nd
The mystery OF the Resurrection is the
Risen Body. Complete surrender cannot
meet with complete humiliation. Jesus