The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-10-25

Thee above all things may at last Mt
tails Thy gracious promises We can.
not love God unless the power he
given us; we have not the capacity
ourselves.
"Now, the greatest gift OF all; the
gift of His dear Son. Creation. provi-
Gcnce, power and faculties. can have
H. reason or right of operating unless
interpreted by the coming of Jesus
Christ to earth for you and me. This
incarnation Is the key to unlock the
cause of our being. His birth Is the
solution of each mans existence. He
Is In this sense The Light of the
World Now God gave the best that
He had, the very best that He was
capable of bestowing only begot.
ten Son. Nay, more. His Son is God
He gave Himself. We shall not try
to explain its mysteries; it Is unsolv.
able. 1t is an Illustration of what we
may do in small matters. 1t means
sacrifice and surrender and unselfish
giving, for He came to do Gods will
That will was to save us from our
sins. God gave up His best and left
the JOY and sanctlty of Heaven to
clothe Himself with our broken hui
manity that we might see the godhead
bodily. touch Him with our hands and
go to Him with our sins and knowing
Him might accept Him as our Savior
He folded His eternal nature around
His person and He led 1t forth to sac.
ri6ce. so that His earthly life was q
long series of sacriticlal acts. When
He lay in the manger this life of sac,
rifice had begun: when He hung upon
the cross 1t was the continuation of it,
In the last moment of agony and
shame He was controlling forces that
seemed to be mastering Him. He was
the priest upon the cross; He was His
own victim. His life was not wrune
out Of Him; He. Himself, pronounced
its dismissal. He gave it up to Him
whose 1t was saying: Father, into
Thy hands l commend my spirit All
this for our redemption, for our rescue
and that we might have peace in be
lieving and serving and following. for
our eternal joy and peace hereafter in
the Divine comradeship. Now, will ye
freely glveT
This is our practical issue the
question of our life experience. DC
we give, and what and when? But
try and consider the paradox of our
lives. What do we give? When dc
we give? Do we give ourselves? Yes
but how? Is 1t unreservedly? Is II
bountifully? Yes, we give something
sometimes-some prayer, some wor-
ship, some money. Is it enthusiastic?
At the price of sacrifice? Does it real
~ cost us much? We give ourselves
to this world--our time and ability,
with zeal and zest in business affairs.
That is right. Christ does not tell us
to be sluggards in business. But He
does tell us to give in the same meas.
ure OF earnest interest TO Hlm-some
measure OF earnest interest TO HIN.
mean no standard OF gold. am not
tnlRlng ABOUT gold to-day. mean no
measure OF payment. L mean the full
ana long living surrender or every
thihg 10 his VIII. mean the conse-
Grafton or each stroke of the laborer's
orawny arm, OF each device OF the in
Vehtor power, the conservation or our
Whole Deihg ana service TO the SUI
pfeme Master or our destiny such
conservation makes llte beautiful. II
sanctines laDor, trade ana business: II
htts every project OF human ambition
up 10 a level on which angels tread
ana where we may TAX TO God Him.
sell. 1t tires itself out in Its arms for
the redeeming OF the world. 1t sees
Jesus walking up ana down In the
earth ana 1t must impel every human
being to follow Him. 1t impels men
10 go torth INTO the world to others.
The saint leaves his closet and goes
abroad instead of ponderlng by him
self homeless that he may carry the
Gospel, that he may lift the cover Off
ignorance for some benighted soul; the
missionary makes himself homeless
I0uI lie may carry the Gospel to the