Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-12-03
THE PULPIT
BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON BY
THE REV. JASON NOBLE PIERCE.
Subject: The Compassion Of Jesus.

Subject: The Compassion Of Jesus.
Brooklyn, N. YIN Puritan Con
gregational Church Sunday the pas
tor, the Rev. Jason Noble Pierce
preached on 1.-THE Compassion O
Jesus" The text was from Luke
| 7:13: "And when the Lord saw hel
He had compassion on her and sale
unto her, weep not" Mr.. Pierce said
| I have taken as my subject thi'
morning one of the most beautiful
and comforting themes in the Bible
1.-THE Compassion of Jesus" If there
is any one present in this congrega
ton who has been experiencing tria
and suffering, or who has been called
upon to bear some grievous burden
or suffer loss, ask his attention, es
pecially, to the consideration of this
theme. And If there is any one here
who would make more sure OF Gods
| personal love for His individual chill
dren, let him discover that love as Il
is revealed in the compassion OF Hill
Son, our Lord and Saviour.
| Briefly but clearly the author Of
our Gospel presents the scene: BE
| hold, there was dead man carried
out, the only son Of his mother, and
| she was a widow; and much people
| of the city was with her" From oul
text we know that she was weeping
and we'll she might, for death leaves
a smarting sting. This was not the
| first time she had faced death in the
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| widow. But how often does the los
| ing of one member of the family
make 1t any easier to part with an
| other. especially when 1t is an only
| son, a young man, and probably the
| main support and stay of his wild
| owed mother? Circumstances seemed
| to conspire to make the occasion full
of greatest sorrow for her, and as the
| procession passes through the city
gate and turns toward the buryins
ground the burning tears course
down her cheeks and she sees naught
feels naught. knows naught but the
grief that is in her heart.
OF all the helpless ones In lsrae
she, passing out of the gate, was mos
| HELPLESS. And that was the very houl
the mightiest one in all Israel drew
nigh to the city. Weakness ant
strength; human need and divine
help; these are never far separated
But will the divine grace become op
erative? Will the Saviour act
when the Lord saw her He hat
compassion on her and said unto her
Weep not. And He came and touched
the bier; and they that bear hin
stood still. And He said, Young man
I say unto thee, arise. And he tina
was dead sat up and began to speak
And He delivered him unto hi
mother"
| Halleluiah! What Saviour!
If the issue could be avoided
would gladly pass over a discussion
of the miracle involved in this lesson
But how can I? If assume that you
all accept the miracles ascribed tt
Jesus, l make false assumption, fol
] l know from personal conversation
that some of you have questioning
and uncertainties in your minds. l
l could separate the question of Jesus
compassion from His miracles
might do that. But how can J.
Everywhere in the Gospels where
| Jesus compassion is referred to it Il
In connection with some miracle. Hi
was not an inactive compassion. HI
did not do as SO many of us do, allow
our sympathy to vent itself in empt,
air. His great heart mode demands
upon great power, and the sight o
| sorrow ever made Him exert Himsel
| for Its relief. Four times does st
| Matthew and four times does st
| Mark refer directly to Jesus compass
| sion, and upon each occasion do w
find Him working miracle. st
| Luke speaks directly concerning thu
| compassion of our Lord only once
| and that is in our text. The subjec
| demands our attention.
There are some men who are no
greatly troubled concerning the mira
| cles. They sweep them all in or al
out of their theological acceptance
with no hard thinking or penetrat
ing vision. Their theological house
is one of the portable variety, cheap
ly bought, ready made, quickl!
! clapped together over a foundation
| of sand. 1t may serve on fair day
but when the test comes how is 1t
| The rain descends and the floods come
| and the winds blow and beat upol
that house; and it falls; and great il
the fall of it.
| One of the safeguards of the churcl
Is the number Of thinking men ant
| women within 1t, who concentrate
not only their hearts, but their mind
unto the Lord, and who mediate
upon Him in the night watches. Ant
to all such comes sooner or later tn
| question Of the miracles. We wres
tie with these miracles, we pray owe
them, we come to sumo conclusion
concerning them and our conclusion
are not always alike.
There are some who discriminate
among the miracles. Those they cal
| explain through understood laws the
accept; the rest they hold in abey
ance. Some OF the most consecrate'
and loyal followers OF the Master ar
among these disciples.
| And there are those also who be
lieve that through Jesus were don
many mighty works. l am of thi
mind. This does not mean that W
give unqualified approval to all tina
Jesus was said to have done. His |
the only instance on record, If it 1
30, that all that was said of Him
true. But 1t does mean that througl
Him deeds were done that the huma
mind does not yet understand. |
does not mean that Jesus did thes
mighty works In His own strengt
and OF His own knowledge. II ca
l AZ,