The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-03
THE PULPIT.
BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON eY
THE REV. JASON NOBLE PIERCE.
Subject. The Compassion OF Jesus.

Brooklyn, N. Yin Puritan Con.
gfegational Church Sunday the pas.
tor. the Rev Jason Noble Pierce,
preached on THE Compassion OF
Jesus" The text was from Luke
7:13: And when the Lord saw her
He had compassion on her and said
unto her, weep not" Mr.. Pierce said:
| have taken as my subject this
morning one OF the most beautiful
and comforting themes in the Bible
tTne COMPASSION Of Jesus" IL there
is any one present IN this congrega-
ton who has been experiencing trial
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 II 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 X
Is revealed in the compassion Of His
Son. our Lord and Saviour.
Briefly but clearly the author OF
our Gospel presents the scene: BE
hold, there was a 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 our
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
inner circle OF her home. She was a
widow. But how often does the los
ing OF one member OF the family
make It any easier to part with an
other. especially when II IS an only
son, a young man, and probably the
main support and stay OF his Wild
owed mother7 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 burying
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 Israel
she, passing out of the gate. was most
helpless. And that was the very hour
the mightiest one In all Israel drew
nigh TO the city. Weakness and
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 had
compassion on her and said unto her.
Weep not. And He came and touched
the bier; and they that bear him
stood still. And He said. Young man
say unto thee, arise. And he that
was dead sat ur ard began to speak
And He delivered him unto his
mother"
Halleluiah! What n Saviour!
II the issue could be avoided
would gladly pass over discussion
of the miracle involved in this lesson
But how can |? II assume that yoJ
all accept the miracles ascribed t
Jesus, l make false assumption, 70,
/ know from personal conversation
that some of YOU have questioning
and uncertainties in your minds. !
could separate the question OF Jesus
compassion from His miracles
might do that But how can |
Everywhere in the Gospels wher
Jesus compassion is referred to 1t !
In connection with some miracle. III
was not an inactive compassion. II
did not do as so many of us do, ALLOW
our sympathy to vent itself in empt
air. His great heart made demand
upon a great power and the sight O
sorrow ever made Him exert Himsal
for its relief -Four times does 81
Matthew and four times does 81
Mark refer directly to Jesus compa'
sion, and upon each occasion DO "
find Him working miracle. S
Luke speaks directly concerning tn
compassion OF our Lord only ono
and that Is In our text The subjet
demands our attention.
There are some men who are NJ
greatly troubled concerning the miri
cles. They sweep them all in or a
out of their theological acceptanC
with no hard thinking or penetra
ing vision. Their theological hou'
is one of the portable variety chea
ly bought. ready made, quick
clapped together over a foundatic
of sand. IT may serve en- fair de-
but when the test comes now Is i
The rain descends and the foods con
and the winds blow and beat upC
that house; and it falls; and great
the fall OF it.
One OF the safeguardsof the churt
is the number Of thinking men ~
women within it, VINO conc 3ntga
not only their hearts, but their min
unto the Lord. and who media
upon Him IN the night watches. ~
to all such comes sooner or later I
question Of the miracles. We wr'
tie with these miracles. we pray oy
them, we come 10 some conclusi
concerning them and our conciusio
are not always alike.
There are some who discrimina
among the miracles. Those they r
explain through understood laws tn
accept; the rest they hold In alb,
ance Some of the most consecrat
and loyal followers Of the Master Z
among these disciples.
And there are those also who
lleye that through Jesus we're dc
many mighty works. / am of I
mind. This does not mean that
give unqualified approval TO all Il
Jesus was said TO have done. His
the only instance on record, II IL
SO, that all that was said OF Him
true. But II does mean that throu
Him deeds were done that the hun
mind does not yet understand.
does not mean that Jesus did tn
mighty works In His own siren
and OF His own knowledge. II
of mine own self do nothing"
said. but the Father that dwell
in Me, He doeth the works"
And the number OF thinking r
who hold this belief 10 fast incri
ing. not through an increase OF II
by Itself, but through an increase
experience. The metaphysical VIZ
Is yielding up her secrets one by {
aud we are discovering that ther