The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20

clause must be added Human In
trinity being allowed for There has
been but One who needed no such al
lowance; for, although sharing MANS
inhrmities lie always rose above
them; and consequently his work was
perfect
The rest Of us have fallen far short
of perfection, however carefully we
may have underworld with heart and
soul to obey the injunction, BE We
perfect, even as your Father which is
in Heaven Is perfect" st. Paul, when
little lay before him in this world
beyond the sharp pang of q martyrs
death, had the testimony of God the
Holy Ghost that his doctrine, man
ner of life, purpose. faith, long suffer-
ing. charity, patience. prosecutions.
Affections" had not been In vain in
the Lord. II have fought good
fight. have finished my course, l
have kept the faith; henceforth there
is laid up for me crown OF righteous
ness. which the Lord, the righteous
Judge, shall give me at that day; and
not to me only, but unto them that
love His appearing. Most blessed as
surance! And may the like be granted
to US all! He who so wrote
Timothy, wrote no less explicitly that
he was "less than the least of all
saints"-"not meet to be called an
apostle; nay, that he was "the chief
of sinners There was no absolute
perfection there. The nearest to it
came through the strength vouchsnfed
hin-"by the grace of God. am what
am"
AS for ourselves our daily confess
sion is that we have left undone those
things which we ought to have done,
and done those things which we ought
not to have done, and there is no
health In US. Continually we ask, and
we have great need to ask, for pardon
for our SINS negligences and igno-
RANGES. There is nothing for US, even
the best of us, but to abhor ourselves
and repent in dust and ashes. Only He
who on Ascension Day passed into the
heavens to take His place at the right
hand OF God. could say to Him, the ALL
Holy. II have glorifed Thee on the
earth: have finished the work which
thou gavest Me to do" It was for
this purpose He came into the world.
1t was His "meat and drink" to do
His Fathers work, every day and all
day; wherever He was, whatever He
was doing. that was the uppermost
thought This was Ills sole purpose
in His labors of teaching, in His
miracles Of love; as He entered Jeru-
salem In His triumph, or hung in His
agony on the cross. With sinless
obedience He glorifed His Father: with
His death upon the cross He finished
His work-the expiation of fallen
world. the redemption of our race.
Having done this, He left US for
awhile. leaving us an example that we
should follow In His footsteps: that
we should do our best to perfect holi-
ness in the fear OF the Lord. and %
work on for God as obediently, sub
missively. faithfully and lovingly as
He did.
First, by His resurrection from the
dead, and next by His ascension into
heaven. we have the fullest evidence
that He not only wholly and entirely
glorifed His Father while on earth
and finished His allotted work, but
that His work was accepted as being
perfect
Ours can never be perfect. therefore
for US He had still work to do. When
His work on earth was finished He
still had work to do. for, as we know.
He assembled into heaven itself, to
appear in the presence Of God. for US.
At the right hand of the Father He
standeth now. to succor all those who
suffer for Him: to plead His sufferings
on our behalf, and be the righteous
Advocate for us poor sinners.
AS on earth He died for our sins.
SO in heaven He ever Eveth to make
intercession for us. He is the Peace
maker between God and man, and that
boundless love Of His will be a media
ton for US till the Judgment is past,
the number of the cleo. completed.
and God shall be all In ALL
What blessed comfort springs from
the knowledge OF this intercession.
without which there could be no hope
for any Of us, with our miserable Inn
projections No hope but in Christ and
through Christ. But in Him, and
through Him, all we need; and If we
be found in Him no fear but that a
place will be found for US among the
many MANSIONS; no fear but that
with Him we shall continually dwell:
and that where He is. we shall be also.
To obtain this, however, we must
watch tncessantly and pray earnestly
for help that we may glorify His name,
and to finish His work; day by day and
hour by hour. we must strive with
anxious earnest, loving. trustful
hearts. to be of the number on whose
behalf the great intercession was Of
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