The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-06-01

VIZ VI NhN Hh'b'y
his royal nature. The imperfection OF
our love is in its disquietude. With
few rare exceptions we are never
quite satisfied that we have not
given our love too easily too quick
" or too freely But It was not so
with Jesus.
Having loved, he loved unto the end
And We believe that means not only
unto the end of life and throughout
eternity, but also unto the full ca
pacity of his infinite heart to love-
Some one has said, Jesus was a sower
SID not reaper" that "He had very
lew followers as compared with other
great leaders or teachers
The soundness of that statement is
rot at all clear 1t seems to us that
Jesus made friends quickly and that
be had far more of them than most
men who live only thirty-three years,
and whose work was revolutionary.
It is certain no mans friends ever
clung or cling more closely than the
friends of Jesus. What man Of thirty
three can name twelvA friends 10
whom he has given a whole hearts
devotion and received the same In re-
urn? This Jesus did and had. Even
poor, misguided Judas was his friend.
And down to the moment when he
left the upper room the master looked
across the table, and In loving warn
ing said: THE hand of him that be-
Lrayed Me Is with Me on the table
And after his great sin such remorse
came in Judas heart on account OF
The way he had abused the friendship
1f the Lord that he went out and hung
himself.
abusing those they hate. And, OF
course, all that the New Testament
tells us about the kingly friend Is
mere outline. Only few names are
given. What is the name of the friend
who had the colt ready and waiting
Tor Jesus at Bethpage when Jesus
wanted to ride? Nobody knows. Who
was the friend bearing the pitcher
of water" through the streets of Jeru-
salem, who opened his house for the
asst supper? Nobody knows. But
hey were among the friends OF Jesus.
in the New Testament we see the
beginning of the great principle and
that is about all And the essential
principle of Christianity is friendship,
based on perfect love- Let US not for
get the eleventh commandment. That
! Is Christianity. We know that the
Jewish religion made but slight i'm
preston even upon those who pro
| 'essed 1t. The Greeks undertook to
meet the longing of the human heart
| oy culture, and marvellous were the
achievements of that gifted empire;
al the same, "the world by wisdom
knew not God"
Then Rome incarnated dream OF
power and colonized as far as the
Ganges. But with power came self
lshness and 1t crushed liberty to
death. But Jesus came and said, "Ye
are my friends" He said it to Greek
and Roman. To Judah and to Israel
To Samaritan and Publican. Scribe
and Pharisee, and ITO as many as
believed on Him to them gave He
power to become the sons of God"
And what did that mean? 1t meant
4 even an usorious tax collector like
Zaccheus truly repents and restores
bis ill-gotten gains where they belong
ne shall be treated as friend of the
Lord. II a woman has been a sinner
and she is sorry and she will promise
20 sin no more, she Is to be forgiven.
She is not to be stoned. Her sisters
shall not say Poor thing. We are
awfIllly sorry for her, you know"
while all the time in their hearts they
are not feeling kind at all They are
70 help her go in peace. And men are
to be kind and help her That is the
idea She is not 90 be tortured by
regrets, and alartaoi by fears, and
torn by conscience, Nnt the evil spirits
are TO driven out 0i her, and into the
door of her hNs<t 10 10 enter the angel
- peace.
When Samar1tans r'e full of preIu.
dice, and blgotry, and hatred, "Shall
we not call down fire from heaven
and destroy them?" ask the apostles,
But Jesus answered mo! No! The
son of man came not to kill but to
save To make alive"
THE good shepherd layeth down
his life for the sheep. Greater love
hath no man than this, that a man
lay down his life for his friends. But
God commendeth His love to US in
that while we were yet sinners, enc.
mics, His son died for u.s."
Oh. what is love? Who can fathom
t? Who can define it? There is only
one who can do 1t, and that one is
Jesus. For Jesus is the love of God
spelt friend And today wherever we
see the rich helping the poor, and the
wise instructing the ignorant, and the
strong bearing the burdens of the
weak. and the saved seeking the lost
wherever doors of opportunity are be.
Ing opened by helping hands with
smiles of encouragement, wherever
hone carries its lantern to guide our
stems along the unfamiliar and slip
perry paths of life, wherever we car
get on the track of men and women
that have crossed the road to lift III
a wounded traveller and take care ot
him until he can take care Of himself
there and everywhere, behind these
ministries. and rising above all as the
inspirer of all, we catch sight of tht
worlds only king, the ruler of tn,
human heart. The worlds everlasting