The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-14

much good, and they viii continue TO
work upon conscience until the cause
OF poverty, and especially OF the rear
OF want are eliminated. and until every
sufferer from disease and accident re /,
ceiyes the best possible treatment and
care Irrespective OF ability 10 pay. IL
Is the shame OF Christian clvliikaiion
that tho most favorable opportunities
OF the hospital and the highest medical
skill are not procurable BY the great
est need. but by the LONGEST pocket
allied I'm some form OF social cooper
alton. which Will provide physical ala
upon basis not less impartial and In
expensive than that upon which re-
Iigious and educational advantages are
furnished by church and school.
But suffering keener than mat
caused by disease and pain comes 10
humanity through Affections OF min
and OF heart Into these also Jesus
entered with the strength oil HIS greA
nature. The whole tenor OF Ills Ire
assures us that no loss OF His friend
was ever less than loss 20 Him, ana
that never could lie look upon dis
tress without being touched with KIND
ly feeling Who can regard His career
without eNclaiming With trnsr
knowledge than that OF the prophet
surely lie hath horne our griefs ana
carried our sorrows"
Three vivid illustrations we have on
heart of Jesus. When lie was enter
ing Main with the company or His
disciples, He met a funeral cortege
bearing the body. OF young man, the
saw her. lie had compassion on ner;
AMI said unto her, Weep not" And
then. moved by the great pity. OF one
who could not bear 20 look upon
and restored the youth, presenting
him alive TO the overjoyed embrace OF
his mother. AT Capernaum Jesus pit :
led the sorrow of Jsirus also and
often He did such acts We have no
knowledge. but His message TO John
would seem 10 Indicate that the ex-
perience was not rare.
Into no sorrow did he perhaps ever
more completely enter than into that
OF Mary and Martha for the death or
Lazarus. When these loved friends.
rest. were sore afflicted lie was over
whelmed with grief. What words are
these-"Jesus weptw The tears OF
Jesus forever seal the evidence OF di-
vine sympathy for earthly woe. They
were Gods tears for us, washing away
many doubts and fears: more precious
in their value than diamonds. and trri-
descent with the fondest hopes which
cheer the heart and inspire the soul.
Ii was a greater thing which was done
when Jesus wept than when He raised
Lazarus from the dead, convincing
restored or taken. Gods love IS In all.
As the tears OF Jesus were OF price
less worth. SO they are OF deathless
recollection.
Fresh from age to age their memory
shall be kept.
While man shall bless the page which
tells that Jesus wept"
Quickened Faith Marked Chrfst's
Pathway.
III the earthly pathway OF our Lord
could be traced by the comfort OF His
sympathy. and by consequent peace and
10y not less was IL marked by encour-
aged and quickened faith. The COM
passion of Jesus is abundantly evil
denced In the fact that he was never
unkind TO slow or TO hesitating belief
Though often grieved by grudging as
sent and by it's hard given confidence,
He yet did not break the bruised
reed" or "quench the smoking flax;
Unlike many who have wrought in His
name, He encouraged .piety OF the
weakest pulse" He delighted TO be
known as a teacher OF babes. lie low
cred Himself and His words TO the
tlently on obtuseness, and with lowli-
ness He broke the bread OF life.
What dull world II was to which
Christ came Was Il not enough that
that He uttered 1t? This was not
enough TO satisfy such plying consid-
Grafton as that OF Jesus lie must
give lire upon line: He must lead wea K
and strengthen the least germ OF faith.
by the most discouraging process lead
ing souls TO the truth.
A sincere enquirer was never turned
away unsatished. even though hs
came to Jesus by night" When Pc
ter answered Hts question concerning
Himself by saying, Thou art the
a teacher pleased with His pupils pro-
gress. He encouraged and commended
His disciple and gave rewarding
"show US the Father and it sufficeth
US" He replied with gentle reproach,
Have ] been so long time with you.
and yet hast thou not known Me,
tenderness to weak faith. since Thorn
as had stubbornly declared OF sIis res
direction. Except l shall see In HIS
hands the print OF the nails. and put
and thrust my hand into His side. T
will, not believe" Jesus. when. eight
days later, He came where the disci-'
Rither thy finger and behold my hands,
and reach hither thy hand and behold
by side, and be not faithless. but be-
lieving." No wonder that the doubt OF
Thomas shivered like struck vase in
to a thousand pieces. and he cried.
MY Lord and my God"
One phase OF the compassion OF
Jesus came to our thought at first. and
OF course, has been In mind all alone,
namely. His compassion for sinners
In this He Is the example Of all time
No other can approach Him. for He
united n burning natreo OF sin Win
melting tenderness for the sinful. He
was never compromised with iniquity
nor did any understand Him TO give
consent to wickedness or to apologize
for IL, yet He showed plainly His love
for the unrfghteous. and He was kind
to them even In their sins.
Christ Great In Forgiveness.
When Peter. for example. was about
to deny his Lord, this dlsloyalty hav-
ing been predicted by Christ. his rash
spirit led him 10 smite the servants OF
the high priest. But before he could
be punished for the deed. Jesus inter-
fered TO undo his work and TO save
him. And after the denial and the cru
cihxion, when Jesus came from the
tomb, He took especial pains to send
word to his erring follower. go tell
His disciples" said the angel, "and Pc
ter" How glad the penitent apostle
must have been to get this loving mes
sage, speaking to him and those who
might come after Him OF one who was
-