The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-07-13

tice for one to die for all Let
each one bear his own sins and the
punishment due from them. they
! say. The doctrine Of vicarious suf-
fer'ng is not a new one; il is as
old as the race. That one should
suffer for others is one of the
most familiar of principles and we
see the principle illustrated every
day of our lives. Take the family,
for instance; from the day the
mothers first child is born, for
twenty or thirty years her children
are scarcely out of her waking
thoughts. Her life trembles in the
balance at each child's birth: she
sacrifices for them, she surrenders
herself to them. Is it because she
/ expects them to pay her back? For
tunate for the parent and fortunate
Tor the child If the latter has an
opportunity to repay in part the
debt it owes. But no child can COM
pensate a parent for parents
care. In the course of nature the
debt is paid, not to the parent, but
To the next generation, and the next
! - each generation sacrificing for
and surrendering itself to the gem
Grafton that follows. This is the
law of our lives.
Nor is this confined 20 the fam
/ lily Every step in civilization has
been made possible by those who
have been willing to sacrifice for
/ posterity. Freedom Of speech, free
| dom of the press, freedom of con-
science and free government have
all been won for the world by those
who were willing to labor unself-
lShly for their fellows. So we'll es-
tatlished is this doctrine that we
do not regard anyone as great un-
, less he recognizes how unimportant
his life is in comparison with the
problems with which he deals
l find proof that man was made
/ IN the Image of his Creator in the
TACT that, throughout life the CEN
turies, man, has been willing TO
die, ii necessary. that blessings de-
MED tC him might be enjoyed by
his children. his children's children
and the world.
Ihe seeming paradox: He that
saveth his life shall lose it, and he
! that loSeth his life for my sake
snail find it," has an application
wider than that usually given to
II; 1t is an epitome of history
nose who live only for themselves
4 live little lives, but those who
stand ready to give themselves for
:
'han themselves find a larger life
tnali the one they would have sur
rendered. Wendell Phillips gave
! expression to the same idea when
/ he said, What i'm prudent men the
| nehe1actorS OF the race have been.
ROW pruuently most men sink into
nameless graves. while now and
ther a few forget themselves into
immortality" We win immortal-
! ~, not by remembering ourselves.
put by forgetting ourselves in de-
soLloh 10 Things larger than our
selves.
/ Instead of being an unnatural
plan. the plan of salvation is in
perfect harmony with human nature
as we understand ii. Sacrifice is
the language OF love, and Christ.
IN suffering for the world adopted
the only means OF reaching the
heart. This can De demonstrated
not only by theory but by exper-
tence, for the story OF His life, Ills
teachlngs, His suffering and His
aeath has been translated into every
language and everywhere If has
touched the heart
But if | were going to Dresenr an
argument in favor of the divinity
OF Christ. l would not begin with
miracles or mystery or with the
tneory OF atonement. | would be-
gin as Carnegie Simpson does in
ms book entitled. The Fact of
Chrlst.' Commencing with the un
disputed fact that Christ lived he
points out that one cannot contem-
plate this fact without feeling that
IN some way it is related to those
now living. He says that one can
read of Alexander. or Caesar or of
Napoleon. and not feel that il is a
matter or personal concern: but
Ihat when one reads that Christ
| nVed; and how He lived and how
lie died, he feels that somehow
there IS a cord that stretches from
mat life TO his. AS he studies the
character of Christ he becomes
conscious OF certain virtues which
stand out in bold relief-His pur-
lty. His forgiving spirit, and His
un1athomable love. The author is
correct Christ presents an exam
pie OF purity in thought and life
.