The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-13

great. not alone In holiness. but also
IN forgiveness
one OF the proofs OF His CONFESSION
We know how the world treats hsr.
This IL n sample. young woman who
served out sentence OF ive years In
the Maine state prison, found means
or education. and, becoming thorough
ly reformed. left the prison In appear
dry goods arm I'm Portland as sales
woman. and she gave perfect satsfac-
ton 10 her employers until. one day.
store and recognized her. Calling the
proprietor aside. she told him that the
girl had been In the state prison. lie
had done her duty faithfully. and that
they We're well satisfied with her.
Well" said he woman, IF you Keep
her In your store ! VIII neither trade
friends TO, ~ can help IT," Therefore
the proprietor, rather than lose his
customer, called In the poor girl ana
discharged her. Some people, and es-
peclaily those who imagine themselves
at the top or society. are ever ready TO
cast a stone at those who have done
wrong, and few cases are onrecord or
a fallen woman who has been aided IN
her attempts to. rise.
In a modern story occurs this strik-
ing question. "Why should we coddle
the physically sick, and Kick and pun
fish the spiritually illT' We do this and
worse. We kick and punish them. es-
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spiritually weak. But not Jesus. Read
| His conversation with the woman az
| the well, She was Samaritan, but
he. Jew. talked with her. she Was .
sinner, even now living In the bonds 81
iniquity, but He, saint, told her OF
| the better way In words which elicit
ed her attention. interest and adher-
once. Evil possessed Mary Magda-
lene. also. when she met Jesus. but
| He drove out the demons, and among
the women who ''ministered unto Him
he allowed her to be one who had
needed this cleansing.
But. OF course. the surprising Illus
| tration OF the compassion OF Jesus for
sinners Is that eonnseted with the cru.
may here be said. was no mere senti-
! mentality; II cost him price. Some
persons have a little pity. They weep.
handy. Jesus gave Himself. And In
the midst OF His agony. .ie looked
| about upon staring crowd OF perse.
face. that was on the cross. He who
hung there looked to heaven and
PRAYED. Father. forgive them" Height
Ss fol ss% ait ps and every sn
ner Would that such love might draw
us to itself, and to Him who taught II
to the world
To sum up, and to do some justice
for the necessary failure TO adequately
present so great matter, the whole
life OF Jesus In this world Ii such
should MI every heart with amazement
and with love
"was Ever such Condescension."
In Bishop SIMPSONS Yale lectures on
preaching. he tells of an exhibition ne
he says, in his life.
When schools for imbeciles began to
! be opened in Europe, young man.
Ing wealth and leisure, went abroad 10
study the methods there employed, and
finding that they were feasible, he
came back to open IKE inssi,pti ION
the most weak minded child he could
possibly get, and the worst one that
came was a little fellow i've years old.
who never had stood. or taken step;
or chewed hard substance. He had
no power OF movement, and could only
lie helpless mass OF flesh on the moor
somehow 10 cure whose latent ability
lie was TO bring forth. He tried In
every way. but did not succeed Al
last he determined TO have the boy
hour, and laid on the carpet In his
! room; and he would lie down beside
him TO see II, by any means. he could
sight some sort OF suggestion in the
helpless lump or flesh. That he might
not waste his time while lying beside
the child, he was accustomed TO read
aloud from some favorite author.
IL went on this way for six
| months, and no sign OF recognition
came until, one day, utterly wearied.
| he ceased reading, when he noticed
strange restlessness In the tiny mass
| Of humanity at his side. He detected a
trembling movement Oh the hand, and
! he put his head down the the little
hand and. at last. after great effort
the child managed to lay his myers
on his lips. as though he said. II miss
| that noise: please make IT," Then he
| knew that he had control OF the boy,
and by careful manipulation OF his
muscles he taught him to walk. Five
years after that. Bishop Simpson says
he saw the boy stand on platfor n
and read, and repeat the names OF the
presidents OF the United states, and
answer accurately many questions con-
| corning our national history, Said
the bishop. with reference to the deeds
by which this victory was won, WAS
there ever such condescensionY
Then he thought again. Yes. there
was one other such condescension. that
greater one which inspired this act,
when He who was God lowered Him
self TO my capacity in the incarnation,
and laid down beside me. and watched
me and helped me, and I waited 20
years until at last / put my finger on
Thy servant heareth" This transaction
Is the wonder of the ages. Stricken
and made imbeclle by sin, We should
not know God or find ourselves had not
Jesus Christ come and lowered Him.
self into our humanity, and waited for
us, that He might wake up into life. 1t
| II through His ministry that at last
comes the fash OF intelligence, the con-
| sciousness OF other than self. the dawn
/ OF reason and Of faith, and, at last. the
fame OF God In a new and lasting light
and life.
Next week-The Rev. william A. At