The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-17

loving obedience We do not come 10
q dogma, a creed. a church. but to
man: and more. 10 a God-man-one
who knows-e loving. sympathixing
Friend
There 10 also a universal note In
this appeal. Jesus 10 the only univer-
sal man TO whom all men turn and
In whom they find a mutual point OF
contact. Crushed beneath a load OF
despair men blindly seek oblivion.
Heathenism offers a future OF oblivion
or else OF voluptuous ease Jesus
says. Come 70 Me and md rest"
No paralysis OF the soul but eternal
activity and growth. The Invitation
10 to all who fulnll the conditions,
though all may not respond
Yet this appeal Is restricted to those
that labor All labor 10 profitable,
but the talk OF the lips tends to pow
srty An idle man has more conceit
than the combined reasons Of seven
men. Labor results not alone IN
profit, but In weariness As a tired
child at the close OF day nnds rest
comfort and counsel In its mothers
arms. so we may ind rest in him"
Jesus saw that the root OF unrest 10
mental. not physical Attention is be
ting called 10 the alarming increase OF
nervous disorders the cause Of which
We are told 10 not. in any large meas
ure. a physical one. A disordered
brain IL far worse than . diseased
body.
There are two kinds OF rest spoken
OF In this passage. rest found. and
rest given. This 10 the rest given.
The rest OF faith 1.-THE gift OF God).
the knowledge OF forgiveness. Of AZ
surancs OF our acceptance in him"
The labor OF his disciples shall be
heavy laden. bear much fruit. and
with II he viii give you rest"
The appeal OF Jesus 10 two-fold.
service and instruction. We learn by
doing. and logically his frst appeal 10
. call to service. take my yoke upon
you" We are attached TO q load with
another. he bearing half II 10 In this
school OF experience that we are to
learn. Jesus sets no premium upon
ignorance He 10 the great examplar
Of what q teacher ought to be and OF
how TO teach The following out Of
his command TO teach all nations"
has been one OF the distinguishing
features OF Christianity. Learn OF
Ne" The world has sat at hts feet
for nearly two thousand years and
has yet to fathom the depths Of his
knowledge. to measure the breadth OF
his com passion and love. or to scale
the heights OF his idealism and his
character
The mssknsss Of Jesus 10 not an
ansmic sentimsntaiity. II does not
lack virility. II 10 not q passioniess
smotionalism. He came to bring Q
sword and to set families at variance
He was lowiy In his coming. and meek
a. he bore the oppression Of bis pso
pie Israel and the sins of the race.
but he set into motion those forces
that were stronger than all Of the
Caesars. True force 10 not blatant and
self-assertivs. Efficiency and effec
tiveness are In the electric wire, but
who can see or hear that marvellous
forcet SO Jesus was silent. but his
meekness was that OF the worlds
most mighty force.
And ye shall ind rest" This 10
rest found. The rest OF satisfaction.
Of right relationship. Of knowledge,
and OF fellowship. II goes on to the
deeper experiences Of communion
His yoke fts. There is no maladjust
ment What though the body be
tiredi Our souls are at rest in him
What though the burden be hsavyi
He 10 bearing and sharing II with US
This knowledge brings rest to the
weary souls OF men
II We are TO save the world for God
II will not be by wealth, not by edu
cation. by scciesiasticism. not By
mere numbers OF adhersnts TO the
church. not by philosophy or theology,
but BY preaching and living the Cos
pei OF the Kingdom. Jesus knew the
test Of experience, comfort beneath
the load. He knew the rest OF har
monious relationships. At the carpen
tsr's bench. a. . teacher and q heal
or. and a. . law-sivsr. he spoke from
the standpoint OF experience Jesus
know that the busy occupied life 10
the safe life.
30 II 10 that HE appeal continues Il
challenge the world. 'Hither 20 Me-
Learn. serve. for Ny yoke 10 easy
and Ny burden 10 light" Love knows
sot the meaning Of irksoms ssrvics