Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-09-19

loving obedience we DO NOT cuue ~
a dogma. a creed. a church. but to
man: and more. to a God-man-one
who knows-a loving sympathizing
Friend
There IL also universal note IN
this appeal. Jesus IL the only univer.
sal man to whom all men turn and
IN whom they find a mutual point OF
contact. Crushed ber cath a load OF
despair men blindly seek oblivion
Heathenism offers a future OF oblivion
or else Of voluptuous ease Jesus
SAYS. Come TO Ne and find rest
No paralysis Of the soul but eternal
activity and growth. The invitation
IL to all who fulfill the conditions
though all may not respond.
Yet this appeal is restricted to those
that labor All labor Is profitable.
but the talk OF the lips tends to pow
erty. An idle man has more concett
than the combined reasons OF seven
men. Labor results not alone In
profit. but In WEAKNESS. As tired
child at the close Of day finds rest
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arms. so we may fnG rest "in him"
Jesus saw that the root OF unrest is
mental. not physical Attention is be
ing called to the alarming increase OF
nervous disorders the cause Of which
We are told Is not. in any large meas
ure. physical one. disoriered
brain is far worse than a diseased
body.
There are two kinds Of rest spoken
Of in this passage. rest found. and
rest given. This IL the rest given
The rest OF faith Cthe gift OF Cod
the knowledge Of forgiveness. Of as
surance OF our acceptance -in him
The labor % his disciples shall be
heavy laden. bear much fruit. aad
with It he will give you rest
The appeal Of Jesus IS two-fold
service and instruction We learn b.
doing. and logically his first appeal Is
a call 70 service. take ny yoke upon
you We are attached 20 load with
another. he bearing half II is in this
school OF experience that We are &c
learn Jesus sets no premium upon
ignorance He Ia the great examplaf
Of what a 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 his fee,
for nearly two thousand years and
has yet to fathom the depths OF his
knowledge. 10 measure the breadth Of
his compassion and love. or to scale
the heights Of dis idealism and biz
character
The meekness OF Jesus Is not an
anemic sentimentality. It does not
lack virility. It is not passionless
emotionalism- He came to bring
sword and to set families at variance
He was lowly in his coming. and meek
as he bore the oppression Of his peo
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 is not blatant and
self-assertive. Efficiency and erec.
tiveness are In the electric wire. but
who can see or hear that marvellous
force So Jesus was silent. but his
meskness was that Of the worlds
most mighty force.
And ye shall ind rest" This il
rest found The rest Of satisfaction
Of right relationship. OF knowledge
and Of fellowship. 1t goes on to the
deeper experiences OF communion
His yoke fits. There is no maladiust
ment What though the body be
tired Our souls are az rest in him
What though the burden be heavy
He Is bearing and sharing IL with us
This knowledge brings rest to the
weary souls OF men
II We are TO save the world for God
Il VIII not be by wealth. not BY edu.
cation, by ecclesiastieism, not nv
mere numbers Of adherents TO The
church. not BY philosophy or theology
but By preaching and living the Cos.
pei Of the Kingdom Jesus knew ths
test OF experience, comfort beneath
tie load He knew the rest of har.
nontous relationships. At the carmen.
ter's bench, as a teacher and a neal
er. and "a a lax-gtver. he spoke from
the standpoint Of experience. Jesus
knew that the busy occupied life Is
the safe life
A Chicago man owns several or
enards in the state Of Michigan upou
which he lavishes a great deal OF care
Last fail a severe storm swept over
them just before the time to harvest
the fruit A friend imputed as TO the
Damage that was incurred. His reply
was; We'll. those trees that were
bearing but little fruit were SO
whipped about that what few apples
they bore were blown to the ground.
but the trees that were heaviest load.
ed seemed to sway back and forth in
the gale and being so loaded they did
not whip about but came through In
rne shape with scarcely the loss Of
any fruit at all"
So 1t is that his appeal continues to
challenge the world "Hither TO Me"
Learn. serve. ''for My yoke 10 easy
and My burden Is light" Love knows
not the meaning of irksome seryice
A babe IN the house is a welIsurinz