The Southern herald., 1912-10-11

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declarations and
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who kaOws-A loving. Sympathitina
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Thers b also . universal note u
tAis appeal yssus 10 the only univer
sai man to whom all men turn and
IN whom they ina q mutual point q
contact. Crushed beneath load q
despair men hlindiy ssek oeliviOa.
Hsathenlsm offers future Of oellvioa
or slse Of voluptnous ease Jesus
says, -Come to Ne and md rest
No paralysis Of the soul but eternal
activity and growth. The lnvitatioa
is to ell who fulnli the conditions
though ali may not respond
Yet thls appeal is restricted to those
that labor An labor 10 profitable
but the talk Of the lips tends to pov.
erty. An idle man has more conceii
than the combined reasons Of seven
men. Labor results not alone IN
pro1t but in WEAKNESS. Az a tired
child at the close Of day finds rest
comfort and counsel In its mothers
arms. 80 we may nnd rest ~in him.
Jesus saw that the root Of unrest ID
mental. not physical Attention Is be
ing called TO the alarming increase Of
nervous disorders the cause Of which
we are told ls not. In any large meas
ure. . physical one, A disordered
brain is far worse than . 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 (the gift Of God).
the knowledge Of forgiveness, Of a.
surancs Of our acceptance ''in him"
The labor Of bis disciples shall be
heavy laden. bear much fruit and
with It he viii give you rest
The appeal Of Jesus is two-fold,
service and instruction. We learn By
doing. and logically his FIRST appeal ID
call TO service, take my yoke upon
you" We are attached to a load with
another, he bearing half. It is In this
school Of experience that We are to
learn. Jesus sets no premium upon
ignorance, He Is the great examplal
Of what 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
Me-" The world has sat at his feet
for nearly two thousand years and
has yet to fAthom tho depths OF HE
knowledge to measure the breadth Of
his compassion and love, or to scale
the heights Of his ldealism and bis
character
The meekness Of Jesus is rot an
anemio sentimcntality. II does mol
lack virillty. II ia not passionless
ernotionalism. 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 ci tho
Caesars True force Is not blatant and
self-assertive Efficiency and efteo
tiveness are In the electric wire, bue
who can see or hear that marvellous
force7 So Jesus was silent, but HE
meekness was that OF the world'a
most mighty force.
And ye shall nnd 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 hts. There is no maladjusb
ment What though the body be
tired1 Our souls are at rest In him,
What though the burden be heavyf
He is bearing and sharing II with uA
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 ecclesiasticism, not By
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 the
test OF experience, comfort beneath
the load. He knew the rest OF han
monious relationships. Al the carpen.
ter's bench, as teacher and heal.
or, and as law.glver, he spoke from
the standpoint of experience. Jesus
knew that the busy occupied life Il
the safe life.
So II Ia that his appeal continues ta
challenge the world. "Hither to Me-
Learn, serve, for My yoke Il easy
and My burden Il light Lave know