The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-13

Ignorant, IL was their wisdom Who
was II that made them to differ? 1t
is these things which Jesus. we cam
not doubt. found in the presence of the
multitude-self-r and noble
impulse--these two together. For the
deep knowledge Of Himself and the
impulse OF service pour into Him out
OF the eager faces and the pictures
OF suffering and JOY which throng
upon Him.
These are the elements from which
not talent, for the lack OF which .he
world suffers. Therefore that which
makes character must always he the
true salvation OF mankind: therefore.
man. and not nature. is the true scnool
OF human life.
With this general truth concerning
/ Christ's relation to the multitude OF
men clear in our minds. let us con-
slider the perfect minelng OF respect
and pity In the way In which He felt
about mankind. In His sympathy for
the many there was never that shade
or contempt which nearly all human
pity shows. Every where I'm Ills deal
ing there is reverence. BY the pool Of
Bethesda. when He touched the blind
mans eyes, when lie called to the
buried Lazarus, everywhere YOU feel
the exquisite reverence which Is In HIS
! touch and voice OF the human nature
| to which He speaks. But with this
|
| for sorrow. but far more pits for sin.
The awe which a soul feels before
Itself as its spiritual energy Is being
revealed in its conversion, what is It
f. but the reflection and the echo OF the
| reverence which Is In the heart OF
! by HIS grace? With Him there is
| none of that insolence which so often
! mars reformcrs. He feels profound
reverence for the army He leads, there
! tore. the army has followed, and when
| He leads II to final victory, the vic
| tory will be sure.
we wrestle with the problem OF
! socialism and individualism: let US be
sure that with Christ there Is no such
/ problem. When the individual SHALL
/ be perfect he viii make in his free and
! original life his appointed contribu-
ton to society. When society shall
be complete, It shall perfectly develop
the freedom OF the individual. and
many a patient and unselhsh worker Is
making contributions to the great END
that Will never be known until Goo
counts up HIS treasures and gives His
reward
Yet every one makes such a contri-
crowded swarm OF human life a:
Christ looked upon it, neither losing
the man in the multitude. nor The
multitude in the man. The very mum
her OF human souls appalls us ant
bcsets our souls with doubt. But the
edge that for Christ the crowd IN
tensifed, and not obscured. the in
divdual
Because 1 am one among many mil
lions OF needy souls the Holy Spiri
shall more surely find me. Becaus
no man can number the immor a
therefore my Immortality is the NOR,
certain. and He who keeps all spirit
Will keep mine We cannot know OIL
danger or desire our own good as II
desires It, but we can see In tho nobl
J conservation OF His life the highcs
I, fulhlment OF our own destiny.
, Let us lift up our eyes on mankin,
, as nobly ms He did. and we shall b
consecratcd Ike Him, and In som
; ftruc. deep. blessed way we shall shar
His Saviourship-perhaps by sharin,
His cross but we shall share Hi
Saviourship. what more could any on
, ask than that?
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