The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-22

At was the face of the son of Mary
ana the son of God.
what did She read there. She reod
9S"'pa'hy' yes sympathy-a beautiful
word DO we stop to consider its
meaning 1t means her pain was
ms pain His heart was nIav-
,'s the same chord of agony that
,'e' was and when He said weep not;
"'i neart responded. weep not and
get 'here he lay, her only son. but she
mas caught another sight of that womb
fous race and now she reads not only
sympathy, but power and divine an
thority. "'
strange stiffness came over the
crowd and the Lord Of life and glory
.'iieu upon the demon of death To de-
deliver up his prey.
ioung man, | say unto thee. arise
ana ne that was dead sat up and ne
ueiiVered him to his mother.
we shall notice the sympathy of
Christ for his people.
rms Is true under all circumstanc
vs. what comfort to know He has
SAID l viii never leave thee. nor for
sake thee Centuries before he was
porn In Bethlehem. the old prophct
thus spoke of Him:
When thou passest through tho
waters ! Will be with thee ere through
the Hoods they shall not overflow thee
Tor l, the Lord. am with thee to nm
hold and sustain thee Surely He hath
porn our grief and carried our sor-
rows.
"hen He says to us, Weep not il
Is because He has the remedy for our
sriet at hand, but too often our eyes
are blinded by grief and his message
ialis upon our unheeding ears.
mere Is a more solemn lesson To he
learned from this text-this was the
FUNERAL of a young man.
Not some Methusclah burdened
with the weight OF years, not the corn
IN the full shock. No. but the tender
ear. How true are the lines OF the
poet?
There is n reaper whose name is
Death.
And with his sickle keen he rcaps
the bearded grain at breath,
And the flowers that grow between
How awful is death-e're another
day shall close we who are here may
he summed by the grim reaper. How
true the words OF our burial service.
In the midst OF life we are I'm death
of whom shall we seek for help. O.
Lord, who, for our sins. art most Justly
displeased'
Those who are young and those
who are old enough to face this truth
calmly and bravely. II is appointed
unto man once to die. The question
may be asked, how shall we face this
truth? With the stolid indifference of
the stole? No. With the fatalistic
apathy OF the Arab? No. With the
deficient boastfulness OF the Atheist ?
No. No. But with true preparation
of pure heart and a personal knowl-
edge of sins forgiven and saving faith
in Jesus Christ. Surely this young
man of Main cries to the living today.
Remember now thy Creator in the
days of thy youth that the evil days
come not upon thee when thou shalt
say | have no pleasure in them
King David long ago prayed this
prayer. Lord, make me to know mine
end and the measure Of my days what
it is how frail am. Behold thou hast
made my days as a hand breadth and
mine age is as nothing before thee
There is still another lesson that
we may learn. How many are like
this young man-dead men but un-
buried? They walk and talk and eat.
and have the semblance OF life, but
for what life truly is, for earnestness
and vital godlness, they are dead men
unburied. Their bodies are living and
active, but their souls are cold and
lifeless.
1T is to you that the ringing cry of
the Christ comes. Young man, | say
unto thee arise
"Will you not listen to il today lest
after a while your ears should be deaf
20 it entirely?
I'VE have known people who were
unable to rise i'm the morning, pur-
chase an alarm clock to wake them at
a certain hour.
THE first morning you were startled
with its clamor and noise, but you
turned over for few minutes more OF
rest. The next morning after the call
YOU easily drop off to sleep again and
N few days il rings in vain. Your
ears no longer heed its noise.
"Oh that it may be said of some
young man here today. Bring forth the
pest robe and put it on him for this,
ny son. was dead but he is alive again,
ne was lost, but is found
OPERATE NEW DRILL.