The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-26
JESUS TIE SOLUTION
OF LIFEs PROBLEMS
BRILLIANT SERAs0N TO THE
FITTING SCHOOL
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BY MR.. WALLACE
Frazer Boys Hear Abs Speaker
Tell Them Of Wondross FIT.
ting School Of Christ

GlalS Scnoo4 OF ShTeSL
AT the First Presbyterian Church
Sunday the baccaiaureate sermon be-
lore, the Frazer Fitting School was
preached by the Rev, J. e, wallace, OF
Weatnlinster. 1t ,wgS NOSE eloquen.
ass:sG::;fss =: IL which Jesus as the Christ
was offered as the solution of life's
problems. The sermon was widely
commented upon as being especially
appropriate. The following is a brief
synopsis OF what was said.
Text. Matt XI:20. Take my
yoke upon you and learn of me; for
| am meek and lowly at heart; and
ye shall find rest unto your souls"
Subject: The fitting school Of Christ.
These. ve.ee3 arc an invitation from
the headmaster Of the greatest fitting
school in the universe to come to
him and learn the greatest lessons
of life. Christ's servant are to be
also disciples learners. His school
fer them is his yokes. He is the mas
ter artist OF life and, we must be am
prenticcd to. bin and learn to live as
lie does. We can never get the most
out OF life nor put the most into life,
until we have learned some lessons
from the yoke,
The first Is the lesson of service.
The woke means service. and no man
can become truly great without it.
whatsoever will be great among yor
let him be Your minister: and who
soever viii be chief among you let him
DC your servant We will learn the
why of service We can never learn
why We should give our lives to. the
service OF Christ ana man, when 1t is
nnE appreciated and whes the work.
offers so much for It until we learn
1t from Christ's service to us at such a
great sacrifice.
He will learn the how of Christian
service, many willing workers are fail
because they are unprepared. The on
~ school to at, MS to he proficient SER
wants is the school of apprenticeship
under the yoke OF actual experience
with Jesus. We will learn also the
Coy this earth affords is TO be found I'M
the service OF our feilowmen for
Christ % sake.
We learn secondly, tho lesson OF
character. IL there Is anything great
ar than what we, do 1t Is what we are,
Our character, Jesus Is 6upremely 1it-
ted to teach us character because he
possesses IL. He is fMeek and lowsy
IN heart" which Is. the climax OF all
true character. We learn character
by asseefatl0f. Our lives are fashloli-
ed after them with whom We live most
sioselIk,pIf iRsifssia cur constant COM
-. ss..s.e>... iel felnw will learn
10 boz likas stairl.t.We can never become
tsa!!SS great rgt::sls ever 80 much service,
unless Il is adorned with huimity We
iezEn the third lesson which is con-
taDtment oe rest. "Ye shall find rest
unt0l YOUR souls" This is an age of
usasast, soeist,, political and spiritual.
n offers labor In which we become
The world knows notSinS of true rest,
! heavy laden with care, Only Jesus
IEeffeEs rest He does not offer bodily
Eess. tor he calls to service, but rest
- yotit Eotiis" :" freedom from anxiety
and agesF0 F0nstbi ility for earthly thin gs.
Our bNsigegs is 'tosibear his yoke, his
hnsiAasR Il is to bear all the resnon-
/ Esibiltty. We can never rise to-, ss=11
laltt4 80 ~ EStAAt0 ttiu CudtdCtST II. We
i IREe yEefghte6p downS with daily cares
lard icshas tfteF all these things do
t lies sek.R Wa are to aaelt
tsti,a, tsiHE1 Iona first and trust him TO
/ ll6da these thlnga to us. In conclHelala;
We hare baaRi tepght by the world to
look upon Shrist's yoke as burden
and aaiia hindEance to the broadest
lfreeedom. But entering this school ave
eater, "the giarious liberty of the sons
OF God, land find that instead of bring
lifgsus, into o tRarr0W,llfe It is the gate-
way to the more abundant life. In
stead OF being burden to carry and
hold us down. It is Transformed into
IssiAgs by. which we may rise above
carfh's sofbid cares into higher life
Gf service OF character and OF conteata
ifient Or rest In this school alone,
can we be prepared for the highest
| life ON earth and for eternal life IN the
world to eorQes,E The text Is the sshopl
bell OF the kgaa iuai iRefsilp OF G % ttsat
hes been fing gihg s;Hilt IN ,eisaF :isihea ~
Down the ages, calling 10 ali %earS
restless souls. to cegse aud iaagsa from
him iife's lesBons from his yoke, For
bis yoke Is easy and his burden is
light. n =.