The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-01
THE Law OF CHRIST
DIR. McCREA'S THEME
Ruling Principle of His Life Was
Bearing Burdens of Others
Laws Growth and Application.

DIR McCrea's sermon in the Baptist
was in outline as follows: The law of
Christ is from Paul's Epistle to the Gala
tians 6 3 The ruling principle of his life
was bearing the burdens OF others. So
Paul commands bear We one another's bur
dens and SO fulfil the law Of Christ Paul
was lawyer and naturally seeks out the
law of Christs life, for this was not the
law he gave for others, but the law he
followed himself.
Continuing, the speaker said he would
divide his topic into four parts, first the
statement of the law, then the develop
ment or evolution of the law, followed by.
the illustration, and last the application
of the law Under the first he showed
| how Christ in the law of his life had not
only embodied and epitonized the ten
commandments, turning them from the
negative to the positive, but he at the
same time added power to enable one
to make the law a living force IN the life
of man. Here the law of Christ differs
1 from any other legislation, and wlsest
| lawmakers can only add penalties to make
| law effective but when Jesus says, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart and thy neighbor as thyself, he has
made it possible for all to perfectly fulfill
his commandments.
In the growth of the law or its devel-
Iopment we find it began as a precept, a
seed thought held in the mind From
that it grew to a purpose, then finally a
passion IF a man will lose his life he
shall find it, is Mathews statement
I.John's statement of the same law is, If
l. hot HE ca c.. h. el,o1l
find it ""I. Love" and hate are different
lfrem ''willing" to lose ones life. Not
Until things become perfect passion with
us are we able To do our best. In our
helping others when the desire TO help be
leomes passion, then will we rise To tho
lplane of the Masters law.
| The Illustrations given as pictures
Ishowed how Jesus Christ was the great
burden bearer of the world For the nintl
chapter OF Matthew the group was taker
dealing in order with the heading of tho
man with the palsy, then the calling Of
Matthew from the seat of custom to be
come n follower of jesus, the healing Of
the infirIp woman by touching the hem O.
his garment, the raising of the noblemanS
daughter, The opening the eyes of th'
blind men, etc, one days work only il
the life of Jesus All these burdens lifted
were only types of the burdens of thu
present day which he can and will lighter
I men win cast them on him
IN closing the speaker said the applica
tion of this law requires three things
| First, those making il the law of Their
lives must first have eyes wide open I,
| see the burdens of others Men do not tel
fyou always what loads they carry. APP
ipreciate them yourself You must. rcat
mems faces, actions hear the llndertnrie-
II their words and understand their snbtL
meaning. catch the minor in the tone o
! She voice and before men tell OF their sor
row detect it and come to their relief
Then get down TO their level. a hard thin,
. to do, but if you intend to lit a load yol
: must get down TO it. Finally put yoursei
! into your help. Don't attempt to delegat
e others TO do the work If you see a mai
in need hearing a burden that You fee
|, you can really tighten put yourself unde
t it and help. Bear We one anothers bun
D Iden and so fulfill the law of Christ.
I In the Methodist church at the mornin
tsersiee the theme presented was fron
Kings, Z Ii, What doest thou here
Elijah? or The Man Out of His Place
The sermon illustrated in MANY ways tn
Things that turn men aside from the path
Il Iof right and from God and ferventl
urged those present 10 turn again t
Them
/; The singing by Mr. Pagdin at both SCI
/; vices was greatly enjoyed by the larg
n congregations
!. DR.. McCrea viii speak tonight on Til
{, Imperative in Life