Evening journal., 1916-02-11
The Christian IncentiUc
Sermon preached Yesterday afternoon by Dr. Lyon

Jesus. they knew the Father. and
could go TO Him for what they needed
in perfect confidence and trust
And also this love Of Christ. which
actuatod them, was Christs love for
humanity As Jesus looked forth
upon the multitude. as sheep not hav-
ing a shepherd. He had compassion
upon them. Likewise His followers,
controlled by His spirit, learned to
love the unloving and the unlovely
and the unlOvable. This must be
the basis OF all true philanthrOphy.
II is impossible to be really charita-
blc without being Christian. inst as
it is TO lie really Christian without
being charitable do not mean the
charity that gives away something
that YOU do not need, that does not
imply sacrifice: but tho charity. rath-
er that gives until it hurts, in which
the eiver gives himself with his
gifts
Experience has generally proved
that the one you have done the most
for is The quickest TO criticise and
grumble because you have not done
more Now when this happens there
must be one Of the two results. n
your life is acuated simply from a
worldly motive. when you see your
kindness unapprociated you will be-
come discouraged and cease; and the
tendency will be to become embit-
forod aud "a utt.fno 10 tho avfroprp Of
selfishness- hardness Of heart. But
il. on thQaother hand YOU are actuated
/ by the Christian incentive; il Il is
the love OF Christ that is mpelling
/ you, just as with the Master Himself,
| you will be driven, as it were, into
| the wilderness, and closer TO the heart
OF your heavenly Father. If you are
conscious that you are pleasing TO
your King all the harsh criticisms
Of humanity will be powerless to dis
! turb your peace OF soul.
This word translated "Constrain, "
which the apostle used to describe
the magic potency OF Jesus. literally
means ito hold together It has a
root meaning Of RESTRAIN" In ev-
cry life there is needed this controll-
ing influence TO check those elements
Of nature that would injure and de-
base. There are many people you
meet that evidently have much abil-
! ity yet they seem TO lack ballast. or
a balance wheel The love even OF
an earthly friend has often been the
unseen power which has kept many q
life from going astray.
A young mar who had inherited
from his father the liquor appetite
told me that when he was about tC
leave home, his mother with her
hand upon his shoulder. gave as hel
parting admonition. My son. If yoi
love your. mother. never touch
drop Of liquor as long as you live.
And said he. MANY a time have
been among wild and frivolous com
panions. and having been invited &
5 take drink. ! have even lifted tn
glass; to my lips. but | have see
floating before me the vision OF tha
4 mother, who has gone to glory An
g IL has been her influence that ha
S given me the victory over temptation
$ II such could he the power Of a
Z earthly love how much greater whe
T the love of Christ controls the liz
, There is no one OF MS that can dis
5 pense with this greatest of incen
; tives. When great temptations swee
with almost resistless power acros
I life's sea We need the Masters pres
ence to check the fury OF the storm
Again. this word 'constrain" has
Il meaning Of unifying. or drawing to
. gether. Without common maste
there can be no unity. Il is the low
, Of all His disciples conferred upon tn
one great object OF affection tha
binds them in the bonds Of brother
T hood
The birthday Of Wellington is Gel
a ehratod in England OF Bismarck 4
b Germany. of Napoleon in France. q
Peter the Great in Russia, and d
i Washington in America. But thor
g is but one birthday that is celebrate
t throughout all christendom, the ma
~ tivity of the Son OF God.
Il And in the third place this wor
IS "constrain" means to intensity. u
II you ask. How may the Lordship
IS Jesus become a reality i'm the fulle
senscg ! would reply again. Throup
ID that all-consuming passion OF Il
is personal love OF the individual fC
h his crucihed and risen and ascend,
Il Lord, Well has il been said. that a
" best education is that which instl
d in tho pupil love for learning.
M is love that lightens life's labors. IN
II makes the hard things easy. that 4
Is bricates the joints and hinges Of oi
Is natures and frees them from fri
d tion and wear II is love that lifts tC
out OF the miro OF drudgery and i
r. spires ms 10 be and do our best
4 In the twenty-iirst chapter Of T.
T. odus, the law-Fiver is speaking +,
y the relationship OF master and Sc
= want AZ the close OF the six yea
e Of service the servant shall go o
d free But il the servant shall plaii
@ ly say. love my master. my wife. al
Z my children; I will not so free: the
] the master shall bring him unto Go
r and shall bring him to the door {
p unto the door-post; and his mast'
s shall bore his car with an awl; an