Evening journal., 1916-02-07

You say, 81 am not going to increase
your burden; what ] want 60 do is 20
give you something by which YOU can
lift the load you could not lift with
out it, That is what Jesus Christ
would do for You. The Apostle Paul
prayed for his Ephesan friends. that
their eyes might be opened so that they
might realize that that power which
wrought in Christ raised Him from the
dead, would also work in them to raise
them from the graves of doubt and
weakness and SIM and plant their feet
upon the solid rock. There is always
JOY in the exercise of power. II is easy
to do what you have strength to do.
Christ gives you rest by giving you
strength.
In the next place Jesus gives you
rest by imbuing your heart with love.
Love lightens lifes burdens. Love lubri-
Gates all the joints and hinges of the
machinery of duty TO make things run
what you like TO do. Love smooths
the rough places, lightens the load and
gives hope TO the heart. When George
Matheson was student at Edinburgh
| University. ON account of over-study
TO an oculist, who told him the terri
bic news, that within a few weeks he
would be blind. Matheson was be-
trothed to a beautiful girl, and he
went directly to her home and told her
of this sad misfortune He said that
he did not wish 10 hold her to her en-
gagemcnt- if she desired TO be released
that he could not ask her to marry a
] r.ts 1.nN l,a
would think the matter over and send
him her answer. The next day she
sent her decision. that she had decided
it would be wiser to break the en-
gagement. Then George Matheson went
TO his room with his heart crushed
The future held for him nothing but
darkness and despair. The one upon
whom he had bestowed his affection.
had deserted him. II was then, in that
hour of sorrow and of need that tn,
love Of Christ came to him with new
force and power and meaning. Jesus
became real to him. the present friend
the comforter. Inspired by that love
of the living, eternal Christ, he wrote
the words Of that great song
"Oh Love that wilt not let me 60, I res
my weary soul in Thee,
give Thee back the life ] owe.
That in Thine ocean depths its flow
May richer fuller be.
This sorrow was the beginning Of
new life for George Matheson. In the lif
of Jesus Christ lie found rest and hop
/ and inspiration. and not only was j
, blessed and inspired himself, but throug
him as a channel there has flowed tina
, blessing to multitudes of other lives.
, Christ also gives rest by solving tn
, problems of sin. Il is sin that ha
caused our Interest heartachos and on
heaviest burdens There can be no rea
, rest in your life as long as YOU are con
a scious of sin in your heart, unforsake
4 and unforgiven The story is told of
8 husband in England who died suddenl!
and his wife seemed very anxious
5 have the funeral FASTENED. She was sul
Z. picioned at the time of completely in h
r death. but nothing could be prove
!. against her Time went on, and one da
f a sexton in the cemetery dug grave a.
a joining the gave of this man, and h
Il skull rolled out into the new grave. III
e sexton picked it up and looked at it, al
u happened to see that at the base of q
3. skull nail had been driven. II was thu
that caused the mans death. He took
t to the authorities. They went to tn
e woman's house and confronted her wit
Il the skull of her husband, in which tl
n nail had been driven. She threw up h
z hand as she screamed; II knew 1t,
! knew that some time they would fin
Is me out" II is guilt on the conscien
It that causes worry and unrest, th
J. makes troubled days and sleeple
It nights. Jesus Christ brings rest
q, granting forgiveness for sir.
re- Oh. the awful heart breaking agol
IF and shame of sin. in New York sta
4. there was bank cashier who was in
ls hurry to get rich. so he appropriated {
ID funds of the bank and invested them, ]
W tending to pay them back. But his
Q. vestment was a failure. For a long til
. he kept the books so as to blind {
is bank examiner. But one day when I
e. bank examiner was going over the bool
" he detected the embezzlement. He call
is the cashier-he had to acknowledge
ne defalcation. He was arrested, tried a
lg sent to the state prison He had bea
p tiful wife and a lovely child, a sweet a
ir gel-lillc little girl. Some time after
at imprisonment the child came home SC
s. bing with a breaking heart. "Oh,' {
nd said. mother, ! can never 60 back
ng that school again. Send for my book
to "Oh," said the mother, thinking it W
Nv some childish whim, "of course you "
al 60 back" 'No, mother" said the chi
r. 81 can never go back. Another lit
It's girl said to me today, your father IS
in thief" Oh, the cruel stab The mott
rlx saw that she could not go back to schC
st. The wound was fatal. That fair bloss
k began TO fade A physician was cal
ne in, but the ailment surpassed all the
IS pacities of his art. The child faded q
ID, faded until they laid her upon her
Ike and the physician said: Madam, mi
sal tell YOU, this is case in which I
ou powerless the child's heart has civ
rid way with the agony Of the wound. "
II child must die"
"a The mother went in and said to
dying child: Darling, is there anyth
Dut YOU would like to have me do for yol
He "Oh, yes, mother" she said, "send
father. Let him come home and lay
er. head down on the pillow beside mine
bv he used to do" Oh, that was Just W
wn could not be done. The father was
hi hind the iron bars. They sent to
the governor of the state, and he said;
cen have no power in the matter" 4
ac- sent to the warden of the prison and
to said: Il have no power in the n
los. ter" But hearts were so touched
wv they got the judge and every member
18th the jury and the governor and got Il
petition, and they made arrangemS
= whereby the father was permitted
come home under deputy warden.
reached his home late at night and
j tered his house. The physician
,,-oit;no Ho said. ssNou had bottql