The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
The Herald's Sunday Sermon

forward" We an know the con-
tinuance OF Gods help, for when they
did assume their part and obeyed
His calling. the RED Sea was a.
vided for their passage.
This story Of God having the in
terests of His children az heart ats
quite closely I'm comparison with the
story of Christ's life here among men.
Just as God gave the children of
Israel a deliverer In the Leadership
of Moses. 20 did lie give man a
Saviour In Jesus. Just as much.
however. did God tell Moses that
He expected the Israelites 60 do their
part In the freeing OF their people
from the yoke OF oppression. 10 does
Christ teach us that we must do
our part in freeing mankind. xher-
ever he may be living. from the
powers of oppression. for through
Christ all mankind IL made Of one
fold. with Christ the one Shepherd.
Now 20 apply this mediation o.
ours upon the dealings Of God with
mankind, TO our comfort and aid
during these trying days. let Us
dwell once again upon the same
verse embodied in our text, but not
quoted In full:
And other sneep / nave which
are not OF this fold; them also
must bring
As Christ's followers. termed BY
Him as His true shepherds. ready
TO defend the sheep against the raw
aging wolyes-even TO the extent Of
laying down our lives in that de-
fense-each one who feels a grateful
appreciation for the gift of his or
her Saviour will endeavor himself or
herself to render unto Jesus a cheer
full obedience 10 His requisition from
His followers. a self-sacrificing spirit.
And certainly. then, do these words
Of Christ ring out into our hearts
that the souls perishing over in Eu-
rope under the heel Of oppression and
tyranny are His blessed as much a.
We are. basking here in this land
Of freedom blessed with Gods sun
shine And let us all show God a
different spirit than those Israelites
Of old. by not satisfying ourselves
to approach God only in prayers
to the end that He, God. will end
this war. but do everything in our
own personal powers TO meet aud
shoulder our full obligations in the
carrying out of our nations promises
to a successful cOf1pietion. namely.
the setting free OF all souls rroan-
ing under the YOKE OF the present
Pharoah.
With daily remembrance Of Christ
as our Shepherd and Bishop Of our
souls. and with daily remembrance
OF how these days are but the pas
sageway on into the real life prom
ised us in Gods land Of milk ana
honey. each sorrowing he.rt will. n
you but turn your eyes toward the
sweet Master. receive that pesce
which the world can not give. Faith
ers and mothers sorrowing over the
parting with their sons should real
ize sweet comfort in the knowledge
Of the part both they and their sons
are taking in the service Of our
Risen King. For their part. the
giving Of their offspring to the serv-
ice of this nation constitutes an Of
fering from them TO the service OF
our Risen King in freeing sheen OF
His in their hour OF need, And for
our loved ones who have gone into
the service Of our nation. tho az,
is typical to God of a ready obedience
to His command.
And while we. over here. wait in
anxious suspense concerning them.
over there. let each and every one
OF US keep fresh in our minds these
thoughts:
Il am the Good shepherd: whose
ever will lose his life for Nv sake
shall find it"
Not found in this We here term as
life but over there beyond the
horizon Of this earth"
And We left for awhile here look
forward 10 the fulfillment Of Christs
words. which can never fail:
There shall be one fold ana on.
Shepherd"
May God. the Holy Ghost. make
vividly real TO you the Lord Jesus
as the Shepherd and Bishop Of your
soul.