Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-04-12

his personal presence to comfort us
and bind up the broken hearts. he
comes with his calm, his confidence,
his sympathy, his will power, the
magnetism of his perfect power,
love and sympathy, and the sting is
gone, the futter has ceased and the
suffere rests like a slumbering child
in the arms of it's mother. "He know
eth our frame" and so understands
these poor weak, tired, faltering men
and women and brings his great be-
ing into touch with us to impart his
strength. He who said "My strength
is sufficient for you," does not fail
to give, that we may be able to do
"All things through Jesus Christ
which strengthened" Then with
Jehovah in our heart we can go forth
through cloud and sunshine with the
! song of the Psalmist
Bless the Lord. o my soul
And all that is within me, bless his
holy name;
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities,
Who healeth all thy diseases:
Why redeemeth thy life from de-
struction
Who crowneth thee with loving kind
ness and tender mercies.
Then we will be able to go forth
to our fellow men with the comfort
wherewith we ourselves are comfort
ed.
Jesus committed his mother into
the loving care of that disciple whom
he loved "and from that hour the dis
ciple took her into his own home"
1t is not more sermons, nor work. nor
churches, nor Christian meetings
that the world needs but it does need
true sympathy and Christian love.
Hearts are fighting bravely on
against inherited tendencies. the fall
en- one would gladly rise, conquer
over the passion that has caused the
shame and downfall, men and women
are struggling against circumstances
and are alone and lonely. waiting for
the helping hand or the kind word
that would mean life to them. but
which is withheld because Christ
servants have not learned from their
Master his most effective way of
bringing salvation unto the world,
doing works. Faith without works
is dead" The word of sympathy and
cheer from the kind master means
much to the tired, burdened horse
Does it mean less to human beings :?
Many a person has gone down with
the wrecks of the world because of
the lack of human interest and COM
fort. Many heart has bled alone
for the loss of a loved one when a
sympathetic heart might have applied
the healing balm. We do not for
get PauPs entreaty to "Rejoice with
them that do rejoice" but we are so
much taken up with the fulflment of
this pleasant task that we forget the
other part "weep with those that
weep" Much of the pain and suffer-
ing might be alleviated if only there
was more human sympathy of that
kind called bv the words of Jesus. A
little boy on a hospital cot, suffering
with bodily pains was asked by a
kind lady if he suffered much. "No."
he said, 81 have not had any pain
since you smiled"
We are looking for great opportun-
tiles to serve our Master and neglect
the sick and poor at our door and for
reward shall hear the Master say:
"Inasmuch as We did it not unto one
! of the least of these we did it not RI
me-" Behold your mother. your
brothers and sisters in the world, suf-
fering for that light and life that you
may impart to them Give forth
your life for the welfare of others
that life may be frightened and that
the silver lining of the dark cloud
may be revealed. The giving of com
fort blesses him that gives as well
as the one receiving, thus making
two hearts glad because of the will
ingness of one to do the bidding of
Jesus.
"Ask God to give thee skill in COM
forts art,
That thou mayst consecrated be and
set apart
Unto a life of sympathy.
For heavy is the weight of i'll in
every heart;
And comforters are needed much of
Christlike touch