Word: bearing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Professor Francis G. Peabody preached at Appleton Chapel last night. His text was taken from the Epistle of Paul to the Galatians: "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ;" and also, "For every man shall bear his own burden...
...burdens here mentioned, said Professor Peabody, are of two kinds: those which we must bear for others and those which we must bear ourselves. This teaching was a new conception of Christian self-sacrifice; it was the foundation for the progress of the west, and was never followed out more than it is today. It is this doctrine which has made the present an age of philanthropy: people everywhere are helping their fallen brethren...
...bearing of the burdens of others, however, is not all that we must do. There are many burdens which cannot be shared; which each must bear for himself. We must have the outer sympathy and bear the inner sorrow; lighten the burdens of others and bear our own. The two are closely related - each is the key of the other...
...privilege," said Mr. Potts, "to sit beside him for a little space during the waning summer days, to grasp for the last time the gentle hand, to bear his final greeting to his friends. But as the door closed between us, though it closed forever upon the visible presence, it left impressed upon the heart an ideal image, destined to grow forever more majestic and alike more tender as it approached more closely to the real...
...General Booth of the Salvation Army is one which would be highly appreciated. General Booth's great work as the founder of a large religious organization and as a social reformer is well known. There are probably few men in the world whose personal influence has been brought to bear directly or indirectly upon so large a number of persons as has that of General Booth. To see and to hear such a man is a privilege which does not come often...