Article April 8, 1916 Issue

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with contributions from G. Beesley Austin, Clarence Lathbury, Frank B. McAllister

[Rev. G. Beesley Austin in The Homiletic Review]

Jesus is the contemporary of all the ages. He was in front of the first century and he is in front of the last. The world has never overtaken him. It has taken its great stride in the hope of coming up to him, but in the same hour he has moved on a step ahead. A new light has flashed from his face and unsuspected glory has broken from his life. But it is always the same Christ, — the man bearing a cross. He never lays that sacred burden down, for then love had perished and desire had failed. He lays bare the sacrificial life, shows us its rare grace, its fine beauty, its abiding power, its eternal fruitfulness. And as he goes before, he beckons and calls. It is always the same cry. The great challenge rings out : "Deny yourself, take up your cross, take it up daily, and follow me." It may be a hard path, but it will be good to follow to follow in his steps. There may be thorns, thorns that are even plaited into a crown, but it will be a way of safety and of the abiding satisfactions. It can never be lonely, for it is haunted, not by a tender memory but by a sacred presence, and that presence illumines every step, and is the guaranty of a fellowship which has a joy like the joy of heaven.

[Rev. Clarence Lathbury in New-church Messenger]

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