This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...and sacramental, charged with the sense of Christ and of His errand, which affects the man through and through, like some quick fire or wine of God, reaching even to the outward bearing, and keeping the frame erect, the movement alert, the eye clear, the hand steady and kind, the whole man on a quick pitch of beautiful ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...and sacramental, charged with the sense of Christ and of His errand, which affects the man through and through, like some quick fire or wine of God, reaching even to the outward bearing, and keeping the frame erect, the movement alert, the eye clear, the hand steady and kind, the whole man on a quick pitch of beautiful power, eager to understand, free to judge, ready to serve, able to save. And how is this Pastoral sponsorship illustrated? It is shown in a constant temper of gentle reference to the invisible Chief Shepherd. Christ is always invoked. The Pastoral temper incessantly endeavors to carry out the Divine shepherding of Christ. It is full alike of power and humility, of firmness and tenderness. It has the keen, patient intentness of the watch. I have called it a passion. It does grow to be such. The Pastor would rather care for his flock at whatever cost than do anything else. May I allude to still another feature of this temper? Charged with comradeship, it also charges itself with responsibility. It would guarantee the flock. Sponsorship desires to take the place of that for which it cares, as in that almost fierce apostrophe of St. Paul (Rom. 9.3: ) "I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren's sake." He speaks to the Galatians of "travailing in birth" for his people. The Pastor would be true at once in both directions, towards the very heart of Christ and towards the very heart of man. Out go both his arms, the one to grasp Christ, the other to grasp his brother man; and if this figure of the extended arms implies a kind of crucifixion, in love's ache to save, here also he is "crucified with Christ" He cannot minister the water of life, --so he feels, --unless his very hand touches the hand o...
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