. The Southern Baptist pulpit . urney from Jerusalem to Galilee through sat down on the low wall around Jacobs well,hungry and thirsty, with relaxed body, and withweary yet gentle face That is an impressive mighty Son of God, tired and resting. When the disciples returned they found him, withanimated countenance, eagerly talking with a sinful woman, who came from the town tor water. He came to seek the lost, and was always especially anxious to find those who had I rthest away. With marvelous skill, he had quickened and satisfiedthe spiritual thirst of this soul, and
. The Southern Baptist pulpit . urney from Jerusalem to Galilee through sat down on the low wall around Jacobs well,hungry and thirsty, with relaxed body, and withweary yet gentle face That is an impressive mighty Son of God, tired and resting. When the disciples returned they found him, withanimated countenance, eagerly talking with a sinful woman, who came from the town tor water. He came to seek the lost, and was always especially anxious to find those who had I rthest away. With marvelous skill, he had quickened and satisfiedthe spiritual thirst of this soul, and was full of joy. In n to the disciples1 entreaties to eat of the food which they had brought, he said : My meat isto do the will of him that sent me. For this ihunger; this is my nourishment, my strength, mysatisfaction. To carry on that work, step by step,according to the Fathers will, and to have in pros-pect its completion on the cross, i- my food; bythis I have been nourished and quickened. That toois an attractive pictu340. H » 3 II. r. Sproles was born istilian Springs, Holmes Count). Miss . Jar . n a farm nal Sa* iour and Lord, and was i >-1 j * * •thirteen . studio! in neighborhoodteen years of age, when 1 Mississip but went into th( irm). and war, in which h< inded. Studied four yti>t Theologi< al S<from whi< h wa« • 1 in full, M \ 1867. D \ he and ^umIioI undc 1 im w illiams, sor in tin- seminar). and Prof. 1I I Smith,\\ is pastoi in 1 arrollton, MisThem e he went nained as pastor. Is n ithern Baptist II- ollege, from whii h he receh ed the hon< mention 1 I Mississippi Baptists. R A li kell, William in May, THK MEAT AND MISSION OF TITE MASTER 341 He was sent. My meat is to do the will of himthat sent me. His coming was QOt the caprice of animpulsive soul, nor the doubtful experiment of anambitious seeker of it was in fulfillment of a di- vine mission. uGod sent not his Son into the worldlemn th( I ; but that the world throu
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