SYMPATHY— How Learned-Charles Spurgeon

The story goes that harry the eighth wandering one night in the streets of london in disguise, was met at the bridge- foot by some of the watch, and not giving a good account of himself was carried off to the poultry compter, and shut up for the night without fire or candle. On his liberation he made a grant of thirty chaldrons of coals and a quantity of bread for the solace of night prisoners in the compter. Experience brings sympathy. Those who have felt sharp afflictions, terrible comic t tons, racking doubts and violent temptations, will be zealous in consoling those in a similar condition. It were well if the great head of the church would put un sympathising pastors into the compter of trouble for a season until they could weep with those that weep.