The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-20
MIR. JoNEs's SERMON TO WOMEN.

Are
the Things to Make Home Happy.
TIE sermon of Mr.. Jones to ladies at the City
HzB yesterday morning was heard by an audi
aenes Of about thousand The evangelist was
snEbriag some from indisposition, and he spoke
wnh much effort in beginning. The hymns
'Bung in opening the exercises were Rescue the
RzSshing" GLORIOUS Fountain" bringing in
fhs Sheaves" and 1.-THE Road to Heaven" Prayer
WAs offered By Rev. McEutt. Mr.. Joness text
was she twenty third Psalm:
The Lord Is my shepherd; shall not want.
As maketh me to lie down in green pastures
Id leadeth me beside the still waters.
Ks restoreth my soul; He eadeth me in the paths
nfssghteousness for His names sake.
3sa though walk through the valley of the
shallow of death will fear evil for Thou art with
zne. Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.
-aAou preparest table for me in the presence of
xnisz enemies. Thou anointest my head with oil; my
euFrsAneth over.
's81rely goodness and mercy shall follow all the
dgygof my life and shall dwell in the house of the
Lori forever
Nm. Jones said: am glad that all commenta-
tors agree that David wrote this Psalm, for the
exprpssions in it are very forcible as coming from
his &ps. You remember thar in his youthful
days he was a shepherd boy No doubt when
kepsnned this he running over in his mind
thu days when he tended his fathers sheep-how
hs1eok them out of the fold in the morning and
sassiy at night-how some of the old sheep,
frsn decrepitude and weakness, could not go to
thf pastures and how he gathered for them
.arn2nls of the green grass and brought it back
how the young. tender lambs could not walk
ann he carried them; and how, when wild
best carried one away, re pursued it and killed
&c, Aad rescued one of his flock Thank God for
sHx& an expression as this from such man.
Thu Lord is my shepherd, and just as am infin-
1tEk greater than a sheep, our God is infinitely
han Tt1ct Anti &c o
canng for Us.
u is said that man wants but little here be-
los. nor wants that little long. 1t is astonish-
ing how little we need and how much we want.
GD5 has pledged to US this blessed fact, that they
&hs seek the Lord shall not want any good
tliag. have gone along joyfully and gladly.
doing His work for months, and IL anybody had
nsEed me What wanted l couldn't have told
aim to save my life. That's rich man,
TIM man who has got everything he
iszS rich. The most blessed thing
that man can have is the consciousness that
hs2ont want anything God supplies all my
WHAT'S The old world has kept its eyes open
eE thousand years, looking for hungry good
naa. and hasn't found him yet There is
nan they say he is worth $15 000 000 and you'd
1iAk that is enough to keep him out OF the
Jaes house. and yet he is as poor man as
RDaher Small. No amount of money prop
arsE can supply want The secret is that we
cHa have all our wants supplied when we bank
zn Gods promises and meet their conditions.
shall not want; not for peace. for He will give it
time; not for friends, for He will raise them up
fs me; not for anything; and if | have any
tilssg that God wants | don't want it.
Did you ever read that sweet little book,
Stepping Heavenward2" If you haven't, you
1sa<e one flower off of your next bonnet, and
kEg it, aud after you have read it flowers of
grace will spring up in your heart long after
hsnnets have gone out of fashion and plumes
Rixf worth cent a million. There is very
1ssshing incident told in that book about low
Ing mother who came to the bedside of her dar-
ling child, her little Willie, and as she looked
inss his pale face she burst into tears and said:
"a, husband, God is going to take our little
Nalie away from U.S." and he looked up and
ssaias sGod shant take him from US. but if
Haiie is no better in the morning, we
we will give him to God" ooh, what spirit!
Ing breeze, and turks in every flower. just this
unrning received letter that the wife of one
81 my neighbors WIS dead, and wrote him, I'm
tn1 deepest Bereavement of a mortal life, you
hHse my sympathy and prayers. May God bless
ena keep you until you, like her. are gathered
10 she skies, where she will be watching aud
wsi8iHg for you God will make up. a thousand
xa2A, what He takes from you. just before
Ezns here Ibroke open telegram from my wife,
Ellen said Little Julia Baxter [Mr. Jones's
ynsngest child is very iii, and falling off very
fEzs every day." 1t is very. very sad, but in all
my Affections / can say that God is too good to
be gnkind, and too wise to make a mistake.
He maketh me to lie down in the green
pastures and leadeth me beside the still waters !"
Dusid thought of the sheep when he wrote that
ssEsrestoreth my soul" Now he is talking about
fsspla He left the sheep and went to folks, and
hs didn't have to 60 very far. either We are
mighty like sheep Did you ever stop to think of
thsat Sheep are so liable to 60 astray, and when
fhsx do get lost they are the worst lost things in
Aha world and then they are easy prey for any
1Ae beast, and they don't know how to hunt for
ford and provender. That's just like US; we are
aaSse to go astray. God calls US, and we run
assy. The preachers call and we hide, and we
azs 90 defenseless we don't know where to pro-
fme tbe bread and water Of life. Some Of us
ags even lower down than the sheep-we are like
EpAss. The only reason why think sheep turn
10 goats is because goats turn to sheep. If the
PAAe Is open for you to go in it is open just
wall for you to come out Understand what
ansznf l don't say men can't fall from grace,
bssI am SO afraid that l will that keep on
mpSin'.
The Lord knows how to work US He don't
lsn you Presbyterians that you have got grace.
bseAuse if you were sure of that you wouldn't do
xasther livin' thing. Give fellow dead sure
thlAg on glory and he won't do anything.
Heres just the difference between us:
knew you've got it, and are workin
like forty to get it, aud we Methodists know we
have got it and are workin' like forty to keep
from losing it. Laughter We are both of
% scared. i uou Delt6R6 mucn In tlat OLD O8l-
whistle idea, if you seek religion, you haven't
gps It, and if you get it You can't find it, and if
ron find it you will lose it. and if you lose it you
never had it Renewed laughter. / like the
Msthodst plan better; If you seek il you get it,
ana if you get it you can find it, and if you find
Il you Won't lose it. and if you don't lose it you
have IL 1t Is sad to see poor perishing body.
but it is much sadcer to see Door perishing
soul Some day the soul will lay aside
the body. like child lays aside
her doll 1t will lay it aside like pile of chains
that have fettsred it 80 long. Brethren, those
people who look all the time after their bodies
and noe their souls, are like the man who built
the big house, and put in his time painting
The scaffold. neutrality-suspicious. that word
brother reporter Ito reporter notice that last
''g' / am sorry you haven't got any more ''g's'
NJ your printin' office You just order few,
and I'll pay for them. lGreat laughter
Now, sisters, l want to get especially at the
Sought which | want you to take home with
you and will illustrate it in this ways Some
time agO / was called to sea \ very sick