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day it would be not only for Rhode Island,
but for all this republic! Why! sometimes
when read the life OF Paul. i am ashamed of
the Christians OF this nineteenth century.
You take your stand beside that little war;
rlor. He has been beaten four times. The
Jews had given hibs 30 stripes and they are
going 10 give him 20 more. In those times
many a man died In the very act Of being
scourgcd, That little tent maker had been
scourgcd four times already, and they are
going TO do IL the fifth time. Take your stand
beside him. l sec the old warrior, with his
eyes as keen as an eagles, when
he is asked what he will do
when, he comes out of that difficulty,
he says, do! This one thing do, press to-
ward the mark for the prize of the high call
ing OF God in Jesus Christ. / am not going
to be overcome by such little difficulties as
these.v They bring the rods down over that
weak body, he is all bruised and mangled by
the blows he has received by those enemies OF
Christ. They ask him what he is going to do
If he comes out OF this difficulty.
of into Arabia again and rest"
and some one tells him not to be so fanatical,
so much In earnest. But he says. This one
thing do. Ipress toward the mark for the
prize of the high calling of God in Christ
Jesus" Look at him again. They have
stoned him. and don't know but that they
have stoned him To- death. They pick up
great stones and hurl them at that little man.
and there he lies all mangled and bruised.
i see him get up and he stagaers- Is he going
to sit down and write a letter to some
paper and tell how he has been abused?
Look at him again. He goes over into Mace
donia and the first thing that happens is that
he is arrested and put into the Phillipian Jail.
1 think If any of this choir were put into that
jail they wouldn't sing very much. I'm afraid
my friend Jacobs wouldn't sing very much, ,ori IL
he did sing am afraid IL would be something
like Hark a doleful ----." There was no
sign that they were going TO get out of the
jail and they thought perhaps they had got To
die there, but they sang praises as aforetime.
II they were To go by the way of the Phillipian
jail they had just as soon go that way as any
other. They were pressing toward the
calling of God in Christ Jesus.
tell you what df you will allow me the ex-
pression) the devil got his match when he
got hold of Paul. He was just pressing toward
home. He preached the gospel everywhere
he went. Like John Bunyan, they told him IL
him out OF prison. He replied, "Let me ont
today, and / will preach tomorrow" But
look at Paul again. Here Is a consecrated
man, n man that has concentrated his life
upon one thing. He preached Christ and held
him up everywhere he went. And that is the
kind of men we want now. IF be lifted up
/ will raw all men unto me-" Go and lift
Him up in your homes, in the sunday
schools, in the darkest street you have in
Providence. We can all do 1t. This little
child here can lift him up IL she will. Many
a child has been used to lead some giant, as
IL were into the Kingdom. When we become
as little children. then IL is that God can use
us God wants our weakness.
But look at Paul now. His warfare Is over.
He picks up his pen and writes his last letter
TO Timothy, II have fought a good fight. /
have finished my course, have kept the faith:
Henceforth there Is laid up for me crown of
righteousness. which the Lord, the righteous
Judge, shall give me at that day; and not to
me only, but To all them also that love His
appearing" Thank God he never broke
away. IL was good fight, wasn't ii? My
dear friends; il is a good fight we
are fighting, we are on the Lor IS side
When he finished the letter they took him
ont and Moro gave orders to have him exc
cutea. When i was IN Rome they tried to
tell me the road lie walked. used TO walk
that road and just tried TO get my feet into
tho footprints where Paul walked. Tradition
SAYS they led him out two miles. Talk about
{ AIexapdcr and CSYsar Rome never had such
n awarrIdr, Walk along by lris side Let some
of these whining. mournful. sad Christians
that have got such a long, tedious face
and experience walk along beside him and
say, well. rnul, you have had hard
time haven't you?' No! have had a glo-
rious fight I nave had grand fight and n
grand battle" Would you like TO live your
life over again;" Yes" III you bad thou
sand lives wouldn't you give few of them to
Rom ~ mo. | had rather serve Christ q
thousand times over than serve the God of
this world. ] sc we'd the God of this world in
Jerusalem and l. now what il is. know what
Il Is 10 serve Jesus Christ" "Nes. But they
arc Going 10 bchead you.' well, Nero may
have my head. but the Lord has my heart T"
They though they were going to execute him
but they didn't know what they were talking
about. Paul looked beyond. He saw "a "a vn
and n city whose builder and maker was God
IL press toward the mark for the prize OF the
high calling Of Goi in Christ Jesus" Do you
tell me the form OF the fourth isn't thercY DO
tell whether the angels were not interested in
that executiony DO you suppose the chariots
of Israel not gathered around that nalg God
was With him. and when his work was done,
God said "Cone home, Paul. have a
welcome for you" Think OF the lsO years
that ne has of untold Joy. I don't suppose
there Is an hour In the day but that some one
Is converted by reading some Of his epistlcs
Look at the fruit that man has had. ''They
that be wise shall shine as the brightness
of ia armament" Isn't lac going.
to shineg And il nc shines down
here. how must he SHINE up there.
Think Of H. Let US now reconsecraic onr-
selves 90 God Let each one take hold and
do all he can. IL you can reach a man by
taking him TO the Episcopal church. take him
"a the Episcopal church. II you can reach
him By taking him 70 the Baptist church. take
| Linn 10 the Baptist church. Never mind about
| the creeds ana tfDCtrtnr-. Nr~rr- mimi urUur
| the.c names. try are nothing. What we
| want is 10 get above these party walls. Now
| tonight GOd Willing | will speak to the un-
| bring some otc else. While l ann preaching
| YOU Just keep praying.
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