The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-22

cometh by hearing, and hearing by
the word OF God" Why! 1t was like
flash of light out of heaven to my soul. 1
found had been locking in the wrong
direction for faith. And, do you know,
faith has been growing ever since. be-
lieve faith grows like every other thing,
You water and feed II and 1t will grow.
IL you are SO busy about the Masters
work, and you see people constantly
blessed by your labors and prayers, how
are you going to doubt? cannot under
stand how it Is that people are so
full OF doubts unless 1t is that
they just neglect their Bibles, az /
nsed to. These promises gre fulfilled al
most every hour In our lives. Now come!
Let's get that in mind, "Faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing by the word Of God"
II you want your faith TO grow and become
strong, and to be powerful with God and
man, get acquainted with the Bible.
Now, faith isn't feeling, nor it isn't
sight. You are not to feel, that hasn't
anything to do with faith. A great many
people think they are going to work them
selves into certain state OF feelings
before they will have faith.
AS said the other day, 1t
wasn't the feelings OF the slaves that
made them free, but 1t was Abraham
Lincoln's proclamation. A friend OF
mine living down the Hudson used to go
to New York every day. A few Winters
ago his daughter came with a family OF
little children to spend the winter
with him. One day scarlet fever broke
out among them, and one of the little
girls had slight attack OF 1t. She was
put of up stairs in quarantine, away from
the rest. The old grandfather used
to have a chat with, her every
morning before he went to New York,
and every night when he came home he
would go up TO see her; but he wouldn't
see the other children after no had been
with her. Once he went up, and when he
came into the room she took him over
into the corner. She had some
of these little crackers made in
the shape OF letters, and with these she
had spelled out something. She never
said word, but she watched him. She
had spelled out these words: "Grandpa,
! want a box OF paints" Never said a
word. At night when he came home
he left his overcoat with the box
OF paints In it, down stairs. She didn't
seem to be much disturbed, but she said,
"Grandpa, thank you for the box OF
paints" She didn't see them, but she
believed they were coming. Why, the
old man laughed over it and said he
wouldn't have missed the box of
paints for the world. / remember
once ] wanted to teach my little
boy faith. put him on the table and
said, ''Jump." And the little fellow began
to swing his hands and get ready to jump.
but he said, "I'se 'fraid," i said, 81 will
catch you. Look right at me and jump.
will catch you" And the little fellow
got ready to jump again. But he looked
down and said, "I'se 'fraid .""Didn't tell
you would catch you? won't let you
fall. just keep looking right at me-" He
got all ready again and looked down
the third time. / said, "didnt
i tell you i would catch your
Finally caught his eye,and held it and he
jumped. But, oh, the look Of agony on
his face! But caught him. He thought
1t was fun and i put him back on the
table and let him jump again. That
was faith. But bye and bye he had too
much faith and had to run to
catch him. But you cannot have too
much faith in God. Now it pleases you
TO have your children have faith
in you does it? How would
you feel to have your children talk about
their mother and say they didn't believe
in her? That wouldn't be very pleasing,
would il? What do you say? Now, my
friends, let us have faith in the Word.
II He has said it, that is enough. There
is a passage in the third of John, seth
verse, that / would like to read.-"He
that believeth on the Son hath
everlasting life; and he that be-
lieveth not the Son shall not see
life; but the wrath OF God abideth on
him." Now let me read that again. "He
that believeth on the Son hath everlast-
ing life; and he that believeth not the
Son shall not see life; but the the wrath
of God abideth on him." 1t doesn't say
that you "shall have" but
"hath everlasting life." Now
will you believe on the Son right
here? Right now? 1t says GAS hs epake
these words many believed on Him there"
Why shouldn't it be SO here this after
noon? These are the words of Jesus
Christ. Let me read them again-"He
that believeth on the Son hath everlast-
ing life; and he that believeth not the
Son shall not see life; but the wrath of
Cob abideth on him."
Now, my friends, II you go out of here
without salvation, there Is no one to blame
but your own self. There is nothing to
hinder you from being saved but your own
will. 1t isn't that you have not the power.
You have It. III make a statement here,
you will believe it. IL / should say
that I will be here at half past
seven, you will believe. / may be sick.
God is never sick. may die; God never
dies. Here is life for you by just exercis-
ing faith Now, the question Is, will YOU
do it? You say you cannot see it. OF
course you cannot. have got here some
thing in this organ. These people back
here can see it, but you cannot.
Do you believe it is here? DR.. Horton,
YOU cannot see 1t. Do you believe it Is
here?" eyes" "What makes you believe
it?' because you say So" "Well, do
YOU feel it?" "No. Isn't that believing
when you can't sect Well, now,
II tell you what i have got here
will you believe IL? There is
blind man, will you believe il?
eyes" There Is man that has never