The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-24


that II we could borrow Jacobs ladder
and ask Gabriel how much God loved, he
would say, "God so loved the world that
He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth on Him
should not perish, but have everlast-
ing life." Now, my friends, let
the love Of God into your heart. Don't
lock your. heart against IL, but let the
love OF God come In just now, this very
minute.
see some children have come in. Let
me tell them q story. When the gold
fever broke out In 1886, there was a man
in New England who had wife and
little boy, and he wanted very
much to go to California. The mother
didn't want to have him go, but he prom
ised that as soon as he got money he
would send for her and the little girl.
People then thought they were going TO
find gold and become very rich very sud
denly, but there were great many
that didn't get anything. This
man wasn't so prosperous as he
thought he was going to be, and when his
letters came there was no check to taks
them to California. But one beautiful
day the long looked for letter came, and
they were to go to New York and take
beautiful Pacific steamer, and the man was
to 60 down to meet them. After
they had been out to sea
few days, all at once they heard
on board that awful cry that Is horri BILE
to anyone ON water, at irel Fire!n They
set the pumps to work and did everything
they could, but the fire gained upon
them, and at last the captain gave the
ship up. He ordered the lifeboats
lowered, but there were not
enough to take them on board.
Among others were this mother and
her little boy. The last lifeboat was push
ing away, and she knew 1t was her last
chance, and she asked them to take her
and her Little boy. But they, said, "No,
IL we take them In we will all lose our
lives. We can only take one OF them"
So they shouted back that they could
take one. What did the mother do?
Did she leave her little boy and get into
the lifeboat herself? All, no. No
mother would do that. No, she
Just took her boy 10 her bosom and
gave him good hug and kiss and dropped
him into the life boat. But just before the
boat left, she said, "My boy, IL you live to
see your father, tell him died for you"
Now, wan. to ask these children in this
aud ;ence this question: what would you
say II that boy when he grew to be a young
man should speak contemptuously OF that
mother?
Christ made b-re His arm and left the
bosom OF the Father and stopped from
yonder throne TO come down here TO tell
the world that lie loved them, and all ne
wants in return Is love. Make up your
minds today that you are going to love
Him because He loves you. Don't let any
one think he cannot begin now. YOU can
begin this very minute il you will. Let
Him in this very hour.
In Revelation IT says, Unto Him That
loved and washed u.s." "Unto Him that
loved u.s." and then washed us. He Just
loved us in our sins and saved us from
our sins. / wa, in Philadelphia
preaching little while after
| little Charlie Ross was stolen.
| think you mothers will remember what
| an intense excitement there was in 1875.
! On the outskirts OF Philadelphia little
| Charlie Ross was one day playing with an
| older brother, and man enticed them to
| go off and get some candy. The older boy
| was left In the woods, and little Charlie
was taken away. You remember how
| intensely this country was excited
over IL. When / went to Phila-
delphia, Charles mother used to
come to the meetings to see II
someone came i'm with her boy. Shortly
after that went to New York and some
| OF her friends wanted me 10 keep good
| lookout. That Is a mothers love. Men
w,rs sent off into Japan, France, .all
/ through Great Britain to find
that boy. The last l heard of Mrs
Ross she still hoped her boy was going
to be found. Now just let me use that
mother as an illustration. Supposing she
sits here today, she is still looking for tha:
long lost boy. She comes into the choir
tonight in hopes that he may come in
among the men. She just
keeps watching, and she looks q,
| this one and that one, but she does not
see her boy. BY and by the door opens
| and man comes up the aisle looking foI
a seat. All at once Mrs. Ross sees her
long lost Charlie. His clothes are ragged
| he hasn't decent thing about him, hi'
| hair hasn't been combed for weeks, and b,
looked very repuisive TO the audience. Bat
| Mrs. Ross sees her Charlie, her long
lost boy, and what does she do? tel
you, you would see sight in this hall
She wouldn's wait until i got Il rougf
with my sermon. She would get that boy
into her arms and hug and kiss him, anc
then she would take him and have hin
cleaned and give him new suit OF clothes
My dear friends, IL Is but faint illustra'
ton. Christ loves you in spite OF your
sins. II there IL anyone here guilty o
adultery Christ loves you and will forgivs
you. He will love you right on al
through your life. My dear friends, dom
spurn the love OF God whatever you do
II you want power Christ will give Il
| to you. Now, shan't we just pray thai