The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-03

Don'tbe mourning because you haven't tnore'
but rist take what you have and 60 To work.
saw a picture some years ago, and ! Was
stupid enough to- think l would buy t.
thought IL would be fine thing TO have I'm
the house. IL represented some poor lost one
just coming up out OF the water on TO n rock
which had cross ON top OF IL. Tho figure had
both arms around tho cross and was saved. l
suppose someone had better idea OF IL than
uiu, for they soon got out another picture
representing that same one coming up out OF
the water and putting one arm round the
cross and stretching out the other to save
some one else That was il. There are lets
OF Chrihtians who have both arms round the
cross and they say, IL am safe. Let the
world perish. TONED the church twelve
years ago" And that'is all you know about
their Christianity. have very little sym
pathy with this idea that you have got TO look
up some old musty church record TO find out
whether man or woman Is n Christian or
not. believe Providence could be turned up
side down inside OF week. IL every man
would do what he could. Don't attempt TO do
somo great thing. but do what yon can.
Some years ago l heard of man
who did something when he was
seasick, and that is about the tin'e
when feel as II couldn't do anything.
That Is about the last place for man TO at
tempt To do anything for another; he IL so
occupied with himself. But this man was
very siok. and all at once he heard cry on
deck, "Man overheard" Poor fellow. wish
was well, and then perhaps could do some
thing 10 save him." IL was dark. and all at
once the thought occurred 10 him II I hold
the light at the port hole IL may do some
good. 80 he put "A lantern at the port hole:
and by and by the news came that the man
was saved. lie laid down again and had a
turn at being seasick. BY and by he crept up
on deck and got into conversation with a
man. After some talk with him he found IL
was the very man who had been
overheard. He began to talk with
him about how ii happened.
The man said hc was going dewn the third
time and had given up all hope, when
someone put a light at the port hole and they
just saw his hand and grabbed IL. BY put
ting that light at the port-hole, he saved a
mans life. My dear friends, you can just
hold the light for someone else. can't you?
You can dosomethng II you Will.
Now. my friends, what we want Is 10 do
something. Just. think Of the work that
could be done here in Providence II each one
OF us would do some one thing Some one has
described this world as two great mountains
one mountain OF sorrow and the other
mountain of Joy. II you can take little of
OF that noun tain OF sorrow and put
IL on the mountain of joy, the
mountain OF JOY keeps growing. Doesn't IL?
II you cannot do. a. much as some one else.
improve ten talents II have only one. But
IL go ana bury my talent because some one
else has more. then am not going to hear the
master say: "Well done" Now, want to
say that there is something that everyone can
do IL they love Christ, and am talking to
Christians this afternoon. III we are true
Christians we can speak TO some one every
day about spiritual things. Now. / have been
asked to say a word and tell the people how
they can keep from backsliding. A good way
lis 10. make IL a point TO read a. portion
OF Scripture every day OF your life. and not let
a day pass hat YOU don't speak 10 someone
about spiritual things. II you do that YOU
will never backslide. You have got to keep
your own heart warm, In order TO talk to other
people, Just go right to work aud do some
thing for someone else. II you see "a man in
trouble just try to help him. Just kind
word may do him good, Go and nurse a sick
person for one night if they are not able to
hire nurse, or, II the wife has been
Watching bys the husband for weeks, just
take her place for night. In this way you
will get hold of these families that are now
Goddess and Christless. Then another thing
there Is many man that can be reached by
kind.word spoken in the spirit or Christ.
Just little wori on the street or when you
are doing business. a word about the Saviour
will have Weight with many man.
What are we doing to save these men2
Come, my friends. let's arise and go to work.
/ heard n man the. other night discussing
higher criticism and I found out he was liv-
ing in sin. said 10 him: "You ought to con-
fess sin and get rid OF IT."
Now, mark ye. "He that winneth souls is
WISE il doesn't say. "He that discusses is
wise" / believe that Is the highest occupa-
tion on the face of the earth. 1 don't believe
there is any higher call on this side of Heaven
and you can all have a hand in 1t IL you will.
IL Is said O: Napoleon that he had a medal
struck off, on one side giving an account of
the battle, apd on the other side these words,
Il was there, Long years after Napoleon
had died those old veterans would take out
their sedals and Say, Just look there.
Read that" And then they would turn the
medal over and You would read. "Iwas there"
They were proud of the fact that they were In
the thickest of the fight. My dear friends.
there is o terrible fight going on between
darkne and light; between God and Satan.
Let Us have n hand in 1t, and on the hil-t
OF glory we shalt meet and say, II was there"
Everyone of you can do this III you will.
Now,th are just two words would like
TO leave with YOU. You may forget all the
rest ofmy sermon, but just remember these
two words: Consecrate and concentrate
First cpnsecrate your life TO God, and then
concentrate your lite upon some one thing.
IL will cut channel so deep that your i'm
fiuence will be felt. just consecrate your
selves wholly and fully to God; and when you
work, work for Him and not for yourself.
Work directly for Jesus Christ, aud YOU will
not be disappointed. " HRgh
SO let Us Just consecratc our hives 10 Him.
Let us not be selfish, and want our children
converted just 10 make onrs lives rit,le
swceier, t,ut let Il be for His sake. And then
let us just concentrate our lives upon one
thing, and do what we can 10 extend tho
Kingdom. I believe what made DR. Dun so
mighty was because he lust gave
his life Tor lndis. He Just lived
for that one country. and his influence Is felt
all through India. today. | was in Scotland
when he was there. | knew he had concen-
trated his life upon India and was accomplish.
ing something. oh, l do like To meet such
men. because their whole life has been con-
centrated upon one thing and they are n sue
cess. He made speech In 1868. and il was an
appeal for India. l bought a copy and read
e. They had plenty of money in their treas
ury but they couldn't getany men 20 60 there
And the old man stood up there for an
hour and half and plead anu wept for India
Then he fainted away and they carried him
out into the vcstbule and worked over him
for some time. When he came 10 they said