The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-26
WORLD WOULD Be BETTER
If Every Mas Mould Try to Live In
in the Way Of Life.
SERMON By REV. D. r. JONES
Delivered Yesterday MOrnius In tho
Tabernacle Church Of the West Side.
Brimfnl OF Thought ON tho
Every buy Phases Of Life.

"The Way of Life" was the topic dis
cussed In an interesting manner yes
terday morning by Rev. ID. +. Jones.
pastor of the Tabernacle church, OF
the West Side. He took for his text
the words found in Mathew. vi, %. as
follows: Therefore l say unto. take
no thought for your life. what ye shall
your body what he shall put ON. Is
not the life more than meat and the
body more than raiment?" In his dis
course Mr., Jones said:
l do not know of any portion OF the Holy
Book that contains better eNhortations Tor
young people to make IA good start in life
than the words of our Lord Jesus Christ
which l have read to YOU, l trust that
there is no person IN the congregation
that does not believe In the authority OF
Christ as divine teacher. therefore His
words will be received as the law Of God.
In the days Of Christ as in our days,
people were greatly troubled In regard To
the means OF life. What shall We eat.
what shall We to drink. and what shall we
10 put on our bodies. were questions very
often asked by the people. and all OF their
efforts Were 10 obtain the blessings of
this HE and everything possible was sub
dued TO that end. There ARE thousands Of
people in our days as they We're In the
time OF the Great Leader that do not think
., anything more than to have plenty 10
eat, 10 drink and 10 put on their bodies
without any regard to the wants Of tho
inward man. In his public ministry Christ
gave attention to the needs OF men and
women IN this world and taught them that
IL was right FOR them to think Of what
they had 10 eat. to drink. as well rs
what they had to put on their bodies.
Has Prov ided for Ills Needs
He proved TO them that God had or
dained, in His great providence, all
things in regard 10 the need OF HIS crea-
lures worthy OF His wisdom. HIS power
heaven, that they sow not. neither do
they reap. nor gather into barns. and
your Heavenly Father feeieth them,
Are not We OF much more value than
they" Man whom the Lord made the
chief OF his great palace and lord over
the whole creation. him to doubt that the
God OF love had nothing for him. what II
fool.shness.
It's worthy OF notice that Christ did
not disregard the good efforts of men
and women to make their homes the best
they could by overcoming the circum-
stances Of this world. He was much
pleased with happy homes His greatest
respects were gwen 10 men of wealth
that were so by the way of Righteousness
and true prosperity. The manly Christ
was In perfect harmony with the efforts
of them that were on the.r best to take
hold of the opportunities OF the times,
He loved the manly man, He was delig hit
ed with flowers of morality, He was glad
of men and women that We're paying their
way, building their houses and doing the
best OF this world, and SO Is the spirit of
today.
But Christ had great lesson to teach
to the people regarding the way OF Nv-
ing. and It's a lesson that stlll remains to
the most of the human race. The ten
dency of the people in His days was 10
st,.Nt,
gard to the laws OF Efe, Christ taught
them not to be so extremely with the
world and overdo themselves with things
that they had no reason to seek as they
did. Therefore. I say unto you, take no
thought for your~l'fe what ye shall eat,
body what ye shall put on Is not this
more than the food and tfte body than
the rpu,Ant?" You have not the right
idea NJ life as a blessing II seems to me
that Christ meant the following lessons:
Lessons That Christ Meant.
First. that we should know by the word
of God and by the nature of Gods love
toward man that We are not TO over
trouble ourselves regarding he means OF
life. Existence Is not given to men and
women without laws to protect all of their
needs, the providence of God we should
not doubt The sun every morning teaches
the lesson, the seasons of the year can
not fail to do the same to every thought
full soul The laws OF nature s!gnifieth the
same truth. No man can read the Book
OF books without knowing II he wishes TO
know that God IS providing In abundance
for all His creatures.
Wherever may be the cause of poverty
and distress that makes so many of our
fellow men to feel that life is a burden
and not worth to live, it's not In the provi-
dsnce of God. We cannot look up to
heaven and blame Him that rules in right
eousness and love. IN .hese days We have
our barns and storehousns all full, We
have an abundance Of everything that
the human race nee's Plenty to eat and
drink. there Is clio i'rg enough in stock
for to have every father and mother with
all the children In the world in good APP
parel IL they were arranged as they ought
TO be, and II society would take care OF
its way OF living This truth cannot he
denied by any man that has his eyes
fixed upon facts.
Poverty Is not from God the great DIS
tress for bread and meat that ia among
thousands Of thousands OF our fellow men
In our days is not the fault Of His provi-
dence. but they are the faults Of men and
women, the most OF them are the off
springs of our misdo!ngs and disregard Of
the laws OF humanity and OF Christian
principles. On one hand We have men and
women that have no feelings toward any
body outside OF themselves They Will ca /
ard drink the best Of the earth with their
eyes blind to the needs OF their fellow
men. Here we have the oppressor and the
tyrant who stops the plenty Of Gods
to run In its way to the world.
Here we have men and women that do not
care for right, with all OF their might
turning every stream to their own mills.
even when they see their fellow creatures
dying away In distress and want. Here
we have the palaces and the millions OF
money, fathers, mothers and children that
do not know the value OF labor by true
effort TO obtain the needs OF life.
Reverse Side Of Picture.
On the other hand we have men and
women In the lowest state Of Efe with
nothing to I've on save what they get
from others, no matter how. Here we
have men and women that will not work
for their daily bread. They would rather
die, but We also have men that are regular
In thor work. having good payment for
their labor, but always In poverty and
want. They cannot pay their way. they
do not know the way to live only by eat
ing, drinking and dressing. On both hands
we find the extremes that are in society
and are the causes OF poverty and dis
tress among 50 many OF our fellow men.
Things should not be 80, and there arc
laws to that end; they are the laws Of l.fe
the principles that make men and women
free from the burdens of life. But seek
ye first His Kingdom, and HIS righteous
ness, and all these things shall be added
unto you"
Second--That men and women cannot
remove themselves from anxiety, poverty
and Overwhelming troubles of this life
only to the extent that they will execute
the laws Of Christianity In their duings
The prosperity of our families must come
from the standpoint of Gods word.