The Portland daily press., 1895-03-15

Will YOU give to God all the possibilities
that may be revealed unto you? Ii is not
enough that you give Him what YOU now
have. He wants all that is to be. It nav be
easy Tor YOU who are richsto be Christians
but God may Try you With poverty, and
then YOU may not find il SO easy, You are
poor, but perhaps you may bye and bye not
find it SO easy to walk with God having
riches. The man who has not given his
brain to God has not learned to think. Are
you willing to think with God? There is
such thing as loving ones friends in the
fullness of God.
Paul never saw Jesus in the flesh, and he
seemed at times to rather boast of the fact.
Perhaps he felt that he hal not as had the
other apostles TO give human form TO that
Astounding love that filled him for the
master. Until man comes TO know Jesus
from within. rather han from without he
has not come to know the fullness of the
daliverence of God. Until we have come to
the point where we can see possible Christ
in the lowest and lumhlest. we have not
become member of that great brotherhood
in Christ, the Lord.
But how about property? Paul counted it
an evidence of the grace of God. that some
of the disciples gave more than they were
able. "All that we have" was the measure
of giving then. l have heard people pray
for the coming of day Of Pentecost, but !
don't think they would like to see it. But
you say, Shall we turn oup property over
to theytrustees of our churohes?" BY no
means, at least not until they are all con-
yerted. l believe in socialism. every true
Christian must, but it must be Christian
socialism when everything we have will be
given TO Coo 1t is of no use to deny it
friends, the demand of the age is for onsc-
Grated property. II is not right that we
steal money through unjust Combinations,
or unfair ways of business that we may
build hospitals and churches. 1t is at once
the crime and the misfortune OF this age
that men can be public robbers. and al the
same time pose as public henefactors. If
tho-e who have the goods of this world
would only Iva in fellowship with God. and
with others. the world would see revival
such as we little dream of. If you have a
dollar in the bank over which the name OF
Jesus has not been breathed. if you have Il
cent in your pocket that is not given to
God. there is upon it the odor of a lost
world. Therc are some of The best of the
historic W1IL6fS WHO iuhihJ InaL lle power
TO heal The sick, and even to raise he dead
did not depart from the church, until the
last penney in the pocket, and tie last cor
ner of the house ceased to be at the dis.
posal of a needy brother.
Lille is the test. Hiram Golf, he shoe,
maker over whose grave is the Inscription
Shoemaker b. the grace of Cod said to q
young minister who Termed his calling
humble. / am to be judged by the way lvt
made shoes, and it may be that this very
pair I'm making now Will be there and that
I'll be judged by them. 1t may be that
they'll show you some of your sermons. anf
that you'll Il be judged bssthem." Whatever
! you do let 1t be done for the glory of God. .
Bring out your ambition. bring out YOU
business, bring out your pleasures and lay
all before God. Die for God. Give up The
old life in order TO live the new life with
him.. Give up self and have the fullness o.
God, Spirit OF God touch with the holler OF
of conservation our ears,and our hands ant
our feet, hat we mag he thine and thine
alone. Help is to hear Jesus say: Like
wise, whoever he be of you that foraaketl
not all that he hath, he cannot be Ny
disciple" Do you want to be His disciple
Will you be? Let us pray.