The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-09

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test sense consist in calling up bad spir-
It's from the Vastly deep, for hey are al
ready o.gladto come. To exercise, not
| TO raise, the evil one Is
THE TRUE MISSION OF MAN.
Some workers have to devote hours
ghosts that they have called up in An evil
hour OF idleness. The chief methods OF
having fun among the Inoians was to tor
| ture their victims. Ii Is a remnant OF
this spirit that Is not happy In recreation
except at the expense of pain. This Is
| thinking downward. This is the expla.
nation OF prize lighting, and lighting OF
game animals-tbe same spirit that actu-
ates the cat and panther in playing with
| their prey VIII II dies slowly. There IL
no trace OF the divine in that mood which
enjoys making other people miserable.
The question then to be asked about
any form OF occupation or recreation Is;
does 1t make anything or anybody un,
happy? Does II live on somebody's sin!
| Are the persons who funr sh II and those
who enjoy II MADE better by their connec'
tion with itY Does ii shut out OF my lie
something better?
None OF US can afford to so much as
holl candle for the examination OF
evil, unless we do II for the express pur-
| pose OF learning how TO overthrow II, ana
even then II Is doubtful case. There IL
! much wickedness that Wi die III we only
let 1t severely alone. Many things must
| be met more vigorously. Bat many evils
grow on attention, and it only advertises
them TO look into them. Only very pure
| people escape contamination when they
nave TO deal with the under side OF the
world. Do not accept place connected
| with the police, the courts,
THE CITY GovERNMENT,
unless you are so thorough-going in
Righteousness that you are In no danger
| OF personal deterioration.
But the complaint is often made
against ministers that they ask people to
stop thinking of the things around them,
and TO go away in thought TO another
world. We are asked: "Msy we not
have something tangible to bless us in
our leisure hour?'' There is something
reasonable in this request, for even
heavenly mind must express itself in
world OF flesh and sense. To such per
sons l would answer, yes, make yourself
dear TO the people around you. IL Is our
business TO be loved. And whoever
thinks upward will be loved. The OBJ
Ject, indeed, OF
SETTING YOUR MIND TO HIGH PITCH
! is to tune up and tone up the friends
! God gives you. 1t is your business and
mine in our hours OF leisure 10 inspire
our friends with good thoughts.
Let us not then complain that we have
no friends. To do SO is very severe
eif-condemnatiou. Morbid people some-
| times lament that they have no one 10
! love them. IL that is true, 1t must be be-
! cause they are not lovable III il is true
! ii proves that they expect returns without
any investment. IL a man has no friends
! IL is a sure proof that he has less conh-
dence in the world than Jesus o! Nazareth
had. tie dared to love and risked icing
loved in return. He did not shrink up
! into Himself, hide in His fathers car
! penter's shop, and complain for lack of
! love. Ii pays to love. Do not fear TO give
affection, because il may be thrown away.
! IL God had proceeded on that basis thls
| world would be very cod aud dark. Be
| lieve IN the divine spark that God has
planted i'm the hearts of men and go
about tie world trying to light that spark
into a tlaze. The only thing you can
leave behind you, and still have as your
own, is friend. Ry every means OF
| measurement, earthly or heavenly, 1t Is
terrible loss TO miss making friend.
J IL is a disgrace not 10 acquire them, anc
every man Is morally bound tn seek
| them. One Of my best friends l almCsst
missed of knowing intimately. At So
! cial gathering j haUpened-shall | Say
/ heppened?-to throw my arm about him.
/ lie turned toward me with a look of affec-
I tion, and then ] learned that he had been
7 RtONlnE 10 lONe me, out Dls Hd-
lure might ever have kept me ignorant
I of one OF the hest blessings of heaven.
We ought TO 60 about as Jeuss did, with
/ inviting words and inviting looks. We
have lest untold wealth by our neglect in
| this respect.
| DO NOT imagine that you can get on
withou, frienos. II the greatest need
them, you will. All that is goou we get
through them. 1he gospel itstlt was
written by men who loved their fellows,
/ and who yearned toward the generations
| that were TO follow. They seved TO pos
terity, and they GIe at i'll ieaping immor-
tsiIty. All the sweet virtues, all the heroic
deeds, all the holy aspirations we have,
were seen first In our irienos. 1t you ure
intimate with a strong steady sympa-
| thetic soul, value that intimacy as life
| itself Because II is life ii may he even
immortality to you. The salvation OF
most of rs dates from the time we became
AcQUAINTED WITH A TRUE MAN
whose inner life was revealed 10 us. IL
you have day on your hands that can
! be devoted 10 what you wish go out and
! make friend. Ii Is not difficult. Poli-
ticians do this as n trade TO win Office.
Let US do 1t TO make the world happy.
| When YOU speak OF having fun that eX
| ceeds anyt hing | know Of. j oucs went
out on a church excursion with dear
friend. now far away. All that long day,
! lt tntfe WAS place Wnete n cOulu 90 IL
| p easant thing, there was he. AT the
landing he stool until h saw all safely
on he boat. 3y sIrIng OF water whicn
he found by he wayside he stood satisfy
/ ing the thirsty throng, and at last when
a weary mot her appeared carrying babe,
when everybody else said, "liuw cou d
anyLody re 80 foolish as 10 bring a
| bahe,D what did he do? lie took th,
child in his arms. That was good day
| for nv friend His face sbonc. How
happy he was, how ha rpy he made every
| body. For even the angels smiled. All
the way 10 be miserable S TO te selfish In
| your rest hours.
NEXT SUNDAY EVENING
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