The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-24


girls. The kingdom OF heaven is within
you. The Almighty Father planted the
seed of faith and love. The faculty OF
worship and the germ of humanitarianism
is in the heart of all these little ones, and
what we as Sunday school and secular
school teachers want Is 10 draw IL out,
expand it, feed it, believe in 1t, be blessed
by It,.
Jesus never tried to graft new idea
upon the old stock until lie had found
the inner bark OF the life. hut the deft-
ness with which He matched His gifts,
His words and His loving fellowship 10 the
poor, stunted, warped lives around Him
Is a constant marvel TO US. That man born
blind, whom the Pharisees had passed
over as not worth saving, Jesus found
had large spiritual vitality, capable OF
devotion and vast EXPANSION. Nobody
but Jesus could have thought OF making
much from Zacchaeus. Alas notody but
Jesus. III only we would think of such
things, and go round the world with
such a look toward people as Jesus cast
upon him, and with a confession of a
common humanity, perhaps even the
hard hearted usurper might be sotened.
Ii is seldom that heart lacks a tender
spot. AS Achilles was fatally struck in
the vulnerable heel, so Jesus tried people
with the shaft of His patient love until
the conquered souls fell before this insin-
uating warfare.
When the first successful operation for
their heads. They said, "Tnat man is
destined to go blind to his grave" But
the physician tried. The deaf man was
supposed to be deaf for all time, but
somebody thought 1t worth while TO
hand him an audiphone, and he heard.
Not so many years ago the Lord stirred
up man who thought he would try TO
make the dumb talk. Everybody laugh
ed at him. The dumb people were in
credulous. They shook their heads. Why,
God made them dumb-they couldn't
talk But have heard a formerly dumb
man speak, and what did he say: "God
so loved the world, that lie gave His only
begotten Son, that whatsoever belieyeth
might not perish!" Lack OF effort means
lack of faith. 1t was slow work teaching
| the blind to read, but il was done. God
is an energizing redemptive power in
every life that tries
The man with withered hand stood in
| the synagogue. Christ said, "Stretch
| forth thine hand" But he couldn't; it
| was ridiculous to try. "Stretch it forth, 7"
said the Christ. And it was restored
whole, as the other. The man impotent
on his feet couldn't walk. But when he
| tried he leaped and ran, praising God and
| those feet followed Jesus. An English
| nan born without legs, without arms,
| tried and he became man like other
| men, rode horse, persued his business,
sat in parliament and left a national rep
utation. The aged artist losing his pow
ers called his beloved pupil to finish his
last great picture. The youth shrank from
the daring attempt. But the imperative
| eagerness of the old master insisted, the
fire of mighty inspiration kindled the
pupil. lie took the BRUSH he wrought
with a sad sincerity" The aged artist
was wheeled in TO view he work before
he died. He perceived the unmistagable
token of a new genius, clasped his pupil
in his arms and named him his son.
BE Christlike. then and "a you come
from the baptism of spirit power and step
forward to meet temptation voice may
greet you also "This is my beloved Son,
in whom am well pleased"