The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-13
SERMON FOR THE SHUT-INS.
ar All HAzARDa"-By Row. ~ n. g. Temple


the secr~. O. the Christians victory over
all opposing !l!s. and until re learns
Thoroughly toat sweet principle % SUB
mission ne has not entered into the fun
enjoyment of PauFs idea Of true life.
When / sss among the Leaders In Car1s-
tan work man nlsxnifylng himself
rather than the cause he advocates. fat
tersng himself over the possession ~ eror-
NOUS Talents which his brethren have a.
last felt Obliged 20 recognize. Instead OF
putting those talents into Intelligent Use
ina. ais brethren Will receive the oeneAi
and giortfy not him but his Master;
when I gee ssen a one pulled I'd with
vanity. instead OF drawn out IA the hum
best service. ! am apt TO conclude tnat
he has rot learned this truth OF suoalls-
sion. When I see = man impatient OF
results. booking for his spiritual hire De-
fore his work la half Zone, and swapping
OF the heads OF all these VINO even mint
al error In either plan or execution on his
part, rather thar honestly doing his
whole duty. and leaving the results trust
fully In the hands Of God. who alone can
give the increase. 7 say, There is an
other who Goes not know how TO submit
10 the divine will. When / zee man
fretfui ard peevish because OF unseen
difficulties That arise; because Of disease
that 6ssquaiihes: because Of affection that
dspletes the courage; because OF bereave-
can see rebellion In his manner. instead
OF sobbing his sorrow into the ear OF his
Heavenly Father. and coupling with the
cry the assurance OF Gods goodness and
love. feel like praying. Lord. teach that
soul submission.
Here Is your starting point. Chris
tan! And yet. how few seem 20 realize
the necessity OF this principle until IL has
been drilled into them for many years
10y the discipl!ning proysdences OF God
Had they begun rightly, what glorious
harvest their lives would have yielded,
The Christian Is a tree that ought 10 bear
fruit the first year. And yet how many
show nothing but leaves. or few strag-
cling blossoms. that do not set until just
before their transplantlng. This spirit
OF submission will prepare the heart soil
for abundant frutage.
Fidelity Another Means.
Again. I include In this earnest view OF
life, as another means TO be employed.
the faithful use OF the powers and oppor-
tunities God has given you. Most men
depreciats their abilities when asked to
contribute them. but magnify them when
they go 70 collect their pay. ] have
known a man 70 pace one day an invest
ment OF $4,000 In mortgages In the Middle
West. paying per cent. interest. and
push away Q subscription paper for a
poverty. i don't know. after all. but he
was right man is pretty poor II he
has all his fortune locked up In invest
ments. from which he Is realizing only
per cent. Any man is poor IL he has MOTH
ing invested In heavenly treasure. He
who holds mortgages will remember
many time when the interest was de-
layei until there were large arrearages.
and. In some cases. he had TO sell out the
premises 10 get back but a part Of the
principal: but he who has paid into the
Lords hands has never missed his
dividend. and is getting rich so fast that
II ia going 10 take him all eternity to
count his wealth. There Is never any
gain I'm sighting God, either in cash or
conservation. The man who. at any time.
willingly does less than his best Is always
robbing God OF the difference Your
best may not he very good. but your
neIghhor's best may be OF an exceedingly
high order and yet. II he wastes while
you work. God ia better pleased with
your fuii-hearted. poor accomplishments
than with his half-hea rted but larger re-
suits. Edward Bethany. In his absurd
book. Looking Backward" uttered some
divine truths. When he made the gov
eminent OF che nation the sole property
owner and employer he was chimericaI.
The thought Is just such an one as we
should expect from a man walked out Of
a
that government remunerate It's citizens
not according 20 the results hut accord
Ing 20 tho efforts put forth he merely ap-
piled. in an impossible way. A permanent
principle in the divine government of man
When Christ told the parable OF the ten
talents. he did not put into the mouth Of
the householder words of commentator
because or the amount gained by trading.
In each case the servants doubled their
money. lie treated them both alike
His words were. well done. thou hast
been faithful over "A few things, II
was the faithfulness that was commended.
| God never rewards men AZ all. In the
sense thst men reward each other.
reward signifies merit We have no
| merit In the sight OF God. We never
! can have any. suppose a man should
plunge or one OF our wharves and rescue
| a boy from drowning. tend atm constantly
ard work with 4 IN necessarily until re-
| susci.ated. take him "a his own: educate
! MIN: teach him a respectable trade; use
/ infinite pains In helping him TO reach
| comparative success--io YOU suppose that
| hoy could ever have the face - walk NJ
/ - that adopted father AT the end o. his
| minority. and claim ans thing for his serv-
| icess THAT IS exactly the Christians
| case. Rescued. trained taught. watched
! over. provided FOR hy God during the
! minority ~ earth-~can ne have thu face
| he arrives M the majority Of heaven
| Ana yes IA another sens~. God does re-
| ward Ills children. We have earned
| nothing Who has, Christ II IA Tot
! lis sake Cod raricns our sins, II Is
/ Tor ITS sake lie DeStows upon rs me
richness sf His grace. X IS His reware
| that He hands over 10 "a. not because
| % our accomplishments. hut be,ause ~
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| ChrsSs.
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