The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-23


service should be eagerly seszea Eut
what business hare they to exist On
EARTH The worid trsmpies sluxgsrds IN
der foot IT'S work IS too urgent 10 1r-
cpruodate 6rones its Industries hurry
b with the rapidly OF fast express trains.
and II these tagging ones Do not clear the
track they wfH set run over. The rae-
who do not rise with tho sun. and put on
their wey@n-Esagae boots. and work until
almost ready 20 drop from exhaustion,
and make desperate Efforts 70 ksep Up
with the times. are going 80 he tefr be-
hind. ard by and hy, when they are BE-
moaning their want OF success. the word
wsn point Its finger Ut their IN ridicuio
with the taunf, Better wake up there.
IL you expect 20 win . prize
IL TIE world can't bolster mp these list
less ores. without defrimenf 20 Us indus
tries. the church Is in a worse predfca-
nent. We RHO have confessed the name
of the Lord Jesus have bat che course open
20 un. Our Master places our duty before
us and simply says. DO IT, not half do Il
Spreading His hands in henediction over
as He says BE ye filed with the Spirit
The whole character Of Gods dealings
with Us has been marked BY abundance
harvests OF blessing too great - gather.
cups Of blessing brirnful and running over,
grace as large as the ocean, as high as the
sky dome. as deep as the lowest need. as
free as the air. Let us render. as the offer
ing OF grateful creatures. our fullest
powers OF body. mind and soul expended
10 their fullest extent. and running ar their
fulies; speed. Let as realize that we are
working In noble cause and for glori-
Gus Master. Let us with eager jealousy.
lest another surpass US. embrace every OPP
portunity for good. and the result will be
that in proportion as our conservation has
been unstinted our satisfaction here and
our CORY hereafter will be complete.
Whatsoever He saith unto YOU 10 it"
Don't stop 10 ask the reason. Military law
allows no explanations. Shall God explain
10 man His tactics? II il be 20 take hold
OF that iniquity and throttle IL. do IT, and
do IL braveiy. II ID be to whisper into that
bereayed ones ear consolation, do IL. and
do IL tenaeriy. IL IL be to speak 10 that
friend about the interests of his soul. do il.
and do IL discreetiy. If II be to keep that
distressed one, or 10 forward the cause of
some worthy benevolence, do IL. and do il
generously. II II be merely to be present
at the Sunday services and week meetings
OF the church. do 1t. and do Ii regularly.
Whatsoever! Whatsoever, FIJI your
every opportunity up to the brim with
hard work, and God will bless your honest
labor.
The Transformation.
I notice lastly the transformation. They
poured on water They drew out wine.
What dividend for such a trivial in.
vestment! What a harvest for such an
inexpensive sowing, What a stupenduous
effect from such an insignificant cause.
Talk no more about the littleness of your
endeavor. wait until the power of the
Omnipotent One changes Its color. stand
not looking at the few dry seed you have
planted. That will do no good. Go on
and scatter more seed. II is your work to
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warming the seeds cold heart. Do you see
that raindrop? 1t Is moistening the seeds
parched lips. Do you see that earth-ciod?
That is but the laboratory where the mir
acle of transformation Is going on. Soon
the lifeiess seed will be blooming and re-
dolent. Here the insect crawls worm.
Here pendent In some shady nook 1t
sleeps I'm crystals. But there 1t fiutters its
many colored wings--a thing or beauty.
Are not these transformations OF nature
typical OF the greater miracles OF gracee
You have sat down sometimes almost
discouraged with yourself and your ac-
compIishments. You have thought. How
poor my service how insignificant my
example. how few my successes. and yet
how prayerfuliy. how zeaIously. how
faithfully have tried to do the Masters
bidding" Wait and see. Take eneour-
agement from these servants. Think OF
their feelings as they filled the jars-with
what? Only common spring water. Think
OF their establishment as they drew out
the ruby beverage and presented II TO the
governor of the feast and heard the YER
dict: This is the best of ALL" So you
have looked at the cheapness Of your offer
ing and you have wondered TO yourself:
What can God do with that?" And then
in his own time He has said, Draw out
now" and what revelation to your as
tonished soul. You had forgotten that
omnipotence had been working with your
invested effort You We're dumfounded
at the result. Your children came to you
asking the way OF salvation. Your sun
day school class came bodily to Christ
Your friends spoke of your conseeration
and the community considered you a
model parent or 4 successful worker and
you stood and protested that your contri-
button was absolutely yalueiess. and you
could not understand this magnificent re-
suit. IL is the old story of jesus bound
less love repeated We offer Him worth
less heart. He fills it with His choicest.
eostliest blessings. We say q loving word
for Jesus sake. and In our humble estl-
mate IL looks small and mean He places
the stamp of His divinity upon IL, ana II
glows under His touch as He turns the
water into wine. Go forth from this hour
with new heart and hope. Let no service
for God seem little to you. Let no .acrI-
fee seem too great. Let your faith never
lose its lustre. Let your Obedience never
hesitate before Its task. So shall your life
be perpetual fruitdce. your death a sun
set OF splendor. your heaven an eternity OF
love,