The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-09-28
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON.
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
DIVINE.
subject; Chri.rs Chsrscter-uis rsrthiy
life H.pie,e with Resutiiu, Exam
pies-rractice SELF Sacrifice and Hu-
miiity and Help Rear Bardens of Others
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WASHINGTON, u. C-In this sermon,
which DR.. Talmage sends from Paris he
analyzes the character ot the Saviour, and
urges all Christians 90 exercise the quail
\ tics which were conspicuous IN Christ's
I earthly life. The text is Romans viii. Q.
Now. II any man has not the spirit OF
Christ he u none OF His
There Is nothing more desirable than a
pleasant disposition. Without IL we can.
not be happy ourselves or make others
happy When We have lost our tcmpcr
or become impatient under some light
cross we suddenly awaken 90 new apnrr-
citation OF proper couipoise Of nature. We
wish we had been born with self halancc.
we envy those pcople who bear themselves
through life without any perturbation. and
we hatter ourselves that, however little
self control we may now have, the time
will come, under the process of wears.
when we will be mellowed and softencd.
and the wrong things which are in va now
will then be- all right, forgetful OF the fact
that an evil habit in our nature will grow
. into larger proportions. and that an I'M.
outy not corrected will become the grand
father Of whok generation of in.luities.
30 that people without the grace ~ God
IN the struggle and amid the anrovances
and cXasperations OF life are apt 10 be
come worse, istead Of better.
Now. the trouble is that we have \ the
orv abroad IN the world that a mans dis.
position cannot hc changed. \ man saws,
81 am irascitle in temper. and ! can't
I help u Another man saws. II am ~.
vengeful naturally, and | can't help il
\ man says, II am impulsive. and I cat
helm it And he tells the truth. No man
, can correct his disposition ! never knew
n man hy force Of resolution tn change
his treatment. hut bv Ns grace God
can take away that which Is wrong aud
90. l..s II -.
and Won know peoplc who since their con.
version, ere Just the opposite Of what thcv
used % he IN other words. we may, hv
the spirit of God have the disposltop OF
Jesus Christ implanted in our dsnosition.
and we must have It done or we will never
see heaven. If any man have not the
disposition Of Jesus Christ. hc is none OF
His
In the first place the spirit Of Christ
was 4 spirit OF gentlencss. Sometimes He
made wrathful uttcrance against Phori.
sees and hvpocrites but the most of His
words were kind and gentle and loving
md inoiIersivc and attractive When we
consider the fact that lie was omnino.
tent and could have torn to pieces His
assaants, the wonder is greater. We Of.
ten hear the persecution and abuse Of the
world because We cannot help IT, Christ
cVlurcd " when lie could have hclncd It.
/ INtc children who alwnvs shy of at
rough man rushed into His presence and
. clambcrcd on Him until the people
begged ~ mothers to take thcm away.
1 lnvalds so sore with wounds that they
could not bear 10 have any one como near
. th,m begged Christ just TO nut His hand
I upon the wound and soothc a. The
mother with the sickcst child was willing
60 pu' the little one IN Christ's ARMS
Sef-righte,is people rushed into His
, presence with a woman Of dcbnsed char
Ill H. 4
her, Kill her" Jesus looked al her and
saw she was sorry and repentant. and lie
| looked at them. and lie saw they wore
prou and arrogapt and malignant, and lie
| said let him that is without SIN cast the
first stone At her" A blind man sat by
the wavside making a great ado about his
lacl, Of vision. They told him to hush
mp and not bother the Master. Christ
stopped 60 him and said. What wilt thou
that do unto thccg" Gentlencss Of voice,
gentlenrss of manner, Centleness Of life
We all admire il whether we have any
Of u or not just as the rough mountain
bluff and the Scared crag love TO look
down into the calm lake at their feet aud
| ns tho stormest winter loves TO merge
into tho sunshny spring, so the most pre-
| cIpitatc and lmpulsivc and irasclble nature
loves 20 think of the gcnteness of Christ
! How little we have Of itl How little pa-
ticncc IN treating with cnemicsl We
! have so little Of the gcntlcness of Christ
we arc not ft for Christian work half the
time We do not know how TO comfort
the bcreft or 20 encourage the disheart.
| cnCd or 20 take care Of tho poor Even
our voice OF sympathy Is on the wrong
pitch
My sister had her arm put out Of ioint
| and we were in tho country, and the
| ncichbors came in. and they were all sym.
| pathetic. and they laid hold Of the arm
IL II. 4 4 A
I anguish was lntOcTahle. but the arm did
. not 20 - it, place Then the old country
doctor was sent for, and he came in. and
/ with one touch ~ was all right. He knew
Just where 10 put his finger and Just how
20 touch the bone We go out 10 our
| Christian work with too rough a hand
/ and too unsympathctic a manner. and we
fail in our work, while some Christian,
in the gcntlcncss Of Christ. comes along.
put his land Of sympathy on the gore
spot. and the torn lIgaments are healed.
. and the disturbed bones are rcjoincd. Oh,
for this gcntlcncss Of Christ
The dow OF one summer night will &C.
compish more good than fifty Caribbean
f, whIrwnds. How important - ~ that IN
going forth 20 serve Christ we have some.
thing Of His gentlcncss j. that the way
we bear ourselves when we arc assaulted
The rulc D. an eye for an eye, q tooth for
a tooth. retort for rctort. sarcasm for sar.
caEm. Give him a. much ~ he sends,
After awhile you look mp into the face oi
Christ. and YOU see His ecntlcncss. and
yOu say. We'll. now, ! must do different.
iy" Then your proud heart says: Now
you have your enemy in a corner. You
w!ll never get him m corner again. Chhs.
t,sc him and then let him CO. So we
postpone the gcntlcncss Of Christ.
Did you ever know any difficulty 70 be
? healed by aceTbIty or hypcrcrlticlsm
About fortyhvc years ago the Prcs5ytc.
TI1n Church waa split into the new school
and thr old school The ohasm got wider
and wider The most outrageous person
. alitlss were INDUCED 100. Good men on
one side mathematical good men on the
/ other side Wider and wider the cha.m
7 got until after awhile some good people
/ :iod another tack, and they began 20 ok
| plain away the difcultIcF and soon all
/ the differences were healed. and az Pitts.
/ burg they shook hands and are one now
/ to be- one forever
! You say % a man with whom YOU had
/ falling out. u despise you lie says,
/ Il can't brar the sight Of YOU You say
/ 10 him. II never want you ~ come 90 my
/ Lgusc again he says. IF you comC 90
my house again. III kick you out" You
. s7r. "Ili put you down" oh, no." hc
/ nrs "II' put you down" But some DAY
/ thr spirit J' CHRIST comes into you and
/ yor 60 over auI mr. Ny brother give
/ me tOur h1u.. ilH Is short and eternity
/ is TcB~. a1l 500 c.Ht afford ~ quarrel
4 Nov 'et nyg0utr D.. irsJrrs and lct o. act
/ lic Chfi.iars" Il Is 40 se't'cd. How;
/ b. ihe senter,ss OF Christ.
/ Dl YOU ever know drunkard 70.
I claimed ty minicry OF bis staggering steps,
I ni- ihic, tongue or hs hicrOughg No
J Y9u only madden he brain But you 20
] f4 i.fu and frf linn know YOU aoprnriato