The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-09-28
out with IL lie hsd been willing TO follow


might have won from sanhedrln and syn
aeogue and vast audiences by the seaside:
no physician ever got such reputation
for healing power rs He might have OBJ
tanned II lie had performed His wonder.
ful cures before the Roman aristocracy.
say these things 20 let Won know what
Paul meant when he said. "lIe pleased not
HIMSELF" and 90 show something OF the
wonders Of His self sacrifice All human
rower together could not have thrown
Christ into the manger II He had not
chosen 20 so there: all satanic strength
could not have lifted Christ upon the
cross ii lie had not elected Himself to the
torture.
TO save our race from sin and death
and hell lie faced all the SORROWS of this
world and the sorrows of eternity. How
much OF that self sacrifice have wes
What is self sacrifice II is my walk
ing a long journey to save YOU from IA.
tigue; it is my lifting 4 great number of
hounds 90 save YOU from the awful strain
Il is subtraction from my comfort and
prosperity so that there may be an addl'
tion 10 your comfort and prosnerlty. How
much OF that have we MIGHT not
rather saw. How little have wes"
Two children. brother and sister, were
passing down the road They were both
very destitute. The lad had hardly any
garments at all. His sister had coat
that she had outgrown. IL was very
cold dav She said, .,Ssnnie, come un'
der this coat" "Oh." he said. mo; the
coat isn't large cough" "oh, she said
1T will stretch" lie comes under the
coat. but the coat would not stretch 81
she took oil the coat and put IL on hir,
Christ walked 20 Emmaus; Christ
walked from Capernaum TO Bethany.
Christ walked from Jerusalem TO Col.
gotha How Ear have you and | walked
| for Christi His head ached His heart
ached; His back achcd. How much have
We achcd for Christi
The disposition OF jesus was also a dis
position of humility. The Lord OF earth
ard heaven m the garh Of a rustic, lie
who poured all the waters ol the earth
| out OF Ills right hud-thc Amazon and
the Euphmtes. and the Oregon, and the
Ohio. and the Mississippi bending over a
we'll 60 ask a Samaritan woman for a
drink
lie who spread the canopy of the heav
ems and set the earth for a iootstool al
mitting hat He had not whore 10 lay Ills
head. lie whose chariot the clouds are
walking with sore feet: hushlug the tenn
pest on Gcnncsarot and wipnC the spray
ot the storm from Ills beard. then sitting
down in the cabin beside Ills disciples as
though lie had done NO more than wipe
the sweat from His brow ~ loscph's
carncntcr shop taking the foot of death
of the heart of Lazarus and breaking the
cham of the grave against thc marble oi
the tomb, and then walking out with Mary
and Martha without any more pret"nslon
than q plain citizen going cut in the su'
burhan village 10 spend the evening.
lostlcd "a though lie were a nobody, pur.
sued as though lie were an outlaw: nick
named; seated with publcans and with
sinners King of heaven and earth trail
inc his robes in the dust
How much of that humility have wcy
II we get few moro dollars than other
pcoplc or gain little higher position, oh.
how we strut We 90 around wanting
everybody 90 know their place and say.
"Is not this great Babylon that | have
built for the honor of my kingdom and 10y
the might Of my strength Who has
| ANYTHING Of the humility of Christi
The disposition of Christ was also the
spirit of prayer Prayer on the mount
aims, prayer on the sea, PRAYER among the
sick-prayer everywhere. Prayer for lit
| tie children. Father, | thank Thee that
| Thou hast hidden these things from the
| wisc and prudent and revealed them unto
babes" Prayer tor lIs friends Father
| will that they be with Me where ] am
| Prayer for Ills enemies, Father, forgive
| them they know not what they do y
| Prayer for all nations, Thy kingdom
come"
How little of that spirit YOU and have
| How soon our knees get tired Where ~
| the vial full of odors which are the pray.
crs OF all the saints Which of ne can
! keen our mind ten minutes on a prayer
without wandering? Not you; not |. Oh
| that we might have the gpirit OF praycr
| which was the spirit of CHRIST
We want moro PRAYER ~ the family,
more PRAYER ~ the church, more prayer
IN the legislative hall, more prayer among
the sick. more prayer among the aged
more prayer among the Young The great
| Advancement Of the church ~ TO be IN that
! direction yet.
While the council Of Nuremberg was
| signing the edict that gave thc church ita
freedom Martin Luther was away oil IN
| room by himself praying for that nc.
| complainant Though there was no line
of communication between the place where
! the council WA assembled and the room
where Martin Luther was praying, Martin
| Luther suddenly rose from his knees and
said. 1T is accomplished The church
is free, Victory. victory Oh, for this
| direct line Of communication with the
| throne OF God. 80 that II may bc said Of
us, as II was said Of Luther, lie got what
hc asked for'
The spirit Of Christ, remark lastly,
was a spirit Of hard work Not one lazy
moment IN all He life. Whether He was
talking go the fishermen on the beach,
or preaching TO the sailors on the dock,
or administering 20 tic rustics amid the
mountains, or spending an evening IN
Bethany always busy for others With
hands, heart head. busy for others hcw.
ing in the Nazareth carpenter shop, teach.
ing the lame how 20 walk without crutch.
~. curing the chlld's iits, providing ra'
tions for the hungry host. Busy. busy,
busyi The hardy men who pulled the
net ont Of the gCa filed with iloundefng
treasures the shepherds who hunted up
grassy plots for their hosks 10 nIbbIc AZ.
the shipwrghts p"jndng away ~ tn
dOCkyards, the wiucW1trIH Di Engcdi dip.
ping tn IuIces lrpid The vat and pouring
them into the poli.lins were not more
busy than Christ Busy. busy for others
Prom the moment lie went ogt Oi the car
a"1usary Of Bethlehem ~ the moment
when the cross plunged into the socket on
the bloody mount busy for others. Does
that remind you oi yourself does
not remind me Of myself. /. we lit bur.
den u must be light. n We 30 work, u
must be- popular, IL We sit ~ The pew, II
must be- safe: n we move in sphere Of
usefulness. a. must D. brilliant, ii wc have
90 take hold Oi a load. give ~ the light
end Of the log IN this way - aeaven fan
~. rock us, sing ~ 20 sleep Lii. us up
toward heaven on thc tips Ot yDur hnReft
under a slken sunshade Stand out Of
the way. all you martyrs who breasted
the fire. stand out oi the way and Vet
this colony Of tender footed modern Chris
tians come up and get their crowns
what has Jour Lord done 20 YOU, q
Christian. that you should brtay him
Who gave you 80 much riches that you can
afford 10 despise the awards Of the faith
flly ~ this moment. when all The armies
OF heaven and earth and bell are piunging
into the conflict, h0w can YOU desfrt the
standard, Oh Ul a.'ldlou Christian. is
iI rot lime for you IY start anew Tor God