The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08

'hNe me nelNnNr poverty nor flcneSi
On the other side he had seen the awful
clothes and shelter and TO educate their
children, and on the other side he had
seen the gouty foot. aud the indigestion,
and the insomnia. and the anxiety about
large investments, aud the threatened
paresis often characteristics of those who
are loaded up and loaded down with too
many successes Those people who are
generally called the masses-that is. the
most OF fo,ks-hN the things absolutely
necessary for their well being. They have
no MurilloS on their wall. nor a "Belshag-
zar's Feast" in their dining room, nor
pair of 5000 sorrcls at their doorway.
But they have something which those
supcyabundantlv supplied seldom have
they have better health because. being
compelled 10 walk. they set the necessary
exercise. and. their diet heing limited 90
plain food. they DO no; suffer from mud
night salads and are not victImized 10y
rare caterers.
They retire for wholesome sleep at the
very hour m which others are leaving
their homes for the dance or the card
party. They will sleep the last sleep just
as well IN The plain graveyard as those
who have over them an arch of scu,ptured
granite N costlcst metropolis OF most has.
torical abbey
Things are more equally divided than il
generally supposed. That splendid home
Is apt 20 have n taking oil OF some kind.
II may be an invalid w,fe. or a deformcd
child or an inherited tending toward IN
sanity or dissolute son or despo,lcd
rcputation, or a weakened heart that may
halt under the least excitement Envy no
man, Envy no woman. he content with
such things as yc have
Do not think. in order 20 have il we'll
with YOU, according to my text, that
therefore YOU must have more than some
body else, or even rs much as somebody
else The Lord treats us all better than
we treat Him. and Il we would study out
blessings as much as we study our dlsas
ters We would be more reasonable and
I'm Isaiah God says that bread and
water shall bc sure, and none of us has
been put on So low u diet. but we often
act as though God had not kent His prom
Use because we want more Injuries, for
getful Of the fact that lie promised bread
not cake, water, not sparkling cordials
The reason sn many people are misera
bic Is because they do not let well enough
alone They are in one occupation and
see It's anuo,anccs aud so change 10 an.
other occupation. and find as many annoy.
auces, # not more. They live IN one
place and know It's uncomfortable environ
ments and move into another place which
has lust as MANY limitations. Their in.
! vcstmcpts Weld them four per cent and
| they sell out 20 make investments that
will yield ten per cent, and lose all. Bet
! ter settle down and stop frettlng about
| yourself md the world
An officer IN Cromwclrs time was &C
worried about public Affairs that he coulc
not sleep. HIS servant. a Christian man
said he would like the privilege Of asking
| the officer a question. Leave being granted
4 A. 4 4 a.
| God governed the world very well hcfor,
You came into IL" "No doubt of It,
was the reply And do YOU not think III,
will govern II quite ~ we'll when Won ar,
! gone out of ity" Certainly " "Thcn
! pray. sir. excuse mc-but do YOU not
! think YOU may trust Him 20 govern IL n,
! long as YOU live in itg" The remark wa,
50 sensible that slccplcssncss departed
| and tranquility came.
A particular Providence IL NJ certain n,
n general Providence. II did not iust hap
pen 80 that Brunei noticed shipwort
| boring into the wood 20 suggesting TO TIA,
cnglacCr the tunncling Of the Thames II
! did not lust happen so that spldcr'i
web strung for tree 10 tree suggested th,
suspension bridge 90 IT, first originator
Nothing just happened 40 IN your life ol
! nine. II ~ not an autOcrat at the hcac
Of the universe, but n Father
DO any of US fully realize the fact tha,
God gives us three things in unlimited
| supply, although no formula Of prayer
that ! ever heard recognizes them water
air and SUNLIGHT Water hv the rivcrlul
Water by the lkeful. Water by TN.
occanful Some for nblution, some fo
shaking Of thirst, some for baptistcry, bom'
for fountains and aqunrums. ] never an
preciatcd what wonderful thing water II
until last summer ! stood by the foun
| taina before aud around the Emperor
palace at Pctcrhol. Russia.
With still more Abundance ~ the air dis
tributcd. An earth full of u, sly full %
II. Swiitcst and strongcs, eagle cannot ill
30 high as not 10 have it IN the nostril oi
| under the wing Aud what alllurnce o
sunlight No one but the infinite Coo
could dispense 30 much of u. The COLDER
candlc8tlck set on the blue mantel Of The
heavens So great that the Almighty n
! compared 10 u. the psalnist crying out
The Lord God ~ SUM- IL IL higi
time that We recognize ~ our lltnrgics anc
in our formulas OF prayer the three mos
abundant blessings OF the universe whict
come 30 all.
Some scientists are now discussing th'
! opening OF communication between Oul
earth and the planet Mars Experiment
are being made, but they viii not succeed
! We cannot bulld fire large enough 90 at
tract the attention of that world, or lift 4
lens powerful enough 10 zee any rcspons'
ntcrstellar. We do not positively know
that that world - occupied by hyinI
| beings, on that, it II N occupied, cOminu
nlcation with them would be desirable
r. might not be 80 good a world as this
and thus communication with 1T would b'
dCbcuuy.
But 1 rejoice 10 know that heaven is II
| touch with other worlds for their improve
mcnt and a depot for glorious arrivals
f. i8 a thDrOugniaTe between this wOrl,
and that world, and coming and goin,
perpetual.
Gong out Of this world - IA natura
n coming into IT, but the one N with paDg
aud the other ~ with rapture, II we ar
fitted for the uplifting process. IL Hhal
bc well with you. Now, do not get ~
frightened about that asthma or that cOugl
or that influenza or that threatened pneu
mDuId. The wOrst thing that fatal dis
ease can do rs 90 usher you INTO corona
ton and cnlhroncmcnt. ~ shall BE- vel
| with yOJ. Take ~ good care oi you
! health as you can, have the best doctor
/ you can employ, observe all sanitary laws
keep IN this world 49, long as you are per
| mlttcd 10 stay, and then when the heoy
cniy call comes be- glad 20 20.
do not care much about what you
last words are going u be. People pu
too much emphasis on last words"
/ would rather know what your words az
now, in days 81 health aud with menta
faculties 900 iull play your words Oi KIND
ness. your words O' sympathy, your word
Oi hclpiu.pcss, your words Oi prayer.
So 1--we that ii you say not a word dur
lug the last day ~ your life there VIII b
no doubt here about the place Oi your DIES
t.u1tiOn. You Will 20 right into sanity
prophetic, ofau1ehstic, apostolic cherlbIc
-e.aph.r, arehanqn,c, dohc presence. j
shall ba well with sou.
M1.nrr sou bIll go ri2ht up into thi
possession oi tho babe that the scarlet fe
scr or Group TOOL. out oi your arms,
sorrow that stiu uInys you. and yDu otter
% shc bad lived.
you wIIl 20 into the presence of the olt