The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-22
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
DIVINE.
Subject The Power Of Hope-So Better
Medicine Did q Man Ever Tske-ror-
give the Repentsnt-Ihe Perfect Life
to Come-CultivateH Hope.
ICopyrisht. lALl

and fu!lness in the verse from which
my text Is taken, and | only wade into
the wave al the beach and take tive
words. We have all favorite words ex.
presslve OF delight or abhorrence, word.
that easily ind their way from BRAN
20 lip, words that have in them morning,
and mldnlghts, laughter and tears thun,
derbolts and dewdrops. In all the lexi
cons and vOcabularies there are few word,
that nave Tor me the attractions oi the
last word OF my text. Which hope
There have IN the course OF our life
been many good angels oI God that have
looked over our shoulders. or met Us on
the road, or chantcd the darkness away
or lifted the curtains Of the great future
or pulled us back from the prec.pices
or rolled down upon Us the rapturous
music of the heavens, but there is one O.
these angels that has done so much for rs
that we wish throughout all time and
eternity to celebrate 1.-THE angel Of Hope
It. Paul makes II the center of 4 group
hope, charity" And. though he saws that
charity Is the greatest Of the three, he
does not take one plume from the wing. or
one ray OF luster from the brow, o. ore
aurora from the cheek. or one melody
from from the voice OF the angel OF my
text, Which hope
That was a great night for our world
when in a Bethlehem cuavausarv The
Infant ROYAL was horn, and that will
be a great night IN the darkness OF vour
soul when Christian hope Is born. There
will be chanting IN the skies and a star
pointing 70 the NATIVITY. | will not
bother YOU with the husk OF a definition
and tell you what hone Is. When we sit
down hungry az q table. we do not want
an analytical discourse as 20 what bread
IS Hand 1t on; pass it round; give US a
l1t sf tg,laV b g.s Ia N
pure hope Peter calls lt q lively
hope Paul STYLES II a good hope a
sure hope a rejoicing hope And all
up and down the Rible il is spoken of as
an anchor, as harbor, as helmet, as a
door.
When we draw a check on a bank, we
must have reference 10 the amount oI
money we have deposited hut Hope
makes a draft on a bank in which for her
benefit all heaven has been deposited.
Hope! May il light up every dungeon,
stand by every sickbed, lend a helping
hand TO every orphanagc, loosen every
chain, caress every forl0rn soul and
turn the unpictured room of the aims.
house into the veslbule OF heaven, How
suggestive that mythology declares that
when all other deities fed the goddess
OF Hope remained,
II was hope that revived John Knox
when on shipboard near the coas: of
Scotland he was fearfuily III, and he was
requested 10 look shoreward and asked If
he knew the village near the coast. and he
answered: II know II well. for | see the
stoepe OF that place where God first
opened my mouth IN public 10 His glory,
and ! am iully persuaded how weak that
ever ] now appear ] shall not depart this
life till | shall gorify His holy name IN
the same place His hope was rewarded,
and for twenty-five years more he
preached. That is the hope which sus-
tanned Mr.. Morrell of Norwich when de-
parting this life at twentyfour years OF
age he declared, II should like 20 under
stand the secrets of eternity before to-
morrow morning" That was the kIld Of
when, after several standard bearers he'd
fallen, and turned 20 lieutonant-coloael
and said, IF fall, tell my dear wife that
] die with a good hope IN Christ and
that ! am glad to give my life for my
country" That was the good hope that
DR.. Goodwin had in bis 'ast hour when
he said "Ah Is this death; How have
friend!"
No better medicine did man over take
than hope. 1t i a stimulant, tebriuge,
a tonic, a cathoIicon. Thousands of pco-
pie long ago departed this life would
have been living to-day but for the reason
they let hope slip their grasp | have
known people 20 live on hope after one
lung was gone and disease had seemed 20
lay hold OF every nerve and muscle and
artery and bone.
Alexander the Great starting Tor the
wars in Persia divided his pror rty among
the Macedonians. He gave a village TO
one, a port 10 another, a field 20 another
and all his estate 20 his friends. Then
Perdiccas asked, What have you kept for
yourself" lie answered triumphantly,
Hope
And, whatever else you and I give away
we must keep for ourselves hopc--all com.
fortlng, all cheering hope. ln the heart
of every man, woman and child that hears
or reads this sermon may God imp!ant this
right now!
Many have full assurance that all is
right with the soul. They are as sure Of
heaven as if they had passed the pearly
panels of the gate, as though they were al
ready seated in the temple OF God UuroH-
ing the lbretto of the heavenly chogister.
| congratulate al such. ! wish / had IT,
too-full assurance-hut with me It j.
hope (Which hope Sinful. it expects
troubled, it expects relief;
bereft, II expects reunion; clear down, 10
expects wings 20 hit; shipwrcckCd. 10 OK
poets lifebOat; bankrupt, u expects otcr-
nal riches; a prodigal, II expects the WIDE
open door OF the fathers farmhouse. u
does not wear itself out by looking back
ward: II ALWAYS looks forward What Is
the use OF giving so much time 20 the re-
hearsal OF the plsty Your mistakes are
not corrected by a review. You: losses
cannot, by broodIng over them. be turned
into gains. IL Is the future that mas the
most for us, and hope cheers as on. We
have ell committed bunders, but does the
calling Of the roll OF them make them any
4 4 Il u.
tiers OF usefulness. However much vOu
may have accomplished for God and the
worlds betterment your greatest useful
ness u 70 come NO saws some one.
my money is gone" NO" saws some
one, "the most of my years are gone and
therefore nv useiu,ness.' Why. YOU talk
like an infdel. Do you suppose that all
your capacity 20 do good is fenced IN by
this lifeS Arc YOU going % be !OJlcer
and do nothing after you have qIit this
worids
1t is ny business 70 tell you that vour
faculties are 20 be enlarged and intensified
and your qualifications for usefulrS-s mu'-
tiplied tenfold, a hundredfoil, a thousand
fod.
Is your health gomez Then that ia
sign that YOU are 90 enjoy q celestial
health compared with which the mos. .o
cund and hilarious vitality OF Garth la iu-
vahdism. Are your fortunes spcntt Re
member. you are % be kings and queens
unto God And how much more wcs.th
YOU VIII have when YOU reign 1reyer ard
ever / want 90 see you when you get
vour heavenly work dress on. This little
bit Of a sue-k of a world wc call the earth
j. only The place where we get ready 90
work. We are only I0umevmcl here but
will be master wOrkmen there. Heaven
will have no ioafers hanging around. The
hook saws az tho fnh1fftauts ' Ipv rest
not dav nor night Whv rest when they
work without fatigue; Why seek q pillow
when there is 10 night tteres ! want %
soc Won aftc- tho peie.t9.ari-n o. earth