The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-10

Peter did supernatural things. The pro-
phet here did a supernatural thing. and l
want 10 say 10 YOU that the day has not
passed when Gods peorlc can do super
natural things. through faith. and that
Is what we want In our Sunday schools
today
We want Sunday school officers ana
teachers that will brings things te>fass In
the Sunday school: God said let there
be light and there was light. Now. my
friends. we want some Sunday school Of
fcers and teachers who Will say, Lei
there be conversions I'm our SUNDAY
schools" and there will be conversions.
I say We want supernatural work. OF
more OF the power OF the spirit OF dod
ELISHA AND ELIJAH.
You recolleet that Elisha had dou-
BILE portion Of Elijsh's spirit. You recol-
lect how Elisha followed him along and
said. Il am going with you" And after
a while Elijah said. What would you
like ~ have me leave your And Elisha
asked a great thing OF him. He said
give me double portion of your spirit
Elijah had the spirit OF God and Elisha
wanted a double portion OF IL. So sun
day school teacher. may that be the cry
OF your heart today. Give me double
portion OF God. OF your spirit" You re-
collect that after a while a chariot OF hre
was seen. Elijah said. We'll, Elisha. II
you see me when go you shall have ~
! can just watch Elisha now as he watch.
es Elijah. He does not take his eye on
that man from that time on. Prett,
soon the chariot Of FIRE comes. and al
Elijah begins 20 ascend Elisha wanted
him 60 know that he saw him and he said
my Father, my Father, the chariot ol
God and the horsemen thereof
And just then Elijah drops his cloak and
Elisha gets hold OF N. Now, from thai
time. on Elisha began 10 do wonders
When he got back 10 the river Jordan
that hau been parted by stroke OF that
cloak IN the hand OF Elijah. II is inter
estng 10 see what he did. Did he say
don't know whether I can get across Il
or not? He said. Elijah said | could have
a double portion. wonder IL have go'
IL. will tell you what he did. II you
will turn TO the book you will read thai
when he came TO the rivers bank hs
simply took the cloak OF Elijah and
drawing IL back, he struck the river Jor'
dan and he said: Where is the God oi
Elijah?" He laid IL all onto God 10 oper
that river.
INSTRUMENTS IN HIS HANDS.
My dear Sunday school teachers what
you and I want 10 do Is To throw oui
work on God and feel that he Is the power
and that we are the instruments In hii
hands.
heard John McNaily read this chapter
and he made IL very real He said thai
a divinity school over there In Samaris
got too small for them and the boys said
Its too small Let's go over the Jor'
dan and build a bigger one" SO they
arranged TO go and each one took an "A
10 chop a tree 20 build the house with
and when they got there each man threw
of his outer clothing and began to chor
the trees. You could hear the ring oi
the axes and the flying OF the chips, and
after a while the crash and fall OF the
trees.
But while Elisha was standing and look
ing on he heard the voice OF one OF the
lads and he said: My father: my
father And Elisha looked and saw the
young man begging him TO come over and
he said: What is the natter" And the
young man said: II have lost the AK on
the handle" 1t fell into the river
And the prophet said: ''Wher'
did IL fall?' He said "Righ
down there" That was all very natural
Now what did Elisha DO? He turned
and cut q stick. can see the old mar
going of and cutting a little twig. "Wha
are you going TO do with that twig?'
Going TO bring the AK up" What
He just threw his little stick over and al
OF sudden the ak began 10 swim ant
he reached out and got H.
Now what ala the young man DO wher
he found that the AK had gone off the
handle? oh. you say he began 10 stor
chopping right of. Oh, not so, if he die
what some teachers do; just keep right
on whacking away with the handle Nc
trees were falling and no chips were fly
ing-he was whacking away with the
handle.
oh, Sunday school teachers: have yol
lost the AK? What we want is TO be abl,
10 do something that Is supernatural IN
cur Sunday school work that still show.
the mower of God
That dear brother that read the lessor
this morning in the opening service re
members that verse. Paul says. m,
preaching was not with enticing word
of mans wisdom. but I'm demonstration
Of the spirit and Of power that your faitl
should not stand in the wisdom Of men
but In the power OF God" We want ou
faith to be In God And I claim that ",
want this spiritual power.
NEW yoRK's SAD STATISTICS.
I claim that the Sunday school Is lack
ing In this power and the statistical re
ports we get today are very, very sad
] hold in my hand a report from New
York city. II Is to their interest TO max
as good a showing as they can. They re
ported BIS Sunday schools. .1s5 scholars
They quote the number OF conversions re
ported. | fnd that among the s75 Sun
day schools there were lsi which mad
no report on the number OF conversions
In these l3i schools there were enrolle
T.24s scholars. These deducted from IN
total enrolment left 74.sl9 that were en-
rolled in the 244 schools that made re
port.
The average enrolment In these -
schools was 3o7. The number OF conver
sions reported was 1861 or an average o