The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-22

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| DO not advise YOU 70 he Indifferent ~
these great 1uestloos that pertain to
church and state aud nau'ns bat no g.
iret about them. Realize that Il - nor an
ANARCHY that has charge OF affairs m th,,
world, bui a divine government A. the
head ot thls universe II a klag whose eve
ls omni s',encc and whose heart j. infinite
love. llls government u not going 20 he
a failure lie C1nDot he defeated Better
trus' ll,r' ~ the wauagemeut of this
world aud nj al words Al YOU and
have Co 90 O, 40 accomplish the work that
Is nut m our hapds That j. al we have
10 be responsible for Ia a well mapaSed
orchestra the PLAYER, upon strineei and
wind instruments 10 not watch each other
The Cornet>t does not look to see how
the viohnlst = DRAWING the bow over the
strtugs. nor does the flute PLAYER srrutin.
lTc the drum They AL watch thc baton
OF the leader And We are All carving
our part however insignificant lt may be
IN the great harmony.
The closing wears of htc ought to be the
best part ot a.. ~ an arrival IN port ought
10 be happier than embarkaton Ii is bet
ter 10 have the cyclones behind ycu than
before YOU. some one will saw, David
might renew his youth. but | have been
through 81 much there u no such thing
for me as reviyldcation" You are wrong
You have not gone through as much as
David went through lie had all the cN
neriences ot shepherd boy, armo" bearer
kings bodvguard. hunter of wild beasts
warrior aud monarch lie was forty years
on a rocking throne. He was the oricntnl
hero IN many a hattlc, made moral mis-
takes enough To destroy HIM, nrostrated a
giant with one stroke, was the father ut
Hebrew poetry and wrote poems which all
the subsequent centuries have been chant
ing, dramatiZed demcnua To escape assas
sluatiou ran against Ahithophels hetray.
nj and Saul's jealousy and Ahsalom's M
surrcct.on and made Jerusalem the rcl
gous c1utal of the world II after all that
he could renew his youth YOU ought tu
he able 10 do the same
My text suggests that heaven Is an ctcr
nal youth \ cycle of years will not leave
any mark upon the immortal nature
Eternity viii MOI work upon the soul in
heaven anv change unless It be more "a
dance and more wisdom aud more rap
tuce. \ rolling on from glory to glory
In anticipation OF chat some of the hap
pest pconle on earth are aged Christians
The mlghtiest testimonies have been given
hy the veterans IN the gospel army. Whlic
some of the aged have allowed thcmsclvcs
TO become mprose aud cynical and lmpa
ticnt with youth apd pessImistic about the
| world and have become posscsscd with
the spirit og scold and fault indlnp. aud
are fearful of being crowded out of their
sphere Manv of the aged have been glad
to step aside that others NAV have n
| chance and are hopeful about the world
! expecting It's redemption instead of It's
| demolition. and they are lnsptration and
| comfort and heufuness 10 the household
aud - the neighhorhpod aud To- the
| church the children hail the good old
man a. he comes down the road Ills
| SMILE, h,s words. his manner his whole
! life, make the world think better OF rell
! glon.
| congratulate all aged Christians that
! the mOltug season will soon be over. and
! YOU viii mount higher than eagle ever as
| ccndcd What good thing that YOU are
! soon 10 get rid of winters cold and sum
/ mcr's heat aud drenching RAIN aud hover
! ing clouds, and live IN superbest climate of
! the universe, whether II be this world
| made over A. Co atmosphere and contour
! OF ~ some star which mighty telescope
! hail, from Che observatory or m some cen
! tire around which AL worlds wheel II IL
! all ready, and has been ready, as near as
! | can calculate since 1871 years ago, when
! Christ went up after saying II 70 Co pre-
| pare place for you What a good thing
| 20 set rid of this worlds vcssitudcs aud
! 10 have no surprises except those that arc
, CNhLaTant, ~ when Milton may ring a
| new cluto or Chrysostom may speak with
+ a new elolucucc OF Handel may render y
new symphony, for ! do not suppose that
! those who were mighty on earth are goinu
| 10 be oilers ~ heaven.
What a good thing IL ~, all yc aged
! Christians, that YOU can soon get rad ol
| dulcd car and sight that requires strong
! eyeglasses and inhrmltlcs which make you
! hold on to the banister. leaving you pant
! ing a. the head of the stairs, and enter .
! land of eternal health where the most ru
! blcund check oi robust life on earth
Ia t.a upt VsI ha
| vlgor oi the immortals. What a good
| thing 10 get beyond being misunderstood
! and blamed for what you could not help,
and picked at 10y hard world, aud then
/ pass into a heavenly society whore all
| think we'll Of each other, and friendships
are eternal, depreciation and slandcr and
| baClbltmg unknown, for the gate OF bcav
en- was shut against them IN the state
mcnt, Without are dogs" What a good
thing TO have satisfying and glorious ex
planatlOn OF things that puzzled you
/ twenty or forty or eighty years, TO have
the interrogation point abolished aud all
mystery solved and Gods government win
dIcatCd, and you will see why He allowed
SIN aud sorrow 10 come into the world
and why the bad were permitted 30 live
40 long and the good were cut OF IN tho
time OF their greatest usefulness, and why
80 many of the cUnseCratcd find life a
struggle while many Of the infamous rIdc
prOsperousIy, princes ai00t and beggars
a-horscbick, and the last honest question
shall have been answered.
Gibbon m his history says that Moh,m
med had A dream IA which he thought
thIt, mounted on the horse Rorak, he n
ccudcd the seven heavens and approached
within two bow shots Oi the throne and
felt cold that pierced him 90 the heart
when his shoulder was touched by the
hand Of God That might do Tor MDham
mod's heaven. but not for Christian
heaven No cold hand put upon your
shoulder there. no cold hand of repIise %
doubt. but the warm hand Of welcome, tho
warm hand Of sanity communion, tho
warm hand of God.
congratulate all Christians who arc ~
the cvcntlde Good cheer 10 all pi you
Your beat days are yet 10 come. You are
yet - hear the best songs, see the grand
est sight8 take the most delightful jour
ncys, form the most cleyatiBg friendships.
and after 10000 years OF transport you
VIII be- no nearer the last rapture tnAu
when y0u were thrilled with the first.
In heaven you will have what most
plcsscs you. Archbishop LeightOns de
sire for heaven was desire for Christ aDd
purity and love. and he has found there
what he wanted John Foster fejoiced al
the thought Of heaven, because there he
could study the secrets Of the universe
without restraint, and he has been rc2al.
ing himself ~ tnat search Southey
thought OF heaven as a place where he
would meet nth the learned and the
great Chaucer and Dante and Shakes
pcare. lie no doubt has found that style
oi communion That great and good DR.
Dick was fond of mathematics, and be said
hc thought much oi the time IN heaven
would be- gwen 10 that study and | have
no doubt that since ascension he has made
advancement IN that science. 1se twelve
manner OF fruits' spoken of ~ Reyela
ton means All kinds of enjoyment in heav
On. for twelve manner of fruits includes
all the chief fruits that are grown on
trees. I suppose there Will be a. many
.Lnla nf nnlnYfnanl a. there Will hn In