The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25

What we all need. whether IN or down
IN hie or hall way between. Is the infinite
solace o. the Christian religion. And so
we employ the word "come" IL will take
all eternity 10 find cut the number of
business men who have been strength
cned 10y the promises Of God and the peo-
pie who have been fed by the ravens
when other resources gave out and the
men and women who going into this bat
tie armed only with needle or saw or axe
or NardSuck or pen or type or shovel or
ShoelSst have gained a victory that made
the heaven resound. With all the re.
sources OF God promised for every exi.
gency no one need he left IN the lurCh.
| like the faith displayed years ago in
Drury lane, London, IN an humble home
where every particle OF food had given
out and a kindly soul entered with tea
and other table supplies and found a kct-
tie on the fire ready for the tea. The
benevolent lady said, How is that YOU
have the kettle ready for the tea when
YOU had no tea IN the houses And the
daughter IN the home said, Mother
would have me put .c kettle on the fire.
and when | said, What is the use Of
doing so when We have nothing IN the
house" she said NV child God will pro
vide. Thirty years lie has already pro
vldod for me through all pain and help
lcsSucss, and lie will not leave me to
taough We do not see how We have been
waiting all day for something 10 come.
but until we saw yol we knew net how
10 was 10 come" Such things the world
may call condolences. hut I call them
Almighty deliverauces, and, though you
do not hear OF thcT, they are occurring
every hour of every day and in all parts
of Chrlstendom.
But the word "corc" applied to those
who need soacc viii amount To nothing
unless u ls uttered hy some one who has
experienced that soace That spreads
the responsibility of giving this gospel
call among \ great many. Those who
have lost property and been consoled by
rcaglon n That trial are the ones 10 IN.
vitc those who have failed IN business
Those who have lost their health and
been consoled by religion are the ones to
invite those who are IN poor health
Those who have bcrcavements and been
conSolod IN those bercavcmcnts are the
ones TO sympathzc with those who have
lost father and mother or companion or
child or friend, What multltudes OF us
are alive to-day and IN good health and
buoyant IN this journey of life who
would have been broken down or dead
long ago but for the sustaining and cheer
ing help OF our holy religion! SO we say.
Come" The well is not dry The buck.
cts are not empty. The supply is not cx
haustcd
What dismal work of coincidence the
world makes when it attempts to con.
dole! The plaster they spread does not
stick The broken bones under their
bandage do not knit. A farmer was lost
IN snowstorm on prairie OF the Far
West. Night coming on and after he WAS
almost frantic from not knowing which
way to go, his sleigh struck the rut Of an.
other sleigh, and he sand, ~ will follow
this rut, and It viii take me out to safc.
ty." He hastened on until he heard tho
bells of the preceding horses. but, coming
up. he found that that man was also lost.
and. as ~ the tendency of those who are
thus confused in the forest or on the
moors, they were both moving IN n circle.
and the runner of the one lost sleigh was
following the runner Of the other lost
sleigh round and round At last IL oc-
cured To them to look at the north star.
which was pccring through the night,
and 10y the direction of that star they got
home again.
But" says some one, you Christian
people keep telling nv to come yet you
do not tell us how 10 come" That
charge shall not be true on this occasion.
Come bc,ieving' Come repenting' Come
prayingl After all that God has been
doing for 5000 years, sometimes through
patriarchs and sometimes through pro
phcts and at last through the culri1n-
ton of all the tragedies on Golgotha. can
any one think that God will not welcome
| your coming? VIII a father at vast out.
| lay construct \ mansion for his son and
| lay out parks white with statues and
green with foliage and all a.sparklc with
! fountains and then not allow his son TO
| live IN the house or walk IN the parks?
| Has God built this house Of gospel mercy
and will lie then refuse entrance 20 His
children! viii Government at great
expense build lifcsavlng stations all
! along the coast, and boats that can hover
unhurt like petrol over the wildcat
surge and then. when tho hieboat has
| reached the wreck of ship m the ofiing.
| not allow the drowning 90 seize the lifc
| Inc or take the boat for the shore IN
| saietyy Shall God provide at the cost of
| his only Sons assassination escape for n
sinking world and then turn deaf ear 10
| the cry that comes UP from the breakcra'
But" you say, there are 30 lanJ
! things ! have 10 believe and no many
things IN the shape OF a creed that have
| TO adopt that ] am kept back" No, mol
| You need believe but two things-name-
| ~, that Jesus Christ came into the world
TO save sinners and that yol are ono Of
| them. But" you say, II do believe both
| Of those things" DO you really believe
! them with all yorr heart1 Yes" Why,
then, YOU have passed from death into
| hfc Why, then, you arc n son or a
| daughter Of the Lord Almighty. Why.
| then, you are an heir or al hoiross of an
inheritance that vii declare Giyidcn1s
from now until long after the stars arc
dead. IIalleiuiahl Prince OF God. why
do you not cone and take your coroEct?
Princess of the Lord Almighty, why do
YOU not mount yJu- throne; Pass "
into the light. Your boat is anchored
| why do you not go ashore? just plant
your feet hard down, md you viii feel
under them the Rock ~ ages
/ challenge the universe for one in.
stance IN which nan IN the right tpirit
appealed for the salvation oi the gospel
and did not get it Maa alive, are you
going 10 let all the years of you- life 70
away with you without your having tAIs
great peace, this glorious hope, this bright
expectancy
Are you going r. le. the rc1rl of great
price lie in tie dist a. y,tr fec. because
you are too inGoi'rt or to- proud 70
stOOp down aud pick IT up! VII you
wear the chain cf evil aablt when ne1.
by you is the ham ncr that could VIII
one stroke snap the snack.c; WI you
stay IN the prison II sin Whc1 here ~ a
gospel key that cou.d Ln.ock Jour incar-
ccration' No, no.
AZ the one word come hfg so'1e.
times brought rlauy souls a. Christ,
viii try the experiment q pl irc up IJt,
mountain and thea scDd down ~ al
avalanche oi rover many 0i these gospel
comes" Come 'rOu and all tly mouse
into the ark Come unto .ie, all yo
who labor AMI are heavy laden, ard /
vii. givc YJu rest !" Come, for all things
are nov ready" Come with us, AMI VIC
vii do ycu good Come and Sec"
The SplIit and the bride say come,
and leJ him that heareth pay come and
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