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

was after all not what ne said. but what
he was In himself II was not the language
of his lips that students remembered. but
II was the unindicted and the unindictable
language of his heart.
Personal POWER OF CHARACTER.
The central point of all real life is char
acter. The personality of our lamented
president. William Mckinley. is what we
love. II stands out above and overho~s
everything else. The reins OF govern
ment may have fallen from his hand.
the chariot OF state may have halted in
its flight, his language may pass out from
our memories and much that he did be-
come q thing Of the past But that which
abides longest and casts its radiance far-
thest down the pathway of mortals in
that magnificent specimen OF humankind
Is his character Much as the world
prizes what he did let us remember that
II prizes over and above everything else,
what he was
And SO personality makes itself felt all
the way down through every avenue Of
life. and there is no place in which II has
greater influence than in Sunday school
work
Someene has very wisely said: How
can hear what ycu say when what you
are Is laundering in my ears?"
And so II is: the most impressive. the
most effective and lasting lessons taught
by any teacher TO his class is that OF his
daily life. Life is more persuasive than
language and example more potent than
admoniton.
You have seen children Of Christian
home In their play take down the Bible,
read IL with solemn face, and then kneel
In PRAYER with solemn tone. and all in
perfect likeness 10 the manner in which
me daily worship was conducted in that
That was the power OF the impression
made upon those young and receptive
snass Of the IN w6rS ysg e I y the
ner of persons ought we to be Ia all holy
conversation and Godliness."
be on5ai5s1 E1sng minister when he was about to
his life he was nearly an inidel. but. said
he, there was one argument In fsver OF
Christianity which ! could never refute;
the consistent conduct OF my father"
And So I'm like manner, the life of the
teacher melds and influences his schol-
ars. They copy his ways and net his
words. What he practices and net what
ne breaches, His exempifeation of vir-
tue and not his verbal definition.
The Sunday school scholar In captivated
by religion that is deep-rooted. Sone-
thing that stays put Not something
| does his hat. and then lays u off at his
| convenience. but something that he takes
wherever he goes and keeps with him -
he does his heart.
You have seen children take a rose and
tear It into pieces because Of a desire to
sec l.s heart; or cut an apple IN. pieces In
order to see the heart OF the apple.
And say 10 you today. that every sun
| day school scholar i dissecting his teach
| er IN order 10 find his heart. And IN he
listen s he win S sgs but pRoh he you sshnot ns na %
! any heart In your dealings with him. then
| that scholar has no use Tor YOU, and you
have no business with him. I tell you
| X is heart blood which writes most in
| delibly upon human minds and affections.
In the. city from which ] came poor
and suffering man lay upon his last bed
| OF sickness. The church members, hear
| ing OF his affliction, went 10 his relief and
| ministered TO his comfort as best they
S VINO sat Beside him: NJ - woula @ Is give a ali IL"
| ever had II could only have one short
word with my old sunday school teaJh-
| err lie did not remember single les
] son that teacher had ever taught him. and
she was not great teacher, but he said.
she believed in a fellow Ard 50 you
| see II was the great heart of that woman
which had been living in that memory.
| through the years. and the glowing light
Of whose personality he now wanted TO
| shine about him IN his darkenng hours.
The woman never knew till she came to
| that bedside the influence she had been
| exerting all those years over that life.
| passing. Of the unconscious influence you
are eNerting in the world today.
The work Of duty in which we are least
conscious OF doing good Is By no means
| the least priced or real in the sight or
God You remember when the disciples
ed ftn Tp IN snrprise a and s said When @ saw
we thee an hungered, sick, or naked.
or in prison and came unto thee?" Ard
Of his fsitbfri disciples today ~
RESERVE POWER IN GOD.
Since now we have seen the unauestion-
able power of personality | would ask,
What makes for personallty2''
answer first: Reserve power In God.
When a man has God enthroned in his
heart and life Il gives balance 20 his
whole being. Living I'm God steadies a
man. The secret Of every character Is
it's unmeas sured depths. We do not Judge
safely through the tempest by the meas
urement OF her canvas, as We do by the
weight Of her ballast.
And so ~ is With weak and ignorant
man. The greater the display of the
mere creature the greater our distrust IN
him. But when we see this weakness
and ignorance resting upon. ana cleavtng
10 the Rock of Ages. then we feel that
the man has connection with the eternal
world and thai bis resources s,sS aTs no long
mighty God Then the mans powers be-
come unmeasugable. because he H. draw
Ks In nature NE hold in highest sdmirs-
;ion the heights We cannot climb, and
the depths We cannot fathom; so when
know and feel that its . mighty combL.
na ton Man don't amount 20 very much
alone but with God he j. invincible;
Good men are a constant ast0nshnenf
10 the world in the manner I'm which they
are held iip and sustained In the nlidst
" unhoiy and debssing Influences. but the
secret Of n all is that they are resting
uron God and drawing the life blood 81
their spiritual being or. or his holy
depths
they have iourreysd oui % over - the WS.
lingford sand plains 10 look upon those
great stretches ~ barren sand with no
sign of life except here and there q living
oak And the question has arisen In M