The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
DR. TALMAGES SERMON
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE sY TIE NOTED
DIVINE.
subjecti Eieciment From fden-it shows
Idienc.s - Bad For Man blessings OF
Labor Riches Are More Equally
Divided Than is Generally Understood

Tor those whose ilNtS nave hlaNA ahNltNlEHs
text Isai'h M. ~. "SaV We - the right
eons that IL shall be well with HIM
Here is a promise Tor people who are
nu right. hut who vii, come and get ~
How many. or rather. how few. neople do
YOU know who are All right II u were
asked of any assembly that those who
were sinless should rise up. none would
rise, except imbscilcs and religious cranks.
An accident happened near sixty centu-
ries ago that started the human race in th"
wrong way and we have not got over u
vet We know \ great many splendid men
and splendid women. hut they VIII tell
you that they have not ALWAYS done the
right thing or thought the right thought,
II IL were any % vour business, they could
give you an inventory of ira'liics and mis-
takes and infehcites that would he aston
ishing Here then. YOU say, IS Bible
promise that goes a-becUug SAY ye a.
the righteous that it shall be well with
HIM"
II Is my dehrhtiul work to-day 20 show
YOU that an the sons and daughters OF
Adam and Eve may appropriate the hene-
diction of my text II thev VIII first do the
right thing. Over here in the next street
was a man who in great mlstortuncs lost
all he had and was positively heggared,
but letter comes from some European
city. where the land records are kept, an.
nouncing To him that a great fortune Is
his Now he is as opulent As he was pau
perited. He dolis his rags and puts on
respectable attire and moves into home
Appropriate for a man OF vast estate. tbs
worldly circumstances were all wrong last
year; they are all right this year. On the
next street is a man who was from perfect
health prostrated and he seemcd to be
sick unto death, but a skllltul physician
took correct diagnosis Of his disease, and
bv prompt and vigorous treatment re-
stored him TO his former vlcor As to his
health he was all wrong before. Now he
is all right In these two ways | illustrate
nv theme.
Bv sin we have all been morally bank
rupted Christ the Lr~i from His inf.
mite riches nays our debts ard emp1ra-
discs us in His mercy. From His richest
wardrobe lie put on us the clean robe of
His Righteousness. and gives US palace
in the heavens when we are ready 10 60
un and take II. Now. "a 10 our spiritual
estate we are all right We were morally
diseased but Christ. the physician. bv "A
bath IN the fountain Of His grace. cures us.
Now. "A 10 our spiritual health we are
all right. That Is the way We come 10 the
righteousness spoken of in the text. II ~
n contributed righteousness. n madeover
Righteousness. an imputed righteousness.
! The moment YOU get into right relations
| with christ the Lord that moment YOU can
| appreciate the magnificent comfort ot the
text. and I DEFY YOU in all this great book
! from the first verse of the first chapter OF
Genesis 10 the last verse of the last chap
| ter of Revelation. TO find me a passage
| with higher and deeper and broader and
! longer comfort than that ot the text
! which is as deep as the Atlantic Ocean
! half way between the continents aud high
! as the sun when the clock ia striking -
al noon. But | shall bc swamped with
the oceanic tides Of this subject unless the
! Lord help me to keen a ioothold. Say
| -, b. trkI lao yTl
with him"
Bear in mind that but few people can
| stand worldly success Water ~ n good
! thing. but too much OF 1t VIII drown.
! Fire is n good thing but too much Of II
will destroy Light is a good thing, but
! too much OF Il dazzles and blinds Sue
cess is good thing, but too much OF II
! has overwhelmed many for this world and
| the next II IL were best for us, we would
! all be millonaires, live in palaces like the
| AIhambra. and be as personally attractive
| ~ Cleopatra appeared TO Antony but
the most of folks could not endure such
| superabundance, and it IL absolutely ncccs
sary in order to keep them right that 999
men out of 1000 should find life a struggle
| II keeps them out OF mischief. After
| Adam was elected from the premises
| where by ten minutes Of employment a
day he could keen the garden and drcss u
the best thing that could happen 10 HIM
| rround that bloomcd with spontaneous
| flowers and rustlol with harvests that
owed nothing 10 plow or hoe became nos
| tile. and bramblc was substituted for rose,
and the panther growlCd where before he
fawned, and horn and fang and hooi be.
came bolhgercnt That Edcn'c clcr'W"rt
| shows us as nothing else ever could that
idoucss or only few minutes of employ.
incnt day are doom and overthrow. Put
| u down among your blessings that Won
have TO work hard with brain or hand or
foot or all three OF them.
How many men do YOU know worth
S2jO.O 900 who are dcyout and consocrated
and humble and generous and employing
jhcir means for the worlds rcdemption
You could count them up on the fingers
| of your two hands even u by accident or
war you had lost one or two OF tho fingers.
| As 10 the realm OF personal attractivcncss,
| how many women radiant Of cOuntcnancc
and graceful Of form do you know who are
| unaffected and natural oi manner and
deeply pious before God, using their
beauty for tho hottermont of the world
and not for selfish purposes, ] only take
the risk of asking the question and leave
e. you the risk Of answering II. These
things ! say 20 show YOU that IN order 10
have the promise of the text fulfilled m
your case u ~ not necessary you have pho
| nomcral worldly success
Notice. also that God gives the righteous
| the power to extract good out ot owl. and
by a divine chemistry 30 change the bitter
into the sweet and the harmful into the
| beneficial Tho promise thet ~ shall be
well with You does not imply thai you arc
| t1 be free from trouble. There i- 100 o..
cape from that We ail have family rcla.
ti0ns and some Of them will be making
exit from this world. 20 that Bereavement
- the universal inheritance. The differ.
encc between the urO.pc:cd and those not
rrospered D. the difference m the amount
they can afford 90 lose. The more wealth
y man has the more he can lose but one
man can afford % Jose a million dollars
where anothcr man cannot afford 90 lose
one dollar On larger or smaller scale All
suffer financial loss Amid the rlpldiy ~
the revolutions oi tho wheel of national
and international finance monetary per
plcxty is AZ common a. DAY Or night.
So also uI-uicrurc'atiOu aud SANDER
come 90 all who live active lives Our
actions. thoroughly honest and above.
board may come under suspicion. Every
court room a. every term Oi court hears
illustrations oi the dclusiOus Oi what %
called c.rcum.flut'al evidence. Innocent
,uon are hncI oT IWuTsOurd ~ electro.
cUtcd because 0i au uriD-iIuat" rJngEuc
t.0u Of events What De- tr'" 300 court
roore b. truo n a.I circles Of domc-tIr Of
social OF OfIra. iia. You have been WIs
/ urderstJ0d and uIsrcpre.euted OF Will Do
/ mIsundcrstgJd or misrcDresrntpd. Then
how can my text Boz tfuet Ny eTp.aua.
tiOn b. this The man without any divine
I grace 10 hs heart huds In these troubles
| irritation and unbaIei and mcancH3Il
and despair a t1rIstIan man finds in
. them submIssIDn and enlarged views and
/ divine support and rcc9ugecfat.yu. b.
re4gement % the world Ing brings i..I
thoughts Of Cod and a resistance ~ TIS
| lent 10 darcs not fully exuress itsell
Bereavement brings % the Christian t.r
/ tLOu.Lt of heavenly reunion and "a more
complete laying hold % God, ard a more