The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28
EFFECTIVE STRENGTH
EL0QUENILY SET FORTH.
Rev. Mr.. KrOm DiSCOurScS on Doc
trinc of Election and Reasons for
Success or Failure in Life.

aud the ar0iaaFe or tle Nollo NNtIi
useS the victory 70 show mercy to the
,,,,,,,,sv.d rstbsr thsn 10 brtng humila-
tiop gnd shame Tu our struggle with the
world ID does uot sntic. ihac We gam
strength We need 10 gain strength thst
| ,h5u he errectiye That can he uscd 10 sd-
vantage IN making other men suons -
has been said that ''fhe value OF a tFuiN
greai man consists ii hls m'reas"'s '".
value Of an mankind" 'rhe value OF
tr,lv sood man consists I'm his Increasing
the moral value or AZ mankind
ID 10 sd sigh, - gaze upon the Weak
nesses OF men.
TO behold mans utter incapacity snd
Inability 10 undertake and do Things that
A. done would he OF service 10 the world
II is even sadder 10 behold men strong
in mind and heart who do NOT make me
eTort 20 usc their strength In enlarElng
, the Intellectual and moral capacity OF
others Who nurse their wisdom as Achll-
los nursed his wrath aud defeat the cam
paign against sin and weakness by suk-
lug IN their tents. Vet there is one sight
ssddcr thau either of theSe mentioned. IL
Is tina of n man with power and purpose
who because OF some characteristic finds
his strength turned tr weakness and his
purpose unfulfiied
Sheer strength Is NOT the most potent
Influence in the intellectual or moral
world
| II il we're. Niagara would be one Of the
most effective Instruments for upift
! known to man
| FAILURE OR SUCCESS IN LIFE.
| The failure 10 resllve this is one indics-
| tion OF our blindness in an ase when
| there is 80 much light. The youth grad
nafes from the college with the thought
tngrained IN his MUD that .Nnowledse
1 Il power" II may or may not be. lie may
| 90 back tD the uuiet simple town where
| his early life has been passed ana enter
into his chosen vocation. lie may sue
| coed lie becomes brilliant LAWYER
| successful phy stefan. . prosperous nsh
| of business From his high academic
1 platform he occasionally looks down ana
! sometimes with contempt. upon some
! t,i4ftt.- simple soul whose weakness he
EXCUSES because of lack OF sdYantages.
| Yet that plain. simple soul makes itseIt
| gradually felt. One day the man succesr-
fui I'm the world becomes conscious that
| while men admire him. they love the
other man. The things for which he must
ask are gratutonsly given 10 the other
lie has his business associates but the
| other man has his host Of friends and
| think that YOU viii agree with me when
| / say. as we grow older. we are more ana
more convinced that the difference be-
| tween being admired aud loved, the diff
| ference between having mere associates
| In business aud In having friends l. the
difference between q life that Is OF little
I permanent influence and one that -
| powerful aud effective, the difference he
tween a llfe that ls failure and lie
| The ideal great man has appeared In
history bat once.
He Vas sufficiently strong 10 with
stand the intelisctual aud religious spirit
Of his age. Rut his strength was not the
: strength OF the mild forces of nature IL
A..
. ! was sweet Children loved him. lie con-
ouered aud overcome and out OF every
r | conquest he drew the honey OF life, the
: gentleness. the love. the sweetness had
Y made III. more effective. Ills strength
e was the reIuvenstiig power In men 5
5 lives hat thc WAY ~ access 10 the lives
b OF mcu was hi. love and sweet compass
: SION for humanity.
n We pray that We may grow TO the
d ! statue of ron manhood ~ It is found ir
h Christ Jesus. The snNl toward which We
turn our faces with hope for humanity Is
the goal % character revealed IN Jesus
| Christ. III the gradual evoiution of the
j. race means anything ~ present t means
J., that all men are atadualiy winding theh
x way up 90 The plane whtro Jesus stood
n intellectually this age far sNcels the ON.
,s in which he liYed. Pcrhsns physically
m and mentally We are far on ih' way ia
- ward perfection.
o.
N strength II there Is one thing lacking 1
N is thst the strength of man
| hood aud womanhOod TODAY doe
+, / not 40 forth With moral pHs
II kion and the enthusiasm OF love tu lf
n the millions who silll struggle and ar
~ barled by their weakusss. The streugt
- al today Is like the strength Of Gbraltal
II swes aud is ADMIRED bot b.cause a
"a its stpiueSs and coldncss II l. pot love
~ and does not drsv men un0er its infu
:, enCe.
= Within the last hall century W. hsv
\. begun 20 see tho gradual evolution OF
- new character. A character that peihar
a. more than any other reveals the chars,
- ter Of Jesus Chrisr Men who are gent
ny Yet strong Alen Who have fought an
whose lives through tho battle have het
- sMtetcncd. who have well develop
:" minds yet who have istse loving heart
- Such men relrcseut Nv. Ons who h'
- come aud The COMING man. Drummon
i. / Giadstont, Mckinley. one from the Qui
~ walks of academic lifc oue mighty
- statesmauship, one strong ip mt1titu,
"' Of affairs Nrt I'll men oi heart and mi
- cucine humanity hecause of u strcng
he warmed nud swveteurd with love.
These men ste inferIuners Of cor
~ ins race or ulpl. For what IL going 10
lT dema uded ~ msr in the future " th
'eN lie Hfe be powsrtul aga eTectivs aud II
''r sffectiVc lives are not hose which a,
nc hut those Witch draw
~ sunshine draws mel ont from th'
hi- bvmes into The hOsom OF mature. Y
ne Sunshine of soui draws sua attracts
Glasses and conditions 0f men,
We Not only does the sweet. gentle Ia
,2n ! irg soIl draw The world about A.
20 \ those vho coiue put aside their reSer
Iod and reveal che secrets of Their hear
'ry They are drawn ont - themselves
IN such souls are The truo priests or =
ct- world tu Nhp'fi ths slroug ,otne and ma
Icu ! their confessions and scek the soothi
sis | ointment of tender crBipa ssion and chr
i,v | la The hour uf gofTOw. ~ defeat u
.cd turns not - thoye Who have yhs
en- I strength. but 10 those who love him a
"a have ayrnratl,v for him in his aalittiu
I'd Jesus said ~ be hfta rr sh
~ I draw AT men untO I've. TO mot he I
that is strous enough 10 come to vou On
III lids you and eives you the support y
,ss seek lis ihs iifc that ar-vs you 20
nd | shat has value IN both the mieilect
lss snd spiritual world. To all ~ this
he | viii Al doubtless say amen. for VI
tie . man or woman W. this sudifuce who
~. been 80 seaiKstered from the rich