The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-09
ELOQUENT SERMON
BY REV. A. E. kR0M.

| pleasure OF exercising the mental powers
as the young man goes 90 the athletic
neld for the pleasure gained from exer-
| else and motion. q
We increase our store Of vitality thus
! blth physically and intellectually and then
the soul of man begins to arouse itself
and cry out for action. Dormant energies
| begi to awake.
! The very nature OF man cries out and
asks that II may he crowned with
heavenly virtues. We thirst In our
| hearts for the water flowing from cter-
| nal fountains. but the cares of the world
| and the deceits Of the flesh turn us from
that higher goal we do not reach the
] full realization OF our manhood. our lives
seem dull and empty. Discomfort sweeps
I, over us for our lips have never been
pressed To the rim OF the cup that brims
| wi.h life and JOY.
PROPER USE or WEALTH.
| II any man is I'm position TO take ad-
vantage of every opportunity for happi-
ness that this world can offer that man
| is probably w y Vanderbilt.
| tntrammeled by any great business
| cares, with an income that is well night in
| eNhaustibe and with every comfort and
| luxury that money can procure. yet only
! few days ago he gave IL out that life
| was duh and stupis. II was a text on
| whic-- an editor undertook 10 preach He
| wondered why. His father was not
unhappy and the great commodore who
] laid the foundation OF the famiy's
| wealth was very happy man. But says
| the writer the grandfather OF this man
had large brain. lie thought and felt
! deeply Let this man use his wealth
| for the service OF others and he will
experience what mere possession can
not give him.
| ! think the diagnosis OF The case was
| faulty. large brain does not necessari-
| ~ mean charity and good works Napo-
| leon had massive brain lie gave moth
| ing literally hut steel aud lead Russell
Sage has keen, sharp mind
| what this man needs. what every man
needs who feels life empty and not
| worth the living Is character soul that
goes out and meets the good i'm other
men and by precept and example helps
| them and SO himself TO a fuller. richer
living.
CHRIST THE TRUE HOPE
How shah this larger life be won?
| Jesus does not leave us 10 doubt Read
the text once again before have
| placed the emphasis on life Violate, IL
| nsed be-, the laws OF good elocutiou and
| put il on the pronoun | am come says
Jesus Life Is apcrsonal force Life is
quickened by meeting life. Soul grows
| by Joining soul
In this day and age we try to import
life by machinery. II helps us TO shirk
! an undesirable responsibility. We try to
| make aman better by Joining the church.
| Nv processing a creed BY reading book.
| BY accepting theology. Jesus Christ
tried TO make men better by assuming
| personal responsibility TO every man and
then possessing life Himself met that re-
sponsibllity by endeayoring TO widen aud
| lift his life.
There j. no other way. The great goods
of the world have not been drawn from
| the heavens or dug from the bowels OF the
earth. but have been revelations OF the
| one soul to many
| These revelations are what men prize.
! Nature has not been able TO reveal her
| self some one soul must speak OF this
| or that. So God sends US Wordsworth and
| Ruskin
Even human nature has been too feeble
| 20 articuste itself and we are sent
| Shakespeare ana Dickens.
Courage must artculste Itself and mon
| uments dot the globe in memory Of those
| who knew no fear
Eloauence must find a voice and Cicero,
| Demosthenes. Burke and Webster be-
| come her mouthpiece.
| Like the Delphic shrine OF old the best
that is IN the world Is silent and un-
known until some priest reveals H.
| Life is no exception. Jesus Christ comes
not strange but naturally.
Others have brought melody and sweet
song He brought life.
His method was that OF life giver
came not 10 destroy or fulhll As no
other human teacher lie realized that
I'm every man was the germ Of better
things.
lie did not come denouncIng and con-
demning. but he came with a sweet air
and sunlight Of health and inspiration 10
the best there was within mon.
He made humble fishermen immortal
turned the weak Peter into the cor
nerstone OF an eternal church and con
hrmed the faith OF a doubling Thomas.
IL is no marvel
LIFE AND LIGHT OF MEN
II is not strange Strange il would he
| IL there was no God who is he life and
light OF men. But UP, deep from the
hearts OF every man, there comes the
cry there ia God. source of life.
Jesus lived close TO that life.
So close that he could say ! and my
Father are one. What wonder then that
as fable tells us that masicians could
! build cities with the wave of their wand
fact tells us that Jesus with his life gave
life 10 men
The lessons are too obvious to be en-
| phasized.
A man cannot give Whist he does not
| possess.
II is as true OF life. as Of gold. We
meet our duty as a personal thing. lndi-
viduaiiy as Christian men and wom-
en- we are responsible for our neighbors.
For every narrow contracted life I'm this
city the men and women who profess the
name OF Jesus will be held accountable.
There Is but one hope Of redeeminE a
single soul and that Is 10 so live so close
20 the life Of God that your weakness
may be transformed into His strength.
This Is your profession. Your duty is
clear, 10 reveal and smpart that larger
| life
| Let II be said OF every man and woman
| here that because OF your living others
| have lived more. have found a deeper