The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-10
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weaken ana cripple otner lives by your
weak faith. Some seem 10 he pessimistic
| by nature " the summer sun shines
| upon the field they fear all vegeation
| will he scorched by the heat; II the show
| ers fall everything will be ruined by the
| rain; N the air Is balmy. the skies clear,
| and God shows us 10 beautiful blue. II IL
| only weather breeder and the shutters
| had better he closed. The trouble with
| us is we look at things through our
WEAKNESS and weakness instead OF
| through Gods omnipotence.
| Strong faith In the conauering power OF
| God begets sunshine i'm the soul. and IL
| shines out upon all the paths we take.
| Whether we look into the beautiful blue
| Of the heavens. or the threatening storm
!. cloud. We are ever the same because the
| light shines on our side OF the cloud.
| The light" has taken up his abode with
| In US. and ever streams out upon human
| kind wherever We touch others In the
| highway OF life.
| II you are In the Lords army. don't
get pessifr!s.ic. for the Lord Is leading
| His soldiers to victory.
BE as ready TO trust your keeping In the
| hands OF God when thunders roar and
| lightning fash, when you linger
| amidst the flowers on a calm summers
| eve. Yes,
| ION Truths substantial rock Hope
takes her seat.
| While waves tumultuous dash against
her feet;
| The sky with blsckness now becomes o'er-
spread:
| The tempest threatens her devoted head"
| Louder and louder stll the thunders
sound;
The lightning ninss its fearful glare
around
| Creation trembles; but fast anchored
there.
IT
With eyes turned upward, whence her
She waits expecting Till the tempest
ends"
This beloved is what mean by a we'll
grounded hopefulness. II you would be a
power over others. let such hopefulness
as this rule in your lives. The scholar
that sees the constant glow OF such nope
fulness as this from the inner life OF his
teacher is bound 10 desire that upon
which such a hope Is based
Let the optimistic spirit of the Apostol-
ic Gays hll and flow out Of our lives like
the sunshine upon the gloom Of the earth.
Difficulties. hardships and disappoint-
ments are common 10 mortals, but that
character which can meet them sweetly
and courageously is 10 humanity like a
great rock in a desert land.
See Paul and Silas IN the prison for
truth and Christ's sake. They never lost
their moral poise. and though the light
OF day was shut securely out, yet the
sun OF the highest heavens shone bright
ly i'm their midst. The children of this
world can sing when everything Is
prosperous and bright; but none but God
children can sing when bleeding wounds
are on the back. and aching ankles are
i'm the stocks.
No sooner had they been liberated from
prison for preaching Jesus. taan out they
went again into the highways OF life
with His name upon their lips. and fling
ing His message OF light into the sur
rounding moral darkness.
Difficulties did not dim their hope nor
daunt their courage. because they were
well grounded upon the promises and
power OF God
As the eagle sees the threa tenlng
storm cloud descending upon IL, and ris-
ing upon her strong pinions shoots
through the tempest into the sunshine
and calm above IT.; so let the teacher that
would bless and inspire the world rise
on the pinions of hope and faith above
all the difficulties and threatenings OF
the world.
He knows as the child OF king, as
none other can what infallible resources
he has i'm God.
STRONG INCENTIVE TO WORK.
This we'll grounded hopefuness, be-
comes a strong incentive 10 work.
When We look upon the great youthful
army of the land that is uninstructed In
righteousness and realize what tremen-
dous powers are behind every man and
woman az God I'm the struggle with error,
II ought to make our blood run fast.
When Gideons three hundred saw the
land pillaged, and their houses ruined,
they had no time 10 lie down upon the
green grass and drink at leisure, but
they caught II up in their hands I'm the
flight. because their hearts were hot for
the battle.
And just so ought II to he with the
Sunday school teacher. lie sees lives be-
ing ruined, and heartstrings breaking, and
hastens in his march 10 stay the tide OF
sinful oppression. He pleads and prays
With his scholars that he may win them
! from death unto life.
You know there are some people who
| are very much afraid OF enthusiasm.
pecially IN religion. Enthusiasm is all
right tney think In politics: and many an
old deacon who is afraid Of the enthu-
sasm which labors early and late TO save
a soul from death. will electioneer both
night and day, yell himself hoarse. and
throw his hat into the tree tops when his
! favorite candidate is elected as COM
mon constable. Yes, he is very enthusias-
tic in the election of n man 10 take the
| bows TO iaii: but be has no enthusia SIN
whatever in doing that which will save
the boys from committing wrong.
| Gou know u Is possible for MS 10 be
very orthodox in our holdings and yet az
| dead as corpse.
| one day a minister was making his
! rounds throug his parish, and wishing
| 10 extend his knowledge Of the neighbor-
| hood. approached a group of boys playing
| marbles. e.. you want TO know anything
| about a neighborhood YOU Just watch TIL
| you can find a bunch Of boys). SO he
/ said to- one. Does your father go TO
| church, Yes sir: my father is a Pres
| byterian." lis he a good one?' Yes sir.
| Yes sir Rec He's a stiff Presbyterian:
I He's real stiff Hes as stiff as dead
/ mackerel" And so 7 have been thinking
| there are some teachers In all Of our
/ Sunday schools who are very orthodox.
/ and vet they are as stiff and lifeless as
| a dead mackerel. The salvation OF their
| scholars Is no burden on their hearts.
Know you not beloved thst both enthu-
| siasm and desdness will he criticised but
| the devil is the critic OF your enthusiasm,
| and God Is the critic OF your deadness
You know the oman governor said Of
Paul. Thou art beside thyself. and the
! cold blooded fsulthnders said of Jesus,