The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-03

"Oh. YES, there isl There's a I
about once a month"
moderation. Virtue says Aristotle. Is
moderatiOn over training and under
training are both 10 be deplored. Val
liable exercise is 10 be sought between
the TWO extremes.
A mans life does not consist in great
possessions or I'm poverty. These are
the two extremes. These nave npnlns
to do with life Both have 10 do Win
death. ON the one hand the deaih ol
stagnatlon. Jn the other hand the death
Of starvation.
A mans life, We have said. consists I'm
friendship. Ia love, In religion, IN the
practical affairs of every DAY life Ihe
vital question then rs 10 Inquire low ths
man who enters into the possibilitleS OF
our complex society differs from the man
who merely has possessions, or Is bur
dened by his poverty rms means that
We must analyZe some Of our most COM
mon experiences and discover their mean
Here is that intimate relation OF friend
ship in which SO many I'M u and women
rightNiliy fnd the very essence OF theI
llving What is your attitude toward
your friend. DO YOU merely receive M
condolences. his wisdom? DO YOU meTNiy
open vour life 70 his sympathy ~ ulS-.
tress 10 his help In times OF trouble -
a not self-evident 20 every man that on
such basis there could be no true triehu-
Friendship exists only when the re-
lationship partakes in some measure OF
that high ideal established by Monthlsue,
the ideal OF Identifying your NE Win W w
NE OF your friend. II does not mean
merely receiving what ne has 10 give,
hut ~ giving what YOU possess az fesiy
al II YOU were giving lt 10 Sourstt' IA
There is no friendship where the tlue
forever sets Ia toward one ire on Whe,.
there is constant ebb from the otheI. ~
means change and counter chahge.
Friendship stands FOR service. sell-sac-
ridce and surrender. IL means receiNlhs'
but IL also means giving =. - n,v
If love Is a noher passion, IL y ,ils
because the interchange Is more cohslAnG
the blending more perfect, the unity NOR
compact. In love new se,i IL sTs,ns ,r,n old
selves Neither longer live, but the NJ"
and larger creation lives I'm them.
BUSINESS. LOVE AND RELIGION.
Business IS as far removed from all
boarding as love is removed from nats'
Business calls forth that which - irehs
ured w and puts u TO sfsVlgoi l.g-oid hat Abe" be-
fore has been idle and men SO Iotlh !"
work and enrich and realize themseiNts.
Business is not seihsh ~ e ne" ncads and
necessity conSiderate OF the heeos ll't alV
wishes Of others ~ endeavors 10 mett
and satisfy these. Its work - VIZ Nuu
OF service Wen may commerce be cwalISo w
the forerunnsr Of civilization. III ieacupss
respect. not only for the desires, but ,he
rights OF other men. commerce "a lSCtt, Cast
liza ton for Ii leads man oul oi niiIlS.,i n
ana fnrces his possessions. material meh-
TAI and moral. into lines OF action.
Redemption Is not merely the recelnlitE
q Gods srace OF ia y Una tbst Gods grace.
his rIfts 10 men. onlS come TO those "ho
take them and use them. ,. &,
In friendship. in love, in business ,t -,
roi,sior the lives Of men consist SUI
Ne Urine Of these things lies not IN ine
fnct OF mans possessing them' pu' ="
man mErris,Ssbin S Is not in the possession or
large and noble sympathies. but IN he
use Of these a : one CONS W Coll.sst Yhrt
another life IN me enoi' "
"' business IL not in poverty. or In inc
r,ossession OF riches. but IN USING WA m
nna bas In enrich the world, 10 turn na
one one ~" row PRODUCTS into tools for the
service of man: 10 bear grain from lne
land of plenty ia the land OF want, IuV
to store up fruit In barns that are ~
,e.sed "a 70 cav there Is sufficient laid
nm FOR many years take thine ease car
drink and be merry. " a, -
an 10 take the plenty and give II 10
49, rsho ~tarye Jesus does not con-
den,n the man who layeth up utaHM
for himself He condemns the man VIZ
iaHs mn tres sure for himself ana " nol
,igE tnvord God II is the condemna-
tion of 4 man whp. having Me0ltnt Nan
n from the field OF productions Wh2, , la,
ing sympathy. does not wateIsIhp W te, 20
~ ~ ,,rna,, hearfs. who. having the gift OF
Goa does not go forth healing ana
STRENGTHENING. ~ - ,,,s hetter
, Nt,, ',Set M we could once grasp the
fnrdamental truth that ~ Is not Wnat ,Vs ~
ncssess but what We give. that inaksS IL
a,,a ,onstttutcs it's essence. We Wohlo tdl
,,ns,i,, sock how We might use our ma
,arisf our intellectual and our spirltuai
nossessions for the good OF men
srSb F, ufe Is not like the Dead sea
.,Iaso r,aters poisnn, or the empty void or
The Arizona desert but more nke ~
-rear i'm the clouds In the neet' q. ~ ~.
Adirondacks thai nestrss stresms that come
ssn,,stiro down from above aud then sends
tbeir waters forth 20 become INC "FS'
source OF spply 70 the grnat ~, ns this
Sn,au indeed The contribution OF lnls
,,s,i iske hut from AL sides there come
\, brcok and stream until mlgntE river
sweeps on and on. to ssS sr,aIi is" our posses
sions Put from all sides there are
drawn into the cause or even y smaL "llg
gentle mNurncc, ahe rN.t 49,, c',rrent OF puhiic
oninion Is created that moves on "no
ont into eternity. ..,,.. a.,
,reaeed FOR us this morning as w, te
-, ,n the light of the great truih 70
,,biib we are 10 give witness in tne '%T,s %
hra,ion of the supreT OF our ,''p sr, ,dsur
vi nc Hfc SIS marvellous influence, -
os.erwhetming power even l"ual. -
Ssk ourselves the source 81 so great SIX
MN, ~ i,oi, hack 70 the efforts IN the past
a., orsiv,e tfis personality. We recall
he efforts of theoqsy 70 s see ror, " t' 70 "1~ ses
God noW man Iheh the fH'i' W
in Iilm both. the Goldman.
PROBLEM or PROBLEMS
Yet after we have psered deep into this
nrobier1 of problems and said that God
bas fursrnatcd Himself here IN unique
ard strange way We are not quite satie-
fed with this explanation OF the value or
ITe A. TOO human and helpful FOR US -
believe that AN Hts glory is tne to- The
fact that I4e received a. no other the
blessings of heaven.
NE remerlbcr that he said: ~ came not
10 no fninistered uutu hut 10 minister and
10 give ms iifn ransom for many" No.
n was less what God vaNe Him and b.
to hurnanltv that made Him God and
king In Ills poverty he could not have
dofe n In Mere possession lie could not
have saved But Offering His life 10 God
lie received and communicated 90 men
the EiftA ~ God
III 4 not because Of the nature OF His