The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-15


There are three people whom we may re-
member as representing the three graees'
faith. hone and love: Mary. of Bethany,
who believed that tie was u be cruclhed
and buried. anolnted His body for the hu.
rial, showing her faith, the penitent th.~t
upon the cross expected that Christ
would come m Has kingdom. revealing
His hope. but this Mary Magda.cne i
beautiful representation OF love.
First-Hecause she was not expecting
Him ana - we often miss our choiHst
blessings for want OF looking for them,
and have doubtless mistaken them when
righ, before Us. but doubtless, also she
failed % recognize Him because ot the
fact that IL was hardly light m the MORN
ing. and she saw HIM hut dimly. Thus
again she l. an Illustration Of ourselves
" we behold Him. not 50 much iace 10
face as We realize HIS presence with the
heart Blessed are the pure IN heart.
for they shall see God and yet what
thoughtful Christian can fail 10 see that
we have a picture 6t many believers
experience How often We are anxious
when there is no cause for anxiety. How
frequently we mourn about the absence
OF things which are really within our
grasp. TwoShirds of the things we fear
IN life never happen at all. and many ~
the tears we shed are shed in vain. II
Mary had found the seal of the tomb un-
broken she might we'll have wept. The
very absence Of the body which made her
weep was a token for good and a cause Of
JOY for herself and for all mankind.
Jesus saith unto her. Mary, She
turned herself and saith unto Him, RAh-
boni, which is 10 say. MASTER The way
in which Mary addresses her Lord Is most
significant II Is a term often applied 20
Him and always wisely. In Matthew y
= -
Christ" 1t will be a happy day for the
church when we weld 20 the mastery of
Jesus Christ IL l. true that men are fire.
quentlv indifferent 10 this c,alm. as, for
example. m Matthew NJ. 25, Then Ju-
das. which BETRAYED Him, answered and
said. Master. Is " I? He said unto him,
Thou hast said" Many a man has claimed
20 Weld to the mastery OF Christ and yet
has BETRAYED Him by an inconsistent life,
or again IN Matthew 20. io when Judas
saws vet again, Hail, Master and kissed
Him" There can be no h1ser BETRAYAL
than that which comes from the heart of a
friend. who,ClRms 90 be a Christian and
not 20 be such To SAY that YOU belong
10 Christ and vet 20 DENY HIM with your
life il an awful thing, and shall merit one
dav the scvcrest condemnation OF Christ
Himself There are many places IN the
New Testament whore | find that lie u
called Master. IN addition 60 the one IN
the text. but three of them | should like
specially 20 emphasize.
Frst-Luke H.: 10. And thcv lifted up
their voices and said. Jesus, Master have
mercy on us This Is picture of the
| leuers a Jesus passes through the midst
Of Samnria and Gallee, and is an Illus
traton for all who would bc freed from
| their bondage. They are hopeless and
! helpless. dead, according 90 the law and
cast out from the presence oi men accord.
! ing TO the Scriptures. Luke l.: II. And
| when He saw them lie said unto them,
| Go show yourselves unto the prelsts And
| il came TO pass that. as thpv went. they
were clcdnsed' Let IT ever be- remembered
! that as they went they were c,eansed.
! God never gives IA more light than we use,
| nor more freedom than we VIII practice
| One has only 10 walk toward the light and
| 10 set his face toward Christ to be seen
rejoicing in all the glorious liberty of the
sons Of God. In Jesus leprosy has met It's
condueror, and that for which leprosy
| stands, namely, sin, It's mlghtest foe.
Second-LulSc 3. ;. AVID Simon answer.
! ing said unto Him, Master, we have
| toied all the night, and have taken moth.
| ing; nevertheless at Thy word | will let
| down the net The disciples are fishing
and all the night they have toltd and
| taken nothing, but the Master makes a
simple suggestion, as result OF which
|
| net brake and their partners came to
| help them and fill both the ships so that
| they began 60 sink. He Is the Master TO
| help US in the time Of perverslty aud trial
and business difficulty. There Is no an
| noyance IN the home but what might be
| right II He were IN control, there IL no
anxiety IN business but what might be
avoided or met If lie were really in the
seat of power IN our lives; there - no
| Il
| trihing as TO be beneath His thoughtful
suggestion. If, as lie said Himself, the
very hairs OF our head are numbered,
and not a sparrow falls 20 the ground
| without Gods care, then we may rest as
sured that He will turn 10 Us with com
plete deliverance If lie only be recog-
nized as Master ="
Thrd-Ie is the Master OF the home
| particularly, and * the secret OF victory
| in every time OF difficulty or trial. John
| IL. 2S, And when she had 50 said, she
went her way and called Mary, her SIS
ter, secretly, saying. the Master is come
| and calleth for thee" There u no home
more beautiful in all the world than the
home OF Mary and Martha and Lazarus,
only because the chief guest OF that home
| was Jesus, and the one controlling their
every movement was the Son Of God
| Again IN Luke Q. %, we read, And be-
| hold man Of the company cried out say.
| ing, Master. | beseech Thee, look upon
| my son; for he IS mine only child lt
will be a happy time when we have
| learned 30 bring our children 10 Him, %
| place our loved ones IN His care, IN a
word % recognize Him as the Master OF
vs. all
4 very dear friend Of mine ono Of q
| family OF seven sons, told me that his old
| Scotch mother almost broke her heart IN
| the old land because one OF her seven
sons was prOtigate There came int1
her home one day an aged nelghDOr who
said. why do you sorrow so; you have
six sons saved let John 60" And my
mother, said my friend rose trcmblingly
| leaning upon the chair heavily and said
Il will never 'ct him 90. ] gave him 90
| God before he was born. ! carried him
INTO the kirk ~ soon as could walk and
he IL Gods child. and He will have him II
| He turns the world over 10 get him. and
| she lived long enough SAID my friend. ~
zee him a Christian. Judge Of the high.
"sJ courts IN America and an officer IN
| the church
Fourth-Bu' Of al the expressions the
one used by Mary in the text is the most
striking. "E1bbgnl' which " 10 say.
| NV Master" Since Ile has redeemed
ne and God hls given NJ 90 Him, and we
| have ourselves IH a way yielded - HIM
| would 10 not be well for us 10 le' Him be
| our Master in TACT AZ well as In name
| and make this sort % covenant with
| Him on this dav.
| Fir.t-f viii iet Him rule m nv mind
| snd viii think only 0f those th.ngs that
are pure and cool and tru, and shall tend
,o make mr. Ike HIM.
Second vlI lct Him dwell In ms
| heart. TcmrU hrring that out NJ the full
ress of the heart tha mouth spealeth
| and rruafr. I4rfry also that fhn heart Ir !