New-York tribune., 1902-08-05
and manfesting the heart of cnd AS he klsses the

ers the Son mo goes into the far country taT
spirit VINO searches Tor the treasures, the go
who welcomes them home And do not care VIVA whaI
you VIII find Gil you want in this parable II !Io
are Calyinist then remember the Son touhu; - Il
could do nothing TO lift Itself out it must be 1ou4o I
member the boy had to make his mind up 10 60
home before his father welcomed him fC+iiTs o9 i5Ts
abides in all its Splendor-lost things, searel el5
4oSL In1gs aI!1 Dressed De Goa Iost IN saiue Of
the work. The sheep brought back from Rslls !!
useless While it is lost but When it is found It's it IS
it Yo1 G3l te me u Won ba5 g i eod piece you
have lost it say it is Of no use to you; h. 5 LOST
son in the far country was the emblem Of degraae3
life. but the son at home in the faInerb re- iG zen
was picture of ennobled life On nay stT iet5t 5
the words. in an attempt tc describe he ne n IN our
heart2 Let nc take the statements o. o. NV
leave CUT everything have [Tled 70 go work
ing for? He is seeking the lost: He Is saving l!e
lbs 11st s t9e 5qa @ 81 ba nan baf Wonderful parable Now
where is the Church in the parable IN tra M The
Father " welcomes home the prodisa in the esnTe 4
of it you see tie Spirit at IT'S seS.I C oner5tiou
searches through the Church ana IN -'Iei'-'-'N
And if you ask me what is this work OF the l-oI1 m
to which the CHURCH IS caie9 1o5 to siffering
seeking with the Fdther-the work of the Lor0 t
;Tba 1,6rasa is nor 2 small one The Apostle dlQ Iol
iI5 1lle I ~ ir1f;a ~ M Ebristians neither would he
heseech us by the Spirit do something lor & t59,
but to get into Gods business, 70 seL INTO G0u as
work Il is cali 10 suffer WitP the one VINO go -
far the wilderness 10 bring nome sIg G;rit s F
a call d:ligent search VITA me Spi5 5o- Cf tLe
seeks for the lost; il is ca 10 me ~ ~ on5 #
I ss Christian people are living for anything
short of that we are missing the true hi'ai1i'7 '-
our Christian life
ROTH sTEADFAsT AND UNMOVABLE,
fs,,+ now for moment or two. having taken the
r,s5rt ~ the iniurction BE ye the work OF the
Lord you might turn back 70 th0Se 0SenoVabie al
wavs abouncing in the work Of the l-erd IDS ti9
description Three things, ana very oEshie lev
about each Will suffice Steadfast ] uIlloI 1ar ae'lt
always abou0dlng 10 IaoL llS 5efarsrf 3ppca-
lion and consequently. with a dllterehI Su 80
ataIe ana oTi5 ls co-stancv as to the fact itself
ITT5ovahle. This word suggests setLlea go IbsS
there IS no opposition. but you must be onIoVa''e
"lG 2oH vo1 and are to do the work Of the LORD
in the same in which the tsS.InjSl uLu ~ ~ stsa5
records his experience in the Psalm XVI o1,S6i 6i
fast settled constant as 70 The iact; acs of
settled and constant ana 9cIni-a5 that no
Circumstances and no force WneJnet] 30 o. he b,si
OF Of adversity: must turn Us away from '-'e
%ee5 add any word need stay a single g!er1ioa mo-
With so much that we find around us 0n. IheSff Ief
people that are so P1Ss IN Ias15odic e service: And
shall I tell you one feature OF staShII! ~.
that IS very rige in the world today: 1t Is tiIS ~
great desire 10 bring about reyjTaL On; road I'm IN
often reminded Of heu9gp Tea5 4y se5TcInFs e % Of hear
great resoIut!ors many committees ana notnlas
vice demands a So - 5yr1 N some place unob-
THE IDEAL OF SERVICE,
Take the other phrase for a moment. "always
,oI155fra', The phrase suggests supera 0undance
and there is no escape from it more than enousi,
taaI me- E 60 u f55iGtins@I am constantly using it,
nc az i % not intend to apologize for il-Joseph-
well. what about Joseph 1op Know ne w N@S q
fruitful bough On that LIS Is l9Vey o. & Sesa1ifGi thing
His BRANCHES aT ran GsF 2o oy Ih someths for Joseph
the proprietor, but for the man next ooor tss
ways abounding aoundanGe tAat IS me i;+@1a
OF service, On ny my tsI 1s 10 FOR 81. raomeat
Always: what does il mean? was very n
gssa s i IN s6d 0d9khg 5gp9s5 i9I n tenoa 4G q he T6r here
translated always It means ms Y 5 az NOT oife1
i1se that word DO often hear il used AoQ near
SP9 So e@Ho5 get away from that If every
where describes onnlpresence as 70 and hat
is When YOU are to be work. always. everywhen
another word and want to put Il into G9npec9n 9 ION
know what He SAID 10 them2 He said. Lo' l am
"i5a Yaz you ToT Viii take that word always what
does {hat mean 1fsej AKIN and the same root
thongR very - TiOs f5e word Jesus used IS this All
the days" Well, now let US get back TO our o%l 11
"Be We steadIast. unmovable. always abounG-
ing Oh, how can I? How is 1t possIo.e: f ~ am
his This Gospe }alh this commssiQp run these
brethren, Il that be true, we are equdi 10 tnT a
=
and you and l workers Tor GIod IN TINS business
OF saving the lest are never Oh lut4' We DIE 'e-
permitted q vacation ~ .. 49,.
FsIIt is that all? Always suppose means We are /
always TO be doing something No It doesn i a. a.
wavs abounding: what Is this word abouncln5 . (
If you viii go TO Matthew xiv 70 at your leisure
Won VIII ind the word, but II isn't Translated
me same way In Matthew xiv. 70 / read JAat |
thew took up that which remained over so many /
basketfuls. That Is the same word eAactly II! Iiie
Creek that which remained over, abOunoing. W nen
Ies1s fed The multitude, there was more lett when !
he had finished than there was when ne began !
That is how you and I are 10 work for God
q bounding. ,
have set myself to DO. Wen, II you have ever /
finished working Tor God, you have never begun. /
II there is ever 2 moment when you put your /
hand upon IL and say, I have done ALL then de /
Tend upon Il, you have never touched real Work, |
for YOU have never understood its passion, It's :
force its overwhelming necessity. always abound |
ing Oh these foot rules, these weights and scales /
ana measures this little, poor, pueTIe, paItry. /
petty rneauness that tries to do little thing Tor /
Cod. men and women calling themselves Chrlis-
tians who seek take care OF their own soul 5 /
heaven and their own bodys comfort to-day l /
1el YOU If there is thing the Church needs, II
Is 10 be aroused the fact that they are called /
10 be always abCunding in the work of the Lord.
ONLY THE LORDS WORK ABOUNDs.
Beloved these characteristics can only be found .
as doing work for the Lord, not as you are /