Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-08
CRET OF SUCCESS.
Was Brought from Heaven and iiven to Men by Christ Himself.
erm on by the "Highway and Byway" Preacher on Il Theme Which Oc- ~ cupies the Attention of the
 World in Every Age.
[Copyright, 1902, by A. N. Kellogg News
 paper Col
Chicago, August 3, 1902.

God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.-Ma tt. 6:3a
 The Secret.-The Lord Jesus came all the way from Heaven to earth to give to the world the secret of true suc- cess. He not only gave to the world the secret, but like the true Leader He was and is, He wrought it out in His own life. l know the world will read with an incredulous smile the words of our text and glibly deny that they give the secret of true success. know that many, many Christians fail to see in them inspiration to the realization of the most successful career. But not withstanding such unbelief we are going to stand squarely upon Gods Word and try to throw such light on the true meaning of this wonderful text as will enable you, by the enlight- enmeut of the Holy Spirit, to under stand and to make new adjustment of your life, and yet find that true suc- cess which God alone can give you. 0 Up in the Heavens, where God has His dwelling place, the angels know the secret of success, and understand that 1t cannot be found apart from God. Satan, before his fall from Heaven, was in line of success with the other an- gels, but when he undertook to set up an independent establishment con- z trary to the will of God, God cast him X out, and he has been in the earth ever z since deluding men into the belief that apart from God they can win success. # The redeemed in Heaven know what < true success is. Perhaps some of them did not know until they entered the pearly gates and saw their build- X 1ngs of wood, hay, stubble burned 5 up outside the gate and they es- . capped into Heaven "so as by fire," . but they understood then that he . who builds apart from God builds in vain. Success, then, was not meas ured by the amount of worldly wis dom, or culture, or riches, or power possessed, but by the fact that Heaven was gained and the soul saved for eternity.
 The Great Exemplar.-The abs olute truth and relia bility of this secret is proven by the life Christ lived here on earth, by His death and His resurrec- tion. It would have been strange in- deed, would it not? if Jesus had not lived out to the utmost the command contained in our text. Scripture gives us glimpse of Him at the age of twelve in the temple seeking God a He sits an eager learner at the feet of the rabbis there. The veil is again drawn around Him and Scripture is silent un- til Jesus comes to John to be baptized and is led of the Spirit into the wilder ness to engage in the most magnifi- cent battle of the ages with Satan. The kingdoms of the world, with all tn cir glory and ma significance, are showed to Jesus, and He sees wealth and honor and power within His grasp if He would but fall down and worship Sa. tan. He came into the world to be a king. Here was the opportunity at one master move to become possessed of kingdoms and power Oh. how much hung in the balance before that awful temptation! If the eye of faith of Jesus had not reached into the eternities, and he had not understood that the success which Satan could give was but temporary, He might have yielded,
 Satan to-day is offering the same kind of bribe to those who will fall down and worship and serve him. To the. Son of God he offered everything he had temporary power over, but to the sons of men he needs not to offer so much to win their allegiance and their service. Men are yielding every day before the power and attraction of Mammon. Present gain held up be- fore the eyes obscures the larger re- ward to be found in serving God. A copper cent held before the eye is large enough to shut out the most beautiful landscape, and the world to- day lets Satan fit its eyes with glasses which reflect only the gilt and tinsel of the earth and shut out the magnifi- cent riches and rewards of Heaven.
 A Present Reward.-But don't think for moment that the promise of "all things" is only realized beyond the grave. Satan deals largely in promises to pay which are never realized, but God pays cash here for every invest ment the soul makes in His King dom and His righteousness, and be- yond the grave makes it joint heir with Jesus Christ to the riches of Heaven and the kingdoms of the world. God never equivocates. He never tries to get around One of His promises. Full fill Gods conditions and you can cash His promises here and now at one hun dred cents on dollar. And now want