The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27

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monotorous life would he without HS
cr,se> ot pain. The problem Of nain- how
u has VeSe1 W. and how pain has pa ned
us and vet now j, has enriched US rAS
many a spice plant gives forth lts mostJra
grant perfume only when bruised and
crushed. - q human heart does lts best
for other human hearts aftCr some soften
Inc grief has visited IL. Martlnoau said:
A world withou, a contingency or an
agony could have no hero and no saint.
There is 20 epic OF the C, -talntIes and ~
lvric without the surprise OF SORROW and
the sgh OF fear Whatever touches and
ennohles rs ia tLe lives and voices Of the
past Is divine birth from human doubt
ard PAIN
The scuintors have 4 maxim 10 the o.
feet that "all that Is not statue mug be
hewn away At first our lives are Ike
rough and quite meaningless block OF mar
bic with many q too sharp angle and many
a b.emish And as Michael Angelo said Of
the stone thrown on the rubbish heap: II
see an angel there and | must get him
out so God sees the best there u IN Won
and He is determined 10 hiring out. even
II He must needs use chisel and mal.et.
And now the blows are struck. the ohsel
cuts deep the chips fly The more the
marble wastes the more the statue grows
Thus continues the divine sculptor HIS
work and labor Of love. until there stands
forth. afterward glorious soul of maJes.
tic dimensions and Christhke beauty.
IT'S the Master who holds the chisel,
and day by day
He Is chlpoing whatever eavirons the form
away
That nnder His skiliul cutting the form
may be
Wrought silently ont into beauty, Of such
decree
OF iau.less and full perfection. that angel
eyes
Shall gaze on the finished product with
new sunrise,
That even lis matches patience could
grave His own
Features upon such fractured and stubborn
stone
There is, unfortunately, another side 10
this pronosltion. For the wicked as well
as i0r the righteous there Is an alter.
ward over that melancholy scene !
would gladly draw the curtain Of complete
silence. ! would fain hold nv peace and
speak not at all OF the wretehe3 sequel
which m the very nature of thlnes mus
be theirs who hurl defiance az Gods be
nevo'ent laws for the souls Of men.
Just a. the tears Of the righteous now
shall aiterward bc transmitted into eternal
gems. sparkling forever in the hght oi
heaven so the very gems OF the wicked.
the tawdry tinsel and trinkets and TOYS
that now seem 50 bright and attractive,
viii he found. afterward. TO be but the
perishahle accessories Of mad nightmare
of revclry aud rioting. The empty. IDLE
fallacies with which they sported here.
l:illinc time and killing souls. shall alter
ward become whips that lash them forever,
scorpions whose sting II eternal tears that
are never wiped away, but which unceas-
inqlv scald and scariiy the soT like biting
acids eatinr the heart forever.
For the devils dune the inevitable order
is iust that-now little temporary pleas
ure. Just enough to bait the soul success
fully; and afterward, deso!ation and an
cu,sh undesirable.
So. to sum IT all up-what kind o, an az
tervard are you going to have That de
ncnds on what kind of n present YOU are
having Would you not prefer to suffer
Affections with Gods peonle and afterward
have glory rnsrcakable than to enjoy the
pleasures OF SIN for n season. and after.
ward sufier the inevitable aftermath OF
dceoa'r| Say YES to that proposition.
and ! Will say Amen