The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-11

The mind of the flesh. like the crane
in the old fable, is content with snails. A
beautiful swan ahghted by the banks OF
stream IN which crane was wading
about seeking snails. For a few moments
the crane viewed the swan m stupid Won
der. and then inquired, Where do you
come FROM" Il came from heaven" re
Piled the swan. And where is heaven"
/" Heaven" said the swan. have YOU never
heard OF heaven" And then the beautiful
bird went on to describe the grandeur of
the eternal city She told OF streets OF
gold. of gates OF pearl and walls OF jasper,
and the river of life, clear es crystal.
In eloquent language the swan sought To
portray the hosts who live IN the heavenly
word. but without arousing the slightest
interest. Finally the crane asked. Are
there any snails there "Snails!' re-
peated the swan: moi of course not"
Then said the crane. rs lt continued its
search along the shiny margin OF the pool.
YOU can have your heaven. want
snails." There are thousands of people TO.
day who are meeting the appeals of the
church of Jesus Christ, If not with the
snaifs answer. at least with the snail's
attitude You can nave your heaven, l
want suails." And WHY Because they
have yielded to the mind of the flesh and
the spiritual nature. BE not deceived;
God is not mocked; for whatsoever man
soweth that shall he also reap. For he that
soweth to his flesh shall OF the flesh reap
corruption" Fancy may figure the wick
ed as borne aloft in chariots OF the sun"
says the Rev. w. l.. Watkinson, but
ray of daylight reduces the pretentious
things To the monstrous forks of the police
mans stretcher, the workhouse ambulance,
the prison van. the hearse that bears men
To the grave ere they have lived out half
their days"
On the other hand, tho mind of the
spirit is life and peace Christianity
comes to men telling them Of a divine
Saviour in whom is life aud Who came
that we might have life and have It more
abundantly; The Bible tells us of "the
spirit OF life" which exerts its power
among men. Jehovah il spoken of as "the
living Cod sad the Holy Spirit as His
living agent. by thy spirit God hath
garnlshed the heavens" 'Thou sendest
forth thy spirit; they are created. In 80
far as testimony and observation 90 life
springs from life, The Spirit of God is
manifest in all His methods and works.
This same spirit whose activity IL exerted
in creation and the sustaining Of life, IN
also the spirit of truth, of holiness, of
wisdom and grace. The Spirit of God
"renews the face of the earth" turning
beauty, fragrance aud song The snme
Spirit transforms the human soul The
Spirit of God touches our hearts. the
great transaction Is done. Behold new
creature IN Christ Jesus. We pass from
death unto life. We are alive unto God
through Jesus Christ our Lord and the
things which are all in all 10 the sensuous
wording are of value to us only as they are
connected with and minister TO the king
dom OF Jesus Christ. OF which We are
citizens.
If you have passed from death unto life
you are not piece of moral tinkering and
ethical cobblmg Regeneration IL live
wire. IL Ia permanent miracle. You are
not only new man, but live man. The
dictionary defines a top A. "gyroscope."
A gyroscope may be made to SPIN. But IL
is dead thing. nevertheless IL won't go
without a string or a spring attached TO it
and manlnulGted by the hand OF the spin
ner. III you have been regenerated you
are more than gyr0scope. You viii not
run down" like a top. You will not be
subject 10 moods and modes. You will
run without having spring or string at.
tached To you. The love OF the Christ will
'constrain you" and RESTRAIN YOU" In
the workshop. in the store, behind the
counter and IN the office your associates
will know that you have been with Jesus
and received life The mind of the flesh"
has been buried, and no flowers were laid
on his casket. The mind OF the spirit"
lives and speaks through the kindling eye,
the quivering lip and the softcned and
sanctifed heart. The grazing grounds of
the feshly-mindcd are the lotus meadows
OF pleasure and case. The grazing grounds
of the spiritually minded are the green
pastures" beside the still waters" led
and fed and satisfied by the Shepherd of
Life. The difference between the carnaly
minded and the spiritually minded is the
difference between the stall fed OK com.
placently chewing his cud and the Great
ure created in the image Of God agonizing
to be worthy OF wearing the white stone
and bearing the new name.
With life comes also the gift Of peace.
Peace be unto you,' said the Saviour To
the disciples "My peace leave with You;
My peace ! give unto you; not as the
world giveth, give ] unto you" What is
IT you are longing for this morning
liomey You have that Buainess? You
have more than you can attend TO. Al.
ready you are worried nearly 90 death
over business. Tomorrow mornings mail
will bring you a large bundle OF letters.
Perhaps some Of them will read, please
remit" Head over heels in business.
Pleasure? Aren't you surfeited with pleas.
ure! Aren't you at 1t every afternoon and
evening, by the se1shore, IN the noun.
tains. at the club? One continuous round
of pleasure. Society? Don't you go in for
it, Don't you have your teas, your card
parties. your games and chit chats? What
you want IA peace-poace OF mind and
peace OF conscience. And you will never
get II until you get life--the life that
throttlcs and binds and scts its heel upon
this miserable carnal creature that whines
and frets and burns with an abnormal
thirst that nothing can satisfy And why
do You get peace when you get eternal
lifey Because YOU have anchored TO do
something within the vale, and wind and
wave and tempest shock cannot disturb
the calm and constant peace OF the mind
and heart that wait upon the Lord. You
get peace because under the strenuous up.
lift OF this new life you live a simple life
noDly, which - the grandc-t thino any oi
us can do. He who follows the mind of
the spirit" will find the deepest satisfac
ton. for he has I'm him a well of water
sprnglng up into everlasting life"
The other nlyht George Primrose, the
minstrel, was amusing an audience at the
Masonic Temple Roof Garden in Chicago
In rcspouse 10 an encore he came out and
sang My Watermelon Queen" When he
came 20 the line IN the chorus, "She's all
the world 20 me" he broke down, turned
and walked into the wings, 90 the surprise
of the audience. just before he waiksd
to the foollghts he received a telegram say
ing that his wife was dead in their home in
Buffalo. And when he came to that line
which touched the deepest chord IN his
soul. footlghts and faces. all save one,
were forgotten. Love yei-ned 20 clasp
love. The supreme grace that was born
in heaven and which finds Its wavering
image here" swsyed the heart Of he great
comedian. The sorrow IN the soul stihcd
the sonz on the nps. So II ~ when the
mind Of the spirit o'errnastcrs the mind OF
the flesh. The STACEY nannerisms of so
cicty the baublcs, the trinkets, the Bac.
chanalian banquets, are forgotten. or they
cease 20 allure The soul turns away from