The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-20

One. OF the most faithful IN the church.
loyal 20 the pastor, foremost IN missionary
work and one Of the most noble souls
knew, and am not sure but tnat there 10
the relation of esise and effect. Is not
that wooden uSn the cause oi the beauty
Of her character Has not ms imperfeS-
iion of nature. has coarseness, driven that
SOU 10 communion with Him who Is the
chief among ten thousand and the One al.
together lovely And has not her contact
with His transformed her into HIS like
ness. whom she loves. not having SEEM
May Il not be that We grow IN spite OF
oir weights. and that these deprivat,ons,
these affections. this hard disposition, II
vOu please, may u not be that they are
weights intended 20 develop Us into the
larger manhood and the greater nohllnes
OF the souiy Look az Jesus Christ The
story IN brief Is the incarnation, u the
ministry, Is Gethsemane, Is the cross. is
the grave Would Jesus ever have become
| the worlds Saviour had Tie not known
Gethsemane and the agony Of the cross
| Could He have touched the heart, the sore
heart OF the world, had He not gotten
| down 10 the very lowest depths and felt
again and again the iron IN His sensitive
| souly
Ii may be. fellow sufferer, II may be
gentle woman, that your deprivation, thar
your losses your heart disappointments
viii minister 10 your transformation and
| 10 your hnal eNultation, until YOU shall
| be in spiritual stature able 10 stand even
! shoulder 10 shoulder with the Man who
| was acquainted with sorrows and gIlefs.
Now, IN conclusion, there - time com
ING when We shall have the perfect vision.
For now We see IN mirror darkly, but
| then face 20 face.
A young cirl fifteen years of age, a
| laughter loving, happy Christian glrl, was
| suddenly thrown upon a bed OF severe sick
oil -
| alIzed and she was stficken into almost TO-
tai blindness. Her family physician, alter
making very careful examination, sad 10
| the sorrOwng friends, "She has seen her
best days poor child. And this laughter
| loving maid responded, Doctor now that
| is not true: my hes; days are 60 come when
| | shall see the kipg IA HIS beauty And
| So beloved our best days ave 10 come.
| Your best days and mine, the days when
all the mlsts have rolled away, when all
| the clouds have been dissipatcd by the
| shining of His face. the day when all ih,
onignas of life shall he solved. the day
when We shall see the King IN His beauty.
,Ionn saws. Beloved. now are we the
| children Of God and u ls not yet made
| manifest what we shall he. We know
| that II lie shall bc manifested we shall ho
| ike Him. for we shall see HIM even as lie
-. You and 60 hc Ike HIM who needCih
not 10 be told about man, for lie knew
Mhal WAS IN man va hllh ' ~ ~ I'M
| Him. who was independent OF gravity. oi
| al material substances and forces You
| and | to be ike Him who on the Mount OF
TRANSPORTATION shone 30 that the disciples
| were daa2led even of the sp,endor of His
garments Nou and ! 10 he like HIM
| whom John saw IN that divine thoorany
recorded IN the last hook OF the Bible Won
| der IN glory. You and | 10 be hike Him
| who has overcome and IL now sitting on
| the throne Of the universe. That II what
| He has SAID "lie that ovcrcometh viii !
give to sit with Me on NV throne, even as
| also overcame aud am sat down with My
| Father on His throne" We shall soc Him
| We shall see Him face 20 face Every
| urohlem will be solved. We shall bc WIN
| Him forcvcrmore
>Beioved we will never all meet together
| here. but we may all meet together yon.
| der We will never all see each other
| therefore. here Let us so 1--we that we
shal all see each other Wonder, when we
| have come up, like Him, to meet the hosts
out az great tribulations, II may be, having
our robes washed and made white IN the
blood Of the Lamb. Til then, goodbye.