The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

in one point is guilty OF all;' not meaning,
OF course. that he has Of necessity broken
every law but he has broken away from
God by his transgression. If | am held a
prisoner 10y cham II is not necessary
that j should break every link IN the
chain that | might SO free, but only one
and that the very weakest, and so he that
offends IN one point ls guilty OF all and
nothing less. while he that ofends in all
points Is guilty OF al and nothing more.
An have slnned and come short of the
glory OF God"
Three important questions grow out OF
this text as / have considered II. First. |
DO not ask If you are sinner, for as we or
dinariy use this word We think of one
who is lswless, wild and protane. But ]
ask:
HAVE YOU OFFENDED IN ONE SIN.
GLE POINT?
II so, There is no difference" Man
would not say IT, | know, but God says II,
and II is written in the book, and by the
book we shal be judged.
Look at the prodigal He was as truly
a prodigal when he had taken the first step
over the threshold of his fathers house
as when aftcrward you see him sitting IN
the midst OF the swine and trying TO fill
his belly with husks which the swine did
eat
He is more degraded in the second pic.
ture, but not more guilty.
Look at the leper. lie is Just as truly
dead when the first sign of the dread dis.
ease appears, small though it may be. as
when afterward you behold him. a loath-
some object, sitting outside the city gates,
with bandaged mouth, crying, "Onclean,
lncleani' lie was leper, however. from
the first. and 10y the law dead. This is
the teaching of the text. If you have re.
Jected the Son OF God, whatever your po-
ston, There Is no difIerence'-all are
alike lost.
1t is not even question OF great sin.
Many man might plead mot guilty II
such a charge were made, but first Of all
SECRET SINS.
!. There is a text which declares "our
secret sins IN the light OF His counte-
nance, and another reads that "All things
are naked and open before Him with
whom we have TO do" in the light of this
who can standE
Not long ago in one of the school build.
lngs OF Chicago picture OF an eye was
placed upon the blackboard as an ilustra-
ton, and IN u little time by order OF the
school board IL was painted out, for II had
been so perfectly painted that whatever
position a child might bc i'm in the room
that eye was upon 1t. The effect was dis
astrous. But there Is one eye which never
slumbers and can ney4,s be painted out
midnight. lie saw it. 1t was in New
York or London or Paris. lie saw il.
Thus 10 the charge OF secret sin" YOU
must plead guilty, and there Is no differ.
CnCc.'
SINFUL THOUGHTS.
2. But the charge is even closer We
are responsible for the sinful thought
which tarrlcs IN the mind by the consent
OF our VIII. Who can stand IN the hight OF
this
\ distinguished scientist has made the
statement, which wise men receive. that II
man stands out in the sunlight and acts.
his act, good or bad, flashes away 10 the
sun and picture which IS never lost is
made. And If he speaks, the sound bounds
away, up and up. far beyond his reach. and
makes its record forever And IT he rc.
fuses TO step into the light, or IN the dark
ness speak a word. this scientist declares
that by the very thoughts of his mind Ger
tam physical disturbances occur which
make record lasting as time.
remember sending a telegram in a
western city, and shortly after realizing
that my message had been wrong | made
my way 10 the office 20 recall 1T. Why"
sand the operator, with a smile, 1t is gone,
and Is flashing over the wires now, beyond
my recall So with your sinful thoughts
They bound away, and no man can recall
them when once they 90.
The answer 10 this charge must be
guilty"
BEGINNING IN SIN.
3. Some are beginning now. He'd by
the fascination Of the evil one and lurcd
on by his charms they are rushing on TO
hell On one OF the busiest streets OF the
gay city OF PARIS stands a building famous
for Its beauty. Over the magnificent door.
way you may read these words, Nothing
10 pay The admission n free. the enter
tanment within j. fascinating. and hun
dreds OF young men pass through the pOr-
tails, the rank and file OF them taking their
first or last step 10 hell
All sin IS dearly bought. for IL has hell
back OF It. j. blights the lite, wrecks the
character, and blasts the fondest hopes Of
the soul. Aud when that awful day comes
and situation j. gone and character lost.
and the hearts Of loved ones broken, and
you are cast a stranded wreck on the
shores OF time, you viii cry out IN terror,
90 wretchcd man that / am who shall de-
liver nc and there will be no deliver
ance. You will be more degraded then bat
not more guilty than now, for the chiefest
Of SINS Is uu5eiici. and that was the cause
OF your downfall. There Is no difference"
God pity you.
Do you know the Bible description Of
the end of career oi Sin from the world
weeping. WaI.lng and gnash
ing oi teeth without are dog-. and
SOrcerers and whOremOngers, and murder
ers. and idO.atcrs. and whOsyevrr lJyeth |
and makcth a he God save us from such !
a company. 4 minister could never lead |
man 20 serious thought until he quoted the !
text. The wicked shall be turned into |
he'll. and all the nations that forget God -
Great sin humanity speaking " not nee. |
essarr. but ou.y forget Him and There - |
no difference
n you had read that remarkable book. !
Robert FalConcr," written by Geo Mac. |
Donald, yog vail remember the dream Of /
the wife Of Andrew FaicOner He was a /
and after her death. the dream /
being told him. resulted in biz conversion.
She said VA her letter, which she had writ. |
ten him:
Il thought. Andrew, that the resurrcc. /
ton morn bad come, and / was looking \
everywhere f0r YOU Finally M my wan
deri1zs ] came 90 a great abyss T. va
not a0 very vide but % vas very deep and \
was filed rith blue. like the blue 0f the /
sky. On the other side I saw you. An.
drew. and ! gave a shrek Which 90 the 4
universe must have heard. Something /
made me look around Then / faw One
coming toward me. he haf a face-O. |
such 4 fsrei fsirer than an tho sons of |
men. He bad m a garment which camc Il
ward me ] saw In His feet the PRINT OF
he nails Then I Enew who He was. /
fell AZ He feet and erred. o. Lord. An
~ % him. ! said. Yes. Lord And An. !
drew he took me b. the hand and led
bat over the abyss. and We came nearer