The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-25

humiliate him before himself. or take
lovc--trustlng. connding love which IL as
helpless as n little chiid-snd beat IL
down. What Cowardice, Stevenson, IN
order 10 make Mr.. Hyde utterly de-
testable. makes him say: 4 love to tor
ture women and little children because
they are so helpless When a dog has
affectionately licked the hand OF his mas
ter and is rewarded by a brutal kick
your whole nature cries out against the
cruelty. You cannot see a sin against
love, though IL he only the love OF an
animal without revolving against 1t; ana
vet what c,ueltles are commh..si daily
agsints the mothers love. the child's
love. the wife's love. and Gods love.
George Adam Smith. IN pointing oIt the
pain 'whlch love had 10 bear when one
was sick or near dea,i. said. The pain
which disease and death cause 10 love
is nothing 10 the agony sin inflicts when
he takes the game into his unclean
hands. Sin can cause more pain 10 love
than all other forces combined The man
who lures innocence from her home and.
as one would pluck flower from the
roadside. crumples Il IN his hands and
tosses Il carelessly to the void. has
sinned against love and before almighty
God. and has all but committed the un-
pardonable sin
What sin against love there is In the
homes: the cruel thrusts OF indifference.
the cold calculating determination 10
make one vince the attempt TO bend love
to the breaking point Oh. the hea artless-
ness OF IL all and the bitter anguish it
causes. II seems so unmanly. so coward1y.
80 despicable. to injure love. Christs last
act as free man was 10 heal the wound on
the ear OF the servant OF the high priest.
Suffer me thus far. he said. and then
they hurried Him away TO drive the un-
ehRs. -. - L..
only been stretched out TO bless them.
Black sin against lovei I never see
schoolboy badgering the teacher whose
whole nature Is love towards him. without
feeling the contemptiblenexs OF such In
jury 10 love.
III the offences against love seem so
dark 10 us. what must they be to Him
whose very nature is love. who has yearn-
ed for mankind since the foundations OF
the world were laid and has received lit
tie but indifference and distrus Il and open
rebellion. II the great Father who knows
the possibilities Ia his children sees them
turn away from Him the sin against Love
seems doubly black But whether we sin
against God. OF against the little child. or
against the mother or the friend where n
Is sin against their love Il is mean and
cowardly and most unworthy OF manhood
ana womanhood'
must say, young man. II you think
sou are leeuinH Your soul with the right
KIND or food by staying at home and read
ing a Sunday paper, you are deccying
yourself. While the Sunday paper IL ali
right enough. you ought 20 have heard
this sermon, and been enthused with the
magnetism OF the speaker. IL was the
best Kind OF oratory which would have
sunk chunks Of wisdom down into your
being 80 far that you couldn't help be-
Ing improved by f. These church doors
are always open to everybody who is look
Ing for the real food Of this world--the
kind that strengthens the soul and makes
good pure blood
There are thousands OF people in this
city that need something TO stimulate
their hearts; something 20 give them a
iitue comfort In The midst OF their trials
and misfortiines. They are hunting for IL
here and there but the theatre don't
satisfy, and the club gives only temporary
relief. These may BE- good enough, but
they are only temporal things They
never can satisfy SPIRITUAL hunger and
thirst You've got 10 submit 10 tho break
Ing OF the bread OF life and git down on
your knees and take some good long
draughts ut life's real fountain before
you'll be flled. Now. there's no place on
this earth where you can find the accom- !
modatlons for this kind OF a feast quite
so good as In the Christian church In !
the first place It's your privilege. In the |
second place it's your duty to so. Now,
why not do r?''
We shall 20 10 tho Church OF the Me- |
dfstor on Cranston street. Universalists,
next Sunday morning 10 enjoy tho SER
vice.
MRS L WI .RIrR EORa~E