The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-15

thousand deaths rather than renounce
sns s S their Ss 90 S SasS, SPssSS, tss to
pay 10 guard the honor OF companions. |
TO keep faith inviolably 10 pursue any |
% SOsst be BEYOND one eS the truth S anu and naly that
they would be courteous and humble,
hero hero of the Grseeksl And TOR thi. ad,
Christ. Through Him today the heroic
ideal has reached it's modern FORM, and
in Louis of France, her saint and king.
as transformed by Christianity.
You find today on every hand. IL you
Sab. assds % rsSSrds IN the
that the spirit OF heroism is contagious
and leaps like flame from heart to
the missionary Livingston. or the news,
paper man Stanley. who follows TO ma
Him: whether Il Is Forbes or Gordon;
bootblack-if We could get the records
together and read at once all the HEROIC
deeds ss wofd Of snSe ESSua Hfy make az shs
volume. and would forever kill pessimism.
as these holy achieyemsnts were re-
hearsed. They would form a f,od or
sparkling sweetness to freshen the weary
After You have discounted all the
deeds done 10 be seen Of ne. there would
still remain enough to afford saving salt
to the world for most heroisms are Sc
* snGMn fSs %orEd SnE IN When m is fully pas
lished with the imprimatur of Christs
pierced hand, will be more, not less.
to light. and men know the trail OF the
serpent, but the heroic spirits WHO hold
the world together are without famous
| names and the less known are perhaps
| the more heroic. For every one with
whom the tongue Of y rnHyor Isl, Is ENGAGE Saar,s
| ON uvh stability of QOciNtN rests
There were 1000 men in Israel as heroic
in faith as Elijah. and we do not know
trouble" said Napoleon. in a moment OF
sal history ,A,s An but tnd the soss real not hero so
| much as ask for or think OF that half
page The hero does not pose for the
multitude 10 admire him: he does nothing
our Lord saw many good deeds but
among His most beautiful savings are
ehese eternan YSs sweet Ss1" the deeds OF certain
poor widow and of woman who, washed
His feet with her tears But are these the
only heroic souls which this sensitive
spirit photographed? Are these not
kept in His memory as fresh ara
modern history? Could He not unroll for
us a record made even In pagan lands and
among forgotten peoples. that would
bring tears and thrills and quickened
heartbeat. as the story should proceed
Of the glorious roll who wrought right
eousness, quenched the violence OF fire,
and filed the category OF holy deeds to
prove that God still whispers 10 the low
est man?
"Do not then fear that you are un-
noticed IL your life calls for heroism-as
what life does not7 Have you not ever
!. more discerning. more sympathetic
! audience than any you can see?
Are YOU not compassed about with
great cloud OF witnesses?
Have YOU not been crowned with the
glory and honor Of a revelation OF God
, and have you not been made little
, lower than angels. by admission into
, the knowledge that prophets sought In
vain. and angels desire 10 look into?
, The last test OF heroism lies In this
, Is II merely bare of trumpets and
waving sword. or Is II a clinging In life
: and death TO the memory of an immorta
; love?
2 us II any wonder that the great Sa
, ladin. most magnanimous Of Saracer
chieftains. profoundly admired the insti
, tuition OF knighthood and desired himself
: to be admitted to It's honored ranks?
o is there any doubt II we exhibit before
$ men the full heroism OF that prince o
: sufferers who founded our holy religion
: that men will say they said then.
;. find no fault In Him who for the pans
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{ honor"
= Here the minister stopped in his inter
= estIng discourse which was full OF elo
= .uuence and strength. TO call attention Z
:, the lax system that people are followin
= in doing their duty. That II was to b
u deplored that so many inducements mus
~ be offered 10 attract them or induce ther
A to do many things that by nature the
c should feel impelled TO do, TX tneir Soul
II are rightly turned.
"Nhv." saws he. lone almost expect
Is 10 hear of two brown and three gree
. trading stamps being offered as Induce
l. ments for people 10 come out to church.
10 And I declare for II. II that wasn't
2 broadside OF truth. there never was one
- II hundreds OF young men and youn
u women OF this city who could have gon
out last evening easily enough, notwith
standing the storm, and had listened !
this preacher. they must have caught IN
inspiration OF the sermon, and carrie
e away with them something in their SOU
" that theatres can't give, nor the ball room
Is TO which places they'll go IL the sno
sc "a knee deep and the thermometer dow
- to zero.
IN Then the minister closed nis sermo
10 by saying:
'e 'The escape from mock herofcs, the ds
"a llverance from puertle display Is 10
-. found for the earnest souls OF our ag'
- I'm denying ungodlness and worldl
H. lusts, we should seek for glory homo
and Immortality, without reference
20 the praise of men. Whether at vast CO;
'e like Roosevelt. we displease politician
y or like Parkhurst we displease the timl
:" who want nothing vital In the pulpit, {
'' like Gen. Longstreet we displease our o
comrades who lost his friendships an
~ his popularity by following his col
70 science after the war--it oil comes to Il
~ ~ same end Heroism Is not giving up c
~ the wave or down In the gulf OF n
~ popular tide. II may bring hate: II ma
~ ~ bring loneliness; Il may beget distrus
= But IL II Is true stun it waits for
~ vindication and that IL found in Him WI
~ decorates with the order OF the Cross
- Christ and lifts the victor TO cit
"a heavenly places"
n When the minister had finished. Toler
s. tion nc says, I'm mighty glad the md
nd lister has hit that old notion about fam
C. iarity breeding contempt such a rap TIL
~ it'll see stars for spell For II ought