The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-14
"S0WING AND REApIMG."
Address atY. NJ. c. A. Mems Meeting BY
Rev. ]. |. Peacock Of Westerly.

Tho music and address at the Y. NJ.
c. A. yesterday afternoon was worthy OF
the close attention with which II was
favored. Mrs. Hall Of Boston sang The
Good shepherd and THE Ninety and
Nine"
IL was announced that a BODY OF bust
ness men will be present next sunday
AT a Commercial travellers meeting. at
which A. r. Birchsrd. business man OF
Holyoke and r. r. seamans OF Mystic,
Conn, will take part. the former with
an address and the latter as bass soioist,
and cornetist Bowen Il. Church will play
for the large gathering whicA Is expected
20 he there.
After a scripture lesson and prayer by
Mr. Cavcrly. Rev. Joseph i. Peacock ~
westerly delivered the address on Sow
ing and Reaping," I'm part somewhat as
follows:
II l. often the case that We become
so familiar with principle that We lose
the sense Of its import II is so In the
case OF sowing ana reaping, We are what
we are today because ~ what we were
yesterday. This lav of cause and effect
We see everywhere II man expects y
field of wheat, he sows wheat In the
spring.
BY this law OF nature. all interested in
plant life are enabled 10 know what they
VIII reap. The first thing that we notice
is the law OF quality. Jesus said Men
do not gather grapes of thorus nor figs
Of thistles" Like begets like.
Te apostle speaks OF this law he
wants men 20 be aware that God is not
mocked He SAYS BE not deceived.
IN tho moral world tho same principle
applies 20 Christlsn character and con
ouct.
great deal has been recently written
on Puri,sn stock In New England. How
true IL Is OF rho Scottish coven8nters
that they thoush dead yet speak \
life OF virtue has not only given physical
virtue but has given mental and spiritual
power.
SO habit Is a special eXemplihcauon oi
this law Parents have come 10 see and
teachers have come 10 believe that The
best way to produce men of character is
TO SOW the seed in early life.
Habit binds a man with chains. We
find that man has tendencies at hiytf
10 act for good and evil. This vehicle OF
what we call corGuct Goes not run up
hill. a man giving way 90 the cril ten
dencies will reap corruption.
Not only like begets like. but seed
begets a harvest multiplied I'm quantity
! In the moral as In the physical. world
the law OF quantity H. true. one sin
sown will produce a multitude Of sins.
The working out OF even self righteous.
ness works against man sooner or later
When We SOW the seeds OF sobrlety and
Industry we will find them multiplying
Let a man be determined 20 resist temp.
tation. and men will cease 10 tempt him
Let Christ come into your heart. friend
and there will corle the change OF heart
In Jesus Christ. and In Him alone. car
the heart be purified
The seed that He sowS win be sure t.
! bring forth q harvest. thirty. sixty. a
hundredfoid. and in the world to come
/ life everlasting.
! What does it matter II the seed sown
BY Christ does not come 10 YOU in harvest
! Immediately? Shall We not trust God tc
he true TO His word that In due season
We shall reap II we faint not? There
awaits for those who SOW seeds OF right.
eousness crown OF righteousness
Let us see to II that we SOW to the
spirit, that we may Of the spirit REAP
! life everlasting