The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-02

Mississippis or the universe and the
Amazons. Words can't describe them.
Perfectly enchanting. All OF the tints OF
nature are 10 be seen here from the
brush I'm the hands OF the greatest OF all
painters And the song birds or all ma
tions have gathered here TO make one
grand symphony. the equal OF which |
have never heard before Come up broth
ers Come up Room enough for all. Come
up and listen 10 music that is akin TO the
harmony OF heaven.
Here's another broad river that ex-
tends way on beyond the vision This is a
beautiful river. No drouth can make the
volume OF water any less. It's al
ways fun TO the edge OF the
gracefully. and there's a gentle ripple TO
these waters which are no more nor no
less than the water OF life. flowing on for
the saving Of the nations. Come up broth
ers. Here's where you .can love the LORD
with all our heart. and your neighbor az
yourself Come Come up higher"
Well. since federation opened up that
vision 10 them and gave them good
talking to- and they got down on their
knees and asked God and Brother Morse
10 forgive them. they've been enough
sight more OF a blessing To the neighbor-
hood.
'Twont do TO tell the folks that they've
going down to perdition for we don't
know anything about IL. The mind and
the heart Is the standard OF the man. and
there amt anybody but God that fully
understands it's make up.
One of the most striking Instances OF
self@conceit among Christians that / ever
heard OF, who had got TO q point where
they thought they had got an outpouring
OF the spirit OF God more than anybody
else. was in John Wesleys time When
D, L., 4
cts, who didn't call themselves Holt
ness' folks. although their ideas were
what would be put down now as real
dyed-in-the-wool Holiness notions called
upon him I'm a body and told him that
they had been 'divinely commissioned To
inform him that he had not been born
again. but the work would soon be done,
and they would remain. unless he turned
them out OF doors. TIL IL was accomplish
edi"
Now. I don't know whether Mr.. Wesley
thanked them or not. but he showed them
into the preaching room and told them
that they might remain there IL was q
tremendous cold day. and there wasn't a
mite OF fire in the room. Well. IL you'll be-
lieve me. those fanatics grInned and bore
the cold from morning tin night But
hearing no more Of Mr. Wesley they be-
gan 20 comprehend their position, and,
hnally. they went away. sadder but
wiser lot OF folks. leaving him 10 get
along with the new birth without any OF
their assistance. Now. II there was a lot
Of such kind of people around annoying
the greatest of the Methodist divnes way
back I'm the days OF the wesleys. 'tain't TO
be wondered at that the same stripe OF
fanatics are I'm existence today. trying TO
make II out that they are the special
agents OF the Lord. with the only deAni-
tion OF the new birth that anybody en-
earth has any risht TO-
Now, Mr. Wesley was a believer IN
sancttication, but he never believed that
II came through human agency. and
therefore, his advice for such people to
be prophets unto themselves, and to let
other folks deal directly with the Al
mighty on that topic. ought to have a sal
utary effect upon such self-appoirted
prophets
Ito be continued