The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-04

change the past. but the future may inn
prove the old record Here is a new leaf
What shall be written here? At the top
Of the new leaf let there be written,
Out OF self, for Christ
and any Of the resolutions that shall
follow on the page will be in accord with
the advancement OF good. and for the
preservation OF the best things OF this
life.
Every man feels noble when he Is
seeking something good. and he feels
ashamed when he seeks the evil things Of
life"
Then the preacher convinced his hearers
that there was nothing TO be ashamed OF
in making new resolutions for the new
year. but everything 20 be proud OF, but
I'm getting rid OF evil he proved that there
IS no way Of getting rid of sin except by
the knife II Yields to nothing else. There
is no halfway process. no fixing up to
make a better appearance. Cut sin out, or
the remaining roots will keep the evil
thing alive as before.
Then he spoke of Christianity as the re-
ligion OF heroism. Il Is against compro-
mise where questions Of essential prlnci-
pies are involved. never resorting TO ex-
pediency and prudence. Christianity has
never in all its history. in all its conflicts
taken counsel of safety, compromise Or
policy.
The whole discourse portrayed very
clearly how we can do good among the
worlds people without partakng of the
sinfuness of their lives. the same as Jesus
did. who mingled with all classes, and yet
was spotless.
rusalem that said. There is no new thing
under the SUM-" but II he had been here
and listened to that discourse he would
have changed his mind. I don't agree
with him at any rate.
II that king had said that every repro
duction under the sun is something new
Il would have been more oongenial TO my
understanding and belief, and enough
sight more crowded with wisdom.
I like eJremiah's notion OF things,
vino said to the folks OF his neighbor-
hood. THE Lords mercies are new every
morning" And that saying ought to con-
vince us that we needn't wait IL months
for something really new to celebrate.
for we can have new springtime with
its new foliage and blossoms; a now
summer with its new sunshine; a new
autumn with its fruits and harvests of
new grain; and every day we have
new morning that begins new under
takings. with new thoughts and new as
pirations that never we're before.
But there. I'm not going TO quarrel
with those old Israeite kings about their
notion OF thines-I have my opinion.
How glad this new year would be n
Il were not for the tears that are being
shed all over the world for those lonely
mothers and fathers OF that distant city.
whose dear ones were taken away from
them IN almost an instant by the fiery
demon. How mothers here in New Eng
land would Hike TO put their arms around
their suffering sisters In that great city
and comfort them II they could. This
common sorrow In proving how much
nearer we are living, as God would have
us live, by showing that we can love
our neishbors as ourselves" May God
bless them and comfort them with the
assurance that they can go to their de-
parted ones some time II they cannot
return TO them.
shall try and attend service at st
Johns Episcopal church on North Main
street, next Sunday morning.
MRS. T. wrLBBRrORCE.
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