The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-29

enSowments. tempting the young man 10
turn from Coarses that cultivate the mind
10 those winch prepare for business. Our
tneatres have Tel; the influence, aud think
more OF pieces which will draw than %
those which will elevate as we'll as amuse
and recreate those who SEE and hear
Yea, u j. conoelvahlc that even the
cAurch may not escape The ministry
that sets gam above usefulness has caught
the contSgiou. Put me into the priesthood
that l may eat piece oi bread 50 cred
one Of old The very thought was a desc
Grafton. The ministry that Is sought for
the sake Of the pieces OF bread Tor a live.
hhood. whether II he large OF small. Is a
ministry not TO God, not % those among
whom u Is exercised, but 20 the man that
holds II. The clergy who are - orders
chiefly for what they can wan m the way
unfit for their place They serve not God
=" their fellows, but themselves And so
the church whose chpef ann Is a large pew
rental and a fashionable congregation-foT
getting the while that the Masters boast
was that 10 the poor the gospel was
preached. IL taTed with the same stick
Nes, commerClaism - IN the alr, IL ~
the spirit that now works-that stealthly
penetrates every q nartment Of modern ac-
tlNlty, always seeking 20 make gam the
dominant motive. There ls no line of work,
no business, no profession safe against its
insidious influence IL lnyades law and
medicine, even divinity as we have seen.
lt is felt IN halls OF legislation aud seats of
government, Yea, J, pervades even SO.
Ciety, making the tine raiment aud the gold
ring and the large bank account more 20
tent TO open doors than gentle birth and
fine breeding
How are we 20 resist tins influenoc-es-
cape this sprty just as we reslst the con
tagion of an epidemic, the depression OF a
malaria. by iortliyng the powers OF hie.
4 man IN whom the tide OF hie rs full and
strong viii walk unscathed through the
plague laden an , The health that is IN
him resists the disease that rushes upon
him. The bacteria that floats into throat
or lung. or stomach finds no indus and
dies. Ii must he thus. then. that we es-
cape the spiritual danger Fortfy the life
within. Remember that life Is more than
meat; that the kingdom OF God and HIS
righteousness are infinitely worthy OF our
seeking. Do not forget the possibilities of
Your life, what YOU can make Of 10 IN the
way Of growth, what You can make of 1T IN
the way OF usefulness. Keep your eve on
the Master. In HIM see what you may be
in Him see what YOU NAV do. Yea, not
only keep your eye on HIM, but keep IN
living touch with Him. that the tides Of
His life may flow into your soul, and carry
YOU on and up 10 the measure Of the stat
ure of the perfect man IN Christ Jesus.
are honest - Whatsoever things are Just.
whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever
things are lovely. whatsoever things are Of
good report. think on these things Turn
your thought and your eyes away from the
dazzling bait OF the age. Escape it's snare.
Seek first the kingdom OF God Determine
TO be n man, mentally, morally. spiritually
determine TO be a brother TO your fellow
man. and do for HIM a brothers part de,
termine 10 be a chlld OF the heavenly
Father and obey His viii so far as Won
know It; resolve that m you the splendid
possibilities hidden IN the Gift of life shall
be realized, and YOU shall have learned
how to use this world without abusing it
Then commerce. business. success shall
minister 10 you but not ensave YOU; shall
embelish your life but not absorb II shall
bring you, perchance, an abundance of
things to possess, but leave the while
strong and pure within YOU the life OF
God. Then shall You IN very deed possess
the abundance OF the things which are
yours. Let them once get the better OF
YOU, climb INTO the throne of your heart
and life. and then they possess you and
you are their slave and Their victim nailed
and incoffined IN your own strong box
which has. alas, with youI treasure, shut
In your soul also