New-York tribune., 1905-08-15

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teenth verse. You not under the law but
Gods declaration and Thank God { an no.
EpistIe TO the Pomans fhotSb efers Is a. I NE ens
that comes afterwaTd u is not SO frequently used
as asy' you would expect We aA'n see why another
But take another epistle. one Of the very las.
perhaps II which you would expect. II you are
student OF Scripture TO and grace prominently
tbianss 1pe r bsbS 4b EPis,s % LEO, 10 me Coria-
unfit to have the strong meat OF God apparsntIT
proceedings. and yet he vas able 70 speak 70 them
wbcb c1s II, w. M 9f 1ae a9qnd inc ant sraGs
asn sns sixth chapter OF that second eostle and the
gether with him. beseecn you that We receive not
the grace OF God IN vain"
NO LOOSE CHANGE AROUND.
I spoke TO young hrother-a tradesman. he said
were speaking about earthly supply at the mo-
o sns ana fon6d said @ 2 =, m % morning m
S,e SFea -, Don't you think you would begin to be
Why. yes. I would he said
And said: Well. now. look at your better than
put TO your account. and you may draw as You
Will Will !, For &c Gods SIS SAKE don't draw a vain Or pre-
draw UPON The bank Of Cod FS VIII asIS1orIsfgs We -
your checks OF prayer. but He will never give you
any spare cash to roll in your pocket and talk
about your rolls OF dollars
No my brethren. God will honor every check Up
to the extent that the check is named for but Hs
selves Again and again and again, throughout
check and il shall Be honored NOR, az the bank of eoS
ad infnitum. But how blessedly this IS put befors
chapter and the ninth verse: ''Ye know the grace
OF our Lord Jesus Christ that though he was rich.
yet for your sakes he became poor that ye
through his poverty might be rich Poor Moses
lowed Jesus Christ was made poor that We tbroues
HIS poverty might be made rich Look again. n
most wonderful text IN the epistes concerning this
subject. / have never heard sermon upon it,. and
have never dared 70 preach upon H. God Is able
TO make all grace abound toward you; that We. al
abound unto every good work
bars You ARE are all ia asking for power for service You
of God. Go take II Corinthians tx s. and ap.
ever my God demands. il is easy ror me to do BE-
may abound unto every good work" And are YOU
sld5 m rs an tb are y0g n f51 fT S6 sTs % ou heavily
the flesh? II is that second epistle 20 the Corin-
come to meet H. You turn to II CoTi5t5'5aTs5y ina
xiii. 3 and you hear the Apostle saying thar when
sought the Lord three times that i might e re ne
moved gH'S snd the answer was: Ny grace is suf-
In y weakness =, most gladly therefore. win rather
may rest upon me must dare 10 tel Won 'tiSs ~
the whole Bible for thirty-One years.
LEARNING A HARD LESSON
to take from me the first OF the children thar He
mas taken home and 1 have lost many, but that
being taken suddenly, carried its little BODY nv
5eI 400 ~, piles 20 my home and suffered much FOR
they crushed me in the passages carrying nv
day, and went back to my home to Drepars for
Sundays sermon; and. looking for the apDoi7+e1i
xii appointed be read in our English Htrgy
baf "a tb anu t sPecaally seeing this text. said
there Is grace sufficient" I sat with nv tsbIs
against the wall and writing my notes for
vdI, = Is not no., true G ~ you are kicking and ururng
my my pen and fell on my knees, and T said: 20
nor DO Ia1 aord % 90 Let Thy grace be sufficient for
And as wiped the tears from nv ewes and
which my mother had given TO me the daV befor
we we had started for our holiday, and had said to
1WiI yop kindly place that the wall over my
tp1s hs py gd1 the time come back and IN sorrow
dhe the words In the Illumination, My grace is SUN
bright green. and In one moment I heard-yOu may
s say II was a fancy, but did hear a voice clearly:
is7 Get up and and You viii md d IT true anf
have never dared to make Gods facts into Srar
s tses or hopes again so far as know. but to take
it Is provision. and to see nat God supplies r. i
eve that sorrow and pain ana Sickness 3 0d and & a9 be
ing may al De turned into bOundless blessings il
s bear God saying TO him: My grace is sufficien,
~ t9i S nave found u so whenever believed
AND so. brethren we come to the close of our
St IoSn .s Sgy ts 9n according to the words Of
legal expression. and many Of the Commentator
diner as to the rendering that shall be given F;ut
LutnarCt and CTOdet two strong writers
and find they TO agree in that tbojIgb. tbs-
u has the doctrine IN it Of legal substitution intro
the purpose OF showing how rich is our supply ana
that this is the outcome which I gather from their
writings and Others-that when yoSl have taken
you viii fnd that this IS the prelude and iBf-o IT s2
ton to grace for something further and that Won
the next step and It rolls along with yoI and fbers
Is Is an an accumulation of power and OF privilege and
ONE STEP AT TIME
a., AS YOU take the grace for to-day with gratitude
were to go forward 10 something 6etter siep5ln as E
stone to one thing broader. And so grace comes on
and you are more than supplied in the unsearchable
aicaes @ OF Christ o that We could learn the lesson
ment' and not for tomorrow.
Have you the Lord believed7
sttll there's more to follow.
stni there's more S55 % follow
Always more. always more.
Always follow.
love Divine. how sweet thou arr,
When WI ,n, shall and d. my my willing heart
Al taxer up oy Thee?
The greatness ss'o Of rsdsenlilg sis M love.
The love OF God
That is the Gospel. thank God. the Gospel Of
salvation; and If You ask my brethren. what you
take to-day, just take the srace that is need
ed 70 walk up the gallery. take the grace that Is
grace that is needed as you sit at the neal take
the grace that Is needed as YOU open YOUR Letters
and better nsver open them without saving. NOW
LordH' II you are wise you may get the ISTd ln
seen that trying matter within And on ~ cam can
the lesson OF perfect contentmentt will close
with this little special word that gathered years
ago for my comfort from Martin Luthers labs
Talk, I think il was from one OF his writings
''The finest preacher that I know in the world
is my little cock robin. Every day IS ne sun sCs'