The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

the majesty and authority OF king.
We have TOO much followed the idea
Of Goethe and Carlyle. that Christi.
anity is religion OF sorrow. and that
its chief end is tnSI OF consolation.
This leads men like Mr.. John Morley
10 call the gospel sovereign legend
OF rity," and 10 long for n wider Cos
pei OF justice and progress.
Christianity is more than n legend
OF pity. il is bugle blast calling men
10 battle. Jesus is more than the con-
soler OF people in trouble. He is the
anointed King OF men. He announces
His Kingship again and again in His
discourses. and IL is as Lord and Mes.
siah that Peter presents Him 10 His
countrymen on the Day OF Pentecost
To submit 10 Elm unconditionally is
mans wisdom and peace. IL is not the
picture OF the earthly Jesus with His
hand upon a leper that this age needs
most OF all 10 see. We need 10 see
the Son OF God as John. the apostle.
saw HIN. with many crowns upon His
head. the universal Sovereign OF the
Kingdoms OF life.
Gods condescension will also be seen
afresh in Christ. The great words
spoken in the upper chamber will be
restudied. and upon many hearts they
will fall with the emancipating charm
OF fresh revelation. "Ye shall know
that am in My Father. and ye in Me
| and in you" "lf a man love Me he
will keep Ny words. and My Father
will love him. and we will come unto
| him and make Our abode with him"
We do not know God as He is until
we have seen Him not only high and
| lifted up. sitting on throne but also
as the apostle saw Him, standing as n
suppliant. saying. Behold. stand NJ
the door and knock: If any man hear
Ny voice and open the door, / will
come in TO him, and will sup with him.
| and he with Me-
In Christ also we see Gods indig-
| nation against sin. He is the holy
Christ. Though merciful, He says 10
workers of iniquity-I never knew YOU
| Though gracious. He says 10 trans
gressors OF Gods will-depart from Me
We cursed. Tender above all tender
ness known to mortals. He paints pic
lures Of loss and pain and doom so
terrible that they have burned them
selves into the retinas of mems eyes
and into the gray matter of their
| is preached men cannot 20 10 the iudg-
ment saying. did not know the helm
BUSINESS nor the awful penalties OF
wrong-doing.
With the Tractaria;. method OF sew
enty years ago there began n fresh
emphasis upon the authority and sac
raments of the Church. To-day it is
the Church wi .ch is still uppermost
| I'm rpin - 10
unity and its government are counted
all-impOrtant themes.
With Maurice and Kingsley there be-
gan new interest in the social aspect
OF Christianity. and men began TO la
Dor for the establishment of what was
called Christian Socialism. This force
! has noe yet spent itself.
| But neither High Churchmen with
| their sacraments. nor social settlement
workers with their philanthropies are
| equal TO the crisis which is now upon
us.
II is not n loftier conception OF the
| Church. nor wider diffusion of cul-
ture and social cheer which is most
urgently demanded by our times.
What is needed is fresh vision OF
God. new baptism Of spiritual life.
n lifting of the heart to higher levels
of aspiration and devotion. The world
groans ana travails in pain, waiting
for the appearance Of new race of
| prophets-men of insight and OF cOur-
age. who endowned with the Holy
Ghost shall say TO our generation in
tones which burn with fervent heat:
lie the wicked forsake his way, and
the unrighteous man his thoughts and
let him return unto the Lord, and He
will have mercy upon him; and to our
God. for He will abundantly pardon"
- Congregationalist and Christian
| World