The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-22

for the morning II is no new truth that
has emerged: IL is n truth that hndled
the soul OF Luther and OF the Puritan re-
formers and famed in the speech of
Wesley and whltieid--the truth OF the in
ward witness OF the Spirit OF God 10 the
spirit OF man. the truth that acknowledge
is so immediate and verlhabe as the
knowledge OF God; that religion Is the
only splendid reality upon which your
life may lay hold.
New hope. new courage. new faith I'm
God. new love for man-is IL true that
these reinforcements have come into our
lives? What are We going to do with
them?
INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
First OF all is the call TO individual
conservation. 1t is serious time for
all OF US. Are we putting ourselves in
the attitude I'm which we may receive
and transmit the divine influence?
'If new life has come TO our Congrega-
tional communion, that life will find it's
first expression In our local churches One
thing TO be desired is the utilization OF
dead tissue I'm their membership. In most
OF the churches are many members who
have lost touch with their life and they
need to be brought back into vital rela-
tions with them
Another urgent problem concerns the
children and the young people In all the
churches the Sunday school enrolment
ana the membership Of the young peoples
societies are falling of. There is great
need OF careful study OF both these prob
lens. need OF new methods and new
purpose and OF resolute and inspiring
leadership.
These practical suggestions concern
tho life OF the local church. Beginning az
Jerusalem is the clause which the great
commission always includes and empha-
sizes Still the people with the pentecostal
fiie I'm their hearts never stay at Jerusa-
lem. The Jericho road is always open and
thev are soon moving out that way. No
man lveth unto himself no church llveth
unto Itself Tho poor and the forlorn. the
SINFUL and the sorrowful. how they swarm
rbout rs I'm the cities what are we doing
for them? oh, Son or man. who didst
come To seek and save the lost. are we
Thy disciples?
THE TOTBERs
And there are the toilers not in rags
but clad I'm decent earb. dwelling In their
own plain home. eating the bread OF In
dustry. but holding aloof. many OF them
u ON the churches that bear Thy name. o
Christ: arc they not Thy brethren They
arc the kind Of people who once heard
Tree gladly. Why do they not hear US?
Tell ms why Teach us what We must DO
10 win them
And there are she great throngs of
eager. strong -willsd. prosperous, restless
men and women, striving trampling upon
one another in the mad race for fame and
fortune. are they not. too. distressed and
scattered as sheep not having shep-
herd? Surely there Is no unity In their
hearts How can We save them? We can
have the POWER n We want a. The Lord,
tho Spirit. r. here 10 hll W with all the
fullress OF God.
when we get the power many things
will happen We shall come together. TO
begin with. We shall feel that We have n
common interest, a common cause. We
shall go out into the needy fields and oc-
Cupy them. We shall go down 20 the
sums and cleanse them. We shall pour n
purifying flood OF civic patriotism through
all the channels " our common life.
Nor will this new life find It's field
wholly within our own border.
Christ for tho world We sing.
The world to Christ we bring
Whether we are imperialists I'M any
other sense or not We believe IN an Inn
per'ai Christianity. in faith which gives
us the power and tho purpose 10 conquer
the world for Christ"