The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-01-26
TIE PULPIT,
BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON BY
ThE REV. LUTHER r. OYOTT.
subj jeet: Sure Foundations.

Psalms Ni..3. If the foundations br
destroyed. what can the righteous dO:'
Hebrews Xi:l revised versioni: Faith
J. the assurance of things hoped for.
the proving of things not seem" IL.
Timothy ill revised versiom: Il
/ know whom | have believed, and am
persuaded that He is able to guard that
which | have committed unto Him
against that day" Mr.. Dyott said:
We seek the solid and safe in the
things OF the unseen world. This il
OF supreme Importance. Other things
IN this connection are relatively i'm.
portant. They are to be thought of.
! ana appreciated and even sought.
found and kept. We must have them
Room for the active life Of a gtowiug
belief j. Indispensable. \ place for the
sweet ana sustaining comforts of the
larger hope OF humanity j. desirable
The garniture of refined and immortal
love i ever 10 be regarded a. more
than mere luxury OF the inner life
Othe, work j. important: but only 50 70
, Il comparative degree.
Tedious and temporary is the task
OF the theo.o-i2u. UuSal liSiaCtory l.
the task o. the Craei-makcr. Small i
The task where Earring ScctaricS"
learn their selfish ujrrg>, 10 discern.
ANA, not uulreqGgatlv. 90 become irIe-
l-.ou> in the uG,a TO i..i-.gu. Spas
Motic the task. and jhJuEi,,> the eff
/ torI Of th" irpnoyllSi. FcNeri,h and
iitful though somewhat seuSlt tiou9l
/ AMI imperiouS. is jhn task of the SCI
enlist Ruf aN VINO gra concerned
about building character upon indie.
strucffhla foundations and ara actively
engaged in this work. are realizing that
which j. of >uur,ule iu,port3ure "a. dav
by day. hour hy hpur moment by mo-
menr rises that "nou,p nor made with
hands" Her. v-a must roll Win ,lnar
| understanding. magnificent courage
ana unurlng patience. Here We must
be- serious and certain
Ii j. fine int.mation ana hopeful
| indication that, in some respects. at
least. we are equal 10 the demands.
We do desire foundations which cam
not be destroyed. Here we are serious
enough when W" are serious at all.
We do not w',n % he deceived with
reference u these things. We dciib-
Crateiy prefer not 10 have our fountains
OF ne poisoned We object 10 the
destruction Of the foundations of be-
liel. Error. i2l>choou. deceit are bad
enough anywhere. but th"y 60 the most
! harm II admitted into the affairs OF re-
IlGion. lie who po.NonS my body may
Only 2hect tho place where my real
he SoJouIhS Tor niue Whle. nut he
who pol>on> my mind and my soul does
me- untold harm for eternity. He and
may never be able 10 make satisfactory
repairs oi som" Kinds OF destructive
| work. Most OF H. think 50. We do
/ a IA. 4 lf N Ilf tI IA
lmmut"h!2 NerlNe> oi truth winch Wll!
Sjdhu jhe tests. III the foundations
he destroyed what can the righteous
90:
The strongest cmphaS!S Of our times
especially i'm matters of religion. j. be-
ING placed upon the demand for the
real. Notwithstanding the prevalent
Supcrfciality Of our age. the quick
sales Of birth.r;ghtS for pottagc. the
. heated passion for pleasure. the gaudy
show of those who glory in appear
ancc and not i'm heart" notwithStand-
Ing the fact that we are living in
"grievuuS times" when 50 many are
"lovers of self. lovers Of money. boast
full. naughty. railor>. disobcdient 10
parents. unthankfui. unhOly. without
natural affections. implacable. SANDER
els. NllliOll sell -tblllIbl, ltItt, ltp lON -
crS of good. traitors. headStrong. puffcd
up. lovers of pleasure rather than Low
ers of God. holding q form of godlineSS
but denying the power thereof" not
withstanding the fact that i'm the very
church. itself. there are certain oscilla-
tory movements calculated 10 pcrturb
the life of some believers: notwith-
standing all those things. and many
more. still the underlying current is to-
ward the fuller and frecr life. and the
immediate and increasing demand i'm
the religious life is of the assurance
of things hoped for. the proving Of
things not seem" and for that gertrude
Of knowledge which enables the indi-
vidual believer To stand uron some in
dp>truCtible foundation and say. 81!
know whom | have believed. aud am
persuaded that He iS able 10 guard
that which have committed unto Him
against that day"
Good is deeper than evil even i'm per
sons who do uot profess To- be good.