The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-05-03

ly. with God-given wisdom and divine
zeal. How sick We all are of that
popular preaching of the. day. which
is aimed nowhere and hits nothing
whose main and prevailing character
istic is that il is inconsequential and
fiabby, effeminate and devoid OF the
power men should show.
The winsomeness OF the ministry
of Jesus is a fact that merits our at
tention. The love that flowed from
His heart. the tenderness OF His
voice, the sympathy that rushed with
out ceasing from His soul. the heal
ing virtue of His hand. all these
stamp Him as minister who can
teach us how 10 aid men best.
The Lord was man of power.
Power is 10 ability what electricity is
TO a dynamo. A man of parts must
become a man OF action before he is
OF much use. The world is full Of
geniuses who are impotent. They
cut no figure in the life of their day
simply because they lack energy and
force. Jesus was man of many
powers.
His spirituality IL unsurpassed.
He had right basis tor His philoso-
ply and His life. He had the right
point of view, and thus OF necessity
saw things in their right relations.
His spiritual philosophy colored all
His mission. messages and ministry,
and gave individuality and peculiar
meaning TO His words and deeds.
Christ began right. He put God at
the centre of His system OF life and
of course all went we'll with Him.
The insight of Christ and His spirit
ual sense are our need.
Jesus was good man. and good
ness is greatness and power. Christ
was no sickly sentimentalist. but a
good man in the best sense OF the
word; that is TO say, He was a godly
man. He was clean minded, pure
hearted, noble acting man. and no
matter what may be the mental or
material abilities of any man, IL he
be not good he cannot hope to be
most of use. Godliness must be a
characteristic Of any man who would
mold a lasting and revered memory.
Christ was not nIawkish. You know
how He dealt with the problems Of
the shew bread, the ears Of corn, the
man who waited TO be healed. He
was straightforward and more than
conscientious. He was constructive,
y.
eous. He moved ahead. He was
kind, true, pure, noble - that is to
say, good Meanness was beneath
Him. The truth was His glory.
Cleanness of life was the sign OF His
inward grace. He was gentleman.
true nobleman. He was an aristo-
cratic democrat, who showed His
birth and His breeding in His man
ner
Jesus was sincere. He was not a
patch work, but whole pattern. He
leveled to any plumb. He met speci-
fications to the letter. There were no
weak spots, no faulty places in His
life glazed over with pretended char
acter. Jesus was a whole, whole
some, well rounded man, without de-
feet whatsoever His sincerity in.
spired trust, for He lived the sort OF
life He asked other men to enter.
Every one knew and knows just
where Jesus stood-with the right
always.
Jesus was positive. He didn't
suppose or guess or just think. He
knew and was sure. His knowledge
was from personal experience and 1t
was power. Because Christ is dead
certain of what He speaks about we
hail Him Lord And do we wish TO
lead other men to Him We must also
speak with conviction out OF personal
knowledge.
But constancy was not the least OF
the Savior's powers. Jesus was no
gutter. He was not a prey TO dis
Icouragement. He had faith-and TO
last. He stood squarely with the is
sue and the cause He represented at
all times and in all seasons, through
thick and through thin. through
good and evil report. Christianity
needs more of such Christlike con-
stancy. Constancy means pluck, en-
durance, courage against and in the
sdce of odds. Inconsistency is the
child of lack of faith and IL breeds
failure.
Jesus was a man OF parts and OF
power. His facility for various work
needed a man of power. Jesus was
genius and "A hard laborer. He had
inherent ability and fund of force
fulness. The world is full Of gen.
fuses without power. The list OF un-
known saviors is large. Jesus had
talent and the real, vital spiritual
power that could make talents pro-
ductive. He had the right kind OF
energy and enough OF it. He got His
dynamic from God. That is where
we should apply for ours.