The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-18
Theme: The Life Spiritual in Christ.

spiritual energs~that We have, va
shall 90 on 10 further siOries ia the
life within our Saviour.
In our time the material needs OF
men are, instead OF being subordi-
mated, pushed into primary import
ance. The mad rush for wealth and
power among the leaders in society
has IT'S influence on those in the rear
ranks Materialism masters all men.
save those VINO see clearly and think
profoundly And in this there is
cause for fear.
Would that We might look less at
the world material and more to the
realm spiritual. Christ came not 10
save the pockets, or the power, or the
position OF men. The Saviour, cru
Gifted on Calvary, died, not that we
might be enabled 10 gain riches or
honor or glory in this world. Rather
did lie suffer that, through Him, we
might be led 10 discern the spiritual
realities of life. Rather did He offer
up Himself that, through Him, we
might gain an eternal weight OF
glory; that, through Him, We might
gain spiritual plenty, power, peace.
Would that we might discern that
the spiritual life that We are TO live
hereafter is the normal life now.
Would that to-day we might cease to
scar our souls with sin. Would that
we might, here and now, re-dedicate
ourselves to the spiritual service OF
our spiritual God. Let us cease to
make the passing pleasures OF the
present the motive in our lives. Let
us rather strive for the primal and
the fundamental in life. TO the at
tainment OF the eternal graces, the
endless powers, the everlasting pos
sessions, let us bend our energies. II
we are 10 live the life spiritual here
after, then, by all means, let Us gain
all spiritual wisdom now. If, through
the ae0ns, we are 10 dwell within the
light Of the cOuutenanca of the Christ,
then let us become accustomed to the
glory of Ills presence here.
The student studies against his
life's labOrs. The scientist Gevotes
his larger energies to his field Of in
yestigation. The disciplines Of the
student subordinate all else to them
selves. The scientist specializes. All
else is secondary. Not otherwise is it
with the Christian. The Christian is
fitting for spiritual specialism. His
duty IL is to draw so near TO God that
the divine life is within him and he
within the divine. His duty it is,
here and now, to subordinate all
things in this life to the SOULS devel-
opment.
Wealth, position, power, all are
secondary, all are incidenta. None
is primary. None is fundamental.
Poverty with purity is peace. The
true wealth is the wealth spiritual.
Real content comes from above and
abides within. The purest happi-
ness is the Gift Of the Spirit. The
power that persists is PenteCOstal.
DO yOu doubt? Come then to the
hovcl that they call home who are
Door in earthly possessions but who
are rich toward God. Poor? No.
Rich? Yes. Unhappy? No. Happy?
Yes. And YOU ask: "TOw can this
Apo" Listen 70 the words OF our
nie- cd Master: Let not your heart
be troubled. We believe in God, be-
lieya also lin Me" Il will not leave
lou orphans. / viii come to YOU. -
4 "Thp-e thirgs have spoken unto
/ YOU that ya micht have life - am
/ the bread OF life" A son Of God uu-
happy? \ daughter OK our Father in
| tearso
Inc N0HU or the tIWtGl anu OL Tue
/ individual Christian to-day is spirit
ualitv. The power OF the Holy Ghost
/ the Comforter is sadly neglected. The
| church relies too much upon the
| might of man and not enough upon
| the grace Of God. We need to Sc
/ cure, as a real and virile fact in our
own lives. the consciousness of our
being within God through Christ.
! Thus NAV we be clothed with the
might of the Master. Thus may we
gain in soul energy. Thus may we
grow from spiritual childhood into
sniritual maturity. Leaving the mi
asma of the prison house of the body
material. we may climb ever higher
to the spiritual heights where the air
is pure and clear and vigorous. Es-
Gaming from the bonds OF sin we may
Chamber inward toward the pinnacle
of perfectness.