The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-10-09

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Loose him and let his go'" as He
did at the resurrection OF Lazarus,
and We. His disciples. who have been
set free are too slow 10 obey our Lords
injunctions Men ere striving 20 get
free A starving baby was found In
the East Side of New York recently
on the wasted breast of its deae
mother, and that same day in the up.
town stores women were spending
$50 for a single night robe. There
is wasteful extravaganza az one end
OF the social scale. and consequent
dangerous criminality at the other
There is a safe and sane socialism
whifh emanates from the teachings
Of Jesus, and the socialism OF Jesus
will some dav prevail. and in that
day each shall seek his own in his
brothers highest good. and all shall
dwell in noble brotherhood. Two
men saw a piece of iewelry on the
sidewalk. they reached for IL stimuli
taneously, struck their heads violent
ly: each arose to censure the other.
when they found they were brothers
and had not seen each other for
dozen years. II must not be forgot
ten that all competitions and rivalries
to-day are between brothers. and
some day the vast brotherhood will
be permanently organized. -
In the great task OF casting ont
the worlds devils nothing shall he
impossible. Whatever ought 10 be
will he. A moral imperative must
have in II a moral possibility. Kant
said long ago there is no meaning In
an Ought" unless IL is followed by
can" Every moral necessity will
some day prevail. II Is not an ought
unless II is a possibility. and II a
possibility IL will become a reality.
A clear. definite opinion OF what
ought to he is the token Of what can
and will be. Mans fondest dreams
will be fully materialized. When
man thinks Gods thoughts and carries
ont Gods purposes the impossible
will be achieved Things that are
impossible with men are possible with
God" Men must become partakers
of the divine nature. as the Apostle
Peter enioins. The mighty force OF
the Niagara Falls power house Is
stepped" down to suit the capacity
OF the machinery 10 which IL is sun
piled. So God steps" Himself down
TO humble. simple men. and works
His wondrous will through obedient
human instrumentalities.
'Ye must be horn again!" and with
Nicodemus in bewilderment we NAV
inquire "How can these things be-"
Mathematical men like Philip never
will calculate until they reach n dem
onstration. while men of vision like
Andrew will he working the miracle
OF the impossible. The burglar who
drops into a mission TO while away
the early evening hours. until he
shall go forth to plv his vicious trade,
falls under the smell of the service,
kneels at an altar of prayer, con-
fesses his sin, surrenders his burglar
tools. and becomes q new man. hon
est and honored. You may not be
able to explain the mystery, but it is
true-and that is the program OF
Jesus,
Two Young men came together
one a clerk in n shoe store, the other
a clerk in a bank. Humble men of
no notable talents. One can teach
and talk little. and the other can
sing with persuasive voice. These
two willing souls completely surren-
dered to God. and consecrated TO the
service and upbuild'ng of humanity,
began a career. which increased In
power and effectiveness until multi
tudes were awakened from lethargv
and sin by the singing and the
preaching of the gospel Again the
weak things of the world we're sbak-
en- to confound the mighty, and
Moody and Sankey became the great
est evangelsts since the days OF
John and Charles Wesley. And the
impossible was achieved.
At the dedication of the Bunker
Hill monument. when It appeared
that an accident was imminent by
the surging crowds against the
speak ers' platform. Webster request
ed the people to kindly move back.
A man in the crowd answered back
1T is impossible," Tbereupon the
great Massachusetts, statesman cried
out: Impossible, Impossible! Moth
ing is impossible on Bunker Hill!"
And so let us keep near the cross.
The battle of the ages was fought
there. the freedom OF the race was
there achieved. Nothing is impos-
sible on the Hill of the Cross-on
Calvary.
With our now sainted Sankev we
NAV sings in the sweet strains OF
sightless Fanny Crosby's beautiful
lines:
Some day the silver cord will break
Nnd no more as now shall sing;
But Oh the iov when | awake
Within the palace of the King!
And ! shall see Him face 20 face.
AID tell the story, Saved by Grace.
Then. L shall be satisfied when
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