The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-03-12

plow, men plowing the fields who
ought 10 be proclaiming the Gospel
of Christ. men who are out of place
in the great mechanism of Gods eter-
nal plan, men who have never be-
come fitted for and have never gotten
into their proper places, who have
never reached the point at which
their energies should be applied and
have never seen the guidance of God
in their lives. | believe the secret OF
the success OF every man who has
influenced the world is 10 be found In
the emphasis which he laid upon
that which he Was able 10 do. Called
| for serious things. he did not attempt
10 be the buffoon. Summoned 10
bring men 10 the knowledge OF the
glorious Gospel OF Christ. he did not
| attempt 10 be a Jester for friend.
Bidden enliven life for those around
| him by the appreciation OF the things
which are humorous, ne would stick
TO that one thing, and that alone and
| in that would achieve success. You
and | might never have heard OF
Martin Luther unless he had placed
| the emphasis Alright We might
never have heard of Jesus Christ IL
He had taken the taunts OF the Off.
GERS and those in hisA places and had
| given all that was best in Him over
| to their whim and will, If He had
subverted His holy power because
they laughed Him TO scorn, because
| they informed Him that He was scan
dalously wrong when He claimed TO
be the Son of God. We might never
have heard Of Him unless He had
placed the emphasis OF His whole
| life correctly.
IL is a rule in the law of mechanics
that man 10 achieve success must
direct his power TO the right place.
| There is only one place where he can
| achieve most by the application OF
power, and that is where the power
needs most TO be applied. And so,
| If we are to run our course and in
herit crown, we must first of all
| find out what our abilities are and
! then lay our efforts where God leads
| us.
! While there are many men who
have appreciation of their own ability
and have measurable success In lay
ing their abilities in the line of least
resistance, there have been men who
have not accomplished anything be-
cause they had no tenacity, who were
so anxious for attainment all at once
that they would constantly shift
themselves and lose their direction.
In the desire 10 accomplish many
things they have never accomplished
anything at all.
A man may appreciate his own
powers and size himself up well; he
may direct his powers in the right
way and be tenacious, but unless he
has clean heart and a conscience
undefiled before God and man he
cannot accomplish much in this
world. One OF the worst things with
which we have TO deal is an accusing
conscience, a soul which is constantly
| calling unto us that we are hamper
ing II. We cannot accomplish much
IL we are hamperng our souls
! against the achievement which might
be ours. A clean heart fits man for
life's labors; IL is a mighty power.
No man can do the work which God
hath given unto him TO do save as.
his own life is pure in Gods sight, in
the sight OF his neighbor and in his
own eyes. Many man who might
have done something has done moth
ing because. first of all, he has stulti-
fed and strangled his soul, because
he has forgotten that the secret OF all
success unto good work is a happy
heart. A happy heart cannot come
save as a man IS right before God.
These are the elements which un-
derlie the life Of Jesus Christ and OF
Paul. AS they underlie these two
lives, they spell success for you and
me. How many there are who never
achieve in the spiritual life because
they have no understanding OF their
own divinity. How many do not
achieve because they have never con-
sidered the soul from an understand
ing point Of view. How many men
we meet who are built physically by
the plans Of God, but whose souls
are small and shrivelled and mean
because they have never given the
same attention TO the erection and
understanding of the soul life which
they have given 20 the building up
OF their physical beings. How many
there are who have understood the
power OF the mind, but whose souls
are misshapen and warped because
they have never grasped the divine
powers OF their souls
We need 10 consider soul forces
as much as physical. We need TO un-
derstand the soul and the laws OF
it's actions even as we understand the
human animal. no man can achieve
! IN lne pn4Slcdi WOIlu save as ne mas
studied his soul effectively TO see in
what manner he was made. A man
cannot understand what his soul is
until first OF all he gets near 90 Jesus
Christ He must have gotten a full
knowledge OF the nature and dignity
OF the human soul. II behoovs. us
TO get hold OF some real appreciation
OF our innate divinity, Of the ele-
ments Of personal purity and right
eousness which are ours before God.
and then 70 address our lives 20 at
tainment in spiritual things, unto the
J building mp OF our souls In righteous
ness and purity aud perfectness
= And above all. TO keep AZ f.. The
trouble with the church and the indi-
b vidual Christian Is too much that we
work by fits and starts. We are care
} ( ful that we get three meals "A day