The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-11-01


change In the character and the re-
wards OF service, but so far as serv'
ice Itself is concerned there Ia no
change. When therefore, one Is en-
treated 10 take Christs yoke upon
him II is not as II he had never worn
yoke before. but only a question as
TO whether he would remain in the
bonds OF iniquity or obey one in the
keeping OF whose commands there is
great reward.
(2) Let us lay emphasis upon
choose" Religion is matter OF
choice. for men may serve God or
not as they please. or course he aay
compel n man 10 serve him. but ordi
narily he does not do this. man
would be merely machine II he did
This Liberty OF choice is mans glory
and also his peril. AS Whittier says:
Though God be good. and free be heaven.
No force divine can love compel;
And though the song OF sins forgiven
May sound through lowest hell:
The sweet persuasion OF his voice
Respects thy sanctity OF will.
He giveth day; thou hast thy choice
To walk in darkness still.
CD Let us lay emphasis upon
you" Judge therefore yourselves
brethren that ye be not Judged OF the
Lord" Let every other personality
fade from your consideration and
consciousness. and think only OF your
own solitariness in the Divine pres.
nF oh
give an account OF himself TO God"
In every congregation where the COS.
pei is preached Satan entraps indi.
viduals in the snare OF selfdeception
By helping them TO lose themselves
I'm the mass How is II with your
You may have attended church all
your life and yet never personally
consciously, definitely and irrevcrsi.
bly, made a choice TO serve God
through Jesus Christ VIII you do
II now?
(D Let us lay emphasis on this
day" There is peril in delay. The
young prince, Napoleon, in the Zulu
war. was one day riding at the head
OF squad outside the camp. II was
a dangerous position and some one
said: I'VE had better return or we
shall fall into the hands OF the enc
my" oh" said the prince. Let us
stay here ten minutes and drink our
coffee" Before the ten minutes
elapsed the Zulus were upon them
and the prince lost his life When
his sorrow-stricken mother heard f.
she exclaimed "Ah, that was his
mistake from babyhood; he was ever
pleading for ten minutes more. on
this account sometimes called him
Mr.. Ten Minutes" How many have
lost their souls n not their bodies by
a like procras'ination?
What is Meant by Serving God7
What indeed. but TO yield our
Wills 20 him that he may have his
will in US In all things? That will 10
revealed in his word and as we read
and mediate upon H. as II is preach.
ed and expounded unto us In the pow.
er OF his Holy Spirit, II is for us 10
follow where n leads His grace IL
promised 20 enable us 20 do this.
The first step. however. is 20 con.
fess his son Jesus Christ az Saviour
and Lord No man IL soldier until
he has enlisted. subscribed the oath
and donned the uniform. and 80 ir
the army of the Lord. he who woulr
belong 20 ~ must comply with sim
lar conditions. when the countrymer
of Jesus said % him. What must We
do that we may work the works o'
Cod" Jesus answered. This Is th'
work OF God that ye believe on hin
whom ne hath sent" To believe or
him IL not merely 20 admit that h.
once lived on this earth and that h.
was crucihed and died and rog'
again from the dead The demon
believe this and tremble But n !
to trust him and give ourselves owe
TO him 90 be saved and cleanse
from sin and guided and controlled b.
his spirit n you have never don
this. Jet me urge you 20 do Il now. q
your eyes fan upon these words. Thi
FOR every unsaved soul, n the mcai
lng % Joshuas words. Choose yo
-his day whom ye will serve"