The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-23

serves only one.
Mammon may mean self, the world.
the hesh or the devil. We will conflne
our thought To three possible mas.
ters
Self as Master.
Man. as a rule. thinks he IL his own
master He says: II am the cap.
tam OF my soul" lie recalls without
hesitation the words OF the poet:
Man know thysclf,
Presume not God Co scan"
and he intcrprets these words 10 mean
that n knowledge OF God In not his
nrst duty. In many cases he utterly
ignores God and sees In himself pos.
sibilities of perfect man. and strives
TO develop them by himself. A party
OF travellers In the Alps were starting
out one morning To scale one OF the
highest peaks. and invited young
man to 30 with them. and on his de-
clination, asked him II he did not In.
tend to make the ascent. lie replied:
Yes. | will make IL, but | will make Il
by myself. have guide book. and
nave my own head" The party made
the ascent and returned I'm safety. The
next day the papers reported the find.
ing OF dead body OF young man
at the foot of preclpice with guide
book tightly clutched In his hand.
lhus many imagine that they can go
on without God.
Satan as Master.
The teaching of the word OF God In
very clear that there is an intelligent.
powerful. malicious personality In the
universe opposed TO God, and he In
called Satan. or the devil He In the
god of this age. and he is given great
power, and seems TO be lifted above
mankind. to position from which
he exercises this great power His
power Is seen In individual lives. and
In masses OF men. The diabolism that
Is found In certain companies OF hui
man beings In almost beyond belief.
The plot against the Jews OF Russia
charged with the ritual murder OF the
boy Yushinsky which, according TO
George Kcnnan Involved the Russian |
government itself. can only be nc.
N'''Nth ipA Au' lHdl
some satanic mind planned IL all. De- |
mon possession was clearly taught I'm |
the scriptures, and In modern times |
has been clearly proven I'm China and |
other parts OF the world by most con.
seryatiye and discriminating students.
or some men II can be truly said.
they are devils incarnate. The devil
does not always operate In tho most
debased and nendisb manner or men !
would resist him and fly from him.
Many whose lives are fairly admirable
are yet In the mastery OF the evil one.
but do not know IL. Did not Jesus say
hat certain men were the children OF
he devil? In the individual. the mas.
cry Of the devil is seen In his In.
ability 10 control his appetite. his tenn
,cr. and his actions.
God ss Master.
But may not God be master? Jesus
,hrlst. who was God, claimed 10 be
master. saying: One is your master,
wen christ" While there are few.
comparatively, who acknowledge God
~ master there are those who may ,
lain TO parallel the 1000 In Israel
gho did not bow the knee OF Baal ,
he disciple Thomas freely called
esus Master. and the Holy spirit ,
oupLed the idea OF the saving power ,
I Jesus Christ with his masterahip ,
D the use OF the term Lord Jesus.
The mastership OF God involves sew. =
raj things. First, definite, positive and =
urposeful surrender TO God When .
aul OF Tarsus by the gate OF la. q
lascus asked What shall do.
ord2" he made a definite surrender. p
q acknowledged himself from that 4,
oment as the servant and very slave
God Secondly. man will al once q,
{ God guide him. AZ Gods guild. a
lce is most clearly given I'm his ward. \,
at word will be mans study all the >,
iys Thirdly. his Iife will be one OF
,mplete obedience. T?fJre will be no
rther question az 20 whether the =
ing God commands In feasible or :,
H. n is only as 10 whether Il is "a
ear command. His not 10 reason .,
hy. his but 20 do or die" This per.
RI surrender is not imbeciiity: n ia
sane, sensible recognition that the 8. So
sdersh.p % God IL better than his a.
IN. An illustration OF this IL seen In ~
G career OF such a man as Dwight ~.
Moody. :,
Yielding the mastery 20 God. secures ~
preme bapplneg3 one OF the mas
/ tricks OF the devil r. 10 make r1aa
lleve that TO serve himself Il 20 ~
cure happiness The only fear OF
n Crawford. who for p years was "
the long grass oi Africa was thar
might possibly lose his supreme 80
In Cod but he never lost a. w.