The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-28

who would kill the
giant, not one in all Israel was found
intrepid enough to attempt it.
Until up from Bethlehem came Da'
vid. To the camp OF his brethren he
came. bearing his fathers message OF
love: and his brethren despised him.
But from their camp he heard the
proud challenge Of Goliath as he came
forth from the Philistine army. and he
saw the fear depicted on every face
as that challenge was echoed among
the soldiers of Saul. He was not
afraid!
The story OF the encounter is so
familiar that there is no need OF re-
peating II. Having no weapon in his
hand, he drew the giants sword from
its sheath and cut of his head with
his own sword! And when, at the 9TH
er side OF the valley, Israel saw their
triumphant savior with the giants
head in his hand, they shouted and
ran to the spoils. Alone in the con-
flict. but not alone in the fruits: the
people share these with him.
For forty centuries. mankind was
confronted with the awful problem OF
sin and death. For forty centuries
the challenge of the great enemy, Sa-
tan, in whose hands was the power OF
death. remained unaccepted. Until,
from this same Bethlehem. God
brought forth David's son. To his own
brethren, Israel. he came. "and his
own received him not" And thus re-
jected by his brethren he went TO the
cross; down into the valley OF death.
single-handed, alone. needing no help
from man, and man having none TO
give. "Whither I co. he said to the
disciples. as he went 70 the cross, "ye
cannot follow me now" Like David
with the giants sword, IL was
through death" that "be made power
less him that had the power OF death"
But though alone in death. and I'm the
awful conflict, not alone at the other
side Of it. We now behold him a tri-
umphant Savior. crowned with glory
and honor" but we share with him
all he has earned by his death.
Now Jonathan. in common with the
hosts Of Israel, had watched the scene
enacted in the valley, had seen the
deliverer triumphant at the other side
And. his soul knit TO the soul of David
in love, 'he stripped himself Of the
robe that was upon him. and gave II
TO David, and his garments. even TO
his sword. and 10 his bow, and to his
girdle" No small thing was that: the
son OF the king. prince OF the blood.
giving up all his robes Of honor and
the insignia OF his royalty. in order to
place them upon the one he loved
And the spirit of God has written IL
down that II may preach 10 us OF an
other and OF our devotion 10 him That
which answers TO IL in the life OF the
Christian is recorded in the third
chapter Of Philippians. The apostle.
in the opening verses OF that chapter.
describes his robes of honor,-tells us
what he had TO boast about as n man
i'm the flesh. before his conversion.
saying. 'If any other man thinketh
that he hath whereof he might trust
in the flesh, more" And that was no
vain boast: Paul was writing. as al
ways. by the inspiration Of God. And
more than any man Of his day could
he be proud OF what he was. But one
day he had n vision OF the triumphant
Savior at the other side Of death. n
vision that blinded him and made II
frr Lfvn 10 10 1r1 10 tho
hand. Hear him. on the temple stairs.
recounting II. and saying. when
could not see for the glory OF that
light" This Is the effect OF that
blessed vision everi The man who
has seen the face OF the exalted Christ
has been blinded forever 70 al other
objects and 10 all the glory OF the
world. and has found that the only
safe way for him is 10 be led By the
hand.
Now. can We not understand that re-
iterated consider him" ~ the epistle
that tells US OF bis triumph and OK
altation? Like Jonathan in bis self
abasing love for David. the soul that
has seen the blessed face ~ the one
made sin for US and now IN heaven
without our sins. will love him su-
premely and count II his highest Joy
10 have him msgnifed In his life We
see Jesus. crowned with glory and
honor and because We do We can
say. that Christ may be magnified in
my body whether II be by life or BY
death"