The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-07

EK2EMs&AM X& drink becomes a
fire in-the blood.
and the fever OF covetousness is no
less consuming, Men seem sometimes
to be in delirium of rage against the
| Gospel and the martyrs have been
stricken down by men who were in
passion for no other reason save that
these preached Christ
Fever brings restlessness. Sin does
not satisfy and the wicked are like
the troubled sea, which cannot rest.
Like the rough sea, that cannot rest,
You live. devoid OF peace;
\ thousand stings within your breast
Deprive your soul OF ease
A young man OF wealth once went
TO DR.. Forbes Winslow seeking relief
for peculiar mental distress. This
distinguished physician could find no
malady which medicines could reach
and at last obtained from the young
man a confession that his trouble
! came from the fact that he was haunt
ed, in the midst of luxury, with this
question, Where shall spend eter-
nity?"
Fever is attended by thirst Christ
| appealed 10 weary world when he
cried IF any man thirst. let him
come unto me and drink" Only those
who have tried the broken cisterns OF
earth can sing with fun appreciation
that line in the old hymn, Jesus hath
| satisfied tesus Is mine"
Soundness.
AS the first step towards the cure,
Jesus came into Peters house" We
sound the good news that he is not
far from any Of us. Many testify TO
the reality Of divine power in their
lives, and Charles Spurgeon declared
that for many years he was never for
fifteen minutes without the conscious
| presence OF Christ.
Then there came actual contact
| with the sick woman "Iie touched
| her hand" How wonderfully II Illus
trates the fact that he bore our sick
nesses, taking hold of the seed OF
Abraham He is not an absentee God.
| but a present Helper, laying his hand
| upon our corruption for its cleansing.
/ The rabbis had saying that when
! Messiah should come he would be
found among the lepers at the gate,
/ for he would come 10 bless and save.
Luke adds another line TO the pic.
! ture, saying. "He stood over her and
rebuked the fever" His voice is still
mighty We think OF the multitudcs
who waited on the ministry OF Charles
Spurgeon and found the word Of God,
as he spoke it. quick and powerful
And we should recall that all the fruit
fulness of Surgeons life came out Of
the fact that he once heard plain
man cry out this invitation OF God,
Look unto me and be ye saved;
these simple words contained some OF
the power which rebuked the woman's
fever and, on another occasion.
brought Lazarus from the tomb
The fever left her" Multitudes
who have had worse malady, even
the fever OF sin, have been as prompt
ly and fully delivered
Service followed the healing imme-
diately. for the woman arose and
ministered unto them" How wonder
ful that to us is still given the privi-
lege OF ministering 20 our Lord, All
life becomes sacred when IL Is sery.
ice unto him. Whatsoever ye do. do
II heartily as unto the Lord. and not
unto men: knowing that OF the Lord
We shall receive the reward OF the
inheritance; for ye serve the Lord
Christ"
A Double Promise.
Many. pressed down 10 despair by
sin. have heard the word OF Christ
Come unto me, all We that labor and
are heavy laden. and I will give you
rest" Sc. Augustine, for example. was
once far from being a saint He had
plunged into the sins OF a great city
and wasted his substance in .iotous
living. But upon his fever-laden soul
the finger OF Christ was laid. and In
stantly the fever left him. shortly
after his conversion an evil woman.
his mistress, passed him in the street.
She cried after him, 1T IL ]. Angus
tine" But II Is not J." be answered.
He had been made whole and was
new man in Christ Jesus.
But the invitation of Christ reaches
farther Take my yoke upon you.
and learn Of me-. for ] am meek and
lovly in heart: and ye shall End rest
unto your souls For my yoke Is easy
and my burden Is light"