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Show UTAH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. SSW3Br3Bgfli As Thou Wilt Sir'll any man say, I O'Ked for a blessing that was plainly jiiumised, tnt did not obtain it, I RELIGIOUS LIFE, Spi itup's Wealth. A .eie .'M.-- jpg from the Lull..! the ivmnrit ft ns ure brel life ii. i hah I. a unfcrtiieae ftc-- drum iiieir then av. Aieyou equally clear that t iie obtaining of it v.oald dud uVi,i," say vour good; li-f- vm. 'dr tumid make me omio r so but is it for your Roveity tub!. dut And ; . ; in ih comtortatJe He him. seemed m would a get iip out of diffl. 'titles.' net some 'Ha! died )o. v !" he fov vour lasting cam inquired. No, Put u n v it not little su e; d to be in the difficulty i and the an .ui " :.c tiling ns ao nnf be something m tin was a failure; agaiii'-- iim ; fv you a rent d al M lili'. ! f! !);! llit'h-Oil. SliHI II i'than :ti,u iiu me Toiee. nimh i.aa ilius far Sable and to r, t out of difii 1 sHent : ''as with him in his lastj0,i mornents, and i thought he died You air mistaken ; his rich. estate amount" to nothing at aii.; But surely he left a good name, and a legwv of noble deeds, and a 11 lessons of pa , alwav3 nut that in. noble example tie?i re in suffering, of hope in Kirks to Yeung Christians. adversity, of heavenly confidence, Don't be afraid to show your when no sunbeams fell upon his Then he died rich, was cohu's.. A cowardly Christian is path. Shrink from no the emphatic declaration, richer a misnomer. no duty that from declaration than the millionaire who went to his long home the same day, miser- Christ desires of you. The timid, able in all but his gold. Any vacillating course is ttm hardest s.fish man with a mod- - and most barren. The brave, out- ik nrr.iQT'1n,T erate shine of brain may gather spoken, fall Lful life ic the Imppiest money, and learn the art of and most effective There arc things you dc keeping it ; but net one i n a h undre-can conquer bravely in the battle of not understand as yet. But let life as he did, and step forth from no doubts or uncertanties prevent the ranks of men a Christian hero. you from acting on what you do Hem 21, Booth, IK 2) There are some spiritual know. facts clear enough, plenty uf Chris- tj s h' T ! i.t-i- 1 v 1 . 5 f- -i I l; Mount i p on the ictlon only is intolerant of that has bound me fast for so many her once more. and of Faith you shall see imprussioii. years,f ami made a free man of wings me One who had rooted out the her, and hear from her, every day. for liquor She writes you no letters note, but It has seemed to me thatyouhate terrible burning thirst and in that beautiful letter, which her need of moie enlorgedness of heart that was consuming me, body me in its stead a God and our God bus written, in relation to the defects of others. soul, and given for hia for- special mention is made of our deI know that you cannot help seeing lorghig for Himself, love, and parted ones. Yes, you, can hear tie at when they coma before you giveness, his everlasting service i Dont talk to me from her every day by the letter. nr r prevent the opinions you in blessed I vuis looking in it this morning, about antidotes, or pledges or any voluntarily form concerning the be and lonnd link she was veil and motives of some of those about thing of the sort. They may I happy ; Tlieiefore me they before and some well enough for men, you. You cannot even get rid of a the throne of God, and serve rim done ? certain degree of trouble which don t doubt they have ; but world mine ihe day and night iu his temple: and t!ses things cause you. It will be deal ol good in lost he that sitterh on the tluoae shall t on will hip to bear was a desperate case. I had men ..V. 'UK ti. shall . iSail po.ver over lav sea, mevu;uojuru i and neither no thirst any c captive at his will, moie, hunger misfakable, refrain from condemn Snip-- r V gat -- r-- rh imperfections of others: it becomes all things to all men. Yde must not be surprised at the greatest defects in good souls, and most quietly let them alone until God gives the signal of gradual removal ; otherwise we shall pull up the wheat with the tares. God leaves, in the most advanced soul, certain weaknesses entirely dis- proportioned fo their eminent sta re, j As workmen, in excavating the soul from a field, leave certain pillars of earth which indicate the original levels of the surface, and serve to measure the amount of material removed, God, in the same way, leaves pillars of testimony to tian duties plain enough to you; extent of his work in. the most Comforting Words. Selected. act immediately on them. Do faith- proud souls. Sued persons must labor, each fully all you know you ought to God is called the God of patience do, and the larger knowledge will one in his degree, for his own corand of consolation in the fourteenth follow" in due time. rection; and you most labor to blesO of that Homans. bear with their weaknesses. You chapter Use eery means that know from sed wrord to mortals i How cheer- will earnestly experience the bit Icienlarge and strengthen your desires who still : sinners have to ing Christian life. Study the Bible. ness of the work of correction lifeYfihat if their io leau it uetiel Dont strive, then, to find means to make without ceasing. PrayT sins are great and their offenses it less bitter for others. You have neglect prayer meeting or the Sunday-net an eager zeal to correct, but a many ? God Is a God of patience, school. Sunday-schoo- l Stir d m-m- ti ! up your not willing that any should perish. How much the God of patience endures of us ! Millions are daily taking his name in vain, and refusing his offered mercy, and yet his Spirit is waiting to be gracious toward them. God of consolation! Blessed words ! worthy to be set in letters of gold. Consolation for the poor theirs is the kingdom of in spirit teacher, and get your doubts explained. Go to the pastor with your questions, and find out the best he knows on the thins gthat perplex yon. Keep your heart warm by doing good. Make vour heart beautiful in the sight of men, and show them the sweetness and power of Christianity. Be conscientious in little things. Let the Masters Spirit shine through every hour of your life. In school, in shop, in field, in society, the young Christian ought to be the most faithful, the most courteous, the most generous and kindly, the noblest, of any person there. . J. ViiO VUvv. Cpfilr ir viw:inpp his traits in your life. Do always as you believe ho would do if he were in your place ; so you will have a growing joyful, successful Christian career. lice, V, If. Richards , in Onr Paper. hear en. Consolation for repentant sinners they shall be comforted. Consolation for the sick, if they are servants of the Lord ; for the world give? them visions of a land where all are well. Brother Wakefield could say on his dying bed, When they inquire about me tomorrow, tell them I am well forever more ".-- ! 0, ye burdened ones, look up and trust in the Gel of all tree consola- VI The gloom which surrounds tion you here will break away, and you shall rejoice on earth ; or, better sti-lthe good angels will be comLiving by Rule A little plan missioned to take you above the which 1 have found serviceable m gloom of eai Ik to dwell with the God pastjyears is to put down every night the engagements and duties of the next day, arranging the hours well. The advantages of this are several. You get more done than if a great part of each day is spent in contriving and considering, A next': healthful Whit feeling (U AUjUVtVt mental doc times, when the latter i prevading the whole hfe. There is i h feeling of satisfaction at the end replied : If God had not spoken to us so of the day in finding that, genplsiMv ther nbeht h room for erally, the greater part of what Is discussion. planned has been accomplished. is the secret of giving dignity This lint, said tie first, come with trifles. As units they are into me next Sabbath and Lear how our minister disposes of such ques- significant; they raise in importance when they become part of a plan tions. "If On. saVaaihs none miw I Besides,, this and, T think, the vHutld." was the prompt response, most important thing f all there And what a noble response it is gamed a consciousness of will, me was opposite of that which is the sense courteous, positive, W. FRcbert- to conscience and to Christ. cf im potency.--Re- v. Christian readers, will you remem- bltl. ber that the Son of man is Lord The best Government is that sdso of the Sabbath day, and you which ow tenches us to nover ourselves will answer to should use ii as ? f Watchman . ! , g-i- S W I safli-srien- t, -- sensitiveness that easily shuts up your heart. I pray you more than ever to spare my faults. If you should think you see one which is not really there, there is no harm done. If I find that your council wounds me, my sensitiveness demonstrates that you have discovered a sore spot ; but, if not, you will have done me an excellent kindness in exercising my humility, and accustoming me to reproof. I oughtjto be more lowly than others in proportion as I am higher in position; and God demands of me a more absolute death to every thing. I need his simplicity ; and I trust it will be the means of cementing, rather than UlU UCLLO.A lAiiiOiAr. icked propensities. I knew I was far oil my way to perdition, but I was too hardened in sm, and too stultified by strong drink, to bo very much troubled either by rnv guilt or danger, till I was struck down, as was Saul of Tarsus, and like him had my eyes opened by Almighty power. Then I fell on my knees just where I was, and. cried to God to save me from myself, and help me to coiuc to Him. I saw my sins as I had never seen them before ; I felt allmy nnworthi-ness- , all my weakness, all my utter inability even to come to the great, merciful Saviour I saw' waiting to help and to save me. So I cried aloud, 0 Jesus, Master, save mein spite of myself ; put out thy hand and snatch me from the evil one who holds ine fact bound, and give to me who have no power at all, the power and strength to cling to v tpfio Ana he did it. From that hour, now nine months ago, he has held me. so jmst 111 ext neither my rOr? master Satan, my own evil nature, nor my former burning thirst for liquor, have had any power at all to seperate me from my Lord and Savior. And you ask me, sir, if I believe in Jems ? Do I believe in the very breath I draw do I believe that I am alive to day that I am on earth and not in hopeless perdition 1 that I have heaven before me, and not hell! Ay, ay, sir you may bo assured I believe in my Lord and Master, and that every throb of my heart henceforth is a halleluiah to his praise : for I stand here a mo" ament of Lis poer to gave the very worst sinner, and of hi 3 wonderful compassion for those who are farthest lost in the mazes of their own inquiries. And O, my friend, if there is here presented one who, like me, lias been a slave to the evil one, I need not tell you that r the devil is the hardest that ever a man served. Ynn know it to your cost, and I Know it, for 1 served him long arul faithfully. But if you want a master who gives life and liberty, rest and pace now, and blessedness forever, come to Jesus Jesus the sinners only Saviour, and who comes to seek and to save just such poor, miserable, lost, and needy sinners as vou and 1. You can't come ! No, I know you can't ; bathe can draw yon by his own mighty hue, and he will if you just un-- a him. Thuf L doobi his widiagness ur Lis power. Since he saved me. surely no other need despair. Bat come, cvic now, before it be forever too late. He wiped his streaming eyes mid sat down, and there was many an old Christian present who felt that he could hardly havcpreachtd such a sermon, or borne stronger testi-molor ms jliwu; uiid Mdster. As Jesus said of the Magdalen, To wohm much is forgiven, the same lOVuiii mui L. - Christian Iicccs- to-da- y One Who Tried TVo Do I believe in Jesus Av,sir, that I do, with all my soul, heart, mind and strength. I believe in him, T love him, and I mean to serve him to the very best of my ability for the balance of my days. The speaker was not a Christian, not by any means the type of a perfect man in Christ Jesus f on the contrary it was only for a little while that he had bjgun to serve Jesus at all ; and Lis very countenance was wan nd and seamed by the sins of his former life. But he had come to a halt had considered his ways, and will; fall purpose cf heart' had turned to the Lord. In tMs new life he was quite as much in earnest, quite as resolute and determined, as he Lad ever been in the ways of evil. I saw him first as lie presented himself a candidate for Church membership, and when askort if he believed in Jesus, with a look of mingled surprise at the implied doubt, and of joyful assurance mat lighted up his whole face, he gave ury. the answer quoted above. Tho Life Devond. Then springing to his feet and facing the congregation he added : Selected, How can I help believing in Or-wFerhaus vou are readvi to snv j has broken the fetters of "sin Oh th 1 1 could cu! u - from task-maste- well-mature- d ho waters : and God shall wipe away Rev. all terns fiou iLtni eyes. 7:15-11- , and see cuapter i4:ld. 1 saw also that she had glorious men iimunitauble an companions, company of angels. Ileb. 12:22. I ascertained also, that she had not shed a tear, or frit pain, or seen a dark hour, or known a moments weariness, ami she was assured by the Lord of the place And God that she mwer riiould. shall wipe awa all tears from their eyes; and there shall ne no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain : for the former things are passed away. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither the light of the sun ; for the Lord God giveth them light : and they shall reign for ever and ever. Rev. 21:4; 22:5. She was learning a new song which no one can. learn save those who are redeemed from the earth. She sang unto him who hath loved us, and wakhpd ns from oar sins in his own blood, and hath made us icings and priests untO' oroa.xcev, 1:0, b.. There was an attempt to describe her happiness, but language broke down under it, fori i as unspeakable and full of irlo v, The letter of fullness of joy, spoke rest, evermore for a far ; "pleasures of moie exceeding weight glory, but altogether beyond the highest conceptions. 1 Cor, 2:9. Would you inquire whether, in a state so new, so dazzling, so far from dear ones hitherto so essential to her happiness, she is every way entirely contented : if you look into the letter you will find an : As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness ; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Whom have I in thy likenets. heaven but Thee; and theie is IlOne upon euim mUi x uesiie besides Thee. Psa. 17:15 ; 73:25. Would you ask whether she still thinks of husband, sister, friends? Oh yes, for pour lost Dive3 did as much, as that Would you know whether she watches over your Christian life I You ft ill find an answer: Wherefore, seeing we also are compas.-ieA- l n f n ! ao av a ciD'du kjl rril-ilay aside every and the sin which doth so weight, bes-t us, and let us mn with easily the race that L set before patience us, looking unto Jt'Su the author Heb-la.l- , and finisher of our faith, - an-aw- er ! k, ask whetner, so changed, and o.i tdr away, there are any longer points of sympathy bet ween yon. Yes: whenever you her like singing. Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reign-eth- , her Lrart and her song blend again with yours. Whenever you rejoice e. ei nww converts doming to Jesus, you know ohe L rejoicing with you. Is it not a pleasant thought that one v ay remains fo us of add. mg to the happiness of departed friends in Christ? 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