Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-09-02
VOL. XII. NO. SO.

people Of Goi, especially.
nave ho' single moment 10 lose; bat
should always be 'diligenl 10 business
'efVent " spirit, serving the Lord Yet
my brethren and sisters, has not much Of
our Precious time run to waste How
many hours have we idlsd AWAY which
ought to have been occupied in s,oringonr
minds with intellectual and RELIGIONS
knowledge! If it were in our mower =
ascertain heir number, l have no dopb.
II would asionlsh US. and we should hard.
~ think il possible that we had been so
guilty. Why, ifthe mechanic, the farm.
en- the merchant, or the professional nan
would each husband well his leisure mo.
ments and improve them in cul,ivating his
intellect and his heart, no christian would
oAen have so much reason 10 exclaim mr.
teGnness my leanness Have we no, fire..
queatiy neglected good opportunities TO
instruct and warn the ,houghlless and i'm.
penitent who will soon with Us stand be-
lore God in jadgmeut2 In fine, is il no,
too true that during much of our lives we
nave lived more TO our own glory than 10
the glory Of our master?
Ii. Consider how we nav redeem orr
time, or recover that which is lost.
This can only be done by making the
best use of what remains. Then lei those
| who are in state of impeni,elcy make
no defay IN securing their peace 9Th God,
1t your souls are safe all is safe on he
other hand if they are lost all is lost
Could we experience all the honor of
princes, the riches Of CrGsus, The wisdom,
oil Soiomon-receiye all the fattery oftba
world BE- familiar with the LANGUAGE or
every naton-understaud all kpowledoe
| human and divine-could we H.. -, -.
from the attractions Of earth, take winos
and mount the STARS and fly from world n
world, Till we had flashed the c;,c,;, .
the universe, and gazed on the dazzl;no
throne Of Jehovah-stood upon the biyb
battiements OF heaven and taken The di-
mensIons of the celestial city, is streets &c
soid' Its sumptuous mansions. its snlerd;1
palaces, and lis towering spires-e.-.d
with mingled emotions upon its inbabn-
an's' angels and archangels, and an in
Vulnerable company of redeemed from
among men, patfiarchs and prophets
apostles and marlyrs-all who loved and
served their God in sincerity and in trmb
destitute of the pure religion Of the COS
pei we should with all our splendid NJ.
tanments and vast possessions be as far
removed from all genuine peace as we are
now from the most distant star in the EN-
pre- OF Jehovah. Waning in this one
thing needful, though we are kings and
emperors, and enjoy all the privileges
earth cen afford, and drink every Gun Of
human glory, we must die Of wra,ch.d-
ness, because we have no more to drink
On the other hand if we are christina
though poor and needy, despised and for
saken, Jet in reality all IS ours. (Which
er Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the
word, or life, or death, or things presen,
or things TO come, all are yours. Ana
ye are Christs and Christ is Cod's''-
Let all the impenctent then be in haste TO
lice unto Jesus for refuge. Now 5 The
acceptable time and the day of salvation.
Delay not, delay not, for aohy aOiU ge die?
NO wise man in pursuing Journey is
ind fttrent whether he is in The right path
or The wrong one. Then why in pursu-
ing he journey Of life should YOU be
indifferent whether you are walking the
road 10 endless bliss, or endless woe Are
your minds still oscillating between heav.
en- and hell Estimate, besech YOU, the
loss and gain Of The two roads. and decide
as You will wish you had ghen you come
to die.
2. If we would redeem The time, our
motires nsust be pure. If intention is es-
sential to moral action, and If the moral
nature Of an act is essential with the no.
| tive, surely we can not be too wa;chfuI as
10 the nature of our intentions. The
: Bible assures US we may draw near to
God with our lils while our hearts arc
far from him. Thus did the Pharisees ia
the days of Christ And | awfully fear