Litchfield enquirer., 1858-04-08

you can take that step? Look at it all
 around and decide. Who can Say, not that
 he will not. be imperfect in carrying it out, but
 who can say, |" that is to be my ideal of life,
 that is to be my model, after which I am this
 day and henceforth to strive." Is there man
 who can take that step? But, you say, "a
 man may take that step, and may become by
 mere choice Christian in that way, but there is no love springs up--there no grace in his heart or soul, and how is he to have that peace, that joy, that rest, that we hear Christians
 tell about In other words, how has a man in his soul that sense that his power is not in
 himself but of Christ 2"
 If you can tell me how a man on the deck of his ship steers along his course aright by the north star and how he is to know how to direct his course without other compass sup pose he is told to look at the star and steer by that and should Say, "by looking at it how can know when am steering by it ?' he would be told to keep the star straight before way to look at it is to hold up your head and "behold the Lamb of God r See what term Christ offers he says substantially this wherever any man desires to love Christ the sympathy of Christ, help from Christ shall be his and God declares substantially, that he the throne of the universe for the very purpose of giving sympathy and eftctually to help ev- cry man who says, " Lord, am needy, Lord l am bestormed and out of my course and come to Thee for sympathy and assistance ;" lo T l.>., he chooses him in this way. Upon that ground we are to look to Christ we have the power to choose him, and if we do we shall feel that mighty love, that conscious sympathy and presence, that touching of God upon the heart of every man that gives him vital power, and that gives him peace and joy. If you doubt, come unto Christ and you shall know whether it does not make you blessed. This willingness on your part, this faith in Christ, is the element that shall bring you in ths right direction, to consciousness of peace in Jesus Christ. But the great trouble is think you don't wish to be Christians so much as you wish not to be.
 One of the most memorable things that took place last Winter was the opening of a place as an eatinghouse, free to the hungry in one of the streets of this city, Ly some man who ought to be called an eccentric man in New York, where men spend their money for so many other things than that. But he conclu- ded he had no better way for his money to go than to feed the hungry and the poor so he opened room and made this declaration If any were hungry, here "was food for them let them come and eat" Now, there was no trouble abont it, the man who Was in the ditch, and so low that he knew he was q miserable, degraded creature, he would scrab- ble up quickly when he heard of this place, run to it and betakc himself to the food with indecent haste And the man who had been lodging around from one cxpedent to another, till now he was nearly famshed and did not know where to go to keep from starvation he hears that here there was great, bountitul rounds of beef and glorious loaves of bread with any quantity of provision, and away he runs, right down there to sec if it was really so he would not talk much, or preach much, but he would practice great deal for, let me tell you that your hungry men care very t- tie for the theory of such things-thcy must eat to live.
 But here comes man who has been more respectable he has lived iu genteel society siid gwen dinner parties, positively the times have been rather hard upon him just now, but he expects that the Spring will Set him up all right again he has been home with every body that asked him to eat, has been to every body's house but his own, for there was nothing to eat there he has bof- rowed all the money he could, but now no enc asks him to dine, aud he can borrow no more.
 He has gone to bed hungry ut night, and oh what dreams lie has had out of tliat gnawn5 stomach he wakes up in the morning, and says to himself, C wonder where l can get
 any breakfast {" He thinks to be sure of
 that d;ning-saloon just opened, where there is
 plenty of food to be had for nothing but he says, II can,ot go down there, cannot hum- ble myself to that I, who have been able, ] and in the habit of giving charity, to go down there and get my food, and become beggar l can't do that I" So he wanders about till noon, and though the hunger gnaws at his stomach, and he feels faint aud weary, he can't go in yet, 50 he wanders on till about sun- down.
 But at sundown he says to himself-and let me tell you that hunger is an excellent logl- eian--" After all, an not acting foolishiy { am not acting foolishly? am 50 weak l can hardly stand, aud it does seem to me, can't sleep any tonight for the gnawings ot hunger. Oh, how l want this food 1 think 1 will just go down the street." So away he goes, like great many men who have come in here to-day, saying that they just came in to see what was going on, but they know that down deep in their own hearts there is some thing else besides curiosity which they cannot resist. Well, away he goes down the street and looks in to see who is there then he looks in to see if any body is looking at him, or if any body knows him then he goes away and
 walks up the square, but lie is reminded that he had better come back again. This time he 1 walks right by the door aud looks in askance to see if anybody is there, he hears the cheer ful noise of the knives aud fork:, smells the