Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-10-01

be glorifed, through you agency, in the saliva
! ton of men.
3. The success which has attended tire la
/ bors of Gods people in times past affords en-
couragement. Who can compute the blessed
/ results of the lahors Of holy men now gone to
| their rest, aud their reward Through the in-
strumentality of such men as Luther, Wesley,
! Whitfield, Sumncrfeld Romano, aud Harlan
Page, thousands have been translated out of
the kingdom of Satan into that of Gods dear
! Son. And God who is the same in every age,
the same In bis purposes in his grace, Ia his in
terest ina dying world, is willing to work by
you, ard employing diligently the talents COM
mittcd to you, whether they be fee, or two, or
one, you may gather souls into the Kingdom
souls which shall he stars in your crown of re-
! joiciDg. s'The God of heaven, he will prosper
Us; therefore we his servants will arise aud
biidn
IN conclusion, let me urge upon tbs members
or the Ghristihn Association, at whose bidding
am here Tonight, 10 engage with zeal aud
I perseverance in every good work, and to carry
ont as far as possible the designs of your AS
sociation. Some of you have passed the me-
ridian of life. Your opportunities of doing
good are fastening 20 a close. BE diigent,
| therefore. Employ well Jour golden moments.
Delay not until to- morrow the work Of to-day.
Urge the young to go forth in the morning Of
their days aud gather the mama of eternal
life. Seek By an example of piety and godll-
ness, and by all the means of Gods appoint
ment, to lead thcm into the paths of righteous
ness and peace. And when your sun of life
goes down you shall leave behind you an iu-
auence which shall be powerful for good an
influence which, hike the rpples on the. bosom,
of the placid lake, shall widen and extend un-
til the last hour Of recorded time
To you, young men, who have enlisted ia the
service of Christ, let me say = Be strong in
the Lord ana in the power of his might Quit
you like men. Be fervcut in spirit, serving
the Lord. Seek opportunities of doing good.
Go TO your Youthful companions and acquain-
tapces who are without God aud without hope
in tie world, tell thea of Christ and the full
nes OF grace in him assure them that there is
no real happiness disconnected with the re-
lgiou of jesus, and that it we've boticr suffer
affection with the people of God than to en-
jay the pleasures Of sin for a season. Faith
fully admonsh them-affsctionately entreat
them tenderly invite them to Christ the sum
of excellence, and he source Of ali felicity.
Young men, you have s'au influence to exert
power to WELD, work to do" Though
I young, yoa may accomplish great things for
Christ Some of tie greatest results have been
achieved by young men. At the age Of twen-
{ " Alexander assembled the throne " hen
twenty-ihree no had carried his conquering
arms from Macedon 20 the shores of the Indian
| ocean, and ere he had reached thirty-two years
of age Alexander the Great fell before the NIGH
tier conqueror-Deash. Faithful to his early
VOW, Hannibal crossed the Alps. drove the ro-
mans ont of Spain and Gaul, aud when thirty
six years of age encamped his army under the
very shadow of the Roman Capitol. Napoleon
| the conqueror at The age of thirty-three became
Napoleon tie Emperor, and the acknowledged
arbiter of the destinies of Europe.
Turning our attention to that noble band of
men who spent their lives in the service OF the
Prince of Peace, we fnd Pollok, Henry Kirke
| White, Brainard, Summerfeld, Patterson, Nc
Cheyne, 7. Charlton Henry, and host of 9TH
ers, who lived long though they died young
s'He most lives
Who thinks most--felIs the noblest-acts the
best"
You may never secure to yourselves name
among the great of this world, but you may
stand high in the favor of God, you may win
souls TO Christ, and erect for yourselves, in the
hearts of men, a monument more enduring than
the sculptured marble that marks tho resting
place of Kings.
ssIiveS of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints in the sands of time;
Footprints that perhaps another,
Sailing o'er lfe's solemn main,
Some foIlorn and shpwrecked brother,
Seeing shall take heart again.
Let us, then, be up and doing
With a heart for any fate,
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait. :"