Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-06-02
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peot to- appease the Almighty, BY deodand
| Thsy,will contribute nothing to the beneyo
lent institutions of the day-perhaps ,starve
out. their Ministers, and hope to atone for all
at last, by. leaving, some liberal benefaction;
1paD Doth: he thank that servant-I trow not. y I
1:David in "ser1ipg hin generation" did not
do all that was sain his heart to do"--but he
! was arrested by theDivine Master, who bade
him make alrthe preparation necessary, and
ileaveeit toSsoiomen to complete the.work..
@!rhis service'is measured, not by the will
of the creature, but by The will of the Orea.
tor. ::"David served his sown generation by
the will>of God" He served the purposes
of the Divine will, in the generation in
! which he lived-and of course also, il was
of the Divine will that be fell asleep
Whatever the station he occupied through
divine agency, there he studied TO- nserve his
generation" Some may Be ready to sup
pose that it belongs to Christian Ministers
tabne, or at most to protesting Christians to
serve their generation. Fatal mistake! t
belongs to every man indued with rational
powers, to serve the Most High in those sta
:tions in which Providence has placed him.
Whether high or low-rich or poor, he has
a work to perform; he is to serve his gene
ration for tits the .willof God" Dead
ness Of luke1armness in religion is Of all
things to be dreaded; and this it is to be
feared is too prevalent among those who oo.
cupy high stations, as we'll as among. those
who are more private. - 80,
"To serve the. generation by the will of
God" requires, t'feryor of.spirit," and this
extends to the affections and desires. Says
David, "As the heart panteth after the wa
ter brooks, SO panteth my soul afterthee, @!
God. !. Ny soul thirsteth for God, for the
living God when shall Z come and appear
before God" "Rivers of waters run- down
mine eyes, because they keep not thy law"
"With my. soul have I desired thee in the
night, yea, with my spirit within me, will +
seek thee early" 49,
4. The "fervor Of spirit" should be seen in
the graces. Thus in faith, which ever
comes the world and realizesthe glories of
eternity-hope, to comfort in trouble and
difficulty. '"Blessed be the God and Faith:
er Of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according
to this. abundant mercy, had begotten US
again to . lively hope, by the resurrection
Of. Jesus Christ from the dead. To an In
,heritance incorruptible, undefled, and that
fadeth not away. So the grace of lo0e; ;
and the more feryent this is, the more ready
and suited are we to serve. and suffer for the
Lord Jesus Christ. Whom have in heaY.
en- but thee? and there is none upon earth
that I desire beside thee" =
,In word, this gfervor of spirit" should
perpade all duties, as well as graces andeaf-
fections. Hannah tt'poured. outthe heart to
God" Elijah s"prayed earnestly2-aud ia.
cob, in wrestling with the angel of the CO.
'venant, exolaims 81 will not let thee: go .ex.
,cept thee bless me- The Breans "receiyed
the word with. all readiness, of mind and
searchedsshe scriptures daily, whether those
things, We're tso'2-'stherefore many ofthem
believed. = To hear fervently, is to hear
pro6tably, and praying people areaptto. have
profitable 'Ministry-Sosalso-in oursduties
to OUT fellow men, peharge- theur that are
rich in the world, that they benot high.mihs
ded, nor trust in uncertain riches but in the
living God, who giveth US richly all things
TO enjoy; That they do good, that be richin
good works, readyto distribute, willing to
communicate. a. ,"And whatsoever ye 'doS
do, it heartily as to the Lord, and not unto
men nNA. =. y -, -. . u. -. ~! 81
. This ferventspirit was admirably y''exhibited
in the character Of Moses, of ElJah-David
and Paul-in the Martyrs who sealed thsir
testimony with their blood, and willingly
laid down their lives for Christ. Pie spirit
Of self.deniak 10 order to do good, was rep
resented in most striking manner, ihs the
Unitos FTdtrans-in a Buchanan Bray:
Martyn-a Whitfield Wesley
yes, and we may well say, 10 a Bishop. We
may apply 70 him language, which bis own
meekness and modesty would have led him
to reject. II have not Stunned TO declare
unto you all the counsel Of God. r ceased
not no to warn every one night and days with
tears-I have coveted no mans silver, or
gold, or apparel" 50, -. e., ~. :.
This service is noble service. True
worshippers, aworshipthe Father in spirit
and in truth, for the Father seeketh such to
worship him" It is the worship Of. him
whom Angels adore, serve and love, the up
holder of all things, whose glory is above the
heavens. "Great is the Lord and greatly to
be praised he also is to be feared. above all
Gods" To US there is but one God, the
Father, ofwhom are all things, and we by
him and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom
are all things. and we by him" Here is the
constraining love of Christ, matchless and
unbounded, which should put life and being
into all our services. a- ,.,.'
This service is connected with, promises
the most precious. "In my Fathers house
are many mansions if it were not so would
not have told you I 60 to prepared place
for you. And if I 60 and prepare a place
for you, / will come again and receive you
unto myself, that where I am, there ye may
be ALSO" "When the chief shepherd shall
annear We shall receive CROWN of GLORY that