The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-02-21
THE LABORERS IN CHRIST'S
VINEYARD.

EDITOR NEWS: fthe columns ofTuE
News are not already over-crowdcd, /
would like a little space in which to
speak of a subject that is and should be
of deep interest to every moral and
christian citizen.
OF all promises and rewards which
man receivd. the highest and most no
BILE is that promised and received for
laboring i'll Christ,s vineyard, and !
wonder that any candid mind can fail
to see it. The man who lives for this
world alone, and lives only in the pres
ent, has no cnnObling thought to buoy
him up, but passes through the world
without any aim or end. save to gather
up the things of the present, and is ever
| liable to be cast down and live a life
of melancholy and gloom. and die q
wrctched death. feeling that his life has
been in vain. with no act of goodness or
charity to light up path darkened by
a worship Ofand strife to build up self !;
while he or she who puts their trust in
God and looks to Him for aid and COM
fort, will be happy through all life, viii
be stimulated to do acts which will cause
them to be blessed and loved by their
friends, and above all, will insure them
a happy death, and new, immortal life
in the mansion of Heaven.
/ Christ says we must labor in His
VINEYARD and we will be rewarded :
but they who labor not, and who give
Him no thought. will be cast out from
His presence. We are plainly told by
Christ that unless we labor i'll His vine
ward we will receive no reward, and
by His apostles, that though we may
have ever so much faith, if we do nc
work our faith is dead. Then. when W.
; sec this truth, is it not highly important
that we should put in all our time i'll thu
l., % 1oI-
: and have asked what they should do
f and have wished that they might d.
some great work. In answer to tn
question what shall l do? | will sa,
( that the way is open and the labor j
ever within our reach, If we arc ucittan
Ito work.
: The little girl or boy who is Away
Y Kind to, their father and mother. VIII
S never tell lie or do a wrong act, but
a kind and loving to all, and does no
II forget to pray 10 the 'good man L
c Heaven, is laboring in Christs vineyard
It The youth who attends Sabbath Schoo
and who strives to live up to the princi
IS piles taught by the books in which he o
a she reads, aud also Obeys their teacher
+, and who strives to get all they can c
: their play-fellows to join the Sabbat
II School, and above all, prays to Christ t
l. give them new heart, and strength (
d live an upright and blameless life i'll Iii
II sight. labors in Christ's vineyard.
g The man who in his business with IN
a fellow man deals honestly in all thing
r takes not that which is not his Owl
y remembers the widows and the father
le less. aids those in need of aid, VIII
a. lprays secretly to God for a greater GU
Ill FIGURING of His love in his heart, an
IN who lives up TO the requirements OF I'll
I'd inspired word, though he may have ne
nd er been a member. at any Church, thong
re The may have never publicly preached I
n prayed, is yet laborer III Chflsts vim
C. yard, and will receive a great rewar
he BY our fruits we shall be known, an
though we NAV talk of Christ's love al
is boast of His mighty power. if OF
Mt deeds and acts both in private and pu
he lie Dartake not of Christ's love al
ed charity. we will not yield the fruit
it Righteousness and viii not be saved.
XIV have spoken of a work which requir
IN mo great profession, and which any o.
n NAV perform mean no great pub
I'm profession.
ed I now speak of something else-t
ms public Acknowledgements OF Christ
N preaching and prayer. ] have hea
no many persons speak of a desire to spe
M or pray in public, but who made maj
1y, excuses for not doing so. Some sa
of they had not flow of language a
4 a could not express themselves, VIII
en-. others feared to show how little tn
he were compared with others, and VIC
Oh ashamed to appear in their presen
Jus To such. let me say, think not of thu
it things. Christ requires nothing that
innossible. If you feel required
eat Christ to preach or pray, do not hesita
orr but with faith in Him, arise to your fe
, OF sink TO your knees, and He will ii