, 1873-01-06
THE. CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY &, 1873

dron, naoyod from every sottlod course by tho
companion nearest them,. Against this, tho
Apostle sesa tho reai Chriasihns character, which
possoauing wisdom, but whoHo character. firm
and scttlod has boen formed Under its Influences.
A character which ia not eoft liko wnx, easily
moulded to the form Of any hard substance with
S1 Gh and II may nzho come ssp,bo IL 'o9'' of akns G%
M improaaion than Of receiving 1t. To tho ond
that his followers might possess nach q oharao-
tor, tho Apoatlo labored, and he was evor ad-
monlahing them to bo Arm, to bo sscadfast. To
form suoh character there must DO intelligence
to seleot reasonable ideal, hoart to mellow that
with lovo and goodness, and will to bring about
tho desired end. 30 roal character will como. II
theso three .olomonts aro allowed to play and
n wasted lifo would DO known II every mans ltfo
WAS formed and guarded ovcr by these throo
olcmenta. Why are thoro so many waatod
livos about us,-why do 20 500 tho bonoa Of
eosos ae0Ge po.PSo ol sn IT b. -
[Buccesaful7 No. not so; God neyor allowed m
ambition or good desire to grow up In d mans
heart to bc defehted. There WAS fault aome-
swlero, II over suoh q 1ifo was lived Tho man
iharbor to bo reached, or il ho thought Of a
1,asbor, tho course WAS not marked out over
which ho would travel to rcnch 1t, and so ho WAS
caught In aomo dangerous place, and hurled upon
IA IDtRt nnu kubdGu upon Luc UoADu luaukl0Q
and disagrrod. How long allall men oontinno
thua to live without purpose With Peter,ve
ought to say, Tho time passed has sufliced ia;
henceforward wo will 1.-Two no moro after the tloah
but after tho spirit" And now, brethren, whom
wero, entered houso, tho ohambers of which
arc all empty, waiting to bo filled and furnished
by us. what pnns shall no make, and how mako
/, thom? With all the experience Of tho past. to
bo ripenod into works, what character shall wo
evfu },xf T.nt mn niyrunfphu Ahnut RI
consider the possibilities before W,
which ts good and holy; We al know how many
horthis now year III contain and Te ense arc aso
.necersity for p1aus. An hour ,lnuaod is an hour
i'll used. Nothing aooms 80 pure and colorlosa Of
i evil ao tho hours, and yct lot thom alone and
i they will also result in evil. Everything has to
work. Tho garden Of tho soul Is woody un1ela
It have caro- and attention. Even the knowledge
wo possess and acquire comea to us in blooks,
and must be carved and cut out before 1t
can bo used in tho templea Of our
viii not caro- for themselves. The tendencies ii
everything are evil, and yet We may direct them
go thAt they load uB to tho perfection OF Chris
tian manhood. Hence Wo must plan. All the days
Of mans Life arc like wild horHes which career
over the prafrio, and must bo caught md taught
to labor. And now what have NO to consider in
our plans !? Time, money, the powers wa
posses, and the objects to which they ahau be
devoted. Mon who succeed conAider all these
things, and Bot about at unce to execute
the conclusfons they arriyo at Consider
how much time you will doYote
to your business, how much to
homo, how much to friends, how much to the
poor, how much to your church, how much to
God. Lot this latter object claim much, for il
God be not in your plans then, indeed, they arc
good for nothing, and will servo you little good.
Think What you arc going to be, what character
you seok most to possess md set about apor.
}ioning your timo and money 80 that thoY will
aid you to acquire It, Don't try to DO q no'nina
anything Some SAT they, can not be . ros
Christian, no matter what their plans., That iE
not 30. God never asked for m impossibilite.
Tho real difficulty is that persons set about sim
ply to bo nominal Christians, and henco got no
higher than their aim. Did you oper hear Of
euccoBf.ful shoemaker or merchant who WAS
nomin al shoemaker or morchAntP No; they wht
are su ccosbful in Gfo are never nominal In tholl
occuJ ,atton they nro alive md earnest. Thor
plan before you start On thia year put youl
eyes upon every chamber to DO filled make q!
object and = course to roach 1t; and, 1t you
plar ID are we'll formed, true-heartod, unsol6sh
you, will carry many aheaTos from the harveh
fe,a you are now entering, Mako your, plan,
! iGfiea Of your Life. Many All to catch sight o
these. Very otton your elbow ia against th
elbow of \ friend, who would ali
you very much, II only you woul'
t take him into your heart. Cast aside al thing
1 that do not promise to aid you in reaching YOU
nim and, It you trust In God, ever looking toWart
his face, you will not fall. Fix your aim, nool
| for the meauH, aud God will givo tho victory to
Christa aako. Amen.