The New York herald., 1875-10-18

ing up for Jesus when the can't stand up at an
That Is cant phrase. All true reformation begins
IN the right condition Of mans VIII, but
when a man says ~ have made up my mind, am re-
solved 2 and then thinks the machinery viii work out
all the rest he viii soon find himself in the ranks OF
those who are beginning but get along.
These resolutions, without being reduced 70 any tan
ghle form Of action, are as beautiful an apple bios
without a germ, and Just frutless Instead or
merely striking this or that evil habit, should
once begin 10 do good, and the moment he docs
the desire 10 do evil Is diving IN him When man has
given way TO his bad nature he has generally given
way 70 everything that Is active m him. returned
Californian, strong as grizzly bear, as indifferent 70
his conduct If he had no SOUL putting himself IN tho
funess OF his manhood, right along IN large way,
wherever he goes begins TO have reused in him an im
perfect Of danger and of future damnaton He is
tod that ne must repent give up ms cups ana ms
oaths and companions and everything else; that he
must come up and join the church and
be Christian. lie Is told don't do this
and don't do that, until his idea Of being
Christian is DON'T don't, don't all around
the animal circle He is pulled IN every place and all
the time. when what he wants is 70 let himself out He
was like wild horse Of the prairie before and now If
you bring him into harness. no merely stops kicking,
but he does not pun al all Before he became "Chris
tan he not good but there was something 10
him. but now he has joined the Church and
ALL
The has wrong, not by doing right but
by drawing himself In and he is imperfect eharac-
ter The true Christian man is large and free man.
No man is free until he can do what he has mind 10
and man can do what he has mind until he has
made up his mind TO do nothing which is not right
The dried up drunkard is pitiful spectacle He Is
barroom, where everything and bright,
and good natured companions always welcomed
him with a slap the back. He attends temperance
meeting and IN paroxysm of right feeling determines
to stop drinking. Now he has nothing to do occupy
the time he spent n the dramshop, He cannot visit
his old companions, for he is told to keep away from
thcm but he steals to the window perhaps and looks in
upon them Ifthere ever anything this world so
dsconsoate virtue under such circumstances don't
know IT, Ny wonder is not that many 60 back, but
that anybody goes forward under such circum-
stances
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion Mr. Beecher added that II easier to
reform the whole man than part Of him. man should
be taught to hold himself IN all the time, but should
do positive good. What would you think OF music
teacher said he who should teach his pupils any
thing but TO avoid discords2 What would you think
of a husbandman who should advise his
neighbor to do anything but keep down
the weeds his farm and not TO 60 in
for any crops at an There great many who in
their material business 20 for crops who work freely
and largely in their worldly affairs, yet who in their
spiritual lives merely try keep out weeds without
making any effort TO gather q harvest How many
there who in material things work from tho centre
outward who IN spiritual matters work from the out
side inward, who merely kept from wrongdoing by
the force OF public opinion and the institutions by
which their outward lives are outwardly surrounded
That spirit Is, perhaps, good 50 far as it goes, but
does reach up 70 the knees still less any further up
Break of your sin by righteousness, overcome evil
with good and purge away darkness and death by the
getting Of that good by the power OF God.