, 1876-12-04

"Thai's the troMbic,'' said /. a You want to
do something gseat, willie oil yo!, have 10 tlo Is
70 Just commit your snul to uod and trust
ed. The result Of Trust is peace, q,,tct, gentle.
ness. We get peace, happiness, mercy, an's
but I can imagine some one saying, "1row
about .your feelIigs,'' I.c. tle feelings 'a,e a,'
md say to lin, "WS1it' "i' ,nakes you 20 I9ppyi''
s cn aa nnow H, ILL., 5ss M 'sspry; q u
happy hetoro tliey hasc sot anything % make
X t's 'e,s &c., sn san,t eoa ss Aso wed teei goo
81 es ts me eass ssSsan % e ae9 VAL spfd e dol Gf X
Ss"r SS ,ts.s EsssFsi h I'll n fs and G oo* ( te @ st
Tor salvation. Put. no confidence in tho flesh.
het your efforts at esasc here taaY ana ID, .aY
my trnst III tue Lord .lcai,s Christ, md tr,,ss
Him to ta1so me-" Commence to-.lay. 1 was
talking to, man today up ey the Second
himself, antl he told mo the sumo GID stors Of
n,a., cuntl do that, l,e don't reed n11y Savior At
alls ClttGt 1ays tic ax right ut the root nt Tho
new tree. It Is new life. and tho moment you
romr to Him and Eirc up trying To work out
your own salvation, then yon lnve got +. :.
Some might like to knnw Why they tlon't St
lie 4CNF Sl ulAll UlAGCtN THAlEs ANNh
don't want to gu Into the Kingdom OF Gnsl as
]ttlc children. People tell lnc ttrv havcn't got
any pride; Oh, no, but yet It is IN them, and
coming ont fton, the bottom uf their feet to the
inoutry.roonii Prldo dorsn't belong unly to
tho rlel!. 1t is born ~ u.s.. People were coi,-
WINGED inthctr minds TINT they do need Christ,
mny Col give It to you to-day. Tint Is Just tho
| rcMaon that keeps a great many away. They
are afraid to take up their crosscs and follow
| Christ, ,,..-
4 grcnt many people arc writing mo lottcrs
about tic hard times, tho scarcity Of food, aud
the general ltard times; Now, take iny word
and pnt your trust IN The vidow's a. and .,ss tle
orpats. God + ys trs,st In II sho no H;snc Relel
pointed. God intends that you sliall le. 1le
,hat ,ss you my soine aud sTust III linn: know
what It II to E,e n homeless boy, and tell vol.
tho uol Of tho widow and this orphan will stnntl
BY you II you trust In Him. l remember
a suse during the, first, ycar Of our
war. Business wasn't good. Our brothers
aud friends were Of IN tl,s army. IN, Unc day
her husband llad been killed. a few hours af-
tgrwartl tho landlord come alter The rent. sl'c
didn't know what to do, md s!,c was wecplnE,
sn wSs hSE a s nsa2 a nsya sf an" s a; os4 'afi sa
and prayed, alld sic said, tOh, God, my father
died In tho army; my mother got no inuueyt
md the landlord is coming to turn us out Of
doors, mud VIC will Sit on the doorstep md get
cold and die. Won't yotl lend lls little houscs'
Antt God was true to Ills word. That
mother for years has never puil
any any rent. Col ralsel up funds
to proviac for that widow and her child. We
can't afford not to trust Him. II there Is my
ono bowing under tic rod. say tr,sst Him IN
The dark; say ~ Will trust him, anyway" Lie
right down nntl Eay: sLord, l am trusting
Thee. l will trust Thee 10 keep me- I will
trust Thee In spite OF my trcayhcrous heart: !
will trust Thee anyway" Ny. frtcnds. when
you do this, soul and body, the Lord will save
yOu,
Mr. Moody related an nneclote about Il
wounded soldier whom he had met after tile
battle Mt Pittsburg landing, ants whose finn!
message to his ,notllcr was: "Tell my mother
died trusting In Christ. Tell my mother md
sisters to lie sure 10 meet mo In heaven.
Air. Moody added: In n few minutes be ,Sas
uuconciulis and soon tlttl. We wrapped him ir
winding sheet ard dropped him In tho Ten
ncsscs River. There will bo glorious reAur
rcytIon by and by. That mother may lIavo mc1
HIN already. OH, sinner. lot this be the day un'
tho huur that you commit yourself, soul ant
body, 10 Htlnl Oh, may nod 'hriug yo! to the
decision, and this day and hour may this grea
question of eterutty bo scttled In your mind!