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proof In him who claims TINT the past Is TO
hnya any Importat,t pnrtdn tho concern Of living


sone psrt IN our Christian coiretn la' already
backward, as we havo tcct,, that pcn!tenee mid
humility aud watel'inlness nna yr.yerdWnGss, Was,
Hold Lessons of warming md instruction, atc cscf
ig tho past. both It's roversea md successes arc
for our Ritlauce. We tnIst. Therefore, 0ve ~
a,-hs 1&S ai' tas 'ds'HsS i What sar text
ali bsyo"I c TINT The pnst hos not CONTROLLING
claim on Tho souls regard. Indeed, 80 far as
ward look /. dcicnsibe chiefly by WY Of prepa;;
ration-tlo laying. Of better Foundations; And
what pray, Should any Of us think Of him who
shG' smR Or ,p'SS'e Ss eontnupy Fesyag ss fo,na
tio,sl Should we net declare that It was ut'-
| beautiful nnl a,or',ldl P!ainly our Judgment
would be- that, having at laat sct tne sofner.
with faithful zeal. We should not forbcar to
tell him that, having ma,lc his preparations; IL
became him to carry forward tho remaining
lie .Ttor ~ HneSrews naS Thereors leaving
behind the word Of the beginning " christ, ict
us press into perfection, not laying aEnin t4o
foundation Of repentance from'dcai works" II
In our own experience, ind in the Apostolic
sense, We are 10 forget the things which are be-
hind.
inspiring words, :" And reaching foith unto tho
! thlngs Which arc before" Words which
tp mic, at least, nrc among tho most Tree n'ls
81 ths e n'pfea nssssgs ssn ,onr MoEds n
sn the nrosnect to l Of future ioy and succcss For
omc Az rsrotrf,,iiv Vial fhat 20 Il il writ Ell
II givcs me renewed a,sNrance that thc.u are
acruirn WITH, hnv, ~ r., ,,uiyr,j. mt
Which aro possible to mo Nv the help Of God.
Far, mani{cstly, that "rcaching forth" ia tic
very word Of liope. 1t is the figure u one wl'o
sone covctc,l blessing. ca,, arn frpm It thut
tle face % Of lin Who s., reaches Il nljglt WITH
thrtils With thc conviction that thc TREASURES Of
tllsn, i, loo, may thus aBpirci /, too, may
adopt The iangnaEo and feel Tie Inspiration! I,
ifc can anil be opened to farer sce,les than have yct
Il i know not how It mny bo with all Of you, my
pu tned to esl t Eat is ths future Won
nrol,ably be Is ths past. / have looked Of, nv
rcpeate1 atortcongs, ON % on my slowr,ess of faitk
and hardness of heart, and failures 10 duty, aud
iMiities Of Tic snys 10 coas. You cal, well maglno
that a. " .nr}, ti'nes III tcntrncv bna hnrn To-.
wartl spiritual encouragement. It has appcar-
cd as il tic limitations were almost imlnoyablc,
liz thc mess"Tc nf thn tcxt aliows at nu such d.
snonslency' Il nroclai,ns that tic things which
ere hchnd ia are not tIe limit OF tie tfinrs De-
es ot ~. vo thoH ."J po ua hren si,,i.
, ful In the DAYS Conc by, Or has been unwisc In
nctho1s: th;,,fE' for inv Of n thousand rca. n.
, sons. he has Lsen uususScssfui; vet, IN very
: frmt}, fhe fmttru ia fuli Of nrnmse' Il Hssrrcs
him tbat ha las vast succcsscs stiJl within hfs
, rrach. Not. indecj. tlat Character is under M
nas h1 a M 10 s o mss or @ INC not
/ urlcr thu victory Of to.lav. Issurct1ly chnrns
ter bus seifperpetuatInE force and tlic past il
ti,c inc1orablcness OF material cause and ciIcet
! II last d.tImo 1 Ind not sown tic erains ii
{ Wheat, " might not rcap tho autuMn shravcs
> though With all my soul wlshei and prayed
q naaf scci.tine has slich absolute control, 70
aS IN Tic mast. I lad lad Eesn aa' more p.u fatth t.
I ts blessed sowine i' WI'uneysr viii. Today Fl!
q iasucs Of duty and privilege present tbcmsS.yc,
+ afrcsh, nor ai al ali compclcI to deci,ic then
9 today a. Decided them yesterday. With til
a ttc1 10 which nfSrctyne sntd u yes.i Wn ,h,1s
!. rcmrm,bcr y thnt tI,e nroscnt ALWAYS comes to u
q white and uure aud tint Gods perpetual Gull i
txSsp i Ss tins on aSs % psst
q hcen sorciy Iarkoned. For in addition to til
8 bower wlish Vi ourselves we arc cnal,lcd to m cx
L arisc, il the nower which God IL ever ready i
net & 10 te u@e N tic spirG tnr
iy I'M .'irl,nai mat fs nrccIse]y that we hay
l. The grace oi God, to which VIC may ever loo,
Q la am sure TINT, when we think Of IT, We mus
). Apostlo's hope. For INSTANCE, would any on
5Sha s H. rreetos nnssb1
n 1narifes,ationo ol the Spirits poworl Woui
1esT 1aS 4eaeedi Wou he % tGnk IL M trstfu u e
, ward bis savior to elalln that Ilo was not lkcl
u ~ ~ NJ az 1Ehns grom.t.y thnn .jsnt ~,