, 1876-09-16
RELIGIOUS.
pay;ow Of the SundaysSohoo|
Lesson for Tomorrow.
s,cmetnber Thy Creator In the
Days of Thy Youth
so,on,on Gives the Result Of the Expert
enoe of His Life, ,

righteousness. His uttornnces ara ol great V3l'
neto persons OF any age, because men are mover
too old to learn wisdom. But 1t las special
y.,ue TO the young, because they eau
mora easily receive religious Impressions
tlau those in middle age, whose minds are al.
ready occupied by tho cares and an1ietles ..
sct,ye life, Solomon contraats the value OF
,n.rc human pursuits with true wls1om,-a re-
,fr,ou, life. 50 he describes fully and concisely
ia changes and varieties, PURPOSES and plans'
bones and pleasures, duties and Deeds o! human
s1istcncc. His words cxprcsa the results OIL nis
ncrsonal experience and observation.
III ind had many deep experiences ol human
M. and saw tho folly OF slu. md was fcsoivca
~, e1nreas The fact to his fellows, thht llo had
~ fa,,n1 happ,nces In the folics aud pleasures
~ M. transItory life, that they alone DO no
s;c,d auv substantial and permanent good. Iiie
iiing n, 1srae1 was called "thc rreaeher" be-
cn,,.o he desired In his old age to give 'nstr'lc-
tnns n, religious subjects to those wl1o wislea
to hear h!n,, md to profit by his wisdom. we
learn Il, Kings w., 2i) that KnEs snd psop'e "'a
vist Jer,lsalem to hcar lis wlsdofn.
S'f1 solon,on lad had 30 many andao GOOD oppor-
su, suI Citations. WIS most conducive to tho lest
fterests md greatest happiness o, HAY ,'ni a,
ina1lv roncs to tic conclusion TINT fearing God
and Eccnipg Ills commandments was noL only
our duty, but tho sorec of all our eonioft =, ai,M
happiness lie slows tnc c tta fn1,nnea y. ~
jcy That nrises from! . tlrM pel'e1 IN q 1usoFe
md md immortal state Of existence.
What ho uillrns is not 2 matter OF theory,
but Of fact llo was 5lea.y ehuo"gf #, Ta1 ha1
KaI large md varied experience, 50 TINT nc was
admirably fitted to be tene1lcf OF True Wisuom.
lie begins this lcsson BY referring to our duties
in youth, md ends by stating tho results III OIL
.,.es ~ .,i,r t,rrvtp,Ia 1yhy nj llylNE.
d.] "EencmheT thy Greater II Thy youth, L. -
l. c., Lead renElons I1!e. nG:h. H., Ga'.y W. ~
paro fol. the future Youth Is & tl3e s seas1n n o.
9gs q o and nsS thas ae aS1a e @ It's bc
oi SORROW and alcttoM, q sickness an.l death,
will come, but plety wil lessen ancas .osee Mn
son1sr teln isss @ su r fat IN lie y utrs s,
lllc will enabe us 70 ant,slpa'ch 81 o'ea ,sa ,aa mLaa
greater Joys IN INC world 70 eGme, 80 to Mso ~
man usges US to remember LIN a eaF1X ~ ~ ie,
sna 70 IL ptnaes est tt ifyS II We rcazo lie
truth OF the oppression. =. fua,, fnou' ,,an nou,
hcest tnte," + will kecp US tfo from oia w,3mg-
doing IN tha ml9at .,,o o. a,nt, tIy vH ,vnsd
qHs M ,ea 1eR1tit +. t pnit,vat rellHlous PRINCIPLES n
our easlsest days, because byanEa.Dy yr,.. "ev vt
days. tho cares sna an1stles INC at,as ny aea anu
calantles, the hardness anu 1een,Sness q rs, x
zap il yo,,!th. 49,, ~ ..,.. y, 49,.
aalkened," refers to thc hnrpy aud Joyful daiys rs
ofyouth mud to tle dark a,!u sa ,, aaSs v 10 M ,ne
aaculttcs of the soul n1e n,,' ,obscured' tas s
Nemorv and WI, inc mtsi'Get IT, ,a naa cas, ans
reason, are weak. INC "lntcr O. nae y tMy vGsy
poor tlmo TO- begin y . ,oS gna sfeo. e ,at !,
very latepesloa to begin to serve ons Creator;
toobey Hin who had Decn TO ua through oil
our lsss ,nere'inl and graslou,9,; H. i,,.n...
aosss M Is and nd 1s ana arns I had
Thc stfepg men, The lower lunbs, who
we're onto i|rm H. mud strong' now f.,. Gow y
~ scaas to AID Us I'm, In ,,pF ,pFartalsing
Of Gods daIly bounty and utter!ng LIS praise,
y long given clear Views q tue Sater world, a,e
ltu ~, also " the d0ors," the lIpsJ so closely
SLUT III tho aged, arc but poorly ahlh to aiA US
.sssa ssfsf' y tss ss'adins i is@' sI' e. %sn "
sse II s Ct see ssnE ss sn nsay as nt
voice Of tho Bird the twittcring Of tlis sparrows
nnl swallows, md tho elirplng Of cr'cketss,
easy rouss tle from thelr sluascirs and n
y o esa o Il ongsr 10 s is
(5) "Fcags shall DO in thc wny"-i. e., tho
old arc conscious of tholr iniirn;t!es; and Il tho
plmond-trcu shall louris,"-i. e., this tree, hay
resembles Old agc-tho winter Of l.fe-wtl. its
white lowing hair, "Tlo Erasshoppcr
sall be 6urdc,,,"--i. c., tho fecblencss
Is 80 great tlas tho slightest duties
arc oppressive, apd "desiro slull full" The
SENSES tllat have served US 80 well for so mauy
years no longer convoy to the soul any. pleas
nsc. The irrcsIeIous old man Is tired Ut living
in thts world anu desires to die, sto go to bis
leug hume." when hired 'n,ourncrs may take
So far Solomon hns poetically described old
sge unsupported by rctieion. II l,as no com.
1ort, md no toys. The ags1 sinner has no co,l. /
Hin whom he has never scryed. te dIus
hudy into rs 'rat elements, "bpt tho spirit re-
deeply imprcsscs our minds with tin fact thut
Youth f. t1s TIM te begin to obey
probability that we never shall 10 It. Life i,
! leot!ng; youth IL imprcsslbe; manhood Is ful
Of cares and anxetsrs; ol1 age ovcrtalzcs u.
unawarcs. Solomon EtyeS US q sat
picture Of al lrreligIous old ngc,-
Its evil duye, mi OF SORROW