Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-14

creasing, 4 always remember the
swivel. and say no more about it.
But still, brethren, do not you go in
for the swivel if you can help it, be-
cause the straightforward, up and
down thing will win the day as surely
as we live. Loyalty to Christ in every
point, young man, is the way to be-
gin life; and old man, it is the way to
make your gray hairs to be crowns of
glory If you can say at the last. ST
have been under law to Christ, and
as far as / knew my Masters will, /
have obeyed it in all respects as he
has enabled me-"
HOW TO USE OUR POWER.
Now supposing we have the power,
Row would you use it? I am not
going to answer. 1 would have every
man use the Divine power when he
gets it as best he can. The Duke of
Wellington on one occasion asked
soldier, snow, sergeant, suppose yon
had to fight the battle of Waterloo
over again, how would you like to be
accoutred5" Said he, 81 should
like to do it in my shirt-sleeves. That
is the way to work if you have. to
fight, and thinl, the more Christian
people can get rid of all formalities
and organizations, and just get to
work the best way they can as God
helps them, fiinging themselves on
the foe, determined to fight in the
the strength of God for Christ and
his truth, the sooner will they win
the victory. Do not try and be some
body else. A carpenter carries
many tools in his basket, and he
wants their diversity; and our great
Master, the Carpenters Son, has
many tools in his basket, and each
one is wanted for his own work. Let
us talk English, too, while we keep
up our individuality. Let each one
say, what can / do for Jesus Christi
Oae brother says, 81 cannot do any
more, for really / do all / possibly
can-I am so busily engaged" 1t
is remarkable thing, but it is the
man is doing too much already, that
is the man that is likely to do more;
and it does not matter how full you
are Of work, you can do some more,
and you are the man to do it. There
was learned society in Persia, found
ed upon the principles of eloquence,
not of the silvery kind, but of the
golden. They were all to be silent.
The first rule was that every membes
of the society should think much;
secondly, that he should write very
little and thirdly, thathe should say
nothing il he could help it. I wish
some Of US could be led to join that
society. Well, there came learned
man to the society. wishing to JOIN.
They only had 100 members, ana
they were full. lie made his spplioa-
ton, and the president gsye his sn-
swer In this way (filFng q gisas with
water to the brim.3 There was nos q
mora exchanged; he saw that there
was no room for him, but stoopU =
down, he picked q rose leaf, and ver1r,
gently laid it on the top, and there it
was. Now il thou art full Of business
if thou art member Of Parliament,
and q member of the municipal conn
ell iftheu art immersed in business,
it is full /; but pick up one rose leaf,
and just lay it there for your Master
on the top of all thy present work,
and it may be, there will be more
perfume in the extra work which
costs thee great self-denial than in
all that there was there besides.
When 1 was a little boy saw a
vase upon my grandmother's mantle
piece containing an apple, but could
not understand how it got there, until
the next spring ] saw in the garden
another vase tied ON the tree with the
small apple placed through its neck.
SO that the fruit grew larger inside it.
Thus, while you cannot get aged
sinners into the churches, you must
use Sunday schools to secure the
rising generations. And when the
children do come to the Sunday school
let the teachers try ami make 1t rs
pleasant as possible for them. Do
not let the little girls say, as one lit
tie lady rs reported to have said toea
who asked her, ssAnG now,
Mary, my dear, why did the Ethio-
pion eunoch go on his way rejoice
ing?" ssPlease, slr,'' she replied.
s'because Philip was done a-teaching
of him., am afraid that maHya
child has gone on her way rejoicing
that the teaching was done; but the
ought to be such q character