The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-11-15

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of be%niiicence, bearing great bur
thens without WEAKNESS, ~enr;rhing
millions without exhaustion, carry.
ing life, health, happiness and Il.
bundance wherever it flowed. And
| thought, such is the river Of
Gods love and benificence, by
which every humble and believing
soul is refreshed, Of which all the
thirsty are permitted to drink
Gods pleasures give peace and
strength. They never weary with
excitement, or inhame with pas
sion. They come from sources
that are cXhaustless and unchang-
ing, like the infinite God. They
never bias. and destroy like the
wild floods and whirlpools Of carti-
.ly passion.
If you would be calm IN the
midst Of agltation-if You would
be strong when mems hearts are
failing them for fear around you
if you would be cheerful and light
hearted in the midst Of losses and
Affections, and disappointments,
satisfy the thirst Of your souls this
day from the river of Gods love.
Learn by decisive experiment the
problem Of this life, the great art
of drawing happiness from the
same source with your infinite God
Open wide the noodgates Of your
hearts that the river of Gods be
n%iticence may flow in. And re-
member, that the great conflicts,
and mighty sorrows, and unuttered
joys, through which you, as midi
viduals, New Mexico as a Stnte,
and this great people as a Nation,
are carried forward in the path of
light, progress and salvation, are
things never to be forgotten. That
the memorial which binds you to
the great hcrolsm and mighty sac
ritices OF the past, is a promise Of
better things in the future. Every
person, State, or Nation, that
stands for the defence of the right
and the truth, must have Il history
Of conflicts and sorrows.
We could DO much to improve
New Mexico with money, if we
had more Of is. Sound health
would make life a new experience
to many, if they only knew how to
get it. Every acquisition Of know
ledge is an increase Of power to
make yourselves and others happy.
But far more than money, health,
and knowledge, New Mexico needs
righteousness, purity, faith. To
secure every needed reformation,
to enjoy the highest luxurics OF
light, liberty and progress, New
Mexico wants h nest men, men
that are true to the very core, men
thai hate all forms Of fulsehood
and insincerity before God and
man with a perfect hatred. Then
let it be the highest aim of our am
bition to become righteous men
and women, and we need not be
anxious about the future or any
thing else. The immutable God
has promised that all other things
shall be ours who first seek the
kingdom OF Goi. This world is
tul! OF disappointment and misery,
Just because men are afraid to be-
licye that God will be as good as
his word when lie says that no
good thing shall be withholden
from them who walk uprightly.-
Let it be the first concern Of pa
rents to train their children to vir-
tue and piety, and they need have
no fear about their success in the
world. Let it always be assumed
and maintained in the daily CON
v%ersation OF the family, that the
path Of duty is the path of plea
sure and purity Of heart, and per-
feet uprightness of lite is the seal
and crown of honor, and then pa
rents will seldom be disappointed
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