The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-25
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II all men would constantly bear in
mind the fact that acts once committed
IAN never be undone, and words once
spoken can never be recalled, It would
nave a powerful influence upon their
conduct. 1t would save hundreds from
lntimely deaths, and it would preserve
he good name of thousands who 90
lown to disgrace because they do not
reflect upon the changelcssncss of the
past.
II the criminal, ere he consummated
his unlawful act, had paused TO think
hat his crime must remain forever a
lark. indelible blot in his history,
doubtless he would have left the deed
lndone. There can be no greater mis-
Try in the autumn time of life, when
The hair has grown gray and the oye has
grown dim. than the memory of life
IT sintllness and crime. The thought
that the blooming season Of youth and
ihe ripe strong years OF manhood
which might have been full Of words
and deeds of beauty. purity and useful
aess, were spent IN idleness, dissipation
and sin carries with il o sting akin tc
The torments of that fire which shall
never be quenched. When once an act
of sin has been done the fact will al.
ways boa stain on the record, aud in
;aen's eyes no tears of penitence can
ever wash that stain away.
King David desired earnestly TO build
a house unto the name Of the Lord his
sod, but though that desire was unset.
tish and true, he was not permitted TO
perform the work, because he had ''shed
5lood abundantly in the cgrth." He
had been deeply penitent for his sins,
and was even "a man after Gods own
heart" but there was no power to
change that record, and another must
have the honorof building the temple
of God. St. Paul WAS earnest and holy
and faithful, aud long years Of life were
efficiently spent in the service Of Christ;
Jut he could never recall his acts OF
persecution. nor blot from his memory
ihe thought that when the blessed
stephen was stoned he stood by consent
ing.
IL we knew that some mysterious pen
recorded minutely our every act, word
and thought, and that at some future
day the volume was to be opened 10
those whose good opinion we most
highly prize, how carefully should we
strive not merely to avoid what is
wrong. but TO possess our minds with
thoughts Of purity and virtue, and to
ill our lives with words and deeds Of
charity and goodness. And such in 70
ality Il the fact. Each passing, moment
carries away into the great past
thoughts, words and deeds which we
can never recall, and which will form
the record upon which men and angels
will gaze at the dreadful day of Judg-
ment
Happy will Il be for US, then, II our
names are found written In the Book oI
Life, and we meet the approving smile
-of him who is .'the Lamb OF God, which
taketh away the sins Of the world. "
Then should we know that our record
of sin has been Cancelled, and our efforts
TO walk In the footsteps Of Christ have
been pleasing In His sight But until
that time shall come. strictly and con
Stantly do we need TO watch ourselves,
and daily our prayer shall be: "Keer
the door Of my lips" "Show me tht
way that ( should walk in" ''Pre
serve my going out and my coming Ii
from this time forth forevermore "
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