Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-02-26


whatever things are needful to our
true well-being as the children Of
grace and inberitors of His Eternal
Kingdom. Thus have we begun 10
keep Lent, and / pray God we may
continue.
Our Right Reverend Father; the
Bishop. vouchsafes 10 visit Us on Mid
Lent Sunday and 10 stay with US for
one whole week. Every morning
and evening while here. he will be
found In this church, willing TO give
all who come to him godly counsel
and advice and instruction in Chris
tian joctrine and Holy living. This.
indeed, will be great privilege, and
We ought 10 be very thankful that we
are thus favored and try.to tske.advsn-
tage Of the opportunity afforded us,
and not only be present at the mission
ourselves, but also invite our neigh
bors and our friends TO attend, and in
that way every single member of this
missionary parish aud congregation
may become q helper as well az .
sympsthizer in the work OF building
up the kingdom of God in ouI midst
and.pulling GOWN the kingdom Of Sa-
tan. And, brethren, IL only every
communicate were in very deed fel-
low worker with the bishop and ector
in the service Of Christ, who or what
is there in this place that could hinder
or impede the Christian influence
which, We trust, is placed here to rep
resent the truth and work of God.
Take the one matter Of observing
Lent. II every child Of Holy church
in this city and neighborhood kept
the fast would not our light shine?
Who can calculate the result
Of such united earnest effort in the At
tainment OF holiness? And yet .hers
10 no excuse at all for the non observ-
ance Of this ssnctified season! Surely
it cannot be that any among US are de-
ceiving themselves with the idea that
they have no need to search and Try
the.T ways! Surely none can say:
1--WE are so strong that we do not need
the Lenten discipline for il will never
do to take il for granted that tempta.
tlon has ceased Its attacks upon us, be-
cause we are weak even at the strong
est and of the different evils that beset
the Christian there is none more dam
gerous than spiritual pride. II 10
most alarming defect. II presumes
upon Gods mercy and goodness and
putfs up the heart with high notions
OF creature merit. IL persusdes Gods
people 10 put away the Lenten call
with the excuse that they are Just
good enough TO do without that kind
Of religious strlctDess, that they can
spend the Lenten day IN relaxation,
aud that 90 far as they are concerned
they have no time for extra devotional
exercises during Lent. Bat with life
SO uncertain and death always 30
nesa. would il not be better, far better,
for them TO say with u: "Phe Lenten
cry has now gone forth. Blow the
trumpet in Zion; sanc.lly fast; call .
solemn assembly," And we must
cbey. Therefore we have no time to
triiie, no time to spend idly or sinfully
In the service Of the world aud the
flesh and the devil. Then come with
Us apart awhile and "let us search and
try our ways" and remember that
Lent il reminder that we ought to
give more heed to our high estate and
privilege a. members OF Christ, - re-
minder that we ought 10 embrace and
hold fast TO the blessed hope Of the
J Gospel with a firmness and more abid-
ing faith and that we avail ourselves
! OF ali the proffered means Of grace
unto salvation and the all merciful as
surances ofrevesled truth, "the things
which We have heard, lest at any time
, we let them slip. In other words,
Lent is, so to speak, chance by the
way 10 fashion character for eternity"
TO test our sincerity US Christian pro-
iessors, as members OF Christ's most
holy church and learners in His
, school 1T ia a chance by the way 10
do good, to exert our influence, to ad-
J vance the cause OF Truth, 10 build
} up the kingdom Of our Lord" by en-
deavoring to serve God sll the more
r earnestly in that station OF life In
, which It hath pleased him to call us.
, lAnd go we NAV call Lent a precious
opportunity. During these forty se-
: cluded, quiet days when our thoughts
are turned specially to the forty days
OF fasting in the wilderness and the
temptation and the sufFerings and the
cross and passion Of our Lord we
have an opportunity to follow more
closely his example and become more
and more like unto him. Let Us then
consecrate these Lenten days to His
service, and endeavor by the help OF
Gods grace TO 30 mortify our every
evil aud scornful affection that this
may be 10 us n sanclined fast, a solemn