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Try 1t Now.

Scripture nowhere authorizes us to wait
to fully comprehend the truth before heartily
embracing it; but rather at once to make
room for it in our hearts, adjourning until
the leisure of some later day, an exhaustive
theoretical, scientific or philosophical exam
ination or analysis Of the same. This, plain
ly, is wise Life is short. Eternity Is long.
Neither time nor h'bit waits for any one.
There are certain questions which will not
wait for heightened solution. They must be
settled on the instant, or possibly not at all.
It will soon be too late. Under this head
are to be included all questions relating
especially to the formation Of character.
Habits GROW upon US apace--both habits OF
mind and of action. Like the vicissitudes
of the seasons, like the laws of physical
health, these formative processes OF
for mere opinion. They never call
a halt out; of Difference for ones
"views," Of adjourn business until some fu-
ture day, to allow one the necessary amount
of time for deliberation. Questions relating
to matters Of human duty, and involving
the formation of human character, must be
settled practically, and Mt once. Pre-eml-
nently is this true in regard to the soups re-
Iation to God, and its salvation through
Christ. To hesitate here for purposes, either
of speculation, or debate, Is, in the very ma
ardy most priceless interests. Is it the part
of wisdom, on the part Of sick man. espe-
cially if sick unto death, to insist on discuss
ing theories Of medical practice, before
taking the remedy prescribed! No. Having
called the physician in whose skill you have
the most confidence, at once you bare the
pulse, show the tongue, gulp down the medi-
cine; and then, when the days
of convalescence shall have come,
If you still have interest enough
in the matter to do so, you discuss to your
different medical patbies. The probability
is, however, that the simple fact that the
very treatment to which, in an eminently
critical moment, you unhesitatingly resor-
ted. resulted in saving your life, will quite
suffice to resolve all doubts, and to answer
all perplexing questions touching this sub
ject. A.
thing here manifestly to be done Is at once
dreary sin-sickness, on the Great Physician,
leaving all the speculative aspects of the
case to be taken up, if need be, and
discussed at some future day, when
one has nothing Of greater impor-
tancs to attend to. The fact is, however,
once this practical and decisive step is
taken, speculation will be found to be at a
discount The best thing 10 slleDce oouoIs
relative to salvation is to get saved. Once
the heart and conscience are satisfied rela-
tive to this matter, the intellect soon will be.
There is nothing like the fervors Of love to
clarity the brain, or to quicken spiritual in
sight. Indeed, the questions under consid-
Grafton are OF such nature that their solu-
tion really lies quite beyond the domain OF
logic and science The truth here clearly
must be spiritually discerned, il at all: It
must be apprehended by faith. In fact,
the satisfactory solution OF oil strict
ly spiritual problems can be reached
only by actual experiment., by per-
sonal experience or knowledge of the
Gospels work or power, in ones own heart
and life-in that conscious elevation Of his
aims and ambitions, purifcation of his af-
fections and JOYS, and sanctifcation and fer
tilizatlon Of his whole spiritual being, born
Of actually reducing to practice the precepts
Of Gods holy Word. He, indeed, that is
willing, heartily, Internationally, to submit
to-unreservedly to obey-tne truth shall
personally. conclusively know Of the doctrine
whether it be of God. Try this Gospel
therefore, dear reader; try it now. Tomor-
row, habit, religious insensibility, or death
may have sealed your eternal doom. "And
the door was shut, "-INsw York Observer.