The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-10-19
TO YOUNG CHRISTIANS.

Corlst = now the captain of your
salvation. Your hf 81 ,uld con-
foim 70 these facts. You have
both H. word and by action caused
q breach between you aud the
evll one there Is now a gulf liked
which you must bridge b-foge
you can 20 back into hts service.
Gon have como out on the
Lord : side, and should, lhcrcfa re,
no longer he found on Satan's
ground; moi by any ono, either
saint or sinner, not by Yourself.
All things are naked aud open BE-
fore the eyes Of him with whom
we have to dui therefore you
should not dwell on urholy ground
in thought, whore the chu,ch or
world cannot see you, but whcrc
God can.
You should not only keep clear
of Satan territory, but I've right
on The Lords side. d. not sit
down 10 the kingdom and hold
your hatds and let others boa,
the heat and burden OF the day.
There is work for the Lord for
| every Christian to do, and il you
cannot do your pant 1t will never
be done. 1t cant be done by
another, because all others have
their own parts to perform. You
cannot atteLd to the pastor's
duties although many simple
minded people try TO see to i
that the preacher keeps straight,
whether they do or not; and they
arc the first to complain aud find
fault, if things d. no. g, accord
Ing TO then way Of thlnklug. IT
would be rlglt intcrcs ing some.
times If pastor AMI ldyoan cod I
swap work. No, you can't do
the PASTORS work; You cant At
TEND to the duties of any one else.
You can do your own duty, il you
will. VIII you? God expects 1t
of you: Jesus, who bought you
with a price, even his own
precious blood, expects you to be
active in his service. The pastor
nor any one else can do your
wosk for you. There are now
personal obligations between YOU
and your God that you, and you
only, can perform. Will you not,
for Christ's sake, at throne Of
grace in prayer pray, "Lord
what wilt thou have me to DIP
AS he impresses you with a duty,
edo with thy might what thy
hands fiGd to do"
DO not complain and find fault.
1t does no good, it Injuries the
cause. The reason 50 many
Christians are wrong to day is
because when young they either
found fault or listened to Others
who did, and stood aloof whrr
, they should have become actiy,
: in the service of God. 1t has beer
! SAID that an idle BRAIN is Tho
{ devils Workshop. II you are moi
working for God and his glory
, Satan has some dirty work fol
you TO do, aud he VIII put you al
it. Instead of watching YOU
. pastor or the lending members OF
the church TO find fault with them
, praise them for the good they
} may have done. Many an oyel
worked pastor Is discouraged
because he docs not know whether
, his lavors are appreciates; be
4 cause the church does not pray TO
5 him or cooperate with hun u
g what he is cndcavoring to do fo
2 the Master. He knows it, how
J ever, If some are dlspleased an,
r are saying IN his absence VIVA
7 they would not dare say IN hi
= lJicseuCc- Ddu news iIHNtls VI
{ rapid wings, while good new
. is disposed TO stay at home. Prais
g your deacons for the good the
: have done, and perhaps they wIl
: be more efficient in the solem
S and responsible duties to who
they have beer set apart by pray
er AMI the laying on of hands
according to the Scriptures. Man
deacon would look afGer ih
. material interests Of the church
!. they had more co operation on th
!. part Of the church, and especial
ly the young members.
g This plau is well thought of b
j the writer, and IS iheret re sui
9 mltted here; do your whole dut
% as Christian yourself, and PEI
haps the objections you have
others will vanish # not, 20
II will be IN a better condition
It admonish in person, which is Il
ID 5eItrr than criticism or fault fin,
lie ing.
le Now, finally, young Christian
De devout towards God; be tru