Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-01-13

The opening hymn was:
Ny days are gliding swiftly by,
And 1. u pilgrim stranger,
Would not detaiD them as they fiy,
These hours OF toll and danger
The text was, Goodness is profita.
bic unto all things, having promise of
the life that now is and Of that which
IS to come."-l Timothy iv, s. DR..
Talmage said:
\ happy New Year to one and all
There Is a gloomy and passive way
Of waiting for the events Of the open.
ing year Ia come upon us, and there
Is heroic way Of going out 10 meet
them, strpng in God and fearing moth
ing. When the body of Catilinc was
found on the battle field II WAS found
far in advance of all his troops, and
among the enemy; and the best way
Is not for us to lie down and let the
events Of life tIanple over rs. but 10
90 forth IN Christian spirit deter
mined To conquer.
The papers were made out. and some
Of YOU have just entered into business
partnerships. and others of you take
higher positions III the commercial cs-
tablishmrnt where you were cngaged,
and otkerS have entered upon new en-
terprises, and there were last week in
these cities ten thousand business
changes You are expecting pros.
ponty. aud ! am determined. 50 far as
| have anything 10 do with il. that
you shall not be disappointed, and
therefore | propose, 0s God may help
me this morning, 10 project upon
your attention a new element Of
success, You will have in the bust
ness firm. frugality, patience, indus
try, perseverance, economy-a very
strong business firm, but there needs
10 be one member added, mightier
than them all, and not a silent part.
ner either-the one introduced by my
text: "Godliness which is profitable
unto all things, having the promise Of
the life that now is as well as of that
which Is 10 CONG.
TOO Much LEvFTy IN LATTER DAY RE
IGIoy.
| suppose you are all willing TO
admit that godliness is important in
its eternal relations; but perhaps some
of you say; "All want is an oppor-
tunity TO say a prayer before | die,
and all will be we'll" There are a
great many people who suppose that
Il they can finally get safely out Of
this world into better world, they
will have exhausted the entire advan-
tage Of our holy religion. They talk
as though religion were a mere nod Of
recognition which we are to give TO
the Lord Jesus on our way up TO a
heavenly mansion; as though il were
an admission ticket, OF no use except 10
give in at the door OF heaven. And
there are thousands of people who
have great admiration for religion of
the shroud, and a religion Of the
collin, and a religion Of the hearse. and
a religion ofthe cemetery. who have no
OF a religion for the bank,
for the farm, for the factory, for the
warehouse. for the jewelers. shop, for
the brokers' office. Now. while |
would not throw any slp on n post
mortem religion, want this morning,
and on the first Sabbath Of the new
year, % OeulogiEc an ante-mortem rclig-
ion. A religion that is Of no use 10
you while you live, will be Of no use
to you when you die. "Golliness is
profitable unto all things, having the
promise of the life that now is as well
as Of that which is 10 come" And |
have always noticed that when the
grace is very. low in mans heart he
talks a great deal in prayer meetings
about deaths, and about coflins. and
about graves, and about churchyards.
have noticed that the healthy Chris.
tian, the man who is living near TO
God, and is on the straight road TO
heaven, is full OF jubilant satisfaction,
and talks about the duties of this life,
understanding well that il God helps
him to live right he will help him 10
die right.
Now, in the first place, remark
that godliness is good for mans
physical health. | do not mean 10
say that il will restore broken down
or drive rheumatism
from the limbs, or neuralgia from the
or pleurisy from the side; but
! do mean TO say that il gives one such
habits and puts one in such condition
as is most favorable for physical
health. That | believe. and that |
avow. Everybody knows that buoy.
ancy OF spirit is good physical I'D
vantage. Gloom, unrest. detection
are at war with every pulsation Of the
heart, and with every respiration OF
the lungs. II lowers the vitality,
IL slackens the circulation, while
Of spirit pours the
very balm Of heaven through
all the currents Of life. The sense
Of insecurity which sometimes hovoTs
over an unregenerate man, or pounccs
upon him with the blast OF ten
thousand trumpets OF terror. Is
most depicting and most cxhausting,
while the feeling that all things are
working together for my good now,
and for my everlasting welfare, Is
conducive 10 physical health:
You will Observe that godlincss In
duccs industry. which is The founda-
ton Of good hcaIth. There u no law
Of hygiene that viii keep a lazy man
we'll. PIcurisy win stab him. crysipe-
go. - =.