The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-28

ing. They are simply Protestant Chris
tians, of whatever name, and do good il
whatever way and wherever they find tn
opportunity. 1t is a society which ha
already established its claim to the respec
and confidence of the world.-Baltimort
Herald.
STANDARDS OF wELL-DoING.
Three standards may be named, namely
that of waste, Of retention, and that of i'm
provement 1t is illustrated in the riotous
life of the prodigal son who spent all. We
need not, however, confine the thought to
money alone. Economy of material wealth
is, indeed our duty. Money is a medium of
exchange and answereth all things We
estimate the value of our material treasures
! in money: and we are nronnerly thoughtful
Ito provide It to meet the wants Of our
| households. We should show fidelity IN
! its use, but there is waste in other things,
a lack of appreciation of the value Of our
physical, mental and moral equipments of
| life Health, time, learning, culture,
beauty and refined tastes are truly capital
which no possessor has a right to waste, or
to retain nnconsecrated, but gifts which
are to be heartily dedicated to God, the
giver of every good gift. How little we
prize our health till it is gone. How few,
comparatively, die of old age. Could you
if called to account for the stewardship Of
this one gift, your physical vigor, be able
even to say with the text, "Lo, thou hast
| thine own Z" You may have saved dollars and
yet sqUandered health, by evil indulgences
of appetite or neglect of the laws of well
being, so that instead of having an increase
to show, you have not even the original
capital left. So with the intellectual en-
dowments with which God has enriched
you. Are your Judgment, conscience, and
will vital and forceful, or do you say, per
haps in regard to trnth, 81 can't believe?
Are these powers weak Ikea fiabby muscle,
unused and atrophied9 Then it is true,
you cannot believe. In the trivialities OF
thought you have dulled and weakened
your mental powers and lost your intel
lectual aptitudes Il Rev. DR.. Tennis
Hamlin, in the Homtletjc RerteD for July.
LOOKING FOR SPECIAL BLESSING.
In order that man may be heartily glad
when the call comes to go unto the house
of the Lord, he should cultivate a personal
interest in the service. 1t is quite com
mon thing for an honest man to go to his
place of work or trade six days in every
week with a lively interest and joyous
anticipation stamped upon his face. He is
happy in the prospect of day Of activity,
and his cOunteuance shows that he is happy.
In a somewhat similar way-that is, by re-
garding the chords house as place of
special spiritual activity, place Tor per
sonal participation in praise and prayer
the attendance on Sabbath services may
become such delight to the soul as to
make ones thought of duty quite subor
dinate to his intense appreciation of the
privilege of worship. He will do the right
thing in respect to church going because be
loves to do it; because it affords him a pos
tive, personal, spiritual pleasure. Being
in that frame of mind, which will prompt
him to silent prayer as he sits in his pew,
and to enthusiastic singing when he rises
with the congregation, he will be the bet
ter prepared to take TO himself the message
spoken by the preacher, and to receive the
blessing from on high when God shall
speak peace unto his people" Sabbath
church going ought to be more than a form
or custom with Christians. 1t ought to be
practiced as u precious feature of ones
life; as a means of soul profit and spiritual
enrichment Unlike the secular search
after profit, no man is enriched spiritually
at another mans expense. In the church
of God the benefits are equally open to all
aspiring souls, and the ediication and en-
richment of one tends directly to the spirit
ual profit of the entire brotherhood. Every
time we 90 to church we ought to go there
in search of a special blessing, and make
personal efforts to obtain it - Interior
Presbyterian.