Telegram-herald., 1889-12-30


1afe as -lel re tlAt oHe Hcra a
solved a-tlou. eua.lGeaGcl alF
aay. II u coa-a have aeea sr.L-e- aat
sometA.agn s.t nave osel slet-ea tfom
I tle uluctlalol as O. tle p4rpos ~
a. committee. z4a tae pos-lo.e -e9ge
I 0 thls address. But nsla.ug ot le
I ~ sas done. Year lcaelet f
I tarF request q ue e. occupy tl-s lv-1t
Rhel / Asked hm tlE she i4tc
I ne gl.v answered q "AesolYad 80 70
T N4s a W0rd a Tie al. A mere ltttiA
of syliaulrs EcaLng about s-ng oLl-r
I .OsJ Eords wueEeailn thought 1SAt
bud express 0n. ". moss, he nad
/ written nae note. tleu tho puuctut-
/ ton would nave opened tAc way. lt -
wonderful the tremendous power
I lodged ln 5 comma or slut-o.uA.
7 Many passages oI scripture de tAd
almost entirely upon t1e placing oi Is
comma % express the doctrine.
Az thls season or the year when our
thoughts naturally look over the year 8
I work amt when we plan Tor the year 90
come. lt may Bee well - MAKE IL note
Ol Jls.
Let " not undergalue the puncta-
/ ton marks m th.s theme. Possibly,
Z oar destiny may turn ths day on
I whether we define our resolves with "A
I period, an interrogation mark, oT
/ point OF exclamation.
Resolved The word followed by a
mark or interrogation. Resolved
4 soul standing at the close Cl year.
One foot ou tuc old, lle other pressing
the threshold ~ the new, and great
question rising INTO consciousness. the
Old song, still ring IN the ears, the old
pleasures stlll allure, shall 1. standing
here. resolve? With THIS question prc>,-
ing home upon your thought bear wlth
me while J seek TO help 20 answer this
question Alright.
Shall 1 resolve? les. 4 vast
multitude 60 On from year to year
wearing out the new year, as they did
| the old because they lack the nerve %
/ resolve their life upon 4 higher plan.
/ Note the successful men of tbs, OF any
! other generation. Their success appears
! now, lu the light OF realization, as
| thing Of course, but some where along
! their life history they came 10 the SUI
/ Dreme hOurwhen gatherlnCCvery avail
/ able resource Of their natures, they IT,
( solved % accomplish, and that resolve
! led ON 90 fortune.
back of all failures, likewise, back of
the great tMolg. whose days are VOID
! of success, Won VIII always find lack
OF resolution. IL Is true. beloved, IN
all departments of our lie. Religion,
as wei rs business, politics and reforms,
| where there Is a VIII, there y way.
/ Better have little mind. and very
small capital, actively working on u
/ good resolution, than % be heavily en-
| dOwed and shiftless. There is many Il
/ man I'm tins very town OF Grand Rapids
! bem0anng his "luck," who has every
thing whorcWith 10 rise except 4 resolu-
ton 10 rise. Lacking that he stays
/ down. while men of lesser value every
way, constantly pass him on their tn
/ umphant way.
Way arc 50 many persons unsaved:
| Why so many standing Onthe sidewalks
| looking into the doors of Christ visible
church while the Joyous hosts pass in
| 10 the altars of God? It IS not
! because they are more or less wicked
! than other people. They throug the
! sidewalks, clear to the curb, simply he
! cause when thcy come TO an hour ike
| this, and the question comes home TO
consciousness. shall I resolve? They
/ hesitate: They hear the glad music
/ within. Their minds accord q willing
assent % the truths therein presented
the hearts prompt them 10 enter; the
gentle invitation of Jesus is pleasant TO
the ear. they wish. and wish, and wish,
and turn away. over and over again
they have said: 81 Will give myself to
this lie i'm Christ. which my judgment
c0umeuds and tor which my heart
longs. but --.v ~ Yes. brethren, If
lu religion or business YOU would stand
among mcu, with your wishes satisfied,
Won must answer the question of tins
hour by summoung 10 your need every
! force. and making the supreme rcsolu-
ton which may crown your destiny
with success. There IS tide IN the
! affairs men. which taken at the food,
leads on % fortune"
Porhap- the whole determination of
your destiny turns upon the action YOU
/ may take tins day. All roads however
! long began at q point of departure.
Therefore resolve, settle il, and for
ever. There are questions enough IN
the movement of life arriving every
day for vou TO answer without cXpcud-
iUC your vital forces IN debating this
question. settle II, Settle IT, "Seok
first. first. first the Kingdom Of God
auJ hs Righteousness, then all these
things shall bc adinl unto you.' The
grandest element D. tine mind and that
winch tine more sharply separates be-
tween man aud the lower forms q,
creation IS his Heaven endowed ability
t1 resolve gently upon q lnc Of
conduct That IS thr sru and sea,
'upau your manhood. Les tins day