The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-03

over the character q the gfvsr and The
work
1. Oar blessings from God sse regular,
and 70 our giving shouid be regular.
God docs not withhouid from us His
daily h0aasies We may feet that Ne fan
many times 20 secure III We would like but
there Is no life in which God does not Goa
fisuaIly show himself in blessing
There should he = recognition OF this by
orr regularity In giving a cur substance,
By which Christ may &c sforifsd and osr
own souls bnist up. This may be provided
for il We viii only take q little thought IN
the matter.
Q We should constantly give because
The needy OF the cause sre constant. There
never Eas been time when money
would not materially Assist in the cause oil
Christ The world il calling 10 us TO give
the rosres OF Christ 70 The perishing.
When everv soul Il brought antier The in
faenee Of the gosrei osthrist and has been
saved from sin. then rBay We cease IN our
giving and not til then. Is long AS
Christ has any claim upon Us so long he
demands regular giving.
Nv. Giving should be cheerful. The
Lord EovesA cheerful giver." A cheerful
Christian ~ The one whoin God can hess
We are TO understand this ss meaning that
Christian is 10 perform his work for God
a. though, Il xers = joyful. happy service.
Not neeese1rg that one shorid he laughing.
for sefvire nsav be rendered % the Lord
which Is cheerful viEb most earnest
selemnify. The manner OF IL means that
IN which the heart i connected with God.
[. No one should giye frcSu sheer compui-
Il
love. Not becau~c say II Is right shosld
person give; neither because the church
demands and expects IT, hit because jesus
the crucified is connected with it. See this
picture. Muititudes of men tn the torrent
OF sin being hurried as rapidly rs possible
over the preeipice OF ruin. Asongthe banks
are life-saviEg noass. a few Of US have
heen rescued. and In this rescue the son OF
God goes down aud his Last words to us
are: Save the rerishing." WcaFe stand
ing by our boats. and have II in our power
10 save many. Now. gratitude to the
Savior ought to make ua ready to do any
thing for then,- A desire TO save them
ought 10 make US willing 70 help man the
boats for their rescue. No compulsion save
that OF gratitude and love should prompt
us 70 this end There Is the work TO be
done: are We willing TO use Of our gains to
do IT,
2. No one should give grudrIngly.
Why is il that when people begin in
time III depression To- curtAil expenses
sbcy begin al the church aud school, two
institutions To which they owe more than
To anything else Money given TO these
sources Il given more grndringly than anv
where else. People may talk as they will.
but 20 the church OF Jesus Christ the
world owes more than 10 anything else. and
vet they give more 10 It's direct enemies
than 10 anything else.
v. Givingis not charity toward God.
He Is not a pauper He holds all things
in His own hands, and dispenses for the
good Of his creatures. What are we that
we dictate to God by doing other than he
says?
Are not the silver and gold His? Are not
ail material things His? For has He not
made them with His own hands? The cat
tie upon thousand hills are His,
and He has put us here that
they may he used for our good
and for His glory Whenever, therefore.
we forget or neglect Him. We are putting
ourselves In the place lie should occupy
nta Suuyc<btS Iffh W rth0 VI Isauptr-
ism. No one can give to God rs an object
OF charity until he has paid In full for all
that he has received at the hands of the
Father. Can that be done7 Let us see
what We have received. ny Him we are
created. and by Him did we become inn
mortal. and by Him We are kept and sus-
tanned. and bv Him in Jesus Christ are we
redeemed from sin and death. The only
thing we have not received from Him Is sin.
Can we ever pay for all His benefits? Had
we the world at our command and the
voice Of angels we wound fall short. even
though we were 10 lay them all at His feet.
We would still be dependent upon Him.
and therefore. subject to His requirement
Think of the dollar give. or the ten dollars
you give 10 advance His cause. in compari-
son with his benefits to us Let us hide
our faces before God and in penitence for
past failures give to HIM at least as much
as We do for the Injuries OF life.