The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-01

vrN YEARS ~ CANAAN.
Several marked lessons have been
taught me by the Holy Ghost while IN
thi. blessed life. / wish TO briefly note
them for Gods glory and Che benefit OF
others who walk the same glorious
way.
+. God has LUMINOSITY taught me the
essential difference between tempia'
iion and sin.
The one must come; the other geed
not. The one implies DO responsibility
on my part. tine other involves respon-
s.lnlfv. Tho enc is without the soul
tb. other j. within. Temptation I'M
pIiDs the existence OF something to
winch an appeal can be made. stone
can not bee tempted. a man. even the
Cod man. can. fra the impure heart the
appeal can Do made 10 impure desires.
emotions or alpetltt-. Ia the pure
heart the appeal can only be
made u pure desires emotions or
aDpetites. by soliciting their exercise OF
qualification an q wrong way or 40 q
wrong time. \ man With pure soul
may Do hungry. even rlronously so'
that is perfectly proper ard sinicss. lie
i- .iven ready access ID food belonging
Oh another. and tempted 20 eat. HIS
normal. s,ult>s appetite d, solicited ana
Do. s0re.y feel. temptation powers; but
as tae qualification oil lis oppethe
Nrull involve. stealing. h. has not only
DO purpose to do SD, but actually has no
real moral desire Go touch n. All he
blsto d0 is 10 keep under his ph!
cal body. aud say To it, proper appetite
"Nar ull the right way appears. 10 Is
mo- I'm for YOU 10 want food; but you
must get ID iu q lust manner. frecise-
~ the same may be the case
with every Otner appetite of the BODY ,
or desire Of the mind. 1t Is
one thing TO rel CT a temptation be
cause must, while the appeal Is ielt'
and Tine temptation looks very attiac
t.v, 10 The moral sense; and quite an
other thing % reject temptation De
cause | appeal 30 the natural appetieoi
desire is feit the whole thing Is auSo
utelv offensive Co the whole moral be
lux. / have therefore learned % praise
God because he always provides a
,o.snscf escape: and do not attempt
I'D shoulder the sins Of tie ceVl by
carryifg bout as though they belong
ed 10 me. tbc shots he fires at the clta'
del OF my soul.
.. God li. taught me 90 walk in the
middle oi thc road.
/ eYily discovered the Efforts Of the
adversary 90 hold me back from follow
ing the Lord wholly. Failing ln this,
because Of the great grace OF God he
Immediately uird to accomplish the
same result, by pushing me too far
But the LORD showed me that
"extremes meet: that 30 mat
tiers not upon which size OF
the road soul is persuaded to slip, IN
either case it falls from the elevated
rack of holiness. ! learned that the
way Is best with errors. which like raw
en0us beasts strive 10 capture tue traN-
elcr as hcpursues bis journey; but / also
learned that God has promised, ~
I-aiah. xxxv. =. 0, that these beasts can
not walk in the way of holiness
which is in the middle of the nigh
way" but can only hover along the
side. ready 20 seiza upon any one VINO
may venture too near the edge Hence
I determined To walk IN the middle, by
the grace of God. Closely connected
with this lesson is the next.
]. GCd has taught me how 20 detect
aud avoid the numerous errors Whlch
beset tine way of The soul.
The dress fanatic inVelghs
against miserable bundles OF dry
goods. and insists on the dead letter OF
not plating the hair aud wearing OF
geld or Of putting on Of apparel IAN
Ing t0 see that an iusistance OF the lei-
ter would result, first, IN The Limitation
of the statute TO women Ouly, as men
are not mentioned; secondly. IL the
wearing of no clothing at all. Inc
again IL is written directs THAT
women adoru themselves IN modest APP
rarel.n and the " hole contest plainly
shows that the apostles had III mind
the foolish hair plating OF the East
which consumed hours OF time d2liy'
aud the extreyagaut wearings of strings
II cold coins strung around the meek
and never dreamed Of such an absurd
i,y as a man being q sinner because his
collar button is made OF gold or "o'
Iosu Offending The Lord by few tasty
loops or bIaids on her dress. or by q
meat white coil q. the wrists PAU
fays. II viii. therefore. that women
aloin themselves bat tbs adoinlnB
must b. in modest apparel. uere
guidance and care are needed 10 keep
in the middle a tue road ia q ecidlug
the true standard of 'modests'
3. GOD has taught me the widest
charity for those who diifer WITH me-
DO praise God for his great lesson.
Niln q strong natuee, rigid syrtam oil
no compromise is my fret thought.
But have learned 10 understand mat
other people. while apparently stand
ing in The very same light with myself
often see things very differently. ana
are as hOuest rs ! am. apprehend Una
mind naturally narrow cannoyTeadi-
~ understand how another can radi'
cally differ. aud be honest; and hence
such minds constantly accuse US, aud
har.hl, cfilicise Us. 10 cordially eN-
tend 10 all such the broad charity al
luded To- while fully realizing thar
they will not, or cannot, extend tue
same TO ito say TO my brother VINO
has lust wrongly condemned me ana
impugned the honesty of my
motives. my brother. believe
lhat YOU are thoroughly honestin what
wa say. and that While your judgment
isexce, diDgly unjust. l believe you'
motive to be COCO '--this Is the lesson
for which praise my God. / do noI
speak OF mere theoretical perception