Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-29
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Narro, Roman author. said he sent
In many directions 10 find ont from men
what they thought 10 b. the chief good.
IL received three hundred and twenty
different replies. 20 many opinions were
there in tho world as TO what was
really the chief COOL 20 be sought after
and the chief Joy 90 be received. Blessed
be God, we are not loft to % wild guess
upon this subject, but we have Ia the
Bible a positive statement of rho fact
that tho highest good aud tho gladdcst
Joy Of the foul Is tho service Of God.
The religion Of Jeans Christ IA compared
In tho Bible 10 Tho light. bnt 70 il
brighter than that IL h compared 90
the rock, but II Is firmcr than that Aud
the Lord Jesus Christ. the great ce',tral
force Of that religion, Is represent as
shepherd, but he Is more car sui than u
shepherd. lie Is represented n a cap.
tain Of salvation. but he IA drawer than
any earthly officer. He isreprrsonted a.
the morning star heralding the day, but
he is % brighter aud more glorious
promise TO tho soul upon which he
shines.
Now. n al these things aro true. why
l. IL that tho vast majority " men do
not como aud receive this ChHtt aud nc.
ccpt this gospoR There arc those who
are kept back from tho religious life be.
cause they feol they arr TOO Young 20
come. Thoy siy; 1--WE shall live twenty.
or thirty, or forty. or sixty years. and in
that long reach Of Coils mercy there
will be- plenty Of tiinc 10 attend TO these
thing. Meanwhile let iu eat. drink.
AMI bc merry Are you too young to
servo Godl Yes, u you arc TOO young 10
receive any m1rcics NJ his hand, Il you
are too young 10 sit at tho table Of his
bounty; " you are too young 10 b.
clothed by his goodness, 30 be- led by his
love. TO be- sheltered by bis benofnrtion,
20 be cared for by his loving kindness
then you are too young. Yet the fact Of
your youth, instead Of being tho reason
why you should stay away from Christ.
IA tho worry reason why you should come.
Especial promise Is given to You now
that will never be- given TO you again
Besides that, are you no aware Of tho
fact that II yon put on the day OF grace
until the years of your youth have passed,
Ia all probability you put u OF forcvcrl
Do you not knowthnt II you take uptho
church records IN any religions organizl.
ton the world over you will find that tho
vast majority " those who fnl their way
into the kingdom u Christ come ia their
early days; Do you not know that u
man allows twenty-five years Of his lie
60 pass without having found the peace
and hope OF the gospel, the strong proha.
bilities nre-iwenty 10 one. ono hundred
t0one--that howill dioin his sinsY Doyon
not know that the day II youth Il the g..
pecial day Of Gods mercy; that You csu.
not, without infinite riil 10 your soul, al.
joum the matter; that Il Is far easier to
como TO Christ ut five years OF age than
at ten, at ten than at fifteen. ut twenty
than attwonty.lye; and that Vt there are
obstacles Ia the way now they will mul.
tiply and augment until Alps are piled
ON ALPS and Himaluyas on Himnlaya.,
aud you viii never scale tho heightsi--
Christian Herald.