Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-25
; A TALK TO CHILDREN.
MAKING OURSELVES A LIVING sAcRl-
Flce Is BUT REASONABLE SERVICE.

rhs Orator who Becsms . Missionsry to
the Ipdians-The Painter who Devoted
Himself 10 scripturAi Pictures-Desin
In Youth.
Today, dear children, want 10 call
your attention W command which st.
Paul bosecches US 10 observe.
lie imprescs very earnestly upon us
that n u only o reasonable service. only
thing 10 be expected, that we should
present our boiies NJ well M our souls
asa sacrifice or Offering unto the kind,
loving Father who has given them TO
~ Now some boy or girl may say
"Ifow can I offer my body unto Cod
These arc not the days OF the martyrs
whom even little children were called
upon 10 suffer painful deaths for the sake
Of the love they bore their Saviour" No,
dear children, not rs martyrs now need
you make the offering. nor by enduring
torture or death show your love for your
Lord. but In another way you can still
offer your bodies 10 Jesus Christ.
You know that your feet and hands.
your eyes. voice. hearing and speech IA
well as your mind, heart and soul, arc all
needed to make what we call the body
Of boy or girl, and those organs all
belong to God Just ~ much and more
than they do to tho person who uses
them on Garth. SO you see, little chill
dren. II Is as 81. Paul says only rcason-
ablo that you should offer these bodies
70 the loving Father who gave thcm to
you. Now will tell you Of some Of the
ways In which you can make your bodies
, acceptable TO God; by keeping your lips
free from naughty words or unxind
speeches or falsehoods; by being par.
ticulnr not TO spy or PEEP into forbidden
places, nor 10 read forbidden books or
papers; by refusing TO listen to talk and
stories that you know neither mother.
nor father. nor your Saviour would APP
prove Of by guarding your feet. that
they do not stray into disobcdicnrc, and
by keeping your hands from angry
blows or from taking what does not be-
long TO you. The boys and girls who
are trying to do these things, asking
help from the Ono who never refuses to
hear them, arc certainly Offering their
dear little bodies unto their Lord. II
the little martyrs had not guarded their
eyes and ears aud liis carefully, do you
suppose they would ever have had tho
courage TO meet the torture, the flames
and the wild beasts AZ brayely ~ they
didi
To some boys and girls God has given
great gifts Of different kinds-some have
intellect, some have genius, some have
beauty, some here sweetness u DISPOSE
ton, some have the power TO influence
and lead Others. There are many differ
emit kinds Of gifts, hut every child has
one, and II these gifts are only used In
the right way they will help to make tho
offerings Of your bodies very acceptable
tn God. The way these gifts are con.
sidcrod and taken care OF In childhood
often Affects the entire after life OF tho
boy or girl
Begin tho Offering Of your bodies to
God now; don't wait TO be grown up.
know Of little boy who had a very
sweet voice. aud though no was poor and
needed money he refused to sing any
where but In Gods house. because he
felt by doing so he could make holy
offering Of his gift unto God.
great orator became missionary TO
the Indians for the same reason as an
Offering Of his body unto his Lord.
A great painter, also. refused TO paint
any but scriptural pictures, for the same
reason. All may not be singers or paint
ers, but each one has gift OF some kind.
and II You will only think the matter
over. dear children, you will And that
you can, each Of You. II you really want
TO do 1t, use this gift NJ that It will help
~ make the Offering Of your body nc.
eeptablo unto God.
You are all members OF Christ-you
know that means that you arc an actual
part OF your Saviour-so try 10 rmem-
Der that your hands and feet. your eyes.
your ears and your tongue. IN well US
your heart and soul are his also, and try
TO value tho beauty or intellect or
gcnius or pleasant manners that may be
your share only ~ gifts which God has
given you TO use for his service, no that
the offering OF your bodies as well rs OF
your hearts and souls may be acceptable
unto him. Barbara Fechton In Church.
man