The Red Cloud chief., 1892-07-01
Epworth League Essay.
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"Rejoice, o young man, In thy youth,
and let thy heart cheer thee in the days
Of thy youth, and walk in the ways Of
thine heart and In the sight Of thine
eyes; but know thou that for all these
things God will bring thee into judg.
ment."
II n would view with artless eye,
The t~ransitory things Of earth,
Would weigh LIES fleeing solaces
And value them at thoir true worth;
He needs must stand on Calvary
Which heard the savior's dying groan,
And zee them in the light which streams
Undimmed from out the great white
throne.
"For We must all appear before the
judgment seat Of Christ"
Oh, how insignificant do many Of the
so-called important things Of life appear
when viewed in the white light Of Gods
unalterable truth Every thought, mo-
tive, purpose, word and act are naked
and opened unto the eyes Of Hin with
whom We have to do" then "what man.
ner Of persons ought We to be in all holy
conversation and g~odliness 2"
The Bible standard Of true and noble
living is a very high mi
To him who knows nothing Of Gods
purifying grace and OF the comforting
and keeping power Of the Holy Spirit, IL
does indeed cen unreasonable that con-
formity to it's principles should be do.
manded.
But to the soul that has been delivered
from the "miry clay" and established on
the "Rock Of Ages the statutes Of the
Lord are right, rejoicing the heart"
The true Christian life 10 consistent
with the spirit Of His teachings who came
mot to be ministsred unto, but TO minis
ter, and to give His life a ransom for
many"
The straight and narrow way Is one Of
humility; fo~rbearance, self denial, diff
Guilty and labor.
But to the faith which sings:
Jesus IL my righteousness,
Ny shield from Satan's darts,
Sufficient for me In his grace,
His love new strength imparts.
II IL n TO be desired, more excellent
than the highways Of worldly wealth and
fame. Among the many perplexing ques.
lions which present themselves before the
minds Of young Christians especially, ID
that which forms the subject under CON.
sideration. That recreation IL essential
to good health and cheerful spirit per.
haps no one will deny; but a. TO the char,
acter and extent Of healthful recreation
there is great diversity Of opinion.
And yet, when considered candidly and
calmly in the full light Of inspired truth
much Of the difficulty Of satisfactory so.
luton disappears and the earnest seeker
for truth Is enabled to And certain def.
mite principles which apply to the social
relations rs veil as to the private individ.
ual life Of the Christian.
Perhaps nowhere in the word of God
can be found a more comprehensive rule
for Christian conduct than this:
Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do
all in the name Of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks to God and the Father by Him"
This, then, positively and finally for
bids participation in any form Of labor
or pleasure which can not b engaged in
HIS name.
Does this seem an unwarranted abridg-
ment Of individual liberty ?
"Know ye not that your body ia the
temple Of the Holy Ghost which ia in
you. which ye have Of God, and ye are
not your own
For ye are bought with a price: There
fore glorify God In your body, and in your
spirit, which are Gods"
Tho question then to be settled hrst in
reference to any proposed line Of con-
duct is, "Can l do this in His name, Civ
ing thanks TO God 2" "Win !, by this
act, glorify God"
The spirit of Him whose meet was to
do not his own will, but the will Of Him
that sent him, prompts more frequently
the inquiry, "Lord, what wilt Thou have
me TO do ?" than that other 30 often on
the lips Of His professed followers:
What harm will it do? Another consid-
GRAFTON should, in a measure, influence
the decision to do or not TO do that which
Is proposed. "None Of Ms liveth to him
SELF" Each individual life exerts an in
huenos, bsneficent o baneful, upon SOM
other life.
1T 10 good neither to eat flesh nor 10
drink wine nor anything whereby thy
brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is
made weak" Surely this il explicit
enough for the guidance Of him who is