Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-06-13

no. III VIII llht u Ntcrtl nAAh
heavy cargo from China or India. the
marks of the wave and the hurricane
upon it-sails rent, rigging spliced
pumps all working TO keep her afoat
bulwarks knocked away. see such a
vessel coming and get out my small boat
and push toward her, and shouts
"Ahoy. captain. What are you going
to do with those shivered timbers: That
was beautiful ship when you went out,
but you have ruined it." oh" says
the captain, II have fine cargo on
l,oard. and by this round trip | have
made ten fortunes
SO / believe it will be when the
Christian soul at Lust comes into the
ldrDOT of heaven. IT will come bearing
upon it the rnarkH of a great stress of
weather. You can see by the very looks
of that soul as it comes into glory that
it was driven by a storm and dashed III
the hurricane, but by so much as the
voyage is rough, will the harbor be
blessed. "If We suffered with him
ON earth, ye shall be glorified with him
in heaven Aim high. Do not be sat
isfied to be like the Christians all around
you. Be more than they have ever been
Tor Christ,
An old Arabian king was showing
beautiful sword that bad been given
him, when one of his courticrs said
This sword is too short. You cannot
do anything with it." Said the kings
son: ITO brave man no sword is too
! short. If it be too short, take one step
! in advance, and then it is long enough"
So say to any Christian who may feel
! that he has poor weapons with winch to
/ fight against sin and darkness and death:
Advance upon the enemy. In the
strength of Christ go forward. God is
for you, and if God be for you, who can
be against you? Remember that God
never puts you in battle, but he gives
You weapons with which to fight"
POWER OF CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
Ny second word of counsel to those
who have recently entered upon Christian
life is, Abstain from all pernicious asso-
Citations, and take only those that are
useful and benefcent. Stay out of all
associations that would damage your
Christian character. Take only those as
sociations that will help you. a learned
man said, IF stay with that man Fene-
/ Ion any longer, shall get to be Chris
tain in spite of myself" In other words
( there is a mighty power in Christian as
sociations. Now what kind of associa-
tions shall we, as young Christians, seek
after? | think we ought to get into COM
pany better than ourselves, never going
into company worse than ourselves. If
we get into company little better than
ourselves and there are ten people in
that company, ten chances to one we will
/ be bettered. If we get into company a
| little worse than ourselves. and there be
ten people in that company, ten chances
to one we VIII be made worse than we
were before.
| Now, when young Christian enters
the church, God does not ask him to re-
! tire from the world. The anchorite that
| lives on acorns is no nearer heaven than
the man who lives on partridge and wild
duck. Isolation is not demanded by the
Bible. A man may use the world with
the restriction of not abusing it. But
just as soon as you find any surroundings
pernicious to your spiritual interest, quit
those associations. This remark is more
especially appropriate to the young. Now
it is impossible that the young and un-
troubled should seek their associations
with those who are aged and worn out.
AS God intended the aged to associate
with the aged, talking over the past and
walking staff in hand along the same
paths they trod thirty, forty and fifty
years ago, SO suppose he intended the
young chiefly to associate with the young.
The grace of God does not demand that
we be unnatural. do not want you to
take this caution l have given you as
that of growing misanthrope, hating
hilarity. For you must have a spring
bow if you want to make the arrow fly
But while this is so, want you TO be es-
pecially ON guard in this matter, and let
| the religion of Jesus Christ control you
| in all your associations. | know young
people who have meant well enough, but
they have floated off into evil influences,
and they have associated day by day with
those who hated God and despise his
commandments, and their characters are
/ all depleted can see they are changed
for the worse, but they are not aware of
| it. Oh, young man, come out Of that bad
association. do not know what it is. l
do not know to what place you may
have a private key. l do not know to
what place you go without the sanction
of those who love you very much.
do not pretend to point ont any evil
influences, but are there not some sur
rounding influences that are pernicious
to your growth in grace? Stand back
| from that furnace in which so many
young Christians have been destroyed.
In this church there is large company
of young men and young women con-
secrated TO Christ. know of no better
than they are.
Young convert, | invite you into their
friendship. Contact with them will ele-
vate you. All hail, Young followers of
Jesus Christ, my JOY and my pride! My
heart thrills at every step of your ad-
vancement. talked with you in that
hour when you most tried TO break from
sin, and now rejoice as see you put
ting on the armor of a conflict in which
God will give you present and everlast-
ing victory. Stand off from all evil as
sociations. A man is no better than the
company he keeps. Go among those
who are better than you are, and you
will be made better. Go among those
who are worse than you are and you
will be made worse.
BE BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL.
Ny next word of counsel Is that you