St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-12

graciousness and writes upon the in
dividual soul my child" To be a
Christian is still more than this. 1t is
to be a joint heir with Christ. or. in
other words, to receive an equal portion
of legacy whose value it is not pos
sibie to compute and whose extensive
ness is unbounded. 1t means that all
things are ours, and all of the best
things, the things worth having. God
is Lord of earth and heaven. Do you
pine for vast possessions? Know you
not that as son of God you are rich be-
yond all reckoning. The ehlefest treas
ure man can possess is salvation. and as
Christian this Incompatible treasure
is yours. Would you count it
A Valuable Gift
that at any time you might have access
to the throne of king? What, then.
should be our joy strength when free
access and entrance in the presence Of
the King of Kings is ours? Is yonr lot
in life one that is bard to bear? Do you
feel dissatisfied that you must live in a
cottage and go on in ceaseless toll day
by day while another may have palace
and command the strength of others?
That will not always be so. AS Chris
tian you have mansion surprising in
grandeur and beauty any you can find
on earth. The promises of God con-
corning you should fill your soul with
raptHrouS thanksgiving. According as
His divine power hath given unto us all
things that pertain unto life and gedli-
ness whereby..are given unto us exceeding
great and precious promises" SO reads
the inspired record. Gather together
all the cut and polished gems of earth;
call out from their slumber IN the clasp
of mother earth all their companions;
dig out the gold and silver remaining
locked up among the rock and soil, add
that to what has been already mined;
seek throughout the earth for all of her
treasures; imagine this Ill a great pile
mOuntain-high; compute the value of it
by the assistance of all the mathema-
tlclanS you can find.
How much would so vast an accumu-
lation of wealth purchase? We would
become dazed in our efforts to realize
OF how much is represented by such
fabulous wealth. Yet | say unto you
we possess what it cannot buy if it were
multiplied million times. Poor is the
word to describe a man who possessed
what l have enumerated in the way of
earthly treasure as compared to the
humble Christian who has obtained the
riches of Gods
Treasures Of Grace.
Dear soul, look up! You may forfeit
your right to be a child OF God by let
ting the god Of this world blind your
eyes. Let the promises of God be
cloud by day and a pillar of fire by
night to lead you on. Perseverance will
give you the victory. 1t is yours TO
rival the holiest angel that stands burn
ing and shining in the presence of God.
On, for sons of God in this congrega
ton! Be Christian, a child OF our
Father in heaven, and life will be bet
ter, sweeter. grander. pnler. it VII be
a glorious march to eternal conquest.
Louis XVI. bows his head to the ak.
AS the blow falls his cOnfeSsOr cries.
soul of the Son of st. Louis, ascend"
AS Christian you shall hear words in
fnitely grander when your soul pre-
pares for its final flight. Beside your
form stands the minister of God. and as
YOU draw your last breath he may say,
Soul of a,SOn of God, ascend" Angels
will come and bear you upward until
your feet rest on the golden pavement
and you behold your God. Then live
this life, though it have grievous trials,
as though you were child Of the king.