The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-02

apply our hearts unto wisdom" Our lives
are made up not OF years, but days, mo-
nents: these moments and days are as
the COINS passing from the stamping ma
chine IN the mint; they pass, receiving
the impression we give them, and if this
year We shall die, how we'll each moment
and day. should be spent 1t has been
well said that ''he lives long who lives
wen time misspent is not time lived, but
lost The old year has died in giving
oirth to the new. The grave of the one
ana the cradle of the other are side by
SIDE. We enter it this morning confronted
with this text: This year thou shalt
die This, then, is surely time for
.nocght and review. The holidays and
the attendant festivities are past We are
ready to settle down to steady, sober
thought. Let US review the past, as the
wise merchant will review his business
auairs, take stock, If you please of our
hves and our conduct Let US think today
O! the end that may be very near to some
OF Us: We have entered upon a new
period, a new era, and with it the text
breaks upon Us like trumpet blast from
the heavens, This year thou shalt die. {"
who does it mean7 Give it your thought
Second-This IS a good time for resolu-
lions. Some people seem opposed to max
ing resolutions, especially resolutions to
do better. Truly, their lives show it; but
better make good resolutions; If we keep
them but for day We have gained some
thing. am in favor OF any good resoiu-
ton. 1t 1t only be kept for one hour it
maniiests good purpose and spirit. and
there is no better time to resolve to do
better and live better than this very hour
THRIFT Is a good time for action and
earnest work. If we will resolve we'll and
then begin at once TO work out our resoIu-
tons we shall find blessings in so doing
that Will go with us to all eternity We
should with the old year give up our habits
OF wrong doing, or OF neglecting the things
we should do; put off the old man and
put on the new man." renew our cove
nant; begin the year with new life. new
energy, new strength, new determination,
as new creatures feeling with Paul that
odd things are passed away and all things
are become new"
The text will no doubt be true of some
who are here this morning. | would not
be prophet OF evil on this glad day, vet
realize the probability of the fact that
the text may be personal truth to some
OF Us. and in view of this want that we
shall be ready when we shall be sum.
moneo SO that 10 die will be gain. Some
OF you are aged; you are ripe for the
tomb; you must soon 60. Some of you
are ex posed to accident by virtue of your
trade or profession. You understand that
this text may be true OF you; at any mo-
ment your II here may be suddenly cut
OFT We are all exposed to danger and
dlsease-the world is full of it. How it
haunts us day and night What awful
uncertainties are before us! How much
we All may feel that this truth OF the text
applies to usl And in view of this
fact want this New Years day to help
you to get ready; have your house
In order, your business and family mat
tiers we'll in hand, your life insured "a
Christian duty we all owe to our families).
Leave every days work with your &C
counts balanced, if possible; belong to
some well-estabiished organization, some
branch of the Christian church, the best
II speak from experience); so that if the
text come true of you, your family will
surely receive help and sympathy for
these are days of organized sympathy
some way. IA we'll as organization of al
most everything else. Along with this you
ought to be engaged-actively engaged--in
doing good; God pity the man who is en-
gagged in destroying men, soul and body;
God have pity on the professed Christian
man or woman who Is doing nothing tor
needy humanity. Brother. wake up!
Your time Is short; this year thou shalt
de-" help somebody while you NAV.
If you are here today. my friend, with
out preparation for this event, | advise
and exhort you to get ready for eternity.
You know you are not ready to die, and
in view of the awful truth of the text as
it applies to you, how dare you neglect
this great salvation? I pray you, decide
this matter of your soul this New Years
day.
My prayer is that this text may be true
Of very many of you this year: that you
may die unto sin, self, the world, and be
made alive in Christ Jesus; that it will be
10 US all happy new year." indeed.
God bless you and give you such year is
my earnest wish.