The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23

rom tpe Ups. or my ringers, when see l nen who cah become mildly excited yer election returns, boys who can hout at the top of their voice on the baseball field, girls who can laugh mer- lily at tea-party with their friends, all grow Fstlkss Ina Eenervated when they come fto speak and think of religious work. If you greet your friend in the morning with sa hearty shake of the hand, just redouble your grip'whcni y ou meet him in the house of God; don't let your fingers become sticks. and for the all thes.Warm life blood stop singling through t,the ueins.s Leta us all try to be more fervent in spirit, when serving the Lord. Let Us not be afraid to show little earnestness and life in g matter which enlists the sympathy of the angels-and stirs to emotion. f4es
 THE GREAT HEART OF GOD.
 As regards religioas-6hings, let us have more snap, educated or uneducated as the case may be- Let us have more fire, whether the blaze be kindled of mahoga- ny chips or only fine shavings. Let us haye more life.l I supAose sthat peas ant awake to the duty of the hour is of far more value than king asleep. Let the factories hum, and the marts buzz, and the trains rush, and the conventions chatter, and the churches put aside their ecclesiastical humdrum, and let us all ex- hibit fresh stock of consecrated zeal for God."' -sa = ~- frrs
 The glory of young men is their youth.
 It is the morning of life; there is no other time like. it, It is as roseate in hope and promise-as the golden gates of day. Did. you ever see a young man who expected his life would be failure This burning flame of hope we want in our churches. We wanu more Dr Park hursts, men who dare to go single-hand1 ed .against appalling oddss.men who seq a star of hope and follow. it,. where td other mems vision fs only asthiek -el6ud1 ed sky of despair. We want more men who are willing to endure all things, hope a1r things, 'dafe 1a1f things, 'attempr anythipgfof the glory of God sgs =. nl.. rs VI G&Nthe y5dssffaf qasliss scf 0 dacity in our churches. s,All audaeity is not bad. Luther was audaeiouss when, at 24, he.burned' the 6Papal! Bull; Cary was apdacious when, more than cen tury ago., he proposed carrying the gos- pel to Intfia and was told to sit down, because, when the Lord wanted to con- vert the heather, He would do it Him. ,self,;, Peter vas audaeious- when he said, +"Wes ought to obey God rather than mem" and Paul was audaeious when he ~tu convert Europe, almost single-handed. .-.......
 I am only giving half-truth in say. ing, "The glory of young men is their youth;" I am, making toe strong a con, trast. The glory of old men is their youth. There are thousands of men who,o though, like Goethe, they drink the wine of life to it's last drop, never pass 1.-the dead line of fifty.s They are young at 60, at 70, at 80, at 90. This is a beautiful sight; it, is like a.nabl& river pouring it's full flood through an arid oesert' It IS. ,s-a.p tsi".saa es.'t
 | LIKE VIOLET PEEPINa OUT, from under bank of snow. These young old men never forget that they were once young in years, and had the hopes and ambitions and warm blood o1 9. They move about easily among their juniors, laugh at their merriment
 have cheerful sympathy with all theil youthful plans, participate in their pleas
 ures and hopes and desires. They never talk of failure; the future once held out grand possibilities to. them, and they point to 2 brighter future open to those
 who shall follow in their steps. Some aged lives are like a November blast
 they cut like razor, while more are like & calm and bright October afternoon, full of the beauty and color ofla brilIian, sunset.
 There is, one way by which no one, will
 really grow old, and that is by being 8 child of God. A life knit through Christ to God is always youthful, hope
 full, purposeful. Life, at best, is dark
 it's burdens heavy, it's mysteries bafling
 but to the one whose life is hid with Christ in God the blackest cloud ha. ever silver lining, to every misfortune there is always. bright side. Such hid lives are the salt of the earthsf the ssa. 1iours of mankind. ''If the world is te be saved, it is to be done by the opti. mists.n said an. acute Frenchman, and they who believe that all things work together for good to those who love God remain continually young. fIi'' s'F
 'sThe glory of young men is their strength" The glory of. strength is strength rightly used, not like the strength of Samson, who was unmanaed through the wiles of 2 wicked woman, but like the strength of Him who=spent His life in the plain ministry of helping His ;fellowmen, in simply going about stdoing good. On asmonument erected in London to the memory of that fear less soldier and noble Christian, who dafried- into the idolatrous lands of the Orient and into the black fcarnage of war 9, sweet and beautiful spirit, f 'sChinese" Gordon, are these, 'words, worthy to.be written in letters of light and to be guiding-star for all who val. Iue the golden opportunities of this brie1 life: 'sAt all times and everywhere he gave his strength to the weak, his sub. stance to. the poor, bis sympathy to the suffering, his heart to God" May such be the crovning tribute of truth in the last review Of your life, and may it hs 6f mine, s5.. x. s ss.
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