The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-07-12

will be- | asked her what she
ought to do and she told me- Then
said, sdo that | asked her what
she should give up, and she said she
would abandon what was sinful. But
something was wanting. Are you at
perfect peace with all the world?'
No, sir was the curt response.
Don't ask me to forgive that person.
L don't, but God does. Then I'll
never be forgiven. And l looked
afterwards into her eyes, and l saw
through them a vision OF a soul IN
hell"
Another heart that is not right is the
proud, self willed heart. A Princeton
student, an agnostlc, was converted.
He spoke to his fellow students and
told them he was an agnostic because
he wanted creed to suit his life. He
used to get drunk. If we could bring
God down to the little measure of our
minds we would not respect him we
would be such an one as we are. 1t is
easy to understand what it is to be a
Christian. 1t is the only simple thing
in the world it is merely the surren-
der Of ones will to the righteous will
OF God. But it is SO hard that some
friends here, aged and white haired,
have not yet done it. had child
who didn't want to say "please." He
was not so strong as |, but his will
seemed full-grown. l tried gentle
means to get him to say it, and other
means But he refused. He said he
could not say it. After long strug
gle he did say it, Then it became
the best word he ever said. He said
it when he should have said " Thank
you; when he got up and when he
went to bed. So, if you will give up
your will to God, it will be the easiest
and sweetest thing in the world.
! The divided and variable heart is
not right. 1t is an awful sin for a
person to be earnest in business and
pleasure, and only half-hearted with
God.
Room for business, room for pleasure,
But for Christ, the crucifed,
Scarce place where he can enter
In the heart for which he died.
This is triAing with God-an awful
rejection of Jesus Christ. Oh that we
feel the sense of propriety in tremend-
Gus earnestness in his service
"My heart is freed, 0 God, my
heart is freed"
The hard impenitent heart is not
right. Men are proud of strange
things proud OF their selfshness and
stinginess yes, proud of their pride,
and proud that they are not proud.
But the strangest thing to be proud OF
is hard heart.
Men boast of their superiority of in
tellect in being Indifferent to religion.
But they call this by its wrong name
it is sin.
A woman took five grains of NOR
phine instead of quinine. She wanted
to sleep. The doctor says if she sleeps
she'll never recover. All night they
kept her awake, despite her desire to
sleep. She was saved. Your pride is
sin. Do not harden your heart!
Lastly, the careless and procrastina,
ting heart is not right. A man who
puts off paying his debts to you when
he might do so has the temper of dis
honesty. What right has anyone to
rob God OF what is his due?
Some of you here have stolen ten.
twenty, and some even fifty years from
God. 1t is an awful thing to have the
spirit in you. There is an allegory
that the Devil wanted to defeat a good
work on earth and he asked for a
volunteer. One said, "pll hoot al
it,; another, " III tell them the Bible
is partly true; but that all will be
saved in the end" But these would
not do. A third, the shrewdest of all
said, IN say it's true, the Bible and
all-but there is time enough" And
he was sent.
Mr.. Mills concluded with an earnest
appeal for instant decision. 1t wa:
calm, it was forcible, it was reason
able.
Many responded by rising to thel1
feet.
After the ushers had distributed the
cards, a large number went into the
lecture room, where another service
for inquirers was held.-Montrea
Daily Wifness.