The Progress., 1894-10-13
quire more strength, more persistence,

'lRhl kllu VI NllllSlhn. ltf WHO III
| 10 years loves parent must reel unhrl
the blow. Even down to old age men
arc accustomed to rely upon tn" "''Wn
sci, or be powerfully influenced Ivy 'h'
advice OF parents, if they nrr til|
alive. But how much greater III" We.
rcavcmcnt when il comes in early life.
before the character j. Hrlfrrliant. and
when naturally the heart is uns"phjNti
Gated and easily tempted.
And yet behold what :, nobility Of
disposition lIadaSsah exhibited! Though
father and mother were gone, grace
had triumphcd over all disadvantages.
! Her willingness to sclf-SaCrIt"c; hen
control over the king; her humility;
her faithful Worship Of God, shows hr1
to have been one Of the best Of the
worlds christians.
There are those who did not
enjoy remarkable early privileges
Perhaps, like the beautiful cap
tive Of ;he text, you were
an orphan, You had huge sorrows IN
your little heart. You sometimes W"pt
in the night when YOU knew not what
was the matter, You felt sad some
times even on the playground. Your
father or mother did not stand in th"
door to welcome You when YOU 'ar'c
home from long Journey, You stu
feel the effect Of early disadvantages,
ard YOU have sometimes offered
them as reason for your not
being as thoroughly religious as
Won would like to be But these
excuses arr not sufficient. Gods grace
will triumph if you seek it. He knows
what obstacles you have fought against
and the more trial the more hclp.
After all, there are no orphans in the
world. for the great God is the Father
Of us all.
Again. our subject is an illustration
OF what religion may be under the
pressure of poverty. The captivity ana
crushed condition Of this orphan girl,
!, and of the kind man who adopted her,
euggest condition Of poverty
Yet, from the very first acpuaInt,
I nnco we had with lladaSSah we
} find her the same happy and contcntcd
Christian. 1t was only by compu'Si"n
she was afterwards taken into a sphere
! of honor and ailluencc. In the humble
home of Mordccai, her adopted father
she was q light that illumincd every
privation. IN some period IN almost
! every mans life there comes season
{ of Strengthened circumstances whcl
, the scvcrcst calculation and most scrap
} ing economy are necessary II
d. order to subsistence and respect
] ability. At the commencement
I of business, at the entrance
upona profession, when friends arc
: few and the world is afraid Of you be
e cause there is possibility of failure
> many of the noblest hearts have strug
+ gled against poverty, and are nov
g struggling. TO such bear a message
I of good cheer You say it Is n hare
: thing for you to be Christian. Thu
d constant anxiety, this unrcsting calcn
t lation, wear out the buoyancy of you
q spirit, and although You have tol'
> perhaps no one about it, can no
G | tell that this is the very trouble
y which keeps you from being wha
It YOU ought to be? You have no TIM
d to think about laying up treasures il
t heaven when it is IA matter Of grea
), doubt whether you will be enabled t.
d pay your next quarters rent. You cal
b not think of striving after robe o
), righteousness until you can get mean
It enough to buy an overcoat to keep on
II the cold. You want the bread OF life
y but you think you must get alon'
l. without that until you can buy anothe
1t barrel of flour for your wife and chi
u dren. Sometimes you sit dow
$. discouraged and almost wish yo
% were dead. Christians in satin slippers
g with their feet on damash ottoman
Re NAV scout at such class Of tempta
&c tions. but those who themselves hav
d been in The struggle and grip of har
misfortune, can appreciate the powe
v of these evils to dissuade the soul ava
l, from religious duties. We admit tn
10 strength of the temptation, but the
1t we point to Hadassah, her povert
70 equaled by her piety. Courage dow
NJ there in the battle! IIurl away you
"a disappointment! Men of half you
"a heart have, through Christ, been MOI
Is than conquerors. In the name
'e God. come out of that! The religio
ID of Christ is just what you want OF
he there among the empty flour barre
20 and beside the cold hearths. You hay
le never told any one of what a hard tin
lie YOU have had. but God knows it as we
re as you know it. Your easy times wi
come after awhile. Do not let YOU
OF spirits break down mid life. What
er your coat is thin? Run fast enough
d. keep warm. What if you have no lu:
W uries on your table? High expectation
1r will make your blood tingle bette
y. than the best Madeira. If you ca
II not afford to smoke, you can aifol
"a to whistle. But merely anim
s. spirits are not sufficient; the power (
ne the gospel--thaU is what you want
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