The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-01-12

every thing which is needful to salts
fly the human mind with the best
thought it is possible for the mind
to cherish. We cannot think of any
subject more celebrating than the
gospel of Christ. 1t comes to us with
the most gladstone hope, and says to
the young-accept the glad tidings
of great joy, and attune your souls to
heavenly song-"peace on earth and
good will to men," This is lifelong
song which should be commenced be-
fore the perplexities of business have
alienated the mind from it's childlike
purity.
Christianity is a perfect religion,
adapted to all ages and all countries
even to little children. The Mas
ter said, "Suffer them to come unto
me-for of such is the kingdom Of
heaven" The little child is trustful
and loving-thinking there are no
persons so good and wise as its father
and mother. 1t has unbounded con-
fidence in their ability to do what it's
childish fancy may suggest. Let all
parents make use of their love for
their offspring to teach them the di-
vine Fatherhood, and that He is the
giver of all our blessings-that we
have no ability to create the least
thing, but that this world and all
that therein exists came from God.
Though the child can not see the
Father it will soon realize his divine
guidance, as well as his presence.
The eye of the child is quick to dis
Germ the beautiful things in nature,
and will most joyfully gather the first
flowers of spring. You can hardly
keep the little girls and boys from
plucking the first blossoms of the
season. They love them, and they
should be taught to love him who
made them, and decked the earth
with such lovely verdure. These OBJ
ject lessons should not be forgotten
in their religious education. How
impressive of the goodness of the
Father are the lessons in the natural
world The child can see these and
rejoice in their contemplation. And
these beauties and blessings should
lead all our thoughts to higher and
more lasting meditations of the bet
ter land where the plants and flowers
never fade-where there are no win
ter months to chill this beauty or
cause them to decay. A true spirit
uality should be taught the young.
They should live in the atmosphere
of most joyous hope for life and i'm
mortal glory. Their personalities
should glow with the radiance of the
man Christ Jesus, whose person was
never marred with sin or wrong.
1t is great honor and blessing to
be young man or woman; and to be
the model of the church and society
in the city or town where they reside.
What useful labor is before them.
How numerous are the evils they can
subdue. How many are the hearts
they can fill with joy and gladness.
And how benefcent are such lives in
any community.
The Y. p. G. U. stands for the re-
forms of to-day. AS it is Christian
organization it must stand for social
and religious purity-as the live re-
former of the many evils which afflict
society. Every member should be
awake to the moral welfare of the
community. Are there places to
tempt the young and old from the
paths of sobriety and virtue2 Are
there gambling shops and alcoholic
saloons to decoy and ruin their pa
irons? Such dens of iniquity should
never be entered by the young, but
they should be made to understand
that the Y. P. G. U. have no sympathy
with such wicked business. The to-
bacco habit should also be repulsed
as a most deadly foe to Christian civ
ilization and progress.
The young man, and we wish we
could say the young woman too, of
all our Unions, will soon have the
power of the ballot, if some do not
have it now; and how important that
the young voters cast their votes for
temperance and purity-vote to sup
press licensed SIM
Our hope for the abolition of the
many evils of the alcoholic trade is
largely in the righteous voting of the
young people of the nation. Our
boys and girls should live righteous
lives, and when they are permitted
the privilege of the ballot, it should
be used in the fear of God, for the
homes of every land. This should be
an importan, item in their Christian
education.