The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-04-18

terms scored the conditions of that society |
which tOlerates such ulcers as the esthetic being
who believes neither in virtue nor sin. He
characterized his life as rotten and poisonous,
through the commission of those sins he did not
consider sin. When men sink into sin they lose
conscience. When the conscience fails to speak
to you, you are in the greatest danger; when
conscience says stop, listen to it. The small
voice of the soul. if needed. will lead man up
ward toward God. God is ever seeing that con-
science within us and tries to arouseit by prayer,
song and good living everywhere. Conscience
will make us better men. We are all in danger
and we should make every effort to keep right.
Character is the foundation of man. You who
have lost your characters to the world, should
not despair; you can make it with God. God is
looking down into your souls in here. as if you
we're without the walls: and matter what
your condition, what your possessions you can
not take anything to the other world but your
character. Make it. therefore, one that will live
on into the endless eternity. 1t is mans great
est possession. The great gifts of brain. body.
muscle and intellect. are given to man. but all
these perish and decay; it is then that character
comes out and remains fOrevermOre. Those
men who have lived through the years are the
men who have had characters. Intellect,
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character is the only lasting thing. Looking i'll
to your eyes see the possible character. 1t
may be disguised. but God sees it; He looks into
your hearts. Will you this day resurrect your
characters? This day of Christ's resurrection
look up and regain your lost characters before
God. The world is not what you want. Your old
friends are not what you want. Many of them
will meet you with Qutstretched hands, sympa-
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they will only help drag you down again. and
then in the hour of need desert you. You do not
want this friendship; work out your own saliva
ton with the help of God. Dwell upon these
things understand them and there will be a
gradual dawnng upon your minds that your
only safety lies in trusting to God your sOuPs
salvation On such day as this. that hope
should spring into your hearts to inspire you
with new resolutions. new hopes and aspirations.
The years 90 by and you and grow older. Some
day we will go out of this world and never meet
again. out of this world to better land. Will
we stand with our characters regenerated. made
over. with our face directed toward God? or
down the darkness that leads the way to the
lost SOUL No matter what man may do to us
no matter how our liberty be circumscribed, ouI
souls are our own. Man cannot punish the soul
andlno man can rob you of it. Keep 1t always
so that when God calls it back. it will be true
and pure. My friends. some day we will meet
over there and what happy moment it woult
be to me to have some of you come up to me ant
say, Bishop. upon that day, the anniversary o.
the glorious resurrection of our Savior. in 1885,
resolved to make my soul pure; that day re
solved to be true to my manhood and build VI
my character Oh my friends, make thes'
> resolutions today; make this meeting possible
and may God bless YOU"
The Bishop was deeply affected at the close o
his sermon. and his hearers who paid the mos
wrapped attention throughout the sermon Wer
impressed at the earnestness and sincerity n
manifested throughout. and more than on
heart, bowed down with the weight of sin. re
solved to begin anew and become better men.
Services were concluded by member Q
the prison choir singing BARITONE solo. Ca
1 vary" and the visiting choir the anthem, Chris
the Lord is Risen Today" Bishop Gilbert pre-
nOunced the benediction.