The morning times., 1896-11-23
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laws 80 harmonious that the body as well
| as the soul deIuan nds this institution our
| bodies are sevcn-day clocks, that must be
| wound up as often as that, or they will run
down. Failure must come sooner or later
| 10 tie man who breaks the Sabpatn In
| spiration has called it the Lords Day
| aud he who deyotes il to the world is
! guilty OF rubbery. God will not let the
sin go unpunisheti either in this world or
| the world to come.
A HALLoWED DAY.
And thisleads me to say that the might
| lest defense fer a young man is the los-
| session Of Iciie Gus principle. Nothing can
| take the place Of it, He may have man
| nerS that would put To shame the grace
| fulnesS and courtesy Of a / ord Chester
! field. Foreign languages may drop II ON
| his tongue. He may he axle to discuss
| Literature, and laws, ard foreign customs.
| lie may weld pen Of UneGuallcd polish
| and power. His quickncss ard tact may
| qualify him for The highest salary of the
counting-house. He may le as sharp as
iierod and as strong as SAINT on, with as
fine locks as those which hung Atsa!om,
still he is not safe frCm Contamination.
The more elegant his manner, and the
| more fascinating his dress, the mere peril.
Satan does not care for the allegiance of
| not bring him into efficient service But
| he loves to Sio:m that castle Of character
which basin II the rrCst spoilsand ircasu
1T is not some crazy craft creeping
along the coast with valueless cargo
that the pirate attacked, but the ship,
full winged and tagged, plying between
great ports. carrying its millions of specie
The more E;ur natural and acquired ac-
cumpllStiments. the more need of the re
ligon Of Jesus. That does not cut in upon
oi iIhGk up aDv >tnuutInr>> pI fuSILS,tIOn
or behavior. 1t gives symmetry. II ar
rests that IN the soul which ought to hc
arrested, and propels that which ought To
be propelled. 1t fills up the gulIcys. II,
eieNates and transforms. To beauty It
gives more beauty, TO tao, more tact, to
enthusiasm OF nature more enthusiasm
When the Holy Spirit impresscs the i'm
age OF God un the heart he does not spoil
the canvas. If in all the multitudes OF
young men upon whom religion has acted
you could find one nature that had Eecn
theleast damaged, l would yield this propo-
sition.
GRACE THE ONLY THING.
You may now have enough strength of
character TO rcpel tie various temptations
to gross wiCkedneSs which assail you, but
i do Not know in what strait you may bc
thrust AT some future time No; hing short
OF the grace of the Cross mag then Re
able To deliver you from the lions. You
are not meckcr than Moses nor hOlier than
David, nor more patient than dob. and
you ought not 10 consider yourself invul-
nerablc. You may have some weak point
of character that You have never dscOv-
cred and in some hour when you are un-
suspectng the FhiliStincS will be- upon
thee, Samson. Trust not in yrur good
pride of character; nothing short OF the
arm of Almighty God will be sufficient to
uphold you Iuu look forward To the
world Sometimes with Il chilling despon-
dency. Cheer up: Will tell you how ynu
may make 4 fortune. Seek first the
kingdom. uT God and his righteousness, and
all other things shall b. added unto you
! know YOU do not wan, 10 be mean in
this matter Give God tie freshness of
your life.
You will not have the heart to drink
down the brinlnng cup of life and then
pour the dreCS on Gods altar. To a
Saviour su infinitely generous y0a have
not the heart t. act like that That is
not brave. that is mo- honurahlr that is
not manly. Your greatest want in all the
world is Il new heart. In God's manic !
tell YOU that. And the Blessed spirit
presses through th" Snlrmnitirs aud rriv-
legcs of this holy hour. Put th.. ,.lIi Of
| life eternal to your thirsty lips. Thrust
1t no. back. Mercy offers il: bleeding
mercy, lorg-suffcrinG mercy. Re f.,t all
other friendships, hc ungratcful Tor al
other kindness, prove rccrcant IT, III other
bargains, hut to Ccspise Gods luy.: for
your immortal soul do not do that.
Many years ago | stood on the ami
versary platform With 4 minister nr CHRIST
| who made This rcma rl,ablr statrm mt:
Thirty years ago two young men stared
out in tl'e -cvcning To attend he Park
Thcater, View York, where play was To
he acted III which the cause IF r'i non
was TO he placed IN a ridiculous AMI hypo-
critical light. They came TO the steps
| The consricnccS uf both >matc them one
started TO 20 home. hut returned again tu
the door, and vel had not cnurig 90 - enter
and finally departed. But til,. other rouul.
man entered the pit of the thca.cr. II
was the turnne-poinJ in the history of
these two Young men The man who IL
tered wascaught i'll the whiri of ;hr tnnipta-
ton. He sank deeper ana deeper in III
fanny: lie WAS lost. That Other vou,Ir
man was saved. and hc now stands before
YOU 10 bless God that iof twenty yclfS 'ic
has been. permitted 20 preach thc tios-
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