The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-06

has had some influence for good in the
world When man considers the works
of creation, when he takes the tele-
scope and views the infinity of creation,
the millions of stars planets and suns
moving through infinite space in order
and with precision. the vastness of the
heavens inspires awe, and it is no Won
der the mind of man covers away from
contact with the God who created and
directs these millions of worlds. Then
take the microscope and look at the
enthusiastically small things of crea-
ton. See how a single drop OF water
is In itself solar system. Consider
ing these things, no wonder our friends
the Jews thought the mighty power be-
hind all this too sacred to call by name;
thought what is man that God is mind
flu of him. How can man approach
him? Only by the kindness and mercy
of that infinite God. OF his unspeakable
love of which he has given the grand
est testimony, given his life that men
might learn something of the infinite
loving kindness and magnanimity. BY
that we can approach him. That, said
the. speaker, is what Jesus Christ is to
me: in him is home in him my life CEN
tiers and through such fellowship with
him we have an influence which by our
selves we could not attain. The man
and worships God through that sacred
name: the influence of such one is
mightier for good than that of the man
who does not know him. Hence we
we come to be considering the influence
of the Christian young man.
Why is it that you fathers and moth
ers are anxious that your sons ana
daughters should avoid evil associates
Because evil influences will drag them
down. But I ask you, is 1t not true
that the pendulum swings as high Tor
righteousness as for evil? There is no
man but carries the influence OF ms
personality. There is not Christian
Young man who walks past saloon
and refuses to enter and partake OF
that which steals away mems bralns'
| hut Drea ches a powerful sermon. Noth-
ing is created in vain, and this silent
sermon is not in vain.
Something people ought TO CONSIDER
ard ought to know is that an great
men are not blasphemous, all phrlos-
onhers are not skeptics, all statesmen
are not dishonest. In fact, the ma
! icrity of these are in favor of God ana
| Christ The world sees remarkable
ntoture in England's foremost citizen,
W r Gladstone, who time and again
has been called upon to guide his coun-
try through storms and perils, now IN
J the evening OF hlsNte IN ms relli ellieiie
devoting his energies to the cause OF
God and Christ, in simple faith and
trust. No influence is wasted; the poet
was wrong when he sang that many
/ a flower is born to bloom unseen ana
waste its sweetness on the desert ar.
Though in the desert, it gives out ITS
influence and it is borne away on the
wings of the breeze to where 1t VIII
help and benefit some. The most trIv-
ial acts of men are not lost. You young
men in public life and in business life,
WIN be astonished at the volumes
written for God and Christ by silent
deeds. No Christian life is spent in
vain MANY a humble man who has
gone through life unnoticed will be a
bright jewel in the crown. Nothing
for God is done in vain. ,
Mr.. Robert was frequently interrupt.
ed bv applause during the delivery OF
the address. and as he, closed IN a
brilliant pereratior -the outhurst was
spontaneous.