The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-06-03
won't do it.

thing, tina, settles il. 1t shall never
be an open question again. That set
ties the questlon-and shuts off all
argument.
| won't drink whlskey, won +,
lie. When you decide on ths-,he
right thing. act on it and your will
is fixed
But you must not only give God
your hear, you must give him your
will
! Take the sensibili,ies, the intellect,
every faculty OF the mind God har-
nesses all of them until the mill is
reached. He stands at the door of
the mill and knocks. 1t is the
SUI RENE force Of man. I, il, an in
Enl,esimal part of God-,he human
will. God stands a, the door and
knocks
VIII you open it and surrender your
will to him? If you do so-and say
| will. then man is pu, in a position
where God can help him.
Ii | know the motive Of mans
life, the purpose, and it should have
right pure motive, right purpose,
care little for the rest.
But if man slips into a saloon to
get drink about eight times in few
hours and says that his motive is to
keep sober, he is telling lie.
If man kisses his wife and goes
out and CANDLES all night and says
that his motive is to do right, and that
he really didn't intend to do it, he's
telling lie.
| like man of good motives.
care little for the rest If the motive,
the purpose of his life is pure and
good, he is all right.
Then you must surrender to God
your likes and dislikes. What a man
loves or hates determines his character.
A good man likes the good and hates
the bad. \ bad man likes the bad
and hates the good. You cant get
around those propositions.
Turn over your attlinities % God.
There is not angel in heaven good
enough to keep the company some Of
you young men keep--and preserve
his heavenly nature. No, even an an
gel cannot afford to keep bad company
without being soiled.
The daughter says to her father,
Father, can l 60 to the ball tonight?
He looks up: Well, daughter, I'd
rather you wouldn't 90. She replies:
Oh, they can't hurt me, the people at
that ball!
The father sees dead coal on the
hearth. He picks it up and hands it
to his daughter. She holds it in her
hand. Does 1t burn you?. Lock
at your hand, says the father. She
looked. 1t was black with smut. No
it don't burn you, he said, but it
SHUTS you.
That's the way with bad company.
Sometimes it don't burn, bu, it never
fails to smut!
Why exclaimed Mr.. Jones, |
couldn't run with the bad company
myself. If should 60 out with the
gang, in few weeks I'd be heading
the procession. Keep or: of bad com
pany.
| wouldn't associate with a swear
ing man. 1t wouldn't do. | love a
dog | can associate with safety. He
don't cuss. | sometimes 60 down on
my farm to see the hogs. They are
never profane. They never cuss and
their forefathers never cussed. But
can't, and you young men, can,
afford to ass Ciate with a swearing
man.
| Honest men don't gamble. What!
says some fellow, Do you mean to i'm
pugn my character? Oh, no, I'm no,
impunglng anything. I'm simply say.
ing something. | say an honest man
don't gamble.
Oh, let the aftln,es of your nature
entwlne around the right thing. Say
| will do the right thing, and do it
and 1t will make you a sober, true
! hOiSS', iOydi dLu man.
Boys, if you have to 20 by your.
selves all your life, keep on, Of bad
company.
! Love the right; hate the wrong.
Some people do right because the,
wal 70 get to Heaven S,me people
don't do wrong because they are afraid
they'll 60 to hell! hope such people
will get there-they may be saved,
But the highest type Of the Chris
tan does right, because 1t is righ,
and won't do wrong because it Is
wrong.
You cant love God and whiskey
You can't love the Bible and cards
The man who loathes sin is fit to live
in any world. TO look at sin is L
loathe 1t.
don't hate the sinner, but | hat,
sin. God knows | would do all in m,
power 10 help the sinner to God
blessings.
Never was there a wrecked home,
i sorrowlng mother, disconsolate faith
er, but sin did it.,
The highest type Of man lifts hi
tongue and pen FOX women and chill
dren. I'm going TO love everything
good or die trying. I'm going L
! hate everything bad or die trying
! FIX your will, heart, purpose, aifec
tons on God for the balance Of you
life.
II a man says, | want to quit, be
can't, some part of the machinery c
Il his mind is gone. The only way ,
IL quit IS - say | will quiz? and do i,
3 You Can do 1t, young men. 1t
Il your only hope. Oh, God my heal
Il is fixed.
u Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and l.
Grippe when Laxative BrOmO Quinin