Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-07-23
CLEANSING
ONES WAY.


one case of the outstretched helping
hand, millions in stocks ard bonds
viii not equal in worth the removal
Of one Jagged stone from neighbours
way, all the rank Of office and social
position is insignificant, this word
being Witness, by The side of his in.
strnmcntality in making one vice
od:ous i'll his ronmunity. Here am
], Lord, u'd the chjidten MOu gacest
me - Tie German myth which ap
pears III so many forms contains the
essence of the truth. The humble
soul who approaches the gate of
Heaven is met aud welcomed in. by
the redeemed spirit of some one he
had helped on earth.
But. whcrcwithal shall young
man cleanse lis way! The answer
is, by taking heed thereto according
to thy word. Now, | hold that the
"way" in question Is not by any
means that cSSentioity rctigiOus life
only tn which some would probably
restrict the teaching, but unqnesiion-
ably, it means our entire relationship
to God aud man. TO take heed to
ones way according TO Gods word,
Is to bring ones whole conduct, as
professional, social, individual, and
christian man, as father, brother,
husband, neiShbor, friend. compan.
ion. employer or employed as youth,
man or hoary head up to the gauge
OF Gods law, to make it the God
graded highway of all life. We are
too willing to recognize Coils word
which is applicable to Sunday life
but which must be left outside the
oilice,door 1--WE can be religiously exact
in paying God the 1.-THE of our means
provided we can use the nine tenths
ms IRE please; we garble and twist
his ceyy 'cOrd of Col into IL self
interpreted special code or sliding.
scale of righteousness, which forbidS
us to DO certain things because it
has happened to mention them, and
permits us to engage in n multitude
Of questionable thugs because it has
not.In letter forbidden them
This is no law book such rs hu.
man legislature draws up with its
cdicts and provisos, lis extenuating
cn cumstances and its dead letter.
conflicting cnactmcnts and scale of
crininality No, the law to which
we are to give heed is All alert con.
science, o1c"k'e"edlndced by the prob
ings of this Bible, but trained in our
g intact with men. by our researches
into the rcalnes of knowledge. by
cur successes and failures as respon-
s!ble agents The law which | am to
heed does not prescribe nv fashion
oi dress or tell me how many Jewels
| may wear on my person. but it
strictly lorbids my becoming an occa-
sion of stumbling to my brother it
oes not forbid my amusing myself
with this or that pastime, but ii dc
ninnds that abstain from even the
appearance Of evil; and when it does
say thou shalt not steal, thou shalt
not kill. thou shalt not commit adul
tcrJ, it knows no distinction Of petit
larceny and grand larceny, of pecula
ton, fraud, theft and robbery, and its
penalty is as severe for inchastity OF
thought or tongue rs for open turpi-
tudc OF life.
This, then, is the doctrine All
revelation shows me how I am relai
ed to God and what claims INV
brother man has upon me; my guide
to living in accordance with that
responsibility is Il conscience quick
encd by this word and by my init
macy with God; cleansing my way"
ms youth, Or as IL developed man,
Is maintaining that conscience void
OF ollensc before God and man."
l would not advise the young
man to form hobits, good or bad.
Habits are like ruts in the road,
announcement, Enthusiastically, aud
wearing to ones self, aud full of risk
for those who follow us. Rather,
have within you Hving olarm, IL
delicate monitor, that enlightened