The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-02-11
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WORKERS.
God is the Greatest Master Work
man.
God requires not the impossible,
b1, all the possible.
Dignity is never lowered by ser
vice.
The service Of God i, the rest Of
Heaven.
They mus. be clean VINO would s-rve
he Lord.
\ pure and holy God can dwell
only N a pure and holy temple.
God knows men individually; not
collectively.
God is honored in obedience to His
Commands.
Revision Of life IS better than re
vision Of creed.
The soul IS too big to be satisfied
with ANYTHING less than God.
Living the gospel must precede the
teaching Of the gospel.
A strict adherence TO Gods law
may no, be popular, bu, It IS right.
What a revelation Of self wnen self
is viewed IN the mirror Of God S
word.
Truth may be questioned and
doubted, yet II ever remains the
truth.
Every Christian, like the twelve IS
raell,es Of old is called to add his
stone Of testimony to the goodness and
grace Of God.
Every good habit formed-prompt-
ne s, hclpfullness, selfcontrol, faith
fitness, Sabbath Observation-Disclosures
il is, becomes part Of our capital IN
life, and pays an ever-IncreasIng inter
est IN comfort, property, reputation
and character.
Every sermon should be either a
lamp, shedding light upon obscure
truth illuminating darkened minds; or
a trumpet, calling up the soul from us
slumbcr, arousing the conscience; or
pitcher, refreshing the spirit and com
t)r,ng the h-art.-Rev. James Nudge,
Lowell, Mass.
Perhaps one is Inclined to media
ton at this time, because this IS the
best season to see the finished year.
The whole year is close TO US, but It
might be a thousand years past, so Tar
as the hope of noticing any changes IN
it is concerned. The indestructble-
ness, the everlasting durability, OF
every word spoken, OF every act done,
is borne in upon us-Rev. Charles II.
PMkhurst, New York.
Many persons say that they don
see how they can he saved IN minute.
Au,i sill they can, and 20 prove
it to you. Il IS but step from life 20
death, and il is also but a step from
death to mortal life. | was told some
years ago, that there were three steps
to CID. Dat Of self, into Christ and
into glory But have shorter cut
than that-out of self into Christ and
mo glory, all IN one ound.-Rev.
u. l.. Moody, Norfielt, Mass.
If YOU wish to save your brother
man, then believe in the better side OF
him. Cynicism is not only cheap, but
il is shallow. O, there are desperate sin
ncrs on the earth, and they were made
by unbelief; but it was not their own
unbelief, it was Others unbelIef. There
are saints to-day on the face Of the
earth that have been made by faith;
and it was not their own faith, it was
the faith of other people.-Rev. John
Watson, Edinburgh.
The coming revival will be what
the world SO much needs and is SO
anxious fora revival Of pure speech,
of clean conduct, Of Chrlstllke living;
revival of honesty, Of truthfulness, Of
heart and life. It's watchword and
battle cry revival will be ''Every saved
man must become saviour Of men,
Save the individual sinner, SO that he
may save other sinners, save society,
save the world.-Rev. &. II. Payne,
New York.
Oh, my brethren, 1t is not your
money, your labor, that your fellow
men desire; it is youTself-it IS your
very self, given first to God and then
TO them. 1t is nothing short Of that
which can indeed bless your fellow
creatures. 1t is so, and SO only, that it
is possible to begin the great work Of
rescuins those that are in trouble,
are degraded and lowered, and bring
ing them to happiness and peace
Right Rev. Frederick Temple, Lon
don.
The great inequalities OF the world
are the natural ones, for which God or
the universe is response bic. Much of
unreasonable discomfort might be
cured if the people would only learn
10 estimate lllC iedi 'e4uC vi tllS th'hS>
that are within their reach. | would
not have any one contented with to-
day as a finallty, and yet | would have
every one contented with to-day as
one step in the ever upward asceLt in
the growth of the soul.-Rev. Mlnot ].
Savage, New York.