The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-06
MoRGANTowN, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER g.
we best repay God for his goodness by


paying him what We have promised.
What we owe him. Think of vows we
have made and broken, vows made at
conversion, when we united with the
church, when we became member OF
the Young Peoples society, when we
were in trouble and sorrow the wrecks
of broken vows are strewn all along
the pathway of the past.
This is Gods pay day, the day In
which we should come and pay him
what we vowed years ago. That is a
good day to the workingman when he
is paid of in full, but that is a better
day for him when he pays up all his
debts and returns to the loved ones at
home. This will be TO US an un-
speakably good day five will settle
up in full with God.
2 II will call upon the name OF
the Lord" This is, the way to COM
pensate God, that is to call upon Him.
Recognize Him as the source of all
our blessings.
Be not like the earth-worm which
bores downward into the silence and
darkness; be not like the swine that
eats the acorns with never a thought
or care whence they come. Be like
the spring robin whose head is always
turned skyward, whose heart is full
of gladness. whose abundant and exu-
berant life overflows with perpetual
song of ravishing sweetness.
In this call to Him there will be
hna ri ha N be- ri tffn nd
fession of sin and the child's cry for
mercy. It's day OF fasting and re-
joicing: ought IL not also to be a day
Of feasting and praying? Eating and
praying may go together as truly as
fasting and praying, woe be to us if
We feed our bodies today on the fat of
he land and starye our souls!
3. 81 will take the cup of saliva
jion;" that is, the way co render unto
jhe Lord, is gratefully to receive from
the Lord. We best give to Him by
taking what He gives. In some mys-
tic yet real way the cup of salvation
stands for our intimate and indissolu
BILE union with the Lord, and so the
heir to all the riches of His grace.
To take this cup of salvation is just
to get the good out of all his benefits
And the quicker and deeper and long
er we drink of that cup the better do
we serve and please Him. The best
things of this world are ours simply
by taking water, air, sunshine, human
kindness, friendship, love. OF these
the world is full and we may have
them il we will.
So in the spiritual realm the best
things are within the reach OF all.
God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, may
be ours without money and without
price. Heaven itself is given away
and may be had for the asking.
And how much OF these may we
have?--just all there is-The supply
is exhaustless, the only Limitation is
in our capacity to receive and appro-
pirate. So we make the best returns
for His benefits by drinking deep and
long of the cup of salvation and then
passing it along TO those that are per-
ishing Of thirst.
The sergeant who at Fredericksburg
Va, in the civil war sprung over the
breast works amid flying bullets to
give water to wounded and dying sol
diers is good illustration of what
we should be listen the moaning and
groanIng of the furnishing and the dy-
ing, and hasten to them with the wa
ter of life. Doing this we will best
show to all mankind that we are truly
grateful to God for His manifold ben
efits.
YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETIES OF THE
CHURCHES.
A delightful manner OF honorine
Thanksgiving day was inaugurated
last evening by the societies of young
people connected with the local
churches. They held a union service
at $50 O'Clock in the Sunday School
room of the Methodist Episcopal
church. The apartment was full OF
young men and women and the meet
ing was deeply interesting. President
Coleman welcomed all present in an
eloquent and appropriate address.
President Moreland Of the Presbyter.
ian Endeavor society followed with
an able talk on 'sThings for which We
should be Thankful" Fourteen 9th
er persons spoke, and DR.. Buchanan
made the closing speech. Miss Grace
Martin presided at the piano. The
hymns were all sung with inspiration
and power. All present went away
glad that they had been present.