People's voice., 1900-06-21
Brief Thoughts.

with too long pole.
Those who keep Gods testimon.
les shall be kept by them.
The teacher should always be the
explanation OF his own lesson.
Mans moral position is deter
mined by what he is in his heart.
He can best lay down the law
of life who is qualified by expert
ence.
The farther you hitch a mule
from the load, the harder it is to
draw.
There is perilous journey and
lost men will never be saved by for
nal piety.
Sanctity divorced from charity
has no place in the economy of God
or service for man.
The true Christian seeks the
things which are above holiness,
love, peace, truth.
Sensual pleasures dim the light
of reason, and weaken mans power
to direct his way.
Brother, have you ever thought
that a wrong use Of this world
must end IN ruin.
Mans realestate does not consist
of broad acres or large bank ac-
count, but what he really is.
The heart must have some OBJ
ject to fasten on; the pleasures of
the world, or the joy which God
gives.
If we trust to the pleasures of
the world, they will serve US like
Absalom's mule, and slip from un.
der US when we need them most.
Ignorance does not free from con-
demnation, for if we seek to know
Gods will, we may discover it. In
I this day OF lightignorance is accom-
panied by gross and shameful
negligence.
There is now and then a misfor,
tunate who actually falls among
thieves, but that negative and DO
nothing respectability never relieve
the unfortunate.
Mark that man who tries to
drive a close bargain with God,
| practically asking the question,
chow little service can | render
consistant with my final safety?"
Pity the sorrows of a poor old
man of the world, who had lived
for pleasure, who is now no longer
able to enjoy, and who has no
consolation within to assuage his
sorrows.
He who has learned to preserve
the honor Of his body by temper
ance and sobriety Of behaviour,
when he comes TO grey hairs will not
be such deplorable ruin as the sin
ner who has grown old in sin.
Hypocrits, did you say, was the
principle component part of the
church, and, therefore, you did not
propose to have anything to do with
it. Best not to let your hatred for
hypocrits cause you to take up
your eternal abode with them.
The Christian religion is not a
dry, sapless, dead hegation, but a
grand, positive reality-an active
ever-growing life, pushing its way
thro every channel Of mans nature,
and fashioning his character after
the lottleSt pattern OF moral love-
illness and purity.
There are many things that men
cannot enter into because of their
unbelief; it prevents them putting
their trust in God which he seeks.
The invitation and persuasion of
his love are firmly based on His
lgoodness and faithfulness. Our
Father is perfectly trustworthy.
Each human soul must take that
solemn journey to God. While to
some it is leap into the dark, to
others it is as passing out from the
mite shade to that of MONDAY. In
that other house of life-''man's
long home"-all men must await
God. And this will bring the un.
Cody in conflict with Divine judg-
ments. Sin leaves a mark upon the
soul that death itself is not able to
eface. Mans countenance may be
changed, but the spiritual character
of the soul cleaves to it still.
Man is tempted to do many things
under pressure that he would not do
under other circumstances. His
selfish nature causes him to overstep
even the bounds Of propriety. He
takes the advantage of his fellow
man, also Of his Creator. With this
great wheat crop on hands the
avaricious will have no trouble in
framing his excuse for harvesting on
Sunday. But, my brother, if your
earthly father had already given you
six-sevenths of his estate, would you
dare to deliberately rob him of the