Milford chronicle., 1903-08-21

numble individuals, who were conse-
Grating their lives to Jesus Christ. If
God can and did bless those modern
Joshuas viii he not bless us as indi-
viduals II we here and now consecrate /
our lives to his service and pray and
plead and work as we ought TO pray
and pload and work? He will, my
Christian brother. He will, he Will
He viii, even though we may be phys
ically and mentally weaklings. lie
will If we will only throw ourselves
upon his divine and Omnpotent
strength.
God will bless the old as well as the
young. Oh, how often in religious
work I have heard this excuse given:
Il believe that ought to give myself
up to r9ilgious work, but the trouble is
am too old l have wasted the best
part Of my life. l am too old to start
life ovoP again" Some people may
think yaH are right in your decision;
do not Even now there may be
glorious RnSe for you, oh, man, Oh
woman Il you will start in Christian
work iusE at the present time. l DO
not believe It is too late for you to
start to serve Jesus Christ; not too
late even though for you the hour
hand of the clock of time may be
pointing to the twelfth hour and the
minute hand to five minutes Of i
o'clock.
Never Too Old For the Lords Work.
How old was Moses when he began
TO lead forth the children of Israel into
the wilderness? Was he a young MANI
No. His hair must have been white
His skin must have been wrinkled.
Michael Angeles wonderful chisel has
cut him in stone as giant. There
Moses sits in the Roman capital to-
day. with arms and back knotted III
muscles, with beard tossed of a ten-
ppst. with features swarthy enough
TO frown down any mob and with fists
like Il sledge hammer. But with all
of Michael Angeles genius he could
not change the facts His chisel had to
make Moses an Old man. He had al
most passed his eightieth milestone of
life when he went forth to liberate the
children of Israel from Egyptian slay-
erv. How old was Joshua when the
mantle of the dead Noses fell upon his
shoulders? He had already passed his
fourscore years and five. He was al
ready pressing on toward his nine
tieth milestone. So God has for you
ard me. if we only throw ourselves
upon his mercy, mission Of Christian
usefulness. He has it even though we
may be old men and women, with
many years of wasted opportunities to
our discredit.
BY an eX-mcmber of my church l can
prove how God can bless a redeemed
life which has been cursed by many
years of sin Some time ago poor
| woman attended the services Of the
church OF which was pastor. She
wished 70 join. hut the memhcrs Of the
! session worc vcr, mach III doubt about
/ letting her in Size had been for fifteen
years a dissolutc character. Hey face
/ was Scared and scanned with her past
! debaucheries. She had by her side a
( drunken husband and two filthy
! dressed children. Tile session talked
/ with her and at last decided to place
/ her on probation for six months. Vt
I the end Of six months she again want
! cd to ioin the church. AID Of course we
/ admitted her. \ short time after that
woman moved away and left our
/ church 4 couple Of years ago that
woman called upon rae. At first did
not know her. Not only had tie grace
/ of God cle4nscd her face. but the marks
/ Of dissipation had almost entirely left
! her couatenauce. Though She had not
shat the average artist might call q
! bcaut.f-l face, she certainly had d
good, honest. noble. Holy Spirit inspired
/ face. Her whole life was changed Ii
was now Christian life Of c0Ese
! Grated usefulness. Oh. my brother ana
sister no matter how old you may be
and bow many wasted years are be
hind. shall not God inspire you and lif
you up as he changed that woman
life? SHALL not the divine power euar,
YOUR remaining days as Moses anC
Joshua's lives were protected:
Nearly every royal order has royl
Insignia. In Germany one of the mos
honorable Of orders was that starto,
by King William called "the Order O
the Iron Cross" Would that today th
Heavenly King. instead of an earthl.
potcntue, might place over your hear
''tho sign of the Iron Cross May
prove that in his name YOU have work
III and viii continue 10 work divin
wonders Saved by grace, may you Il
ways continue to spiritually bless til
. lives Of your fellow men.
, copyright 1893, by Louis Klopsch.l