The Grenada sentinel., 1904-12-31

Time will be to us what, by our use o
the treasufe, we make itz-a good or al
'nviI, blessing or al thrse!" With time
so laden with possibilities for good ant
evil, for this life and the life to come
well may we pause at this season Of
the year. and Make Moses prayer oul
-Frayer: so teach us to number oul
Fdays thatlwemay apply our hearts unto
| wisdom" So impress us with the value
of time that wisdom Shall become oul
teacher and Shalt no fbnger was
Oh misuse that which is SO precious
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II OW often one hears the words
Il spoken with regretful sigh.I '1f
| had. more ,time,i l. would do so and
so, referring TO some neglected duty,
come unimproyed opportunity, some
kindly word or service left J" uundone
And the soul would unconsciously seek
refuge in the thought that the fault
lay not within. the individual, but. was
chargeable to time itself, But we
have all the time there is. We have
all the time which Cod Intended we
should Ehaye.t He has placed "a
hours IN each, L day., for which we
are accountable To- Him. and sure
~ this is responsibility enough. with
out - wishing that the day were
longer, that We had more time. Idle
lis the wish for more time r Reckless,
and unrighteOus -is~the longing for
the hours TO pass swiftly and bring
another day. 1t issnot case of the
changing OF time, Detarding or a has
tening Of its PASSAGE 1T. is a matter
CT the use to which time is put God
dCes not come to you and to me and
ask us how many hours we had in \
the day., but how did weN use those
hours. And He rom Whose hands
the hourSi,haVe come with such faith |
ful regularity is the One TO Whom
we must render our accounting II !
90 not think it is Ipossib bic nfor6 man
in and of himself to decide how best
he can use the time whiehilis given !
him.) Heneeds Divine guidance in the
Use of that which God treasures Z so |
highly as to give II with frugal |
hand, moment by moment lf7eneiUn |
Las said that Cpd has done1thisl tbat1
He might impress mar, with the worth !
OF time, He never gives, US two. mo-,
Eents together nor grants us ls'';lJ sec
ond Till He has withdrawn tie first"
still keeping the third in 1His1i 6wh y
hands, so. that we are in perfect sun
certainty whether We, shall have ,it sor ii
not ''
'sCQ TEACH US" I'VE need to, entep /
( ~ Gods school and learn. Of, Him |,
just how to use time. We need TO
know the Divine values and to III I'm
derstand the highest uses to jWhfthb
time may be put. With what .tdnob
Y Vorthyl aims and motives man fills the l.
as they pass. With what
greedy hand he reaches out and gath
Hrs from the fleeting days the treas
lres of this life which perish with the
ising.. - With what thoughtIess2 en- !
ieaYor and. aimless purpose he fills Fl
he. hours as they >pass,8l But. IN an gevendi ID
u. his best, if left to his own collhsefs t'
md wisdom, is more than apt to mis-
lSe. the time. How futile and need
ess are some of mans best efforts as
hey stand revealed in the light of the |
of subsequent days. How L
ften We have to look. back on past en-
eaYor and, admit that it1was n1isdiL !
ected and useless Our purpose may
ave been the purest, our energies S
fisely directed. onf ideals the noblest. Fl
ut notwithstanding all thtsS we real 1T
&c at last that human conceptions and e
have failed, our plans j
ave miscarried, and the time spent. {
as been practically thrown away a
tut if we had looked to a higher Wis I
ON than ONE oWn,i.if we dhad beeh2bg
bedient tc a leadership (which, was a
herring and faultlesss we would have ]
one differently we swenldg have,wris- t
n different record, times pages ! t
oHld have xhad-a different story fo 1 c
IL. All! ifTtheI prayer, so, teach tg,~lE y
ad beer, 2, on oqF our lips and Within the &C
cart there had been tn, humble spirit ii
depeTdence upon God, we would !"
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