The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-02
SUNDAY EVENING DISCOURSE
Of THE REV. SAM c. GILMAN

10 man, when no one Will ever no
tice a thousand good things that he
may say or do.
What we all want 10 do is TO
get our hearts right in the sight OF
God. Some of us may think that we
are different from ether people; that
we have a special dispensation TO do
as we please: but we are all the
same, and we must all give ma ae-
count to God for the deeds done in
the body We need to get our hearts
right. and there is only one way by
which that can be done. Simon Pc
ter pointed the way for Simon, the
sorcerer, two thousand years ago,
when he said: Repent, of this thy
wickedness, and pray God, If perhaps
the thought of thy heart may be for
given thee If the heart is not
right we have got TO come to God
for forgiveness. We have got 10
come TO him, repentant. And God
never yet refused to forgive a per-
son who came to him truly repent
ant And when we get our hearts
changed, The worlds going TO find
it out; it is going to be influenced by
it. The world found it out when old
Scrooge got his heart changed. Do
you remember, how old Scrooge, in
the Christmas Carol, lived to squeeze
all the money he could out of every
body; lived to make everybody mis-
cradle with whom he came in con-
tact, but how. on Christmas eve, the
ghosts of the night, the creatures of
his own accusing countenance. came
to him, and showed him how mean
his life had become and how mean
might be its ending; and how he
awoke repentant; awoke on Christ
mas morn with the Christmas bells
changed heart and went out to bless
the world and make IL happy?
That's the way we ought to do;
when our hearts are changed. and
that's just what We will do. We will
live to render the world some help
full service. The world won't always
believe in us at first. Scrooge's clerk
didn't believe. When Scrooge came
into the counting room the day after
Christmas, and slapped his clerk on
the back, and inquired after his
health. and told him that he was
going to raise his salary. Scrooge's
clerk reached for the ruler. he got
the desk between him and his mas
ter. Having lost everything worth
keeping-soul. love, honor-he
thought surely Serooge had finally
lost his mind. as we'll and he got
ready to defend himself There are
some who will crook their eagle eye
at us. They will doubt the genuine
ness of our conversion. of our pro-
fession The little critics will all get
out their little hammers. and there
will be new anvil chorus. the words
of which will be like unto this:
wait. Watt Wait,
You'll see! You'll see! You'll see.
The story of all great reforms
and all great reformers. is that they
have been maligned. and criticised,
and condemned. by the very people
whom they would have helped. but
i'm spite of the worlds unbelief they
have set their faces like flint: they
have stood for the right, until there
came day when the world saw that
they were true, and the world be-
lieved that 1aey were worth follow
ing.
"Wha. does ii matter, though we
may be deeply versed In theology;
though we may preach beautiful ser
mons; though We sit in the choir,
and sing in beautiful manner.
though we may occupy the front pews
and give lavishly to the work of the
Lord, what does It matter though We
are members of the church and all
che while our hearts are full of little
bitter jealousies one toward another;
what does IL matter if our hearts are
not right? We eSn have no part in
Gods work, or his great scheme con-
corning mans welfare. But if our
hearts are right, what privileges open
to us-com munion with God, fellow
ship with thu Saints; our lives filled
with peace and happiness which the
world can never give; and, wonder
full privilege, service with Him.
"Oh, God, look down upon they
hayward children everywhere.
cleanse their hearts from all un-
righteousness. Make US all fit for
the Masters use, fit for place in the
Masters kingdom.