Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-01-06

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Gods y providence great Re
deemer. is our High Priset and Advo-
cate, able to succor US in every Tins
of need, and able to provide ways Of
escape from. trials too hard for US;
able to strengthen us when weak;
able to give us the meat in due sea-
son.; able to make us strong in his
might; able to bring to our attention
the great ana precious promises Of
Gods Word. Yea, says St. Paul, Il
can do all things through Christ,
which strengthened me" philippians
", 1S).
"In the Presence of All the People,"
In the context the prophet declares,
II will pay my Vows, unto the Lord
n the presence of all the people.
Publicly, openly, 1 will espouse the
Lords Cause. l will remember his
words. whatsoever shall be ashamed
of me, and of my words. of him also
shall the Son of Man be ashamed,
when he cometh in the glory of-his
Father, with the holy angels MARX
viii, 38) l will be faithful in the
performance of my covenant to such
degree that my loyalty shall be
known to all the brethren as well as
10 the Lord, who reads the heart.
Yea, and the worldly should know of
the faithfulness of Gods people, even.
though, not approaching the matter
they should despise them and count
them fools for Christ's sake.
Vows of this kind are not for the
worldly, even though they be morally
disposed. hTey are yet in thtir SINS
if they reject the offer of Divine for
giveness upon Divine terms of conse-
Grafton. Such may not think to take
Vows of conservation to the Lord
until first they have renowned wilful
sin and accepted redemption through
faith in the precious blood. Until
then. they Remain amongst the wicked.
Unto the wicked God said, What
hast thou to OTTO take my words into
thy mouth las a Vow seeing thou
latest instruction and easiest my
words behind thee" psalm 1, 10.
All Who do not wish Divine instruc-
tion, all who spurn the Lords Word,
are in this sense wicked--in wrong
condition Of heart We are glad that
there is no truth in the theory that
they are liable to eternal torture, but,
oh, how much they are missing, never
'theless, Of the joys of the Lord in
this present time and of the glories
and eternal blessings of the future!
In closing, dear friends, let me
suggest to you a little Vow unto the
Lord-not as instead of your Conse
Grafton Vow, which is all comprehen-
sive, bue as supplemental thereto
as specifying certain matters, which
are indeed part and parcel of your
Conservation VOW The thought is
that by this Vow these particular fea
lures of your obligation will be daily
more prominently before your mind.
It is my belief that the taking of it
earnestly and soberly, and the keep
ing of it, would be one of the wisest
New Years Resolutions that Gods
people could make most helpful to
them in the peculiar time in which
we are living. j.
A Vow Unto the Lord.
/. Our Father which art in Heaven,
hallowed by Thy name. May Thy rule
come into my heart more and more,
and Thy will be done in my mortal
body Relying on tn assistance of
Thy promised grace to help in every
time of need, through. Jesus Christ
our Lord; register this Vow.
2. Daily will remember at the
Throne of Heavenly Grace the gen
eral interest sof the harvest work,
and particularly the share which l
myself am privileged to enjoy in that
work, and the dear co-laborers at
the Brooklyn Tabernacle, and every
where.
8. vow to still more. carefully, if
possible, scrutinize my thoughts and
words and doings, to the intent that
| may be the better enabled to serve
Thee and Thy dear flock.
A. VOW to Thee that 1 will be on
the alert to resist everything. akin to
spiritism and Occultism, and that,
remembering that there are but the
two masters, I shall resist these
snares in all reasonable ways, as be-