The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-09-19
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our dear heOeemer.
We are not counseling fooIishness--
the throwing away of money, OF time
and influence On. the contrary, we
counsel the spirit of a sound mind,
that every hour. every talent. every
penny be used, not as our own, but as
the Lords; not according to our selfish
desires, but according to the Divine
will, so far as we are able to under
stand 1t; that we may glorify God in
our bodies and spirits which are His
Every talent we possess is that much
of our stewardship, of which we must
shortly give account. The Lords serv-
ants, the consecrated, Spirit Begotten,
will be called to account before that
great Day of trouble upon the world
Jesus said. Watch ye that ye may be
accounted worthy to escape all those
things coming upon the earth. and to
stand before the Son of Man" Our
watching is In respect to our talents.
our faithfulness in their use.
In one of Ills parallels the Lord tells
us that on His return to establish His
Kingdom, before beginning to deal
with the world Mt all. He will deal
with His servants. The inquiry win
be. How have we used the pounds and
talents given to US by our Master?
All those who use their opportunities
faithfully will be accounted worthy of
share in the Kingdom, as illustrated
In the parable. Enter We into the joys
of your Lord" "You have been faith
full over a few things, / viii make
you ruler over many things" "Have
dominion over two cities" five cities"
etc.
\ There will. indeed, be some Of Gods
people who will pass through the trOu-
BILE with the world Those who are
too fearful Of the weight of the cross
will bury their talent in the earth.
They will fail to have their portion
with the Lord and His sanity few In
the Kingdom and. instead. will have
their portion with the hypocrites. In
the great trouble Of that Day.
The Catastrophe Cannot Be Averted
It is impossible for US. or for any
one, to avert the great catastrophe
which is surely bearing down upon
the world The Lords people are to
have nothing whatever to do with
Infringing about the great catastrophe.
any more than had the Prophets,
whose words we are using 1t is for
us to make our own calling and cleo
ton sure" and as fav as possible to
send out the Divine Message In no
Huncertain tones to all of Gods people,
that each and all may be found faith
8 full in the use of their pounds and tai
sents-retrieving each possible loss Of
opportunities. or. as the Apostle says.
f"Redeeming the time, because the days
Fare evil'' and unfavorable.
Our day witnesses the world gone
pleasure-ma Lovers Of pleasure
more than lovers of God" The spirit
Of the world surrounds u.s. threatens
to engulf us and destroy our spiritual
fly. There never was a greater need
than now for the soldiers of the cross
to arise and put on the whole armour
of Cod" to "watch and pray" and
fight good fight against their own
weaknesses and against the darts and
snares of the Adversary.
Many dear Christians realize that
we are living in strange times, but do
not realize that we are In the transit
ton period between the reign of sin,
sickness and death. and the reign of
Messiah's Kingdom of righteousness
and light Let each one whose eyes
Of understanding have opened TO bet
ter appreciation of Gods great Book
be on the alert TO "show forth the
praises Of Him who hath called us out
Of darkness into His marvellous light"