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thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments, andhis statutes, and his judgments, that thou mayest live...But if thineHEART turn away, so that thou WILT NOT hear, but shalt bedrawn away [deceived or allured] and worship other Gods andserve them; I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surelyperish....I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that Ihave set before you life and death, blessing and cursing, thereforechoose life." Deut. 30:15-19.Not from such earnest words of warning would any reasonablemind gain the idea that death, from which Jehovah says "Turn ye,turn ye, for why will ye die" and again "As I live, I have nopleasure in the death of him that dieth"--is a blessing, a death to sin,or a necessary step by which to gain a higher nature. Could any ofthe elect (those in the right condition of heart) be so deceived? Nay,if any are deceived, the fault is chargeable to themselves, and not toGod.It is a duty imperatively demanded of the watchmen on the Towerof Zion today, not only to point out to Spiritual Israel the blessedand inspiring promises now nearing fulfillment, but also to warn ofpresent and approaching danger. If any of those whom God hathplaced in such positions of trust, fail to watch or to warn, theirblood shall be required of his hand. True, none will be lost solelyon account of the watchman's unfaithfulness, but on account oftheir own unfaithfulness. The watchmen nevertheless will be heldto account as though all depended on his warning.In obedience to his high trust, Paul thus faithfully warned thechurch, and pointed out in language that cannot be mistaken byunbiased minds, the blessing and cursing, life and death, set beforeus. Heb. 10:25-31.Another device of the adversary in this critical hour, is to endeavorby sophistry and deception, to diminish the incentive for which werun the "Narrow Way"--making it appear that there is littleadvantage to be gained by such sacrifices as we are required tomake-- representing that only mere selfishness can see in the wordof God a prize (the divine nature) for the Gospel Church abovewhat the world shall share. Of course the inference is, that it is follyto thus run for what the world will in due time get without suchexertion.R642 : page 5Christian be on thy guard,Ten thousand foes arise;The hosts of death are pressing hardTo draw thee from the prize."====================MRS. C. T. R."CUSTOM may lead a man into many errors, but it justifies none."
----------"IT is easier to find a score of men wise enough to apprehend thetruth, than one intrepid enough to stand up for it in the face ofopposition."R743 : page 5====================SATISFIED AND DISSATISFIED.Sunday, January 25, 1885, the Rev. Talmage said in his sermon tohis Brooklyn congregation:"If you want to know how life seems to me now, I answer, It is verybright. I have had dark days, sad days, tumultuous days, but therenow is not one cloud on my sky. I would rather be here thananywhere else. My surroundings suit me exactly. Except yours, Ihave the best family in all the world. My friends are kind andsympathetic; the world to me is a most desirable abode. I havenothing against the weather, for if it be cold, I have fuel and stoutapparel; and, if it be hot, I flee to the mountains, and have noindictment to present against anything or anybody."On the same page with the above report was the following one ofthe destitution and dissatisfaction existing in Cincinnati asexpressed by a Communistic parade carrying a red and black flagthrough the principal streets of that city. The report says:"One who is on the street at night will find an able-bodied man onalmost every square, whose plea for a few cents for bed or bread iscertainly not always that of the professional beggar. Men steal thatthey may be sent to the workhouse, and tell of it when arrested withshamefaced exultation. The workhouse is filled to overflowing, andthe prisoners have to sleep two in a bed designed for only one. Thecharities and the charitable are overtaxed. Cases of destitution arebrought to light daily till they are monotonous. On Wednesday aRussian Jew tried to let out his life through his wrists, because ofhis utter despair of longer earning bread for himself and his wifeand babies in a strange land."This is the condition which one in every ten of the wholepopulation finds confronting him. The transparencies borne lastSaturday night said: 'Work or bread;' 'The many fast, the few feast;''The pensioned idleness or pensioned industry;' 'Order and anempty stomach can never be allies;' 'No mendicants or millionaires.''Self-preservation is the first law of nature;' 'Revolutions grow withthe discontent of the people;' 'Revolt was never belied by the tincup of the soup-house;' 'Charity covers sin, labor covers the back;''Wealth needs charity, we need labor.'"Truly the distinction between men, both in talents and comforts,occasioned through the Adamic "fall" and hereditary taint, is verygreat; and to the lower strata of society it becomes more grievous to
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----------"IT is easier to find a score of men wise enough to apprehend thetruth, than one intrepid enough to stand up for it in the face ofopposition."R743 : page 5====================SATISFIED AND DISSATISFIED.Sunday, January 25, <strong>1885</strong>, the Rev. Talmage said in his sermon tohis Brooklyn congregation:"If you want to know how life seems to me now, I answer, It is verybright. I have had dark days, sad days, tumultuous days, but therenow is not one cloud on my sky. I would rather be here thananywhere else. My surroundings suit me exactly. Except yours, Ihave the best family in all the world. My friends are kind andsympathetic; the world to me is a most desirable abode. I havenothing against the weather, for if it be cold, I have fuel and stoutapparel; and, if it be hot, I flee to the mountains, and have noindictment to present against anything or anybody."On the same page with the above report was the following one ofthe destitution and dissatisfaction existing in Cincinnati asexpressed by a Communistic parade carrying a red and black flagthrough the principal streets of that city. The report says:"One who is on the street at night will find an able-bodied man onalmost every square, whose plea for a few cents for bed or bread iscertainly not always that of the professional beggar. Men steal thatthey may be sent to the workhouse, and tell of it when arrested withshamefaced exultation. The workhouse is filled to overflowing, andthe prisoners have to sleep two in a bed designed for only one. Thecharities and the charitable are overtaxed. Cases of destitution arebrought to light daily till they are monotonous. On Wednesday aRussian Jew tried to let out his life through his wrists, because ofhis utter despair of longer earning bread for himself and his wifeand babies in a strange land."This is the condition which one in every ten of the wholepopulation finds confronting him. The transparencies borne lastSaturday night said: 'Work or bread;' 'The many fast, the few feast;''The pensioned idleness or pensioned industry;' 'Order and anempty stomach can never be allies;' 'No mendicants or millionaires.''Self-preservation is the first law of nature;' 'Revolutions grow withthe discontent of the people;' 'Revolt was never belied by the tincup of the soup-house;' 'Charity covers sin, labor covers the back;''Wealth needs charity, we need labor.'"Truly the distinction between men, both in talents and comforts,occasioned through the Adamic "fall" and hereditary taint, is verygreat; and to the lower strata of society it becomes more grievous to
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