The exceeding worth of joining the church . ry voiceof God. Without any question it is the mostserious matter conceivable, this stirring with-in the soul of a true desire which exalts thismoment. And the difference between mentouching their eternal welfare, is just the dif-ference with which they give response tothat word. The real dividing line is I will. The soul has its seasons. Boys who putoff the learning to read to some more con-venient time than youth — put off either be-cause they feel it will be easier to learn atsome other time than now, or from simplydrawing back from doing the thin
The exceeding worth of joining the church . ry voiceof God. Without any question it is the mostserious matter conceivable, this stirring with-in the soul of a true desire which exalts thismoment. And the difference between mentouching their eternal welfare, is just the dif-ference with which they give response tothat word. The real dividing line is I will. The soul has its seasons. Boys who putoff the learning to read to some more con-venient time than youth — put off either be-cause they feel it will be easier to learn atsome other time than now, or from simplydrawing back from doing the thing at handbecause it requires some nerve — miss theirchance. They miss it so completely that itis the rarest of things that a man once grownup, learns to read. Once pass a few years ofearly life and the opportunity is gone. You can readily see, reader, that to put offdeciding, or to put off acting on a decision [ 64 ] At Some More Convenient Season one has made, does not settle anything. Thesame issue still presents, the same obligation. You would not counsel boys to make this the way to knowl-edge, nor argue that there will be for them a better time tolearn. still holds, the very same steps must some-time be taken. Waiting can do no more thanlet the chance go by. To settle a thing, onemust decide it, and do it. To put off doinga thing is not to do it any more than puttingoff sowing is to sow the seed. To settle anaccount one must pay it. To put off payingdoes not make the amount less; it adds [ 65 ] The Exceeding Worth of Joining the Church interest and makes the debt more, and there-fore harder to pay. Nor will God be moregracious tomorrow, nor make easier by putting off, does one gain power toact, nor is the performance of duty therebymade easier. On the other hand, the presentdenial, making the rut of denial on the brain,makes other denials easier, till in time, onelacks the power to execute anything disa-greeable. He who does not heed the call to-day, will be
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