The pathway of life ..to which is added a biography of DrTalmage . of heaven. I think thatoften the first seven years of achilds life decide whether it shallbe irascible, waspish, rude, false,hypocritical, or gentle, truthful,frank, obedient, honest and Chris-tian. THE BEAUTY OF EARLY PIETY. h^S^^^^^^ The present generations of men «^^ father which art in heaven. will pass ofl very much as they are now. Although the gospel is offered them,the general rule is that drunkards die drunkards, thieves die thieves, libertinesdie libertines. Therefore, to the youth we turn. Before they sow wild oats g
The pathway of life ..to which is added a biography of DrTalmage . of heaven. I think thatoften the first seven years of achilds life decide whether it shallbe irascible, waspish, rude, false,hypocritical, or gentle, truthful,frank, obedient, honest and Chris-tian. THE BEAUTY OF EARLY PIETY. h^S^^^^^^ The present generations of men «^^ father which art in heaven. will pass ofl very much as they are now. Although the gospel is offered them,the general rule is that drunkards die drunkards, thieves die thieves, libertinesdie libertines. Therefore, to the youth we turn. Before they sow wild oats getthem to sow wheat and barley. You fill the bushel measure with good corn andthere will be no room for husks. Glorious Alfred Cookman was converted atten years of age. At Carlisle, Pa., during the progress of a religious meeting ina Methodist church, while many were kneeling at the foot of the altar, this boyknelt in a corner of the church, all by himself, and said: Precious Saviour,Thou art saving others, oh, will Thou not save me ? A Presbyterian elder knelt. 348 THE PATHWAY OF UFE. beside him and led him into the light. Enthroned Alfred Cookman ! Tell mefrom the skies, were 3ou converted too early ? But I cannot hear his answer. Itis overpowered b}- the huzzas of the tens of thousands who were brought to Godthrough his ministry. Isaac Watts, the great Christian poet, was converted atnine years of age. Robert Hall, the great Baptist evangelist, was converted attwelve years of age. Jonathan Edwards, the greatest of American logicians, wasconverted at seven years of age. Oh, for one generation of holy men and women. Shall it be the next?Fathers and mothers, you, under God, are to decide whether from your familiesshall go forth cowards, inebriates, counterfeiters, blasphemers, and whether thereshall be those bearing your image and carrying your name festering in the lowhaunts of vice, and floundering in dissipation, and making the midnight of theirlives horrid with a long howl
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