Life and letters of WAPassavant, DD. . s in so muchof our pastoral and church life. God is ready to give graceand power and fruit to us as He was to give them to the same spirit of faith and of prayer, the samereadiness to serve and to sacrifice, and to spend and be spent,are present, there the same blessings will be present also. Asnothing that we can say can give so clear an insight into theinner spirit and nature of this young man in the theologicalseminary, we present a few extracts from his journal. The caption is: Do all to the glory of God. Jan. 1., 1841. How swift th
Life and letters of WAPassavant, DD. . s in so muchof our pastoral and church life. God is ready to give graceand power and fruit to us as He was to give them to the same spirit of faith and of prayer, the samereadiness to serve and to sacrifice, and to spend and be spent,are present, there the same blessings will be present also. Asnothing that we can say can give so clear an insight into theinner spirit and nature of this young man in the theologicalseminary, we present a few extracts from his journal. The caption is: Do all to the glory of God. Jan. 1., 1841. How swift the days and years of our lifeare passing along. Yesterday evening and this morning; howlike the day of our birth and death! May God so add grace tomy weak and feeble strength, as to support me in all the trialsof the coming year, so that instead of my doubting heart, mymountain may be made strong. In Thy name. Blessed Jesus,would I begin the new year. In Thy strength would I fightagainst sin, and in humble reliance on Thy blood would I. IN THE SEMINARY AT GETTYSBURG. 65 pray for the pardon of all my sins and guilt. To Thy glorywould I live and study and labor and pray. Do help me to doall things to Thy praise and honor. I have drawn up thefollowing resolutions and, with a firm conviction that I can doall things through Christ which strengtheneth me, I set themdown in writing, where I can see and read them every day. First, that I will in addition to my present privateduties, daily commit one verse of Scripture, commencing atthe Epistle to the Romans. Second, that when arguing with a Brother I will notinterrupt him, while speaking. Third, that whenever I feel in an indolent state of mind,then I will cry for help and go immediately to my studies. Fourth, if possible always to finish whatever I have com-menced before it lies on my hands. Fifth, to endeavor to live more by system, especially inthe time and hours of studying particular lessons and tran-scribing the lectures, etc. Six
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