The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1908, Page 29

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

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For Confirmation Day.

Thine, Jesus, Thine,

No more this heart of mine
Shall seek its joy apart from Thee;
The world is crucified to me,

And T am Thine.

Thine, Thine alone,

My joy, my hope, my crown;
Now earthly things may fade and die,
They charm my soul no more, for IT

Am Thine alone.

Thine, ever Thine,
Forever to recline
On love eternal, fixed, and sure, —
Yes, Iam Thine for evermore,
Lord Jesus, Thine.

Then Iet me live,

Continual praise to give
To Thy dear name, my precious Lord,
Henceforth alone, beloved, adored,

So let me live —

Till Thou shalt come,
And bear me to Thy home,
Forever freed from earthly care,
Eternally Thy love to share, —
Lord Jesus, come!
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Live for Christ.

Many years ago a young man, during the gold
fever, went from New York to California, leaving
his wife and little boy behind him. Just as soon
as he was successful he was going to send money.

Time went on, and at last a letter came enclos-
ing a draft and telling his wife to come on with
the boy. The woman, full of hope and joy, took
a passage in one of the fine steamers of the Pacific
line. They had not been out many days when a
voice went ringing through the ship, “Fire! fire!”
The pumps were set to work, but the fire gained
upon them. ‘There was a powder magazine on
board, and the captain ordered all the boats to be
instantly lowered. He knew whenever the fire
reached the powder they would all be lost. The
people scrambled into the boats, and the mother and
boy were left on deck. As the last boat was being
pushed off, the woman begged to be taken in. ‘The
majority thought only of their own safety and in-
sisted the boat was too full, and wanted to push off.
But one man put in a-word for her, and they said
they could take in one more, but no more.

What did the mother do? Did she go on board
and leave her son? No. She put her boy into that

lifeboat and told him, “If you ever live to see your
father tell him I died for you.” And the boat pulled
away, from that ship and left the mother standing
there. The ship went on burning. Soon an ex-
plosion was heard, and all was buried in the ocean.

Now, suppose you met that young man and spoke
to him about what his mother did for him, and sup-
pose he turned round and made fun of it. “Why,”
you say, “that miserable, unthankful wretch doesn’t
deserve to live.” But that is what all those are
doing who scoff at the sufferings and the death of
Christ by which they were redeemed. Yea, they are
far more unthankful than that boy would be. Christ
laid down His life for you. He died that you might
live. Will you speak contemptuously about Him?
Will you speak lightly of the blood shed for you?
Rather fall down upon your knees, and thank God
that you have such’a Savior. Live for Him who
died for you! “He died for all, that they who live
should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto
Him who died for them, and rose again,’ 2 Cor.
5, 15. :

God Governs the World.

When Whitelock, in 1655, was about to go to
Sweden as Cromwell’s messenger, he was much dis-
turbed in mind the night before he left England,
as he thought of the troubled state of the English
nation. A servant, who slept in a bed nearby, on
seeing that his master could not sleep on account
of worry, said: “Pray, sir, will you give me leave
to ask you a question ?”

“Certainly.”

“Pray, sir, don’t you think God governed the
world very well before you came into it?”

“Undoubtedly.”

“And pray, sir, don’t you think He will govern
it quite well when you are gone out of it?”

“Certainly.” “

“Then, sir, pray excuse me, but don’t you think
you may as well trust Him to govern it as long as
you are in, it?” ;

To this question Whitelock had nothing to reply,
and turning about, soon fell asleep.

A Warning.

Every beat of our hearts marks our progress
through life, and admonishes us of the steps we
make toward the grave. We are thus every moment
reminded to prepare for our summons.