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of every act, every word, and that their deportment, and even the
thoughts and intents of the heart, stand faithfully delineated. Every de-
fect in their moral character stands revealed to the gaze of angels, and
they will have the faithful picture presented to them in all its deformity
at the execution of the judgment. Those vain, frivolous words are all
written in the book. Those false words are written. Those deceptive
acts, whose motives were concealed from human eyes, but discerned
by the all-seeing eye of Jehovah, are all written in living characters.
Every selfish act is exposed.
The young generally conduct themselves as though the precious
hours of probation, while mercy lingers, were one grand holiday, and
they were placed in this world merely for their own amusement, to be
gratified with a continued round of excitement. Satan has been making
special efforts to lead them to find happiness in worldly amusements
and to justify themselves by endeavoring to show that these amuse-
ments are harmless, innocent, and even important for health. The
impression has been given by some physicians that spirituality and
devotion to God are detrimental to health. This suits the adversary
of souls. There are persons with diseased imaginations who do not
rightly represent the religion of Christ; such have not the pure religion
of the Bible. Some are scourging themselves all through life because
of their sins; all they can see is an offended God of justice. Christ
and His redeeming power through the merits of His blood they fail to
see. Such have not faith. This class are generally those who have not
well-balanced minds. Through disease transmitted to them from their
parents, and an erroneous education in youth, they have contracted
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wrong habits which injure the constitution and the brain, causing the
moral organs to become diseased and making it impossible for them to
think and act rationally upon all points. They have not well-balanced
minds. Godliness and righteousness are not destructive to health, but
are health to the body and strength to the soul. Says Peter: “He that
will love life, and see good days, ...let him eschew evil, and do good;
let him seek peace, and ensue it: for the eyes of the Lord are over
the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers: but the face
of the Lord is against them that do evil.” “But and if ye suffer for
righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror,
neither be troubled.”