DUTY.
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Shakespeare calls the world "A stage where
every man must play his part ]" and on better
authority still we are informed that, "every
one Of as must give an account Of himself to
God" In other words, no man living is ex-
empt from personal obligations and response
biliiies; and no one can in all respects fill the
place Of duty. AS each is held accountable
both in the sight of God and man for his ac-.
tons, 50 each is under obligations to work in
his own place. 1t matters not what others
say. if q man il. secure from condemnation |;
while he who is consciously cut Of the path
OF duty is miserable--as for instance the re-
fecting rumseller, who knows that he is not
only neglecting his duty, but causing hundreds
to be unified for theirs. ."Every man must
play bis own part,n but woe to him who for.
saking, bis part, as man, links himself with
the author Of all evil, to do mischief in the
earlh! Its ignobles in man 10 "play the part"
of destroyer as many are doing Who as
signs men their partin the great opera Of life 2
God. Did he ever assign any man n position
of utter uselessness? No, never; and every
one engaged in spreading death abroad ought
to consider that though sentpnee against his
evil work Is not speedily executed, "yet he
will At las' b. brough,,o 10 feel the awiulness ol
departing from duty. 1t is plain 10 US that no
man is in he way Of duty whose own hear,
con lrnn~ him continually, and for whom the
word of God pours fourth no promise except
on conditon of3rrpentaLce. We beseech all
10 consider whether they are really acting well
their part on God's works whether they are
pursuing course in life contrary to the viii of
their Creator? It is NOT for US 10 decide such
questions, as these for others. They are to be
answered at the bar Of every mans conscience,
in the right Of God. But they are solemn and
pimortant questions. bearing upon all matters
of in,eres, 10 our race; for the soul reason of
the unhappiness that exists among men is be-
yond doubt, his departure from the way Of du-
ty, as laid down for him in the word of God


Ia way into which he cannot again come in
deed except through divine assistance, but this
aid we believe will be afforded richly to all who
ask it. When men are in the way of duty
they can ask the blessing Of God; when out


Of il they cannot until they resolve by his as
sistance to enter il. Let this be a test, while


each reader asks, Fam acting well my pro-


per parto life 2D