A Short Sermon by M. J. Cottrill

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 3, 1865

A Short Sermon.

By M. J. Cottrill

I THEREFORE, a prisoner of the Lord, Beseech you that ye walk with one accord Worthy of the vocation wherewith ye Are called, and that ye lowly be. Ye must have meekness, gentleness, and love, The bond of peace, if ye would reign above. Grieve not the holy Spirit whereby ye Are sealed unto the great redemption day; Let wrath and anger, bitterness, and strife Be put away. Be not with malice rife. Let evil speaking never find a place; Be kind, forgiving—as ye hope for grace. Submit to one another in the fear Of God; and while sojourning here Let naught be done through strife or glory vain; Be humble if the erring you'd reclaim. Do all things without murm'rings, that ye may Be blameless as ye tread the narrow way; As sons of God your light should ever shine To point this nation to the world divine. Love not this world, its treasures fade away; But Heavenly treasures ne'er will know decay. So speak and do as they who are to be Judged by God's perfect law of liberty.

M. J. COTTRILL.

Ridgeway, N. Y.