EMMA PARISA NULTON by Emma Parisa Nulton

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Sep 15, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 36.

EMMA PARISA NULTON

By Emma Parisa Nulton

Life

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Gal. 6: 7.

LIFE is not a fairy bubble To be filled with fancies gay; ’Twas not given us to squander On vainglory and display. Life is given for a purpose, And the hours now flitting past Mean for us eternal blessing, Or eternal loss at last.

Passing quickly! O how fleeting, How uncertain are our days! There is nothing in profession, ’Tis the work of life that pays. Weighed in God’s eternal balance Are our purposes and plans; Character alone is valued; It is precious in His hands.

Nothing can be hidden from Him; Secret sins and motives vile Must be given up and pardoned Ere we win the Master’s smile. Life is real, yes, and earnest; ’Tis the planting of the grain That in God’s eternal harvest Will be meted us again.