PRACTICAL HOLINESS

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, Cal. · Apr 2, 1896

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 14.

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PRACTICAL HOLINESS.

Is not laziness.

Is not penuriousness.

Is not do-nothingism.

Is not self-gratification.

Is not sentimental gush.

Is not afraid of hard work.

Is not destitute of courage.

Is not in danger of backsliding.

Is not attendance at church for show.

Is not inclined to manufacture excuses.

Is not going to church to be entertained.

Is not singing hymns until you feel good.

Is not serving God that you may feel happy.

Is not opposed to God’s plans for supporting his cause.

Is not in search for a napkin in which to hide its talent.

Is not accustomed to spend money in habits of worldly conformity.

Is not afraid to spend some money to furnish good spiritual reading.

Is not constantly looking out for the easiest place in the service of God.

Is not fault-finding about how the funds of the missionary society are expended.

Is not continued feasting at good spiritual meetings while others do all the work.

Is not inclined to plead poverty when money is solicited for some church project.

Is not so anxious for personal comfort or reputation as the salvation of souls and the glory of God.

Is not in favor of questionable methods of raising church finances in order to avoid paying God what it owes him.

Is not going from one church to another in order to see how many religious advantages you can get without paying anything for them.

Is not lying in bed on Sabbath morning to the neglect of God’s cause around you, when you rise early during the week to promote your own interests.—Selected.