BLESSINGS OF CHRISTIANITY.
CHRIST brought deliverance from the thralldom of sin; but this freedom can only be enjoyed by those who are willing to accept Christ as their deliverer. Those who prefer evil to good are free to have their choice. There is no compulsion. Man is left to his own free-will. If he chooses the evil, he is held responsible for it. If he chooses the good, he enjoys the blessing that follows. Man could not be happy without the freedom of his will. He would not probably be happy in heaven if he were compelled to go there contrary to his wishes. Fearful as is a man's condition in the world of wo, it is more tolerable for him than to be in heaven contrary to his own will. . . . Those who accept Christ are saved, and to them Christ's coming into the world is a great and everlasting benefit. All who believe in Him and accept Him are saved from sin and sin's consequences. The man who concludes that the world is no better for Christ's coming into it, shows plainly that he has not sought Him and not tasted of His goodness and love, and that, so far as he himself is concerned, the world is no better than before. Still for all that he is enjoying untold good as the result of Christianity.—Carnegie, Pa., Item.