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you blessed, when you leave this world ingly When as many ages shall have
to go to your heavenly home. The men passed away as there are leaves in the
who toil hard to gain worldly fame, find forest, or drops in the ocean, your mem-
little satisfaction in it after they get it; ory will still be fresh and green. There
but there is always much satisfaction in will still be hearts to love you, and bless
doing good. Some men who have cut a you, and rejoice with you.
great figure for a few brief years, are soon Will you strive for this kind of re-
forgotten, because the work they did was membrance-so lasting, and so blessed ?
of no great importance after all; but the You may make a name that shall never
work you will do for Christ, if you serve be forgotten, and shall always be spoken
him faithfully, will be very important, with love and praise. Take Jesus for
and will keep the remembrance of you your Saviour ; every day try to please and
fresh and tender for long years. serve him; and as God's word is true,
 The Bible says, the righteous shall be you will secure a better name and a more
had in everlasting remembrance. Only permanent fame than all the riches, or
think of it, everlasting remembrance honors, or pleasures, of the whole world
A name cut in the bark of a tree will be could possibly give you. Don't forget
grown over and wholly lost sight of in ai this; and God grant we may meet you
few short years; if you seek the great- in heaven, near the throne of Jesus, our
ness which earthly fame brings you, that Lord, and wearing the crown which he
will soon pass away and be forgotten ; shall place upon your head. Let us give
but if you love Jesus and live for him, you a sweet and wonderful text of Scrip-
you will never be forgotten ; you will be ture which relates to this great subject,
remembered forever! When all the hon- and then we will close: They that be
ors and pleasures of earth shall have wise shall shine as the brihltness of the
faded away, when the world and all things firmament, and they that turn many to
therein shall have been burned up, you righteousness, as the stars forever and
will still be remembered tenderly, lov- ever."