INFLUENCE OF RELIGION HIGHER DUTIES 
sage says: "Remember your Creator in the days of thy youth" .* But not suppose, nor for a moment, that religion will make you sad and dark and close the road to success. The religion of Christ do not erase or even weakens a single faculty. Does not incapacitate the individual to enjoy true happiness and has not been designed to reduce your interest in life or to make them indifferent to the demands of friends and society.
not cover the life of sackcloth, it is not expressed in deep sighs and groans. No, no, those for whom God is first, last and best, are the happiest people in the world. Not removed from his face smiles and light. Religion does not crude, sloppy and rude to its acceptance, on the contrary, he elevates and ennobles, refine their tastes, sanctifies its discretion, and makes it suitable to be in the company of heavenly angels and home to Jesus gone to prepare.
Let us never lose sight of the fact that Jesus is a source of joy. Does not delight in the misery of human beings, but to see them happy. Christians have at their disposal many sources of happiness and can say with unerring accuracy what pleasures are lawful and good.
shall enjoy the recreations that dissipate the mind and debase the soul, not disappointed or leave behind a hard impact that destroys self-respect or standing in the way of utility. If Jesus can bring and maintain a spirit of prayer, are perfectly safe.
live amid the perils of the last days. All heaven is interested in the character that you are forming. full provision has been made to be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world because of lust. 
