Facts of the Sabbath in the Old Testament Facts of the Sabbath in the New Testament...................... THE CHRISTIAN'S PENNY MAGAZINE. Christian Instruction. NEW YEAR'S COUNSELS. To you, my dear friends, who may be styled, "Young Converts," "Young Disciples," or "Babes in Christ," I address this brief paper, founded on the words of the Apostle, "Let no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."(1 Tim. iv. 12.) In this passage the Apostle groups together various traits of character, which, as they appear in you, cannot fail to secure for you the love and respect of the Redeemer's church. Let me present them to you in the following order : 1. The young Christian must be holy in his discourse; an example to believers in word. This term denotes ordinary conversation; the proper use of the tongue; and means, "take care that your common discourse be consistent with your professed devotedness to Christ." Do not indulge in unseemly levities of speech-do not give way to foolish talking and jesting-do not approach to anything like ribaldry or slander. The Psalmist felt the importance of this when he prayed, "Set a guard, O Lord, over the door of my lips, that I speak not unadvisedly with my tongue;" and so did the Apostle when he said, "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of thy mouth, but that which is good, to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers." Some young people, with a natural turn for wit and drollery, have indulged it without restraint; others having considerable powers of description, and a strong memory, well stored with incidents, have become the |