| Vol. I. | AUGUST, 1880. | No. 8. |
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come; for menshall be lovers of themselves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers,disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection,truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of thosewho are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasure more thanlovers of God; having a form of godliness but denying the powerthereof.—2 Tim. 3: 1–5.
The Savior once began his instructions with these words, "This day isthis Scripture fulfilled." They seem to be an appropriate introductionto our lesson upon this occasion. What is the religion of thousands?They were made the special objects of God's favor in their infancy (?),were christened in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of theHoly Spirit (?), were dedicated to God and his service by their parents(?), who, for them, took a solemn vow to forsake the devil and all hisworks, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous desires,to forsake, also, all the carnal desires of the flesh, and not to followor be led by them. It is said that the christened took this