that point to past misdoings and coming penalties. Such
venomous creatures as hatreds, revenges, lusts, and other evil
passions are rife in every direction; while the demons of doubt and
despair seem to come and go of their own free will, leading men and
women on the one hand to indifference, worldliness, and infidelity,
and on the other to darkness and despair. This wild, dismal
territory we will style 'The Land of Uncertainty.'

"In the centre of this unlovable and undesirable country the
mountain of which I want to speak lifts its lofty head. Call it
'Mount Pisgah' or 'Mount Beulah,' or, if you will, call it 'Mount
Purity'--I like that term the best. But whatever you name it, there
it is, rising up above the clouds and fogs of sin and selfishness,
and doubt and fear and condemnation that ever overhang the swampy
Land of Uncertainty, of which I have given you a glimpse.

"Look at it. There are some monster mountains in the natural world,
but they are mere molehills alongside this giant height. Look at it
again. Is it not an entrancing sight? Its lofty brow, crowned with
a halo of glorious light, reaches far upwards towards the gates of
endless day, those living on its summit having glorious glimpses of
the towers and palaces of the Celestial City. The atmosphere is
eminently promotive of vigorous health and lively spirits. But its
chief claim is the purity of heart, the constant faith, the loving
nature, and the consecrated, self-sacrificing devotion of those who
are privileged to dwell there. It must be a charming place. The
multitudes whose feet have ever been permitted to tread its blessed
heights think so.

"But while gazing on the entrancing sight, the question
spontaneously arises: 'How can I get there?' There is evidently no
mountain railway nor elevator on which, while reclining on pillows
of ease, and serenaded by music and song, you can be rapidly and
smoothly lifted up to the blessed summit. Those who reach that
heavenly height must climb what the Bible calls the 'Highway of
Holiness.' And they will usually find it a rugged, difficult
journey, often having to fight every inch of the way. But, once on
the celestial summit, the travellers will feel amply repaid for
every atom of trouble and toil involved in the ascent.

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