his do," all ye who profess to be my
followers, all over the world, and through all ages. And the words
that he spake on another occasion come in very well here: "If ye love
me, keep my commandments." And _this_ is one of the commandments that
he expects all his people to keep. He points to his holy sacrament,
which he has ordained in his church, and then to each one of his
people he says--"This do." No matter whether we wish to do it or not;
here are our master's words--"This do." No matter whether we see the
use of it, or not; Jesus says--"This do." It is enough for each
follower of Jesus to say, "here is my Lord's command; I _must_ obey
it."

In an army, if the general issues an order, it is expected that every
soldier will obey it. And no matter how important, or useful, in
itself considered, any work may be, that is done by one of those
soldiers, yet, if it be done while he is neglecting the general's
order, instead of gaining for that soldier the praise of the general,
or of securing a reward from him, it will only excite his
displeasure:--he will order that soldier to be punished.

But the church of Christ is compared in the Bible to an army. He is
the Captain or Leader of this army. And one of the most important
orders he has issued for his soldiers is--"This do in remembrance of
me." If we profess to be the soldiers of Christ, and are enlisted in
his army, and yet are neglecting this order, he never can be pleased
with anything we may do while this order is neglected. We seem to see
him pointing to this neglected order, and saying to each of us, as he
said to Saul, the first king of Israel, by the prophet Samuel:
--"Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice: and to hearken, than the
fat of rams." I. Sam. xv: 22.

No age is fixed in the New Testament at which young people may be
allowed to come to the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. But, as soon
as they have learned to know and love Christ and are really trying to
serve him, they ought to be allowed to come. And yet ministers and
parents sometimes keep them back, and tell them they must wait, and
be tried a little longer, before they receive the help and comfort of
this ordinance of Christ, even when their conduct shows they are
sincerely trying to love and serve the blessed Saviour.

If a farmer should send his servant out into the field, when winter
was approaching, telling him to put the sheep into the fold, that
they might be protected from the wolves, a