INCENTIVES TO USEFUL LIVING. 35 
iantly along the pathway of ages. Their exam- 
ple should stimulate us to diligence in our own 
work. 
“ We live in deeds, not years — in thoughts, not breaths — 
In feelings, not in figures on a dial; 
We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives 
Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.” 
God’s blessing will crown the labors of his chil- 
dren, and without this all work is in vain. Let 
it be our aim to be useful in the world, that we 
may die with the assurance of having done some- 
thing for the good of man and the glory of our 
Heavenly Father, and of having left behind us 
an example of holy living and holy dying. 
Longfellow says, — 
“ Lives of great men all remind us 
We can make our lives sublime; 
And, departing, leave behind us 
Footprints on the sands of time.” 
But our noblest example is in the life of Him who 
“went about doing good.” If even he said he 
must be about his Father’s business, how much 
more should we continually bear in mind that our 
“ chief end is to glorify God and enjoy him for 
ever.” 
