Excerpt from The American National Preacher, or Original Monthly Sermons From Living Ministers of the United States, Vol. 3: For the Year Commencing June, 1828 It is not enough, then, for the young Christian to be barely a believer; - it is not for him to be satisfied with having just so much piety as will carry him reputably through the world, and safely into heaven; it should be his aim to become a Christian of eminent piety and of eminent usefulness. It should be his aim to cultivate all those habits, and to acquire all those traits of character, which will qualify him to discharge all his responsibilities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.