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No. 58.

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Sac. [Sacramento] City. May 26, '50 [1850]

James 1:12. [centered]
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Blessed is the man that endureth
temptation, for when he is tried he shall re-
-ceive the crown of life which the Lord
hath promised to them that love him.

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Life is a checkered scene.

The world is full of discords.

All varieties of good & ill mingle.

Oppositions meet us at every turn.

They exist in our own nature.

Our constitution is for such a scene.

We may pursue the good or choose
the evil – we must become something.