The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15 00:00:00

CANON KINGSLEY ON THE TIME

RULE OF LIFE.

In both sermons on Atuiday at Westminster Abbey, Canon
Kingsley proceeded with She conaldtmittion of the 119.11
PULIO2, and In the afternoon spoke at length on thr gamin&
of the Pealaziat'a confidence, .1.1 of Ma hopes tor future
salvation

He saw that all things come to an end, said the
preacher; good times, and bad times, and all times
pees over, according to the old proverb; and, still
more, bad men, they all come to an end, and is away
like • dream in the morning. The one thing that will
not come to an end is Goo'. word. In that you will
And guidance and counsel for all time. Truly has it been
mid that there are shallows in the Blblewherma lamb can
drink, and depths where sa elephant can bathe, for
there are no_possihis circumstances' of Tie either among
young or eld where you cannot fingligrectiou LuGoi's
word. HIS txussissindmente are ME, broad,
broader then the casuists of the Middle Agerthought,
broad enough for man, aye and for woman too, and to
each and all they say : ' This ig the way, walk ye in
it." Such was the testimony, the life experience of a
trite hero of old, of him who wrote the Wider...km
No greet statesman was he, ; nor conqueror, nor
financier, passing millions thrangh his hande and
fancying that they were the gods who governed
the world. He made no noise in the world, though
the world made a noise at him when he refused
to walk in its ways, Jost as the dog barked at poor
Christian when lie went through Vanity Fair and
would not buy its wares. I picture him to myself,
continued Mr. Kingsley, as a poor miserable old man,
with his visage marred more than that of any other
no oomelinsm in him, despised and rejected of men, a
man of sorrows and acquainted with grief ev.,n as his
master was after him, and all he has left behind him
was this one psalm, which I. as it were the pith and
marrow slowly gathered together of many year. of
struggling and humility. I say humility, for there
is not a taint of self-conceit in it. Yes, with
magnificent hrimility he wrote. He never gave
way. Ho felt his only chance war to keep his
honour unspotted. He felt he must do right, and all
would be well at last on this or on that side the grave,
and his cry was not lost, for there was in this men an
eternal treasure—the spirit of God. By that spirit he
maw who made these laws—the eternal word of God;
by that spirit he saw his only safety was to keep
them; by that spirit he kept them; and, when he
failed, by that spirit's help he rose again and went on
with his warfare. And where is he now Where
those will never come—let false priests and base
preachers flatter as they may—who think they'll
get to heaven without being good; where they
will never come who, when they are in trouble
try to get out of it by false methods, poor fools,
worshipping the devil when they ought to woe.
ship God. He is with the Word of God, Jean
Christ, who endnreth for ever in heaven, who bore the
cross and despised the 'home in order that He might do
the will of God and keep to the uttermost his law.
Into his presence, said Mr. Kingsley, in concluding
may we all come,Lbut we shall never come thither un-
less, we keep our honour bright, our courage unbroken,
unless we keep ourselves unspotted from the world,
for thou, and then alone, will be fulfilled in um the sixth
beatitude—" Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
shall see God,"

A GENTLE LECTURE.
To be iretened toy eery Vtor to the Brighton Agitaristet.
"OCTOPUS" you know how to say.
, Whether you 're ton or sober,
The to scooted In the way
You mound It In " October."

But when ths plural noun you want,
What's that? "Octopi." Looby
You very clownish ignorant,
Uneducated booby.
" Octopuses ?" 0, knock him down
Upbraiding him with cusses,
That wretched cad, we'll bet a =Own,
Calls Omnibuses "bums.,"
" Octopods." Thank you, Daily News,
That seems refined and Greeky,
Though unto ultra-classic views
Perhaps a Wide streaky.
Yet ' tripods" we pensive to use
By CHAPMAN and by DRYDEN.
So any" Octopods," gabbling goose,
Or pain of a good hldin'.—Puna.