Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-04-28
BRANDON, THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1885,

BRANDON, THURS
gain and again, strengthen me, &c. &c
BY this Constant converse with Jesus l
have enjoyed serenity of mind, and set
tied peace in my soul.
HuMILITV. consider humility to
mean Just estimate Of ourselves. To
form loo estimate Of ones selfisa doubt
full virtue. To think Justly Of ones self
is avowedIy no more Of crime than to do
any other thing that is just. To retain a
sense of worth is no lesscharacteristic of a
thinking being, than is consciousness of
power in other animals. A fish knows
his ability to swim-a bird has feeling
of its ability to fly. A knowledge Of our
abilities is law of existence No man
heaFes an axe the better for distrusting its
edge. No man walks the more firmly
for expecting every moment to fall.
CHRIST, A sHADow-Christ Is declar-
ed in Scripture to be shadow to the
friendless and afflicted soul. We read of
the shadow of a cloud-the shadow of a
tree-the shadow ola rock-the shadow
of tabernacle from the heat. The shad-
ow of the cloud IN the harvest is grateful,
but transient The shadow of tree I'M
der which we sit down is delightful. but it
is limited to small distance, and the rays
frequently pierce the boughs. The shad-
ow of great rock is dense and cool; but
it befriends not On every side, and covers
little from the vertical rays. The shad-
ow ola tabernacle into which we may
continually resort, and find not only room,
but entertainment, is the most complete
and inviting. Christ is what they imply,
and more than all ofthem combined He
is not only perfect, but divine; and he that
dwelleth in the secret place of the Most
High, shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty.-JGy.
. CHRISTIAN CONSISTENCY Consist
ency presents Christianity in her fairest
t attitude, in all her proportions of figure
and correct symmetry of feature Con
sistency is the beautiful result of all the
qualities and graces of a truly religious
, mind united and brought into action, each
individually right all relatively associa-
ted, Where the character is consistent,
prejudice cannot ridicule nor infidelity
sheer. 1t may, indeed be censured, as
holding up a standard above the attain
ment ofthe careless. The world dtslikes,
but cannot despise It'll More.
0fon kho
ployments in which We can engage on
this side the eternal world, none are SO
sublime and delightful, as prayer and
, praise In none do we make so near an
approach tt. the bliss of heaven. Should
we, for moment, compare these exercls
) es with each other, we must give deci
sive prominence to praise. In prayer
: we express our sins, our sorrows and ou1
s wants. In praise, We converse with the
+ glories of Jehovahs character, with tn,
B richer blessings of his grace. Prayer will
cease with this sorrowful and dying life -
But praise will 90 with US to heaven, ant
: constitute our business and bliss through
eternity-Dr. Dana.
A SENSIBLE Mama, saiC
: a child, my Sunday-school teacher tell
< me that this world is only place in whicI
o God lets us live a little while, that we ma,
p prepare for better world. But mother
:. 1 do not see any body preparing to go int
I the country--aunt Eliza is preparing t
q come here. But do not see any on
d preparing to 60 to heaven. If every bod
n wants to go there, a0hy don't they try t.
= get ready ?-JuUeniIe Miscellany.
d TRUST IN GoD.-We trust every bod
- but God. AS children, we obey our pa
h rents implicitly, because we are taught t
E. believe all is for our good which the
i command or forbid If we undertake
if voyage we trust entirely to the skill an
,e conduct of the pilot; we never former
,e ourselves with thinking he will carry u
IA. east when he has promised to carry L
a. west. Ifa dear and tried friend makes l
"a promise, we depend on him for the pei
al Torrance, and do not wound his feeling
I'd by our suspicious. When you were
is 60 your annual journey to London in til
70 mail-coach, you confded yourself to tn
st care ofthe coachman, that he would carr
as you where he had engaged to do so; yo
nv were not anxiously watching him an
he distressing and enquiring at every tur
ve ing. When the doctor sends home OF
m. medicine, don't you so fully trust in b
,is ability and good will that you swallow
down in full confidence! you never thir
of inquiring what are the ingredient
why they are mixed in that particul
;s way, why there is more of one and less
nal another, and why are they bitter inste
,rs ofsweet2 If one does not cure you
in orders another, and changes the medici
- when he sees the first does no good. or Il