The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-02-17
cHEERFULN NE s IS.

Fn1eat0At ~ Pt1s1asN AnsNsa1aMAN0 "a
..,,r.nens. under the pressure Of dlsap.
Inca. or calamity. Keep aloof
"A sadness" says an Ieclandiek writer
: IL, twelfth century. /" for sadness il =
.sss.s q The soul" That principle
.ezk a, the root. which is unable 10
-, obstacles. The vessel is but i'll
.e.,rac.ed that cannot retain is inlegrI>
:, ,sansl rough winds "T an opposing
H. Iafe has many ills. hn. The mind
A., views every object In its most cheer
:, aspect. and every doubtful dispense,
=, - repleie with latent good. bears
,I,hin itself powerful and perpetual an
line The gloomy soul aggravales mis-
rune. while cheerful smile often dis
,,Is Hose misls lha, poFiend a sI"rm.
Farm q habit OF being cheerful under adj
,,,,s circumstances. Our happiness"
"a. 6ne writer. lis . sacred deposite.
h, which We must give account" A Sc
.es and amiahle temper is among its ef
i.,-a, presersalises. Admiral Colling.
xsI. IN his letters To his daughters. says,
II aeser knew snnT mother tn utter a
h,,a or hasty thing To any person in my
a,s" Ol Archbishop Leighton. IL IL re.
hel. by one qualified tn judge. ina.
during a strict intimacy of may years.
/. Ever saw him for one moment in any
ssp, temper Than that IN which he would
n.a u live and to die" Though some
,w With more ease than others. attain
,sa,aln,sy af character. yet the cheerful
nr,. ,ha. sarmounts care. disappointment
nd sorrow. must he the result, of cult.
g,,aA pnnriple. Of persevering eifart. and
he solicited succour Of the grace of God.
sond conscience is essential tn con.
..sas cheeriulness. Were thy con.
.cirare pure" says the excellent Thomas
IA Kemasls. IS thou wouldest be undis.
arbpiby the opinions aud reports Of men
eaansrning lhee;-for their commenda.
o, ran add nothing tn thy goodness. NOR
her rensures take any thing away from
e-rAqi thou art. thou art:--nor can
he praise OF the whole world make thee
happier or greater in the sight oil God.
Fhna will enjoy tranquility. II thy heart
condemn thee not. Therefore. do not
hope 10 rejoice but when thou hast done
VEIL" A decided preference ofGhe right.
Ihoash The wrong may be rendered most
slaung. and the conviction If having in
ended 10 do well. are necessary TO self
approval. Success. and the applause If
others. may not alwavs bear proportion
70 the motives that acIuate US. We may
be sometimes blamed when nur designs
are pure, or praised when we are No!
conscious Of deserving il. Such results
must indeed often happen. since this is
'sIe Of probation aud not 81 reward.
The true record mus, b. KEEP, within.
j. appeal is 10 tribunal that cannot err.
The waiting and trusting spirit may sure
he cheerful. Ii is a weak faith that
ranaol look above mistake and mlscon.
a'ac'Ion up TO the clear shining of tire
Sun oi Righteousness. II il but deere.
pit cheerfuIness that can walk abroad on.
y when the breeze Is soft and the path
yeriant.
We are instructed 10 believe that praise
the spirit of heaven. Cheerfulness,
md giving Of thanks. ought therefore To
9e cultivated by all who have hope oi
'SeIhng there. If we were to take up
our residence with distant friends. W
you'd wish to acquire some knowledge
1T heir tastes. tina, we nigh, so accom-
n'iaie our own as 10 become a coHgenl'
IL Inmate. If we were TO snjourn in
'oregn country. we would not neglect the
'ndv Of It's language as The means " IN
''r'arse with its inhabitants. If the
'p'nl Of cline where we hope TO dwell
asrnalIy, is revealed to rs, lei Us mt be
Indifferent 10 lis acquisitions. Let Us
'as1lon the Iineaments of our character
alter that bright and glorious PATTERN
@'' II We are sp happy a. 10 obtain en-.
Fance therein. It's hlissful inhabitants may
a'' be to Us as strangers. nor their work
a9afden;-bui lei Us he fitted by the Sc.
ienty learned on earth, To become " fel.
nv cIlIzeas with the saints and OF the
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