Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-02-13

In the possession OF wealth, anu ihdklnS
use of his golden influence TO Cypress the
poor, who are, in every respect, his supe-
rlorS.
STRIKING ILLUsTRATIoN.-Av alua-
BILE minister of the gospel, recently made
use of the following illustration, 10 I'M
press on the minds of the members OF the
Church, that they ought to exert all the
influence they have on the side OF CHRIST,
however little that influence may be-
Suppose, said he, that the small fibres of
which a cable rope is composed, were
each living creature, and suppose that
one oil these firbes or threads, when the an
Choir is cast out, and the ship tossed by the
wind and waves, should say, Il will not
hold, nv strength is small, ii will not bear
an ounce. 1t cannot be of much conse-
quence, that it be exerted in holding the
large ship; l will let go;'' and so that
fibre or thread lets 60. Another reasons
in the same way, comes to the conclusion,
that its strength is so small that it can be
of little use and lets GO, and so another
aud another, until two thirds Of them have
let go, and the rest of the fbres or threads
composing the cable rope are broken in
twain, and the ship driven ashore and
wrecked.
The application is obvious. Let Chris
tians when they are disposed to imagine
THAT they can have but ltlle influence
100 little to be OF any use, and therefore
they will strive to exert themselves none
al all, think of the 6bres or threads OF the
cable-rope, and beware Of letting 60, st
for want of these liuIe influences, the
Church is driven from its steadfastness,
great detriment received and souls lost
Zions Advocate.
Daily Reading of the Bible.
Some read the Bible daily, and cult
vate thereby taste which they enjoy
they look for it as for their daily food
it Is refreshing to them as their daily
drink-and they are wiser and happier
f Others read it only on the Sabbath and en-.
, JOY it less; still it is pleasant to Them
few read i: not for Instruction, nor for i'm
: provemenl, nor to learn the will of tn,
Lord, nor to find the ways of godliness-
+ but as sort ofcharm, which shall operate
in some unknown way to Their benefit, q:
! the Mahomedan goes the weary pilgrim
age to Mecca; to them it is one OF thei
, regular tolls, most pleasant when it i
done. Now we would not discourag
!, them from their apparently frutless la
: bors, but exhort them to preserve-study
r will open their eyes, and reveal to then
j. the beaulles and excellences of the word
4 We find the following in an exchang
paper, and give it gladly TO our readers:
y " Let no day 60 without reading som
. portion OF the Scriptures; and 1t is n
matter whether you read it before yo'
|. pray nthe morning or just after; your in
. ciination and experience will direct you
,t but be sure ii be done. You will find
g very profitable to begin the day with sue
a converse with God. Prov xxi. 23.-
When thou qcaIkest IL shall talk a0ith thee
See John v. 90, the command of Christ
and Joshua i. 8, the command of Go
: with promise.-MasOn
)" "a Bible was lent to blacksmith, VIII
was known to be bad husband and ia
! Their. and addicted to drinking and othe
E vices 1t was recommended to him as a
interesting volume, and he was advised t
read it attentively during the long wiz
n ter evenings. AT first he treated it wit
e contempt, but having spent an evening i
d reading it, 1t is not, said he. after all, S
g bad book as some say. A man ma
S, learn from it how God created the world
y For several evenings he continued to read
and was so much interested in the content
d of the book that he absolutely forgo:to re
g sort 10 his favorite haunts. At this tim
l. his ways of him, 1 often observe that he
4 silent, and lost in thought; he is now dill
: gent at his work, speaks more mildly an
kindly than formerly, and does not sc
drunk !"-Literary Register.