The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-03-10

tive exercise, when faith is strong, hope bright
zeal ardent, confidence unwavering, prayer Ter
vent and frequent, then the Christian feels thai
Of his JOY.
But u Cod be just the Christian mast be the
happy man. He is the fountain head of all bles-
sedness, the spring of every joy. The eye OF
all wait upon him he givelh them their meat
in due season. There is no creature of his hand
unsustnned by his bounty The wild youth
who raises high the songs of riot and revery,
who madly blasphemes The name of his Maker,
derives that very strength vhich he so recklessly
squanders, and that very breath he so GUILTY. ex-
hales, from the God whom he abuses. Now if
it he true that God impartS to all his creatures
all the means OF enjoyment they possess, does
not justice require that he should impart the
greatest amount Of enjoyment to those who love
him most and serve him best? The good pa
rent rewards with his smiles and favor the child
who willingly and cheerfuIy complies with his
reasonable requests, while he reserves the frown
and the rod for the wayward and disobedent.
And will not 'our Father in heaven, The Just &
good God, impart greatest measures of felicity
to his own dear children, who, though vile, now
stond in his sight washed in the blood of IL
tenement, she precious sons OF Zion
The Christian must be the happy man because
the object upon aohich has affections are supremely
placed cannot be torn from him. You make
man unhappy when you take from him the oh.
ject he loves. You make him supremely wretch
ed when you take from him that which he most
strongly loves If mans affections are entire.
Iy engrossed by his wealth. when his riches
take 10 themselves wings and fly away rs they
often do, he is made miserable. If upon his
fame, when the breath Of SANDER sules his rep
utation, or he is torn by the rude grasp of envy
from the elevation he had reached, and instead
of pmns OF applause, hears the Kisses of reproach,
he must be wretched. If he loves his family
more than any other object, WREN they are
snaiched from him by the hand of unsparing
deathEth tcndrils ofhis affection, having nothing
else to which to cling, are torn away with them
and he is left PROSTATE and desclete. 1t is thus
also with the Christian. Take from him the
object offs supreme regard and you make him
too miserable. But when can you do this?
When you can tear The crown from Jehovahs
brow, or pluck the sceptre from his hand. The
spring whence flows the refreshing water of life
10 his soul is guarded by Jehovah's eye, and
cannot he poisoned polluted until he sleeps or
is conquered. You may take from the Christian
earthly property, but you cannot touch his
treasure in heaven. You may stain his repu-
taton with the gall of scandal, but you cannot
blot his name from the Lambs book of life"
You may tear from his arms his beloved kin.
dred and lay them in the cold grave, and deep.
ly may he feel the wound but he has some
thing still to love, and he is not all wretched, for
God is his friend. No created power could
or can intercept the communication between
heaven and the soul, iheref fore no created pow.
er deprive the Christian of happiness. -
Western Banner s, Pioneer.