Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-01
BRANDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1870

H"Ppih1Io' 10 IL puSSlolS W 1--WE ouI uel9 IL
Dor without endeavoring to promote his
peace and comfort2 And shall we not !
strike at the very root OF his peace and
comfort, if, in the hours Of social inter-
course, we exercise no control over our
temper and spirit There is power in
every individual. over the tranquility of
almost every individual. There are emo
lions, latent in the minds of those whom
We meet which few words Of ours may
at any time call forth and the moral To-
tiuence, which keeps this power over the
uneasy feelings OF others under due re-
stran:, is not the least Important Of The |
( moral Influences in its relation to general !
happiness There are minds which can
delight in exercising this cruel sway
which rejoice ia suggesting Thoughts that
may POISON the confidence Of friends, and
Irendes the very virtues that were loved,
objects Of suspicion to him who loved
them. In the daily and hourly intercourse
of human lie, there are human beings,
who exert their malicious skill in devils
Ing what subjects may be most likely to
BRING into the mind of him with whom
they converse, the most mortttyIng re-
membranes and who are faithful In
conveying to every one the whispers Of
unmelitad scandal, of which, otherwise,
be never would have heard, as he never
could have suspected them; though they
| are careful TO express sufficient ludlgna-
ton against the slanderer, and to bring
forward as mauy grounds of suspicion
+ against different individuals, as their fan
r cy can Gail up Can you conceive of
Z more direct, or more degrading, or more
d malignant violations Of the laW,-' Thou
u shalt love thy neighbor as lhyseIf?'
= Secondiy, Let 1t be considered, that the
5 cultivation Of the christian Temper will
d exert a most beneficial influence on our
il own happiness.
II an unqaiet and fretful temper be q
l. source of perpetual annoyance to others
II hasten, then, to his throne of grace, les
a. he summon thee. at an unexpected hour
to his throne OF judgment! Suppiicate
y in the name of the only Savior, deliver
n ance from the wrath to come! Pray tha
r the Moughts Of thine heart, as well as tn
y sins of Thy life, may be forgiven thee
Aud, 0. what an inducement to offer tina
in God whom thou hast insulted and for9o
il ten, there is forgiveness - Let tn
IS, wicked forsake his way, and the unrigh
Of eous man his thoughts; and let him re
se turn unto the Loud, aud he will have me
lily CIV on him; and TO our God, for he wi
ur so abundantly pardon Let those Val
lc Thoughts be for ever abandoned, whic
IS. fostered vain hopes, and deIusive expect
zee tons.
it No longer expose to final condemnatic
let your immortal SOUL by trusting in you
m selves, as though you were righteous,
ess by neglectino 10 seek an interest by falt
ain in the righteousness Of Jesus. Never
to it be absent from your minds, that q
all was made sin for us though he knew
nc sin, that we might be made the righteol
rk- ness of God in him. Let, then, t
3D. word Of Chrst,-the glorious gosI
: which brinceth salvation, dwell in Y
Iui- richly, in all wisdom and spiritual und,
ave standine.' Let it be the purifier of yc
the heart, the regulator of your lhou2h hts.
tile the treasures Of truth divine be ami
APP stored within your hearts, and ct hem
rae employed as the materials of pleasure
on thought, when you are sitting in
YOU house, and when you are walking by
not way, and when you are lying down, {
Ties when you are rising up Then I
YOU the peace Of God which passeth all und
g ht- standing keep your hearts and minds ii
any, Christ Jesus to whom be glory Tor e
nave Amen.