Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-11-26


Has It ceased 10 he itue. that -he m, Vail
eth with wise men shall ., vic bgt com
/ Paoion Of fool. shAll be DESTROYED p"
The Young man. then. ~ao would avoid
fuin. must guard himself from tempting aad
communicating associations Tie most take
rare No., To 20 10 The WI, Of evil p.n h,rp.
I ne hti hesn VIII a.. diligence, he u,gst.with
eyes io'ting ugh, oG. aud ,vcli}s lcoAfrF
,hsiehi bc'Cte hiu, ponder the ps,h o. hi,
/ ''ti. and Iet ell hls Ways be c-,abu.Lsd
hotc ~. Boo ihi. connection. one tuiei. az
. iHaispf nsaD.e inIputiagce which nu.i not be
"Vf'Iooked ne man who J.raeers. tihai ~
q nora iSi' ~ meaningD the man VIA pom.
b arr lLe pain 81 Gis icot, vii be- s.ruurlYus
. ~ TOO sueb'esi departure from the sttaiqhi
way The divergence h6'p u, OF tbs way
. 'h'i eadE 10 acAin, Usually Auut4r. 10 Be
. sh-ii, while % LOOKS, Wlths' pleasant and
'f'ms 70 avnid Tie difficulties that lie IN tive
sirsiem forward path
hus when the companions Of Christian
came Ia the hill ri Difficulty. they saw that
I The hiii was steep, and high. aud thet there
we're two other w.ys, which tlssy. ,hsasat
~ y s IN ~ & -
Der their fate would Ina, could stop ana
look awhile at Christian, ~ with firm and
s'''"J s'eP' We nouns ihAt hlil' bot must
not AIRY Even he. however, inallv fojl a
temporary NciIm' when, IN an advanced
sAge OF MS journey, he stepped over the STYLE
INTO delghliul held, where tho path seem.
90 " run lat"He Will the rugged one ho
was travelling. on remember his fate. The
dungeon OF Giant Despair Witnessed ms AZ.
/ onY' hts pen''ence, has resolution, and hts
escape
ANA DO you tememhet tho name OF tie man
who was seen walking before him. 1rs, aret
he mad passed the style 1t was Yam Coa.
hAeHce And what was has fate Just what
me tat" OF vain confidence always has been
and always VIII be. Not seeing the way
before hlm, says Bunyan quantity. thete IL
The blindness OF v1in confidence y not seeing
tie way, be soon fell into deep plt, which
was on purpose, there mace, by the prince
ct those grounds, to catch vain glorious fouls
wlthhL. How many vain glorious fools
nave been similarly caught, and are now be-
ing caught every day VAIN confidence
oois'H IN lhe assumed safety OF Sigh indul-
Rehco. Nha' IS lIile beer, or CIDER OF
Fia's "i VINE, or the listening TO the voice OF
The strange woman What's the harm =
cannot | control myself DO you think
That Fam gong to become sot or that J
shall yield myself up to the scductIons Of her
whose "lcet 60 down to DEATH" and whose
steps take hold on hell - Thus reasons. or
rather raves vain confidence, needless OF tho
voice which comes up from the .spulchtes OF
the ruined aud lost.
ltust not 10 the power OF selfcontrol, ar
Ter the strong man armed shall have laid his
iron grasp upon YOU. Star, at the very frat
suggestions OF tho temper. When con.
science whispers, listen listen Hear that
ind At.
promptly. resolutely, obey it.
would speak At large on the importance
Of self-control, In connection with the pas
sion for wealth, for honor, for dover, and tho
strong impulses of resentment aud revenge
but time viii fail me, and iorbe,r, On some
OF those topics, however, shan touch here
alter.
SELF RFLIAScE was another and most
important element ~ our friends character.
Il was not the VAN confidence | have des.
orbed nor was 1t ',t-c0gEdCHcc IN the cur.
rent meaning OF that term. J Canu0, better
illustrate u than ay saying, 1t was like the
feeling OF child, u.o, amer repeated Trials
puts louh ITS strength and socs alone. do
not say that thus feeling always directed out
friend night, buI II was a valuable and prom
lnenI tran 10 has character, and Is such !
wlsh 10 make It the occasion OF remark.
lac seli-relance ! would commend IS op-
posed to that feeble, vacila,ing, unstable
stale OF mind. which is always uncertain.
lrre,oluie, unselie d--leanlng on uthers-co.
ing on crulchea, or walking in leading strings
|, It is the acting Of a spiut that feels lis bow.
c.-lhat SEXES upon truth as It's natural all.
menl-that swii, TO hear-that proves all
,hings-feels it's Individual responsibility and
goes forward with firm and steady. though
1,,,,,,. 49,. a., a.. - -
way of life. II IL consistent w,th the deen.,,
st ..sc OF dependence and with the .,,oogos,
exercise of faith IN God. IA wa, The comb
nation Of these seemingly descendant ele.
msnt, that (ormed the orsnd n,,,Joy ~ o.,
man characier-the only basis mon wh,ch
the experiment OF set poveynmeo, can ever
be successfully caluod our and cop,umn,.
ted.
am ptecluded by want of Time. from
dselIng ON the Impo,,nco Of .eIffeil,nce
thus defined, m u. bearings upon the wei.