The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-10-06
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Thoughts for the Afflicted.

How innumcphle the occasions for sorrow!
How many Nre tho afflicted, Trials snfor-
Jugs mud death, seem to multiply on every
rido as wo advance on the pilgrimage of lie.
ny every possession we are made Liable to
Ross; by every friend, TO bereavement; 10y eve
~ hope TO fear; 10y every cncihly prospect of
good, 10 disappoinIncnG and by every joy. TO
SORROW
Our Gondtion'is one oi5iiife dtpendtnee.-
Many ia their pride md woldllness seem TO
iuIhginn that their 'mouhtnin stands strong
aud that they never bhul DO movedn \
voice from the invisible world is ever speak.
ing but they heed it not! They have shut
their eyes and stopped their care, aud rcgafd
no, the work Of the Lord. In their prosper
ity they forget that lho place oflheir dwelling
is IN the dust, AID that they are crushed be-
lore the motlii-'llow are they brought into
dcsolalon in moment They arc utterly
consumed with terror
Religion promises mol 10 sdrc men Goui >esc
RiciiOHS ia tbs life. Religion IL truthful and
candid, aud speaks of human ills aud expert
ences Just ns ih0y are. She holds ont no
dcccitul promises, to lure the disappointed
yo,nries' OF nlcusuro to her ullars. She en-
poys no false colors to gain disciples She
saws openlyAud every where, 'mnuy are ihG
-elllveiiaRe- Of Il4e-riR hieaus.'- Shc dnns-
permit tho children of God to hope for en-
cmiiiion. She says 10 lhom-'ln the world,
So shall have trhulatiuu, you must enter into
sha llugdOnI.' 'For whom the Lord loyoth,
he chaslenetli aud scourEoth.'
She says, too, lhnt ia this world, DcdH
rtignsn She pcrsouifcs deuth as n iyrunt,
and represents him as rcigning over all the
fhmiiies oC the earth. How promo are men
90 forget That they are living for n short sqa-
son under tho dominion of earth! Tint the
enrth is bnI spacious graveyard land al
that live must die and return to tint dust
How impreSsiycly has God spoken on this
sul9ecLof late, by tho VOICE Of the pCs,ilrncci
Whhe thousands huye been suddenly falling
victims to the Destroyer IN the principal cit
les Of our country, and funeral professions
ttftrrr uiiy f,---rii -trrrt5
most every hour, ten thousand hearts desoa-
sed hy the bereuving strokes have felt that
.iodih reigns.- Christian OJsnuer.
A SUBLIME TRuru. Let n man have ull
the world can give him, he is still miserable,
IL lac has groYcllng, unieiterod, undevout
mind.
Let him have his gardens, his fields, his
.woods, his lawns, for grandeur, plenty, ornn-
tnent and qualification: while Mt the same
,imo God is nor in all his Thoughts Aud let
another have neither field nor garden;et him
took ut nature with an enlightened mind--a
mind which can see aud adore the Creator in
his works, can consider them MS denIonslrn-
tiohs of his power, lis wisdom, his goodness,
md in his poveriy,a and he is far happier than
tho other in his riches. The one is but little
higher thnu the beusr,,he other but little low
er thnn an dnlS'----,
LISTENING TO Evm REPoRrs. Tho long
cr live, the more feel the importance of
ndherng to the role which have laid down
Tor myself in relation To such mnttcrS-
I. To icHr ms little MS possible Whatever
is to tho prejudice Of Others,
. To believe nothing of The kind ill nm
absolutely forced to it,
3. Never 10 drink IL The spirit of, one who
circulates an evil report
-Rtedarate, ma far as | can,
the unkindncss which is expressed towards
others.
3. Always so believe thatifth other side
were heard, n very different account would
bc given of the matter.
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