True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-01-02

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poses OF our Father in heaven. s'PrGise
God Fais The be6lling sentiment, certain.
", Of every christian heart at oil times
but there seems peculiar fitness in dwell
ling specially upon the remembrance Of
all his ms1cies, when his providence has
brought Us through another varied year.
and we urn anew leaf ia the calender by
which man marks The fight of lime.
sg The word time Is on every body's
tongue, but who can comprehend it,
We place it in contrast with eternity, and
talk Of itas something Of which we can
orm definite conception and YET, il we
separate it from those points and resting
places by which men count what they call
days, months and years, and lei imagina-
tion run out in search Of its limits, lis an
tecedents, and It's sdbsequents-- if we think
Off as ga portion Of The vast ocean Of
eternity-a river flowing from The sea,
and flowing into the sea--a channel lead.
ing from deep to deep, through shores on
which the races Of the world ale permit.
ted TO build for awhile, until the great
waters shall once more cover all land time,
as time, shall be no more'--we are pres
emily lost in the unmeasurable, and find
that Time itself is scarce " less vague,
abstract, and unimaginable that the e,ern-
ity Of which it is a part.
How,important, then, to us, are these
way-marks by which we are enabled to
take in some definite conception Of what
we call time How has science aided
our endeayors, by the adjustment Of divi-
sions and subdivisions, corresponding
with the revolutions Of the heavenly bod
les, so that the memory. in traversing the
past, may rest itself, ever and anon, like
weary bird, and prepare Tor another,
and another flight. And not only so,
how do the records written upon certain
days records Of love, joy, hope for The
world-come up before us, claiming .
new consideration, and prompting lo-new
and strong impulses, aselhe calendar of
the year is unfoded, and the scenes Of the
past associate themselves with thes activi.
ties Of the present. Whose patriotism in
America is not kindIed by the coming
round in its season Of The 4lh Of July -
Whose love Of noble self-deyoiion 10 his
country is moi warmed by The sight of ,
military pageant on the 22d Of Februaryl
Where is The christian whose devotion TO
a higher than any earthly flame does NOT
burn, on the dawn Of the peaceful Sabs
bath !! And--allhough there is no spe.
cial sanctiiy in Christmas day more than
any day Of the year, apart from the asso.
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Citations men have by common consen.
connected with it--or, in New Years
day more than any other day, apart from
the prominence given TO i, as the thresT
hold 10 the great repository of success
sion and classification Of human events !
vet these are of themselves sufficient to
awaken salu,ory emotions, are beautiful
in their influences upon the thoughtful.
and should not be permitted TO pass by
without leaving behind Them the blessing
of our Father above.
But our limits do moi allow us to morl-
ize further. With the salutations Of ths
season, we commend our readers TO The
favor of Him whose bounty has crowned
: the year now closed with righteousness
and trust that each of them will seek b,
faithful improvement of time, 10 secure
; the enjoyment of happy eternity. y ,e
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