The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-01-21
&uunQy Rra0juu.
From tue Presbyterian Herald.
How TO READ THE RrR1.R

II IS a sad TACT that in this land of Ri.
Dies there !, 50 little attention owen ~
that blessed book. How few profasscrs
OF religion in our border, hayc rand -,
b'"Ie ;i'roHSh 4; nl..s d! how few pcrYsn
=" Pa-eN rrInI"'y once il day! Now AT
y beginning of 4 new wear when m,nv
OF "ois psoP'e are forming new resojn
lions Tor - better life, should no, ona Of
these resolves be-, with Gods help, to road
the B1h:r dGl'y, and with greater care
Than formerly a: Hoping that there arc
some oi lAIN class of readers Of This M.
per, VINO may desire 10 make that Dible
reading. interesting and profitable F.; we
VIII make some suggestions to tina. end ::
iT'' MaGe all necessary preparation 10
do the work in earnest and 10 the mr.
pose Try to make the circum. ,ances
pleasant as possible. Get a Bible of con
Ve!ien; size, Of cool paper and LARGE
print, and use it only rs even = IncsI
memory Is Of advantage. Beside the
pe"eiit OF good type TO the eyes in reading
oy "fthcia' hight, it may be- thought a
mere fancy, but eminent mca have ;ma~-
hh'd Ihat matter printed in large letters
was more easily remembered ;hsn thai;
SET IN eye Destroying type.
"a: Have , set time for this reading,
aGi TX 1t rs early AS possible in the day.
10 n"1 say t'iat you cannot find a time.
our business III this matter 10 not to find
" TINE not Otherwise appropriated. Make
one, II you cnnro get it in any other
way. Make other things, # need lie. give
place 10 this which is so vastly important.
Never allow the World to cheat Your soul
ont o. IT'S duly food, and to rob God out
o. ms own time. Give not The refuse.
'he "fta! rs . sacrifice to God. By no
means Tx this time.i if You have but Que a
day after business has wcaricd YOU, and
united you for reading to advantage
q precious promise a rule Of dutv. or a
hrnn g may prove to be of incslimablo
value all The lay long if it find a place
M your thoughts before you 20 TO the em.
pioyInent' ~ the day, whereas if You De
lay u'l night to attend to this blessed
work, yonr mind so long absorbed with
worldly things will be untitled for RELIC.
four meditation, and sleep will cause ali
such thoughts 70 pass quickly from tue
.,ntnd.
; 3d' BeSin every reading with a prayer
Tor a teacha6le spirit, aud that God would
open the eyes OF your understanding to
behold the woudrous things in his law
I Aud then try as far rs possible, yourself
TO answer your prayer by reading slowly,
and " part Of every reading aloud. 1t is
not so easily TO skim over il IL read andi.
biz. The ycly effort Of pronunciation
holds he attention IN check, and fixes the
thoughts more deeply inthe mind. Read
each sentence until you feel that You have
properly attended 10 il. And il will do
70 harm TO utter ora brief appropriate
peiiiition At The end Of each passage. II
~rs at ANY rate worth the triad.
All. When you come to u verse whose
force or beauty strikes you, stop, asd learn
it by heart. Repeat i often to Yourself
and reflect upon it during the day. If il
should pass from your mind, the very eff.
fort tn recall it. viii be q valuable ment.l
exercise helping TO strengthen the memory
AMI train the mind TO dxeduess Of thought.
And at night how delightful to lie down
taTesi, letting your soul, as il were repose
upon COTS precious truth that has Jeen
your comfort in the hours Of labor.
9Th Endcaror 10 complete a subject,
or q paragraph oach time. Abandon the
reading system, save IN the book
Psim.. A smdl amount very care.
tai fig,'s ei j. Of more, value
The
arc often not tie proper divisions
" the Sacred text.