Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-06-25
Religious.


communicate affecting his interests, kindly en-
ctiuraged him to speak. Without further hest
| tatiOn, the sailor proceeded: sc You won't b1
| offended then, sir, with poor ignorant sailor
ii he tells you his feelings'' The gentleman
again assured him he had nothing to fear
! TWell then, sir,n said the onest-heartcd sail.
or, with emotion will you be so kind as moi
to take the name OF my blessed Jesus in vain
lle is good Savior; he took my feet from the
pit and the miry clay, and established my going.
Oh, sir, don't, it you please, take the name Of
my Jesus in vain He never di I any one any
harm, but is always doing good" The rebuke
was not lost upon him for whom it was intend.
ed; tear suflused his eye, and he replied
| to his urgent request, &c My good fellow
God helping me, never will again take til,
name of your Savior in vain." &c Thanh
4 you, SIR, >, SAID this faithful witness for Christ
and putting on his hat, he walked away to hi.
work.
7''~e'---------
ALMOST IiOME'--A traveller, weary and
worn, covered with dust, and suffering from
many prvatlons, sees IN the distance the curl
ing smoke ascending from his homestead, and
chokeu wltl feelings almost too big for utter
anGe, exelailns' ~nlle tears Of Joy are rolling
The playful child having wandered from its
fond PARENTS trembles for fear of approaching
danger as darkness gathers around its footsteps;
yet as it sees some well known object, shakes
| its curly locks and caps its glad hands, cx-
claiming---ssIm almost home
The mariner. after a long and toilsome iour-
ncy, descries in the far distance, the outline
colst OF MS naive lahu, ana slngS aloud with
10y whlle ms heart Is iu'l to breaking-''Pm
atmos nome"
"fhe christian, alter having fought many
hard DattleS, bnieted many hard storms, en-
| dnred many trials, resisting many temptations,
suffered from many aliiictlOns, and grieved over
many shortcomings, ieels gradually approach
| ing the mana oil disease, ana being admonished
thereby OF MS speedy dissolution, lifts his glad
eye heavehward, While his heart nelts within
nihl Us ne eScialnis IN trlumph-"fm almost
nome:
christian professor, thou, too, art almost homel
Art lhou wearing this worlu as a loose garment
so that u may be thrown OIL at a moments no
tice Are thy anectlons ana desires nxed or
things above And art thou dally becoming
more weaned from the things OF time and sense
Or, ike thousands on every side, art thou llvlnl
thy rest mere and living as though TINS was thl
home BE more on thy guard in tuture--hat'
thy lamp trimmed and burning, for at lnidnigh
| the cry may sound in tho ear-.BehOld tht
bridegroom cometh, so ye out TO meet hm.'
COLERiDGE in EhAfEt'--oonie oI our niou
Gru T rh.onasts W
IL " superstition; ~ Is ioiy 70 t'N VI nioyiul
Gou. hgaust these 'ihplous IeViiets we li, nia.
quote the sehiehee OF atrue pnlloSwphor W ~!
ta Vic has ,,,,I.nt,l, W nMl.
srntmenf wIici m Hid ~ , ~, !,
days upon prayer. In one of his youthful
noems. speaking of God. he had said /:
"Of whose ai-seeing eve,
Aupbt TO demand were impotence Of mind. ~
This sentiment he now so utterly condemned
that on the contrai v HE told me as his own ne
culiar opiniop, that the act of praying was the
| very highest energy of which In. human heart
was capable prnyipg. that is. with tLe whole
concentration Of the facuIties-and the great
mass of worldly msp. and of learned men. he
pronounced absolutely incapable of prayer.
ssMr. Coleridge within two yoars of his death
very solennly declared to me his conviction
upon the same subject. | was sitting by his
bedside one afternoon, aud he fell into A long
account of many passages of his past life. la
menting some things, condemning others, &c.
Neither do | reckon said he, sthe most sol
emn faith in God as d real object to be the
most arduous act of the reason and will. Oh,
no, my dear sir, it is TO pray, to pray as God
would have us that is what at times makes me
| turn cold to my soul. Believe me, to pray with
all your heart aud strength--with the reason
| ,,orr ,,,i,,, tLrounh rhrist and yariIy do a.,
hing br nIensetl therennon. This is ths last the
,'roa1c.t dcLinyemant Of The Chrstans s ,ya va
en aar,L Tsoch nc tn nrsy n Tnrd !, And
| ,hcn Lc hprst into a aond cf tnnrs ami bagged
n'e 10 n, az far lin ;, eeN''
| ~ ~ - - ---.- .-.. ... ..
| LAST THINGs-The last words of the Old
| raa,,u,.nt ava :, f;,arCnI thrratanipg s.I,ost +
.a.,, aoS sr,;la tls aar,i r,itb n,Srso ;,
L., 1,'rj 80 H., NJ, I,aata,,,, 49,, =
i.',, nS 90 M, ~ ~. ~ 80,
@ nenculet'om @ ing S'S'o VI o.t No'o 'esus
OhriSt oe WIN you "i; aIhen' ,..
lhc us. "Otee Vi O''i'y poiplo iiS
are glorious ptoii'so aih you ~.
ways, even unto Tue emu oi the Worlu. hlleh'
Often the wicked desplse the last oher OF
mercy made them, more tilan any preaching
they ever heard when have seen friends
wpng away the cilininy sweat from the prov
OF dying man VINO haa long rejected salva
ton, or molstehlhS ms ips WIN ltue water
have oiten trenloleu lest u shoulu Oe the las
mercy he shouid ever receive
When the soul OF reueemee man IS releas
ed II ON the pody, we know that MS last pan
| is over forever.
I 1t seldom happens that the last thing don
l. by one, who has led a wicked life, is to repeI
l. aud turn to God!
l. The last words of sinners often teach I'll
E, very lessons which thcy have ever refused
At learn.-Bdnner and .Adrocate.
4 -.-sss---
e HAVE Losr MY WAY. Isl nave lost ~
~ way a little chlla salu 10 me thls ',hn,
~ She had wandered 100 lar rom hGr III,
to house. 81 want to go nome, e Vt. ,'t,o s'o,, ho
IS said, and her tears tell thlck alu iass ,to,
y little hands. i'u lhe n',c omG ar ihs ma
i, was sweet to witness ihe lsIoio'"s VI 'l0 ~
h. rents over inc RESTORES u,,o.tod sadly IN my