The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-04-17
Religious Roadinga.

the ocean, sn should we watch of the gate ol
Salvation for all the souls, tcmpcsr-tossed
hentiug IN from the sea Of Sin, and guide them
through the perilous straits, that at last, in
still waters, they may cast the anchor Of their
hope,
When We receive a grace, i Is not because
God, ont Of Ills infinite stores, takes grnce
and hands il down to US, but because II Il
produced in our life, As pictures are slid IN.
10 a magic lantern, and then reflected upon a
WALL so many people think God slides graccs
/ into the heart, and that the mans life ONLY re-
fleets them. But gruces are not intcrjccted
/ pictures. Their forms and colors are the sub.
stance Of the heart, The engineer does not
bring the journey to the locomotives the lo-
comotiye produces IT, When watch is
rightly constructed God docs not put time in
to II hour by houl the regular working Of
/ the machinery sb faraTthowatch is concern
ed, makes and marks the time, Now, re-
ligon, the sum Of the graccs, is making the
right journey hcavenward keeping time to
God.
The sweetest music is not the peal Of mar
riage bells, nor tender descants in moonlight
woods, nor trumpet notes Of victory !, the
souls welcome TO heaven. God grant that
when We die there may not come booming TO
our ear TIT dreadful sound, depart" :" but
We may hear stealing upon the air the mellow
chime Of all the celestial bells, saying Come,
come, come, ye blessed, enter ye into the Joy
Of your Lord!"
A father with his little son, Is iourncying
overland TO California and when OF night he
pitches his tent in some pleasant valley, the
child is charmed with the spot, and bcgs his
father TO rear house and remain there oud
It'-..t-,- iirt-trfrrrrr ui7uur rTU
tent, and digs up the Wild flowers and plants
them within the enclosure. But the father
says, - No, my son. Our home is far distant.
Let these things go, for tomorrow we must
I depart" Now, God is taking US, his chill
drcn, as pilgrims aud strangers, homcward ;
but We desire 10 build here, and must be often
overthrow before We can learn to seek "thc
city that hath foundations, whose builder and
maker is God"
Take sharp.cut young saint, just crystal.
i2cd, as many-ponrcd and as clear as n dia.
mond, and how good he s'-how dccdcd for
tho right, md how ubhorrcnt Of wrong! lie
has not Yet affirmed 10 the mcci,nrss aud
gcntcncss of Christ For these rrarcS We
must look to the aged saints, who have learn
I'd through the experience Of years, to carry
themselves always with tender sweetness, and
v.bo h,nr nm tho h,,;,,v ,g l;r, ,. ,i,, .,,,,,
iner-aun- -AnnlGiineS- ham, in The le2inrn - J.
mcllowiug half hemisphere with its radl-
ancc.
Morality must always prccede and accom-
puny religion but religion is much more than
morality. You buy japonica plant, and de-
terminc, in spite of florists, to make it bios
som in your parlor. You watch and tend H.
and nt length the buds appear, Day by day
YOU see them swell, and YOU fondly hope they
will come TO apcrfcct hQwcri but just as they
should open one after another they drop off ;
and you look AT it, and despniringly exclaim
IAN IS over for this year =, And | say
What! the plant is thrifty. Are not japon-
ico roots, and branches and leaves good p"
" Yes" you answers but do not care for
them, bought it for the blossom" Now
when we bring God the roots, and branches
aud leaves OF morality, he is not satisiicd.--
lie wants the blossomiag of the hcarts~nnd
that is religion.
If the architect of house had ono plan
and the contractor had another, what conflicts
would there nc # ffUw ru7Iry wuifs wouiti i1uvr
I
would have to be altered before the two could
harmopizc! OF the building Of lifc God is
the architect, and man is the contractor. God
has one plan, and man has another. Is it
strange that there are clashings and colls-
ions?
To Christina who has lived all his life
long in bondage unto fear not daring TO be-
lievc himself child of God, how sweet will
be the waking in heaven, With great dread
and trembling he will approach the death
hour, and 20 down through chilling mists
and vnpors to the unknown sea. And when
upon the other shore sweet strains come to
his ear, he will not understand them but fair
form after fair form will appear to greet him,
and at length from the impearcd atmosphere,
Gods whole band of gathering and reaping
angels more. in number than the autumn
leaves outstrcaming from the forest when there
are bursts of wind will come forth filling all
the air with music and minister unto him an
abundant entrance into the heavenly king
dom 1t were almost enough to make ones
heavon to stand and see the first wild stirring
of JOY in the face, and hear the first rnptur-
Gus cry as they cross the threshold.
A child lies in his little bed in some high
chamber of an old castle, and hears the air
growing in the chimney, and the prowlng
thief winds at the window, and the scream
of the spirits of the air. The storm rocks