True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-12-01
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Excerpts from Spurgeon.
Keep not back part OF the price. Make
a full surrender of every motion Of thy !
heart; labor to have but one object and
one aim, And for this purpose give God
the keeping of thy heart. Cry out for
more of the influences of the Holy Spir-
ii, tha, so when,thy soul is preserved and
protected by him. it may be directed into
one chanel, and one only, that thy life
may run deep and pure, and clear and
peaceful Its only banks being Gods will,
its only chanel the love Of Christ and a
desire to please him.
There is not a spider hanging on the
kings wall but hath its errand there is
not neltle that guoweth in the corner of
the churchyard but hath its purpose;
there is not a single insec. fluttering in
The breeze but accomplished some divine
decree and l will never have it that
God created any man. especially any
christian man, to be blank, and to be
nothing. He made you for an end
Find out what that end is find out your
niche, and fill it. If it be ever so little,
if it is only 10 be newer Of wood and a
drawer of water, do something in this
great battle for God and truth.
am certain thou needest no exhJrta-
ton 10 love myself, thine own case will
be seen to, thine own comfort will be
very primary theme Of anxiety. Thou
wilt line thine own nest we'll with downy
feathers if thou canst. There is no need
10 exhort thee TO love thysef Thou wilt
do that we'll enough. Well, then, as
much as thou lowest thyself love thy
neighhor, ... ... ...
Life is but deaths vestihnln; and our
pilgrimage on earth is but journey to the
grave, The pulse that preserves our be
ing, beats our dead march, and the blood
which circulates our life is floating it on
ward to the deeps of death: To-day we
see our friends in health, tomorrow we
hear of their docease. We casped the
hand Of the strong man but yesterday
and 10 day we close his eyes. We rode
in the chariot of comfort but an hour ago
and in a few more hours the last black
chariot must convey us to the home o
all living. Oh, how closely allied is death
to life N
Deal gently, deal kindly, deal lovingly
t and there is not wolf in human shap,
t but will be melted by kindness =; ant
r there is not tiger in woman's form bu
will break down and sue for pardon, i
= God should bless the love that is brough
e to bear upon her by her friend.
y The river of God is full of water bu
e there is not one drop of it that takes it
= rise in earthly springs. God will hav
5 no strength used in his own battles bu
n the strength which he himself imparts
!, and | would not have you that are nov
= distressed, in the least discouraged by it
e Your emptiness is but the preparation 70
: your being filed and your casting dow
is but the making ready for your liftin!
e up.
e My God! when survey the bound
less fields of ether, and see those pom
r derous orbs rolling therein.-wh | con
slider how vast are thy dominions-st
wide that an angels wing might flap II
all eternity and never reach boundary
Il marvel that thou shouldst look OF
insects so obscure as man. [ have taker
to myself the microscope and seen the
ephemora upon The leaf, and | have called
him small. will not call him so again
compared with me he is great, if pu
myself In comparison with God. am
so little that shrink into nothingness
when behold the almightiness of Jeho-
YAH SO little that The difference between
the animaculm and man dwindles into
nothing, when compared with the infinite
chasm between God and man.