Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-03-27
Reliaious 9ftisfeuallp.


necessares Of life, and he wants the conveneDces.
Give him the convenienees. and he Graves for the
luxuFies Grant him the luxuries, and he sighs
for the elegance. Let him have the elegancies,
and he yearns for the foles. Give him altogethe-.
and he complains that he has been cheated both
in price and quality of the article.
rE-I am sick of opinions; am weary 70 hear
them-m, soul loathes their frothy food. Give
me solid, substantial religion; give me an humble
dover of God and man-a man full of mercy aL:d
good fruits-a man laying himself out IN Nor'Is
offaith. the patience of hope, the labor OF lofe.
LIE. my soul be with such Christians wheresoeyer
theysre and whatsoever opinions they may ho''i.
"He that dOeth the will of my Father in HeaFei,
the same Is my brother, and my sister, and my
mother. join Wesley.
The FAMILY-The family circle is Col
blessed ordinance, and is the sweetest, the hap
est and the most hallowed spot on earth. It j
the nursery of affection, of friendship and of VIZ
tue; the place where those ties of mutual Ce-
pendence and help are first formed, which, IN
their expanded state, unite human society; ano,
according to the manner in which the nights o.
the IA ily circle are enjoy ed its duties dscharget
and its true benefits realized, are the moral ohac
acter the stability and the grandeur of eountry
rE-There is a mutaal relation between exter-
nal circumstances and inward propensities: the
the former would be imperative without the lat
ter. Company, books, habitatiOn, pursuits, must
all leave their impress upon us; but reason, anal
ogv, Christ all teach us 20 look chiefly within
for the character of the man. Out of the heart
proceeds the life. If murder. adultery, etc,
dwell there whatever our external circumstance,
ripen into devils; and if faith, love and hope
are within, whatever our paths, We matnre into
angels-Dr. Thompson.
sEThe treasures of some is gold. AM
the love of il grows so strong as to become idol
atrous Such men never rise above the merest
drudgery in the world. They eat and drink. but
il is to enable them successfully TO toll on Morn
ing, noon and night il is the same drudging slave
nv and submission 20 the cravings OF vicious
appetite There is not one noble sentiment O.
feeling can live in their heart, because the lust OF
gain fills it so completely to leave no room fOf
anything else. They can do nothing but grove.
like an earth worm. eating dust, and casting out
their slime in order 10 form a pathway al0ng
which crawl 1t is ptiable and sad 60 think
of but il is sight only too often seen in tins sin
stricken world of ours.
cE-There is not much solidity in religion
that will not stand the test of every day expei-
ence There are good many pious people,
saws Douglas JerOld; .'who : careful Of then
religion as OF Their best service OF China, on'y
using it on holiday occasions, for fear Il should
get chippel or fawed in working gday wear.
That species of religion may do for show. but
there's little substance in it. 1t is not the kiI,'
To last Ii is too fine for use. It l. too much OF
the gilt gingerbread sort for the more seneT.'i
service of mankind. II can do little good in Z =
ewes Of one who Judges Us not by the exteriu.
but by the interior evidences of excellence Re
ligion, 10 be seryiceibe. must not Oul, be sub
stantia but active. IL must not be drowsy. Il
must be wide awake. vgilant and sturdy.
CHslsrIAN INFLUESCE.-In the life Of Christ
imam lies the secret of all true Christian influence
1t is the easiest thing in the world to talk shout
religion. But mele talk about religion is the
poorest thing in the world. Every true Christian
WILL indee1, talk about tile Saviour. Out OF Tie
abundance OF the heart the mouth speaketh- Aud
if the voice doth not speak of Christ. sure you
NAV zee the soul is not filled with Christ Ne.e--
theless, here as elsewhere, the Inference cf a.,
lips is as nothing TO the influence of the life. In
the divine economy, all grand forces are con-
paratively gentle and silent. The shallow Fil
that is dry ON the mountain side half OF the wear.
brawls more nOisily at times than yoa might.
river The boys sparkling rocket makes
louder demonstration I'm the night air than all
Gods starry consultations. And yet. in the 81
lence of Their sublime manifestations, how eio-
quenty do these great forces Of the universe bear
witness of God!
theme for poetry. for painting. for history,
eulogistic and aggrandzing agencies.vhose unite'i
tribute constitute fame; but there are victorie-
won by men over themselves more truly honor
/ able to the conqueror than any that can 10
achieved in war. These silent successes we may
never hear of The battles in which they CD
tanned are fought i'm solitude. aud without hep
save from above The conflict is sometime.
waged in the still watches OF tlie night. and tx
! struggle is often fearful. Honor to every coa
oueror i'm such warfares Honor To the man a
woman who fights temptation. hatred. revcns c
envy sefshness back 90 its covert in the hes-f
and then expes it forever. Although no outwart
show of honor accrues to the victories Of the
good fights, they have their reward, higher Oi.'
/ than fame can bestow.
A MOTHERS LOyE.-Manr a mother h. e.
whose grey hairs have no beauty in the eyes ol
/ her children, and claim no reverence from tho
for whose welfare she would cheerfully pour oUi
her hearts blood MANY a mothers love is re
paid by unkindness and ingratitude. Many az
hour OF wearisome toll and patient uatchins
meets no other recompense than deeds. liz
knowledge of which wrings her faithful hear
with anguish. Yet through all the misfortune
even through the dish0nor of her children. hel
4 love knows no variableness. Her sympathy i
given though unsought; it is not forced upon the
attention, but its soothing power is felt. In thI
silent night watches, nef tears no" iOF tnen u
hidden, and her voice goes up in supflica ton ttS
he who never slumbers will watch over and com
fort them In their presence her heart Is ne e
weary of planning, her hand of executing swee
Offices Of affection; and in their absence the ai.n
of her love are around them. and the incense o
her prayers in their behalf rises continually ne
fore the Eternal One y mothers love
There j. none
In all this cold and hollow world, no fount
OF deep, strong, deathless love. save that within
| mothers heart.
Az OBJECTION ASswmID-A gentlemanwh' b