Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-21
HkLIGIOU- MIsUkLLANY,

How many people 60 out of their sphere
under good pretensesl
A Christian will fiud his pareuthesis in
prayer, even through his busiest hours.
God denies a Christian nothing but with
design 10 give him something better.
Indulge not a gloomy contempt Of any
thing which is in itself good only let 1t keep
its place.
Sometbipg must be left as test of the
IoveltV of tbe heart--in Paradise, the tree;
In Israel, Csnaanite; in US, temptation.
If good man can not prevent evil, he
will hang heavy on its wings, and retard its
progress.
To expect disease wherever it goes, and to
lay himself out in the application of remedies
is that habit of mind which is best suited to
a Christian while he passes through the
world, if he would be most effectually use-
ful. ..s-
y In studying the work of God, digest it un-
der these two heads; either as removing Oh
structions, which keep God and thee asunder;
or as supplying some unition power to bring
God and thee together.
Never was there man of deep piety, who
hss not been brought into extremites-who
been taught to say; Though He slay me,
yet will trust IN Him y
A person who objects to tell q friend Of his
faults, because he has faults of his own, acts
as q surgeon would who should refuse TO
dress snC ther pefson's wound because he has
a dangerous one himself
Prejudice is often the result of such strong
associations, thatit acts involuntarily, in spite
toward it's eradiction is the perseveriug habit
of presenting it TO he mindin its true colors.
When the most Insignificant person tells
us we are wrong, we ought 10 listen. Let Us
believe it possible We may be wroog, when
any one sup Oses we are; and enter into the
true littleness, " hiCh consists in receiving
correction like a child.
Hypocrisy is folly. 1t is much easier,
safer and pleassDter to be the thing which a
man aims tO appear, than TO keep up the ap-
pearance of what be is not When a Chris
tian is truly such, he acts from nature-and
all the sctines of that nature have ease and
plessantness OF nature in them.
A Christian does not glory in tribulation
as he does ip the cross OF Christ. The cross
of Christ is the object which he glories; but
be glOries in trioulation as an appointed
means and instrument in the hand of God,
of accomplishing his own pleasure and pro-
noting our zeal good.
Religious joy is holy, delicate deposit.
1t is a pledge OF something greater, and must
Lot DE thought lightly of; for let it be with.
drawn for a little, and, Notwithstanding the
experience we may have had of it, we shall
lind no living creature can restore it to u.s.
and which we can only, with David, cry
Restore unto me, 0 Lord, the JOY of thy
salvation"
l extend the circle of real religion very
widely. Many men fear God, and love God,
ard have asincere desire to serve Him, whose
views of religious truth are very imperfect,
and in some points utterly false. But
doubt not that many such persons have a
state Of heart acceptable before God.
Abraham teaches us the right way Of con-
versing with God: "And Abraham fell on
his face and talked with Him !" When we
plead with Him our faces should be in the
dust; we shall not then speak lightly of Him,
nor complain; nor will there be any more
boasting. We shall abase ourselves and ex.
alt God
A hiding place implies secrecy. He who
can say unto God: Thou art my hiding
place" mRy go abroad about lis affairs, and
may pacs through thousand dangers and
yet, at the same time, have such a hiding
place, in the favor and protection of God,
and that, when he seems to be exposed on
every eide, still he is secured and hidden
from every evil.
Growth in grace manifests itself by a sim
plicity- that is, greater naturalness of char.
acter. There will be more usefulness, and
less noise; more tenderness of conscience,
and less sc-upulosity; there will be more
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N the ear, it bends down because it is full.
To effect any purpose, in study, the mind
must be concentrated. If any other subject
plays on the fancy than that which ought to
be exclusively before it, the mind is diYided,
and both are neutralized, so as to lose their
effect. just as when l learned two systems
of Shorthand. | was familiar with Gurney's
method and wrote it with ease; but, when
took it into my head to learn ByIon's, they
destroyed each other, and l csRld learn
neither.
Some men will follow Christ on certain
condilionS-if he will not lead them through
rough rosds-if be will not enioin on then
any painful tasks-if the sun and wind d.
not annoy them-if he will remit a part 0
his plan and order. But the true Christian
who has the spirit of Jesus, will say, as Ruti
said to Naomi: "Whither thou gOest, viii
go" whatever difficulties and dangers may
he in the way.
Few Christians, if any, sufficiently honol
Christ, as governing their concerns. They
do not say: Nov, while / am praying OF
earth, my Saviour is working for me il
Heaven. He is saying to obe, DO this = ant
to another, DO tbatp and all for my good !
While Jeremiah was, doubtless, praying +
God, out of the dungeon, Ebed melech wa
intereediDg for him with the King, and the
we're preparing the means of his deliVeranc6
See Jer. xXXvin.
There are no greater objects of pity in tn
world than men who are admired by al
around for their nice discernment and fin
taste in every thing of a worldly nature, bu
have no taste tor the riches that endure for
eVer-no love for God or His word-no lov
for Christ or their souls. In such stat
however admired or respected, they can nc
see the kingdom OF God
When the multitudes followed our Lor
on particular occasion, although he wishe
for retirement and had gone puTposely
seek il, yet he gave up his designs and a
tended to them. Mark the condescensio
and tenderness of such conduct, in oppos
ton TO sour, monastic, mOrose disposition
We are too fond Of our own will. We wal
TO be doing what we fancy mighty thing
but the great point is, to do small thing
when we are called to do them, in a rigI
spirit.
In Christ we see the most perfect exhit
tiOn of every grace, to which we, as his fC
lowers, are called. Let there be in US b
that poverty of spirit-that dispo osition
bear with provo cations, and TO forgive il
juries-that obedience 10 God and acquie