Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-18
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pa"The way Of every man is dcclara,
tive of the end Of that mOn.

Bea. God denies Christian nothing, but
with a design TO give him something bets
ter.
nss-lndulge not gloomy contempt Of
anything which is in itself good, only let
1t keep its place.
psa-Something must be left as test Of
the loyalty Of the hoart--in Paradise, the
tree; in Israel, o Canaanite; in US Temp
tation.
n@l. Pack your cares in rs small
opa2e as you can, so that You can, carry
them yourself, and not let them annoy
, others.
BSy-If good man cannot prevent evil,
he viii hang heavy on its wings, and retard
its progress.
regA- TO expect disease wherever il goes,
and to lay himself out in the applcrtion
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
eiIectudlly useful,
rsl- Never was there a man of more
deep piety, who has not been brought into
extremItes who has not been put into
the tire-who has not been taught to say,
Though he slay me, yet will | trust in
him.
e@-A person who objec.s to tell friend
of his faults, because he has faults OF his
own, acts as a surgeon who should refuse
to dress another PERSONS wounds because
he had q dangerous one himself.
HSr. Prejudice is often the result ofsuch
strong associations, that it acts involun-
tarily in spite of conviction and resolution
The first step toward its eradication is the
persevering habit of presenting 1t to the
mind in its true colors.
Rzg~W hen the most insignificant per-
son tells us we ale wrong we ought to
listen Let US believe it possible we may
I be wrong, when any one suppoSesw we are;
and enter into the true littlenes which
! consists in receiving correction like II
child.
! psRp Hypocrisy is folly. II is much ca
sier, safer and leasan'er, to be the thing
/ which q man aims to appear, than to keep
up the appearance Of being whathe Is not,
! When a Christian is truly such he acts
! from a nature--a now nature-and all the
actings nt that nature have the ease and
pleasantness Of nature in them.
reA. Religious joy, is holy a delicate
/ deposit. 1t is Il pledge OF something bet
ter and must not be thought lightly of;
! for let it be withdrawn only for little,
and, Notwithstanding the experience we
may have had OF it, we shall find no living
creature can restore IL to US, and we can
! only with David cry, Restore unto me, .
Lord, the infinite JOY Of thy great saliva
ton.
BGayI extend the circle of real religion
everywhere. Many men fear God, and
love God, and have a desire TO serve him,
whose views of religious truth are very
| imperfect, and in some points perhaps ut.
( terly false But | doubt not that many
such persons have state Of heart accep-
/ table before God.
| neA-AbrahNm teaches US the right way
of convevsing with God And Abraham
fell on his face, and God talked with him.
When we plead with him our faces should
be in he dust; we shall not then speak
lightly OF him, nor complain nor viii
there be any more boastlng. We shall
abase ourselves and eXalt cur Supreme
Ruler.
EaE"A hiding place implies secresy. He
who can say unto God, 'Vnou art my hida
ing place. may 20 abroad about his attans
and may pass through a thousand dan-
gers, and yet az the same time, have such
hiding place, in the favor and protec>
ton of God, that, when he seems to be
exposed on every side, still he is secured
and hidden from every evil.
BaA.GrOwth in grace maniiests itself by
its simplicity that is, greater natural.
ness OF character. There will be more
usefulness, and less noise; more tender
ness of conscience, and less scrupulosity
there will be more peace, more humility
when the full corn is in the ear, it bends
d own because it is full.
Hsy~To effect any purpose, in study the
mind must be concentrated. If any 9TH
er subject plays on the fancy, than that
which ought to be exclusively before it,
the mind is divided and both are ueu-
tralized. so as to lose their effect. Just as
when | learnt two systems OF short hand.
| was familiar with Gurney's method, and
wrote it with ease but, when | took it
into my head to learn Byron's they dss.
troyed each other and | could write ne,
ther.
RAp There are no greater objects of pity
in the world, than men who are admired
10y all around for their nice discernment
and fiEe taste in everything of a worldly
nature, but have no taste for the riches
that endure for ever-uo love for God or
his word-no love for Christ or their souls
In such state, however admired or res
pected, they cannot see the kingdom OF
God
RnyWhen the mullitudes followed our
Lord on a particular occasion. although
he wished for retirement, and had gone
purposcly to seeh it, yet he gave up mis-
design and attended to them. Mark the
condescension and tenderness Of such
conduct, IN opposition to a sour,mona,,ic,
moroso temper. We are TOO fond Of our
own will. We want 10 be doing wha' we
fancy mighty Things but the great pom