Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-04-10
Religious Sflisfe[lanu.

@ore y 0ne sun sea OF q mighty truth, Ike
midnight walk by the side Of the ocean"
"There is no ignorance ike omission Of dptr
There is no knowledge like the practice Of H. -
True, work is hard Hardl YES: but then
particle of its diamond hardness is nobler than
all the soft materials of earth's low pleasrres."
Moral effort is the necessary signature Of the
true Christian character"
"Would we see the depth of the ocean, we must
calm the rulings upon the surface"
March up to grand and mighty principles, and
leave little byway calculations out Of sight"
SUNDAY SHoEs.-Strange that all kinds of
leather are too poor TO go 70 church in on a wet
Sunday. What is the matter with all our tan
ners that shoes can not be made which are proof
against Sunday mud and wetf Multitudes Of
people run around all the week in ordinary leather
and no harm comes to them. But If the pave
ment be the least wet of Sunday morning, thev
certain that they shall get their feet soaking
wet, and they might as well order their coffins at
once as to go out in such shoes as they have.
What is the mystery that makes leather which is
so impenetrable all the other days of the week.
not much better than brown paper on Sunday
morning2 Who will make his fortune by pro
viding the vast army Of stay-at homes with a
patent improved church going shoe, warranted
water proof on Sundaysf
GREAT MEN.-A great man is always willing
to be little. While he sits on the cushion Of ad-
vantages he goes to sleep. When he is pushed
and disappointed, tormented, defeated, he has
chance to earn something; he has been put
on his wits; he has gained facts: he learns his
ignorance; is cured of the insanity of conceit:
has got moderation and real skill The wise
man always throws himself on the side of his
assaants. IL is more 10 his interest than II is
theirs to find his weak point. The wound cica-
tries and falls off from him like dead skin.
and when they would t5SmRh Il lol ! he has RehSai
me, feel a certain assurance of success, but as
soon as honeyed words of praise are spoken for
me, feel as one that lies unprotected before his
enemies.-EmtrsOR.
THE Poor Boy.-Don't be ashamed nv lad
if you have patch on your elbow; il Is no
mark of disgrace. 1t speaks well for your in
dustrious mother. For our part we would rather
see dozen patches on your jacket than hear one
profane or vulgar word escape from your lips, or
to smell the fumes of tobacco in your breath.
No good boy will shun you because you can not
dress as well as your companion; and il a bad
boy sometimes laughs at your appearance. say
nothing, my good lad, but walk on. We know
many rich and good man who was once as poor
as you. Fear God, my boy, and If YOU are poor.
but honest. YOU will be respected a great deal
more than If you the son of rich msn
and were addicted TO bad habits.
Origin or EviL Rlronrs-A writer in the
Presbyter. accounts, very ingeniousy and Justly
for the evil reports which are circulated 10 tie
injury of good people:
When Sanballat sent word t0 Nehemiah thas
there were certain reports in circulation cencern.
ing him of an unfavorable character, Nehemiah
replied There such things done thou
sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own
heart How truly do these words describe
much of the evil surmising there is In the world
Sanballat judged Nehemiah by what he would
II. e..
drunken man often thinks everybody else J.
drunk. Whirl yourself around on ronr be-
until your brain is reeling, and all the work
will seem to be whrling around YOU. Jus
so corrupt mind thinks everybody else = cor
rupt"
MoxrEsGuIEu-In little sketch of h;mscl
which he left with his family, he has drasn tbs
picture of a perfect constitution that was seldom
abused:
sMy machine is 90 happily constituted tha
! am impressed BY objects sufficiently for then
to give me pleasure, but not for them 70 give M
| pain
'Study has been for me the sovereign rcmei
against all the disgusts Of life, having never ha
chagrin which an hours reading did not dissi
pate.
!" awake in the morning with a secret JOY a
the prospect Of seeing the light: l see the igl
with ecstacy, and all the day long / am con
tented. pass the night without waking, and ]
the evening when ] retire to bed a species O
drowsiness prevents my thinking"
ENJOYING LIFE"-I must pity that yoln
man who, with a little inery of dress and reel
lessness of manner, with his coarse passions a
; daguereotyped upon his face, goes whoopin
; through the streets. driving an animal much M
bier in It's conduct than himself, swsggers N
ham If el,n and fallS Er,sax W.,
life.' he thinks he is astonishing the world, ~
ne is astonishing the thinking part Of 1t. who a
astonished that he is not astonished at himsei
For look at that compound of fash and imp
dence, and say if on all this earth there is an
thing more pitiablel He know anything Of ii
true JOY Of lifeg As well say that the beauty an
immensiiy of the universe we're all enclosed
the field where the prodigal lay among the husl
and swine DR.. Chopin.
!, SUPERIOR AssocrArrs-It Is the event Of III
/ TO find, and know, and love a superior person;
find a character that prefgures heaven and Il
saints on earth Such n one is left alone, as II
gods are. In all the superior persons | hay
met, notice directness, simplicity, truth spoke
more truly, as if everything like obstruction an
malformation had been trained away. Whs
have they to concealg what have they TO exhbil
, Between simple and noble persons there Is aiwa,
perfect understanding They recognize at sigl
or skill they chance to possess, namely, on the
sincerity-EmersOn.
cE- The power of everything lies in its trull
1t Is a divine thing-Truth. Men do homage
IL, whether they will or not Truth is preciou
because il is indestructible. You can't burn th
truth. You can burn the martyrs. but you car
not burn the truth-the truth that came froi
their lips 1t is immortal. The martyrs live
the immortality of the truth they discovers
They are preserved in these truths, as hay
seen beautiful insect preserved In the midst I
golden amber. They - sr-sftn- - tiaa frutl
which is n monument more enduring than q
power and wealth of Egypts kings ever bore Q
their proud pyramids.
ToucHIge SIoHr.-Nothing can be MOI
touching than to behold a soft and tender wor
who has been all weakness aud dependence viii
treadng the prosperous paths of life. sudden
rising in mental force 20 be the comforter 81
/ and supporter of her husband under misfortun
/ As the vine which has long twined its gracesi
foliage about the ark, and been lifted by il r
sunshine, will, when the hardy tree is rifted
the thunderbolt, cling round it with It's caressiI
tendrils and bind up its shattered boughs, 80 VI
man, who is the dependent and ornament Of ns
in his happier hours should be his stay and soa'
when smitten with sudden and irretrievaole e
e lamity.
: IHE SOLITUDE or DEATH.-W must dle alcn
: To the very verge of the stream our friends N
{ accompany US; they may bend over us. they M
cling 10 US, there; but that one long wave fro
the sea of eternity washes up to the lips. swee
us from the shore and we go forth alone!
that untried and utter solitude. then, what C.
there be for but the pulsation Of that aszuran
E =" / am not alone because the Father j. vi
Q mew
The BIBLE AND THE PooR.-l am confdo
that among the poor are those who find in ii
one book (tbe Bible) more enjoyment. mo
awakening truth, more lofty and beautiful ina
, ry more culture TO the whole soul, than thousan
of the educated find in their general studies, al
vastly more than the millions among the =
find in that superficial transitory literature viii
consumes all their reading hours.-Dr. ChoHnir
!. Can't AFroRp Ir.-1 Come in. Joe. and l,s
|. take drink No, Thomas, ! can't afford II
but. Joe. I'll pay for il" "0h. | am n
r speaking of loss Of money, Thomas. but Of ID
: of health and energy, moral principle. charscs
n .f IL ~ ID