Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-07-09
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\ pa But not only do proverbs and ex.
4 perienCe condemn our faults; we oursel
YES condemn the same faults in others
whenever they affect our own interest anc
convenience. Then we are quite sure
that one might be more courteous, aul
another more reasonable and third
moro amiable, and fourth far less talka
tive, if they would only try Thus we see
no difficulty TO prevent them from being
TO rs, all they ought to be; an no excuse
1 for them, when they offend US. us it not
| very easy to be polite to one What good
| do they get to themselves, from their
/ high airs, or from their snappish humors,
4 or from their Capriclous conduct? | have
no patience with such nsolencp, nor with
| .lch impcrlinences." Even this is not
1 the weakest nor tho worst side of our
hearts, in regard TO our faults. We can
4 condemn them in ourselves, and yet con-
/ tnue them. We can lament them, and
vet allow them to 90 on. We can even
4 give up GXcusing them, and yet expect
| othcrs to forgive and forget them or rath-
1 er TO overlook them entirely; for we do
not like the idea of being forgiven by any
one but God
Goethe hope set before us in the Cos
| l7u.iso The @hecktnah Of the divine pres.
suca which went before the church in tho
vli4ana-a, 81 "a pillar of cloud by day,
and pillar OF fire by night - neither SO
linn us ~ bg IuuIs,inct, nor 50 bright "a
10 he dazzling to the eye. IL is, indeed as
m!l Of immortality as the sun is full Of
Us.. Lat us the sun shines through an
atmosphere which soitens bis rays, and
occasionally shades them too, so the hope
Of eternal life takes so many Of the sweet
est forms Of social life, and is so surround,
ed by the duties ard trials of public, do.
nestle, and moral life, that it never shines
too brightly to be looked at, nor too dark.
y to be seen. 1t is emphaucally q hope
set before Us; not SO far Off as to strain
The eye in looking for it, nor so near us 10
pain the eye in looking at it.
narToo much importance cannot he
attached to a right creed, except when it
is put in the room OF holy character, or
OF an humble rpirit. Then, however,
there is something equally awlll and ON
nous in orthodoxy Not that q sound
creed itself is dangerous thing Far
from it! Indeed, there can he no true
holiness nor humility, without soundnoss
in tho faith,uron all eo'iu.l points. There
may be virtues Of character, which are in.
tended for holiness and virtues of tenn
per, which are intended for humility; but
a' both holiness and humility have their
chief reasons in the revealed character
aud will of God, the conduct and spirit
lhowever good which are not chiefly in
tiucnced by these leasons, are no. those
virtues.
G&g- There arc moments Of tenta'ious
and moods Of temper, when one could al.
most fly into passion, Gs well rs get inn
patient, with the straight mcshS Of Peters
net. Peter j. 5, IL. These tossings and
twislingS are not made, indeed, in order
to escape from TIE fshcrme MS net altos
gether We do not want the liberty OF
those fishes which kept out of the gospel
net, nor Of those "bad ones Which are
the shores Of eternity but we are, alas,
prone 10 take more liberty than God sane
tions.
ngl.Ihis is the secret Of our reluctance
to some duties, and Of our failure in some
grocos they require more diligence than
we live to bestow upon them. IT the
fruits of the spirit would only grow and
ripen as easily as the weeds Of nature
spring up and prevail, we should be quite
pleased to bear plentiful harvest oi good
fruit to the glory Of God but, finding
that they are neither Of spontaneous
growth, ror independent Vitality and
that we must "So,g unto tho spirit" if We
would reap Of the spirit, we yield TO slo,h,
or event excuses for barrCnness'
G9-In business, the man that does not
follow m ere seltishness the man that is
wiling to sacrifice a part or the whole of
a bargain the man that carries Christ
with him behind the counter that man
can preach where he is. better than in n,
ny other pulpit. There is no place waere e
men have more opportunities to bear wit,
ness for Christ than in their business. Ev,
cry single place in which men do business
is Calvary, where is needed a cross and
some one to hang thereon Wherever q.
ny man, for Christs sake, and for the
sake of the kingdom of God, suffers he is
crucifed for his Cellowmen.
B;55" without the girdle of truth, you
may fall into error. Without the breast
plato Of righteousness, you may fall into
'asr.reT. Without the shoes of the gosr
&c. ..' peace you nav fall into Gespon-
aeaa. Without the shield of faith, you
may @il into apostacy. Without the he'll
n0... aya,ion, you may fail into des.
pair Without the sword Of the spirit,
you may fall into cowardice And with,
ou prayer and watching, you may fall in.
to any thing, however bad or dangerous.
H@y"Somctimcs it is said that the first
step in n mans regeneration is the con.
viction Of sin. The first step in spiritual
life is the entrance into the soul of the di,
vine illuminating ara recreative spirit
For IL is the touch Of God in the human
mind that first litts up our thoughts 10
ward him, toward cuty, toward newnes.
ofhie.
rsa-So far from the earlier periods Of &
child's life being unpropitious for relig
Ious experiences, it is exactly that perioc
which the child car take hold of such ex
perenoes are better then at any later pc
rod and take hold of them with sufficient
intelligence.