Washington telegraph., 1862-03-19
i or the Telegraph,
Sunday Reading.

ich "a an 10 a strait betwixt two, having
,; na'lsh b depart and to be with Christ,
,,,r,;sa Ear better How few are arriv;
insect, Kb pitch of spirituality This
/ recs kAhe fruit of faith with respect to
eptil'' lily and glory of the eternal state,
pois'' Interest in it. According as the
' "aia Hon Of the invisible kingdom is to
bv III Ms, such is its attractive power 10
ssya lns. To vanquish the terrors of
ilrati' ,ad with clear and cheerful spirit
II wi the body in the grave, that we
p,h lever freed from sin aud made like
srr u in purity aud glory, is the effect
~tus, Iaronger than death" "
n Tue III is love" "God is not a man,
should tire and grow weary of
SIS, ich he has loved. 1t is for men
otf what they have begun, to lay
hat they have taken up, to be cool
hey were warm, to cast aside what
i embraced, and to forsake what
+aee anxiously pursued. Where
once bestowed his love, there His
jr.- Ess deep. He cools not, He tires
ehauges not; " will never leave
:. Ike thee" is His own strong SEN
fcerning the enduring, unfading
4 of His love, wherever it is re q,
ify to and received. "Can wo-
's -Ha asks, " forget her sucking child
would not have compassion on
of her womb? Yea, they may
yet will I not forget thee" Even
Hpngest, the least changeable, the
MI of human loves, even the fond
HIber's fondest love is but weak and
lncertain and insecure compared
Anay tear themselves out of His
Etbey may tire of His service; they
A fTSake Him, turn aside, break the
~ s<of love with which He drew them
lmself, give their affections to earthly
ef :, cease to pour forth their souls to
Divine Lover of their souls; but He
istis part does rot cast them out, does
hcken His hold, does not speak with
nged voice, Or in colder tones, does
begin to lesson his labors for their
Ior to withdraw His toll, or to let
Fsam of His affection ebb away, until
mghened disobedience, by stubborn
HIcontinuauce in evil doing, they
lm to give them up, He bears
] nh them; He warns even many
M He seeks many times to win back,
ahe disobedient are suffered to drift
ts destruction"
Sbe little in our own eyes is to see
F. Alright by the sight of sober
nRnt and truth. Hence it is that
Of men are the humblest that
tahntS kneel at the foot of the Cross !:
MnhOare nearest the likeness of Christ
he lowest opinion of themselves, for
early see how far the nearest are
nals purity, When God is in all our
eBlfs, We seem to grow less and less !;
R as nothing in His sight we won
IzpN He can regard and look on US at
kRe incline to cry out like the Psalm
Lord, what is man that Thou visit
I'm, or the son of man that Thou Sc
fdest him?" We seem to diminish
ze, the more we try to know the mys
Df God. He seems, if We may 81
q, to expand before our eyes the mor'
gste at Him and as mountains seen
@Stance often appear like little hills
seen at distance by thoughtles
godly minds, not approached b.
& Ort of the soul, does not awe then
Majesty; but when by the step
MfOly life, By acts of faith, we draw
b Him, then at every step He rise
Us with increasing majesty till W
ie awed and overpowered by Hi
enable and immeasurable purit,
isht."
i uatever you would have your child
'O@e, strive to exhibit in your OWL
pad Conversation.
shreshing separates the wheat from
So does affection purify virtue y