Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-09-02
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.

PRAYER FROM THE HEART-it Is observable
that when man Is to swim over some river,
having thrown himself into the water, he
passeth as Tar as he can by TIE strength of
his first stroke, and then being as it were at
d stand, he fetched another stroke, and so a
third, and fourth till he cones to the place
where lie would be. So IN the matter OF
prayer, IN our addresses unto God, must
do as that godly martyr of Christ, Mr.. John
Bradford, was said TO do, not to ramble from
one petition TO another till he mad brought
his heart into a perfect frame of prayer, SO
that every passage of prayer had It's full
work. As for instance, in the Lords Prayer,
when man shall say, Thy kingdom come,
and then shall be thinking with himself, o,
but if it should now come, what case am
in, that ann thus unprovded Then in the
midst Of these thoughts, say Thy will be
done on earth, a 1t Is in heaven, letting the
tongue 90 on, while the heart Is some thing
else; this IS an error, green wound easy TO
be cured, being one good thought instead OF
another, wIch Is TO be done by serious and
deliberate attendance, and careful dwelling
on one particular, till another be presented.
HUMAN ASPIRAuoNs.-Au lower natures
find their highest good IN semblance and
sceklngs of that which Is higher and better.
All things strive 10 ascend, and ascend IN
their striving. And shall man alone stoop
Of his inward life, be like the reflected image
Of tree On the edge OF pool, that grows
downward, and seeks TO mock heaven in the
unstable element beneath 1t, III the neighbor-
hood with the Shiny water-Weeds anu oOzy
bOtJOm-grass, and are vet better than itself
and more noble, in as far as substances that
appear as shadows are preferable to shadows
mistaken for substances No 1t must be
higher good 10 make you happy. While you
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ity, 81 seek happy life in the region of
death--Coierieiga-
\ PBEACHER's REPUTATIoN-A preachers
reputation ought to be a sacred thing with
his congregation, because he l. their minis
ter Whatever damages his reputation. i'm
pairs ms usefulness and Injuries their church
Moreover, ne Is Christs ambassador, and
whatever obstructs his cause l. an impedi-
ment to the oaviour's mission. Beware how
you speak OF men who are doing the work of
God, lest, exciting prejudice against them,
and preventing sinners from hearing the
" ord Of Life and giving ii due attention, the
blood of souls be found on your skirts Let
congregations take care of their minister's
reputation, and let minister's take care Of
their own characters.
4 CHRISTIANS TEUsr-If YOU have been
looking AZ WORKS, duties and qualifications.
instead OF looking to Christ, it VIII cost thee
dear No wonder you 80 complaining
6Taces are no more than evidences: the Incr-
Its of Christ alone, without thy graees, must
be the foundation of thy hope Christ alone
Is the hope OF glory lie that builds upon
graces, &C., knows not the merits of the Sa-
siour. This makes believing so hard. and 50
tar above nature. If thou belicyest, thv
sraccs, thy duties, thy tears, thy humblings,
viii follow; but beware, lest thou make them
thy dependence. Nothing but Christ must
be held up The others are born of faith
and love toward Him TAson.
NoIHING But LovE.-Christ will not take
sermons prayers, tastings-no, nor the Civ
ing our goods, nor the burning our bodies
instead Of love- and do we love Him and vet
not care how long we are Tor Him: Was it
such JOY TO Jacob To see the face OF Joseph
in Egypt. And shall We be conteuted with
out the sight Of Christ in glory, and vet say
We love Him? l dare not conclude that We
have no love at all when we are 50 Ioath to
lie; but / dare say. were our love more we
should die more willingly; by our unwilling
less 70 die, 1t appears we are little weary of
ia Did we take sin tor the greatest evil |
sc should not be willing to have its company
% Ioug.-Bartg.
There is an error of assembling TO arts, to |
literature, and 10 poGteucss that power of /
and correcting the human heart /
which is, in truth, the exclusive prerogative I
If religion. Really to mend the heart and /
1urify the principle Is deeper work than /
ha most finished cultivation OF taste has ever |
5een able TO etiect.-Hoa5.ah Moore.
w. Erase all thoughts and fear of God from /!
/ community, and selfshness and sensuality /
viii absorb the whole man. Appetite, know |
nE no restraint, and poverty and suffering, |
having no solace nor hope, would trampIe in /
ana.
If proper sentiments of religion and |
sound morality are not into the minds of the /
people the restraints of law are nugatorv. 4
and penal terroTs cannot rcpress delinquency. /
Hugh Moore