The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-02-15
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Thre tuOrs and more.'-IssLn fL l
10 cultivate hopeful temper Of mind
is surely one Of the duties growing out Of
our earthly condition and the deeds of our
spirits Even the next hour is so complete
ly hidden from our knowledge that II We
think upon II at all we must gather bright
ness from our hopes or sadness from our
fears. When wo reflect tl.at so much of
the unhappness Of lilp Is made up OF fears
that are never realized, or of anticipatiOus
cf evils that are only partially fulfilled, we
ece the folly. the sin o thus clouding the
lrightucss OF the present. From the young
uhtried heart hope springs as naturally as
tue love which encirces friends at homei
hut as the years glide on aud disappoint-
ments come, some portion OF youths buoy
ancy is lost some colors fade from the
bow that spans the future, doubts miOsie
with anticipations, and something is lost
of which thought scarce takes cognizance.
The decay of hope should DO sodulously
resisted IN the heart, and cheerful looking
forward encouraged under adverse crcun.
stances Through the cheekerod past an
unseen hand has lghtened oun burdens,
"A vOiceless comforter has sosthcd our
sharpest sorrows. We have been led al
most with our acquiesconce, in paths that
have brought us to lo!tier nights Of virtue
aud given us wider range OF vision, and
we 6nd oursolves--God grant II be soT
humber, wiser, stronger than ever beiorci
still from want Of hope we shrink from
the unknown, the future, and permit fear
10 outweigh trust
II was we'll perhaps, did men live more
in the present and less in memory aud hope.
The past Is beyond our control, tho future
may never exist for us, but the present OF
fer, itself to our wisest use and considcra.
ton and he who fills the passing hour well
has little time for sorrowlul forchodings.
This sensible use Of the present is our first
and most solemn duty aud lie whose mind
has been oppressed 10y fearful forebodiugs
will find the safest IN ,dicino in present eG
crtion. e-r
God gave us the faculty Of hope, but not
the promise that all hopes shall be real
lied and so as our Journey Of !ifo length.
ems, disappointmtnts CO no, and the bright
ness Of life's SUNSHINE ID dimmed, aud a
cloud settled over the morrow that once
loomed to us out Of the future raliant with
all glory; and thcu we learn distrust aud
permit melancholy TO alim the eye and sad
don the voice, and forget that, in all this,
God is teaching us lessons for imin Irtality.
We. can not shut out all thoughts of our
future even in this world, and we must
hopo or foar, or experience a minglng Of
10th sensations, but we \ ould cultivate
the bright aud better portion, and show
oar love TO God aud trust III dihby calm
uDnteut and cheerful submission 10 the des-
Tiny lie has appointed. -
will hope continually Gays the Psalm.
ist No grief or pain, or disappointment
shall extinguish tho bright spark that light
Gus the future. Amid tho darkness il will
prove guiding ray, amid ruin and desc
htiouit shall whisper of all things strong
and inporishable, aud it shall bo Go Is
token when Of all else | am bercIt
will praise Thoe more and norc, says
the Same royal singer; for with all his lofty
imagiDiags, his sublime reachings OI
thought lie felt his inability 30 compass
Him who was, aud Is, and shall be from
everlasting TO everlasting, 9
faAy, praise him more aud morel For
every aided day of life, FOR health. home,
friends for the revolving scasons, each
beautiful IN is time, Tor tho broad glorious
earth crowded with all lovluess, for the
warm sunshine aud the tempered winds,
Tor all the blessings that crowd our days,
praise Him from the depths of the spirit
that can lipd no solace but in Him. te-
Aud white we thank him for all that our
owes behold aud our ears drink IN of mol
oily, let not hi I chief gift DO unremember
OIL for without that GROWING, the sac.
rii 70 of Ills Son, our foot stumbling along
life's perilous way. would 60 so TAR as,rly
that even the light OF Gods couutennoe
would bn lost 10 our benightod vision,
we must accept the Savior as our guide
to rcavou He spoke ms one having au
thorty. LIT us submit ourselves TO His
command neither hopc of earth or oI
Heaven will fail us, but it's beams will
grow brighter with each departing day,
I'LL tho Journey of lite heiug ended, all
hopos, prayers, wishes will hud lruition in
His presence at the right hand of God and
Father of us all