The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-27

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The Happy MAN. f
Trip lightly over sorrow, sels etl
as Though this day may be dark, Iiff9
The sun may shine tomorrow. sgsalli
| And gaily sing the lark.
4e5t Fair hopehas not departed, lsa n s
lGfo1 Though roses may have fed; s9ss
sre Then never be down-hearted,
| But look for joy instead" So, m
The happy man, Happy in the
morning, happy in the evening. happy
at noon-day. happy rising up, happy
lying down, happy going out, happy
coming in, always cheerful, always sni-
ling. always happy, always joyful.
Reader, is this your Is it not your
privilege? No trials2 Certainly, ne
has trials on -tribulations on
tribulations, great and fiery Still he
is happy-very happy, These very
trials increase his usefulness. He
counts in all Joy when he falls into di-
yers temptations knowing that the
trying of his faith, worketh patience,
/ experience, hope-and this hope ma
/, keith not ashamed, for the love of God
is shed abroad in the soul. The COM
mand is positive" "rejoice always, and
again I say, reioice'-@Be careful for
nothing" 1ia4S 1o 9ozsfanEo9 blst
assWhat ifthon always SITTER tribuiatioas,1
And if Christian warfare meter eease;r s3a
The gaining of the quiet habitation
Shall gather thee to everlasting peace"
He who lives by faith, walks by faith
Lives in the spirit, walks in the spirit
does everything to Gods glory. must
be happy. Happiness beams-the
smile of heaven beams--joy flows out
bubblesup like well-spring perren-
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Look at Madame GuyonAhappy9 Her
soul mounted on wings OF love contin-
ually. Happy m the prison house, un-
der prosecutions most cruel--in damps
and cold shut out from all creature
comforts happy here in the gloomy
cell The very walls resounded with
Gods praise -haileIujhas rung through
her dismal abodel Some of our choi-
cest, sweetest. soul thrilling poetry was
composed in this dungeon life., Take :
o single verse: -.
''Why have not a thousand, thoasad hearts,
Lord of my soul! that they might all be thine ?,
If thou ap. rove the zeal thy smile irnparts,
How should it ever fail can such q Gre decIin."
How should it ever fail 2 Can such
q fire decline q 44oF aat sr,5.g
Was Bunyan happy in his twelve
years incarceration for the word aof
God9 Read his Pilgrim. Anything
here indicating discomfort, unbelief. or
gloomy discomfort? Marx Paul and
Silas confined in prison The stocks
happy, were they not9 They sang
praises to God at midnight. How with
Daniel in the lions den 2 The three
men cast into the fiery furnace, heated
seven times hotter than was wontq
Were not the martyrs happy when sur
rounded byfaggotsandfamesf Friend,
do you want to be happy-Avery happy
las happy as it is possible TO be on
earthly soil (? m
Il you would be happy. be cheerful and kind.
0bedient, truthful--the Bible rules mind.
Would make Others happy. be lovely and good
And this viii be doing your duty to God.
Trust God, servo God, glorify GOD,
live by faith, walk by faith; Hbe stead
fast, immovable, always abounding in
the workIof the Lord having Christ
dwelling in your heart by faith, being
rooted and grounded in love. compre-
hendIng with all saints, what ia tha
length, breadth, depth and height OF
redecming lore. uohxsT
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HORRIBLE AccuDEer. - Friday evening