Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-07-25
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70 Nou 10 hC NuhuiANNQ w hio ihhNN
ence, either that he may overcome il,
or that he may consecrate t. Letus
open our whole heart TO Him, with
I all trust in his love. Let us not fear
that he wouldpunish us by answering
unwise prayer. We may pray with
freedom; God lays no snares for us
Young man, pay attention Don't
be loafer, don't keep loafers' CON-
pany, don't hang about loafng places.
Better work than sitaround day after
day, or stand about corners with your
hands in your pockets. Better for
your own health-better for your own
prospects. Bustle about, ifyou mean
to have anything to hustle about for.
Many q poor physician has obtained
a real patient by riding after an ina
ginary one. A quire Of blank paper,
tied with red tape, carried under a
lawyers arm, may procure him his
first case, and make his fortune. Such
is the world TO him that hath shall
be given. Quit dreaming and com
planning; keep busy and mind your
chances.
What forty years Christian, and
nothing TO tell but that you were
once born again Suppose a man
should continually, until he was fifty
years old or more, want his old nurse |
TO tell, over and over, how he was
born, how he cried, and the whole
history of his babyhoOd is there
nothing later in his experience TO be
remembered Is there no such thing |
as growth-is there no such thing as
Variety Arc there no such things |
as victories No man can go round |
the wcrld, even as q navigator, with
ont meeting endless change of scene |
and phenomena, endless variety, end
less beauty, endless wonders, and
shall a man navigate the eternal
sphere, with all the power Of the
heavenly kingdom upon him, with
ont having from day to day new
experiences Shall a man live
Christian life and have no conflicts,
no doubts, no fears no strange victor
les, no visions, no aspirations, no
SORROWS, no joys, no moral ecstasies 7
GO away, you barren natures You
are not Christians II you bear much !
fruit, and bear every summer differ
ent clusters, then you are a Christian.
The trellis on which vine is trained
is not a vine. The vine is valuable
because it bears grapes. If it does
not bear grapes, then the trellis is just
as good as the vine.
Evangelical Alliance"
We see it stated that the Executive |
Committee oftbe Evangelical Alliance |
have issued the programme of the
Fifth General Assembly of Evangel-
ical Christians in all parts Of the
world" which is to be held at Am
sterdam, Holland, from August Is to
August %. The meeting, it assumes,
viii be of great Importance. All the |
Protestant countries Of the world will /
be represented by leading clergymen
and laymen. The Assembly will dis
cuss: l. Church and Theology; ii. |
Christianity and Society; III. Chris
tianity and Human Misery and ~.
Christianity and Heathcnism. The
first section win embrace reports
about the state of Christianity in va
rious countries; the one on the Uni |
ted States will be made by Prof II /
B. Smith Of this city The Rev. Mr.
Spurgeon and Dr. Krummacher are
mentioned among the distinguished |
preachers who are expected to take
part in the religious services.
This meeting is called by the Radi-
cal Churchmen, the innovators, the
eccentric pastors, such as Spurgeon
and some people on this side OF the
water whom we might name. The
object undoubtedly is to consult upon
such course TO pursue in the future |
as shall increase the power of what |
must be termed this branch Of reli- |
gion. About the same date as that |
proposed for the Evangelical Alliance |
Congress, the Anglican Church has
appointed a Council at Canterbury. |
England, under the superintendence Of
the Archbishop. From all parts of
the world, prelates viii flock TO
this assemblage, and the pomp of
Professionalism will doubtless be dis |
played to its utmost as if in imitation /
Of the wonderful display so recently |
made by the Roman Catholics at st. |
Peters. That the attempt will fail is |
evident. The same determined spirit. |
the same uniformity and unanimity, |
do not actuate the Protestant Church. |
as is proved by the fact that the great
meetings of the Protestants claiming
the same faith are to be held, and |
that these prominent Evangelical
leaders do not all meet at the same |
place and under the same influence,
mainly because Of aquestion Of forms
OF course the Catholics of Rome
will be discussed at these Evangelical
and Anglican Church meetings, and
severe denunciations will be made
against them; this has been the Gus
tom of the Protestant Church, and |
will so continue, we suppose. 1t is
10 be regretted that this Is the case,
as ere finding fault with other Chris
tian denominations, the Protestants
should seek TO reconcile those intes-
tine troubles which mar the usefulness
of their own Church. Why cannot
they "let up little upon the Roman
Catholics and thus give 10 the world |
more consistent example of Chris |
tian charity But let them initiate
the zeal and determination of the
Catholics, let them vie with the latter
IN the abundance Of their good and
charitable works, their boldly exten. |
ded missions, their constantly evinced /
kindness 70 the NOR Irnitni. -