Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-08-15
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WHAT i HAVE ohm haNe eVch
. woman processing TO love Christ
more than the world, clad in silk
dress costing SIS; making up and
trimming Of same, $40; bonnet Cor
apology for one) $50; velvet mantle,
si50; diamond ring, $500; watch,
chain pin, and other trappings, $500 (;
total, |, ,l00--all hung upon one frail
diving worm. | have seen her ut a
meeting in behalf of homeless wan
derers in New York, wipe her eyes
upon an expensive embroidered humid
kerchief at the story of their suffer
ings, and when the contribution box
came round, take from a well-filled
portemonnaie, of costly workmanship,
t,centy-fue cents to aid the society
formed TO promote their welfare. All,
thought l, dollars for ribbons and pen
nies for Christ.
! have seen man who had long
been q member of the visible church,
rush to his business after a hastily
swallowed breakfast, without prayer
in his family for Gods blessing through
the day, spend hours in the eager
pursuit of that which perishes with
the using, speaking not a word save
stocks and bonds and mortgages, and
when business hours were over, re-
turn to his home exhausted and pet
ulant, to turn away from sad story
of want and suffering with 81 am tired
and cannot hear it / have seen
him sleep away his evening without
q pleasant word for either wife or
children, and retire TO rest with no
more apparent thought of God his
Maker, than if his meeting him at the
last great day were an idle tale. All,
thought /, days and years for mammon
but not moment for Christ.
| have seen a young lady who had
taken the solemn vows of God upon
her, rise late in the morningand with
out time for more than a hasty word
Of prayer, 90 forth to shop, drop in
to chat with friends, come home TO
dine, 20 out again TO ride, and return
to make an elaborate toilette for an
evening party, pausing longer over
the great question, "What shall ]
wear Z" than her conduct seemed to
evince she had ever "What shall do
to be savedp i have seen her when
asked to take charge Of class Of
young immortals in the Sabbath school
to point them TO the Saviour whom
she had vowed TO honor before the
world, shake her head and answer,
"No, / cannot have no talent for
that kind Of thing" All, thought ],
is there not danger that at last she
will find that like the foolish virgins,
she has no oil in her lamp
| have seen a professedly Christian
mother more wrought up over the
mud brought in upon her carpet by
her boys shoes, than over the lie
which sulled his conscience, and pro-
claimed him q coward. have scen
her exhibit more anxiety when de-
tained from church, to hear from her
daughters lips how this and that one
dressed, than what the man of God
said concerning death and eternity.
An, thought j, will she, through her
instrumentaIity, fine these children at
the right hand on the last great day ?
The ANGEL OF SoRRow.-The min
istration of sorrow is often that Of an
angel. We know her not Ms she
stands before usher brow veiled,
her celestial form clothed in the gar
ments of mourning. The majesty of
her presence only heaven can disclose.
Our hearts shrink We would keep
her from our circle But could we
see the sweetness Of her glance, could
know how Of our chastened tears she
makes pearls to string upon the hem
Of our spiritual garments, how she
cleauses the spotted purity Of our
souls, and, bearing our sighs to heaven
changes them for songs Of gladness,
we should no longer tremble at hor
name we should not burden her
ministration with vexed sighs, but
greet her with holy patience Every
time she came TO US we should receive
special honors, and grow beautiful
daily in the sight of men and angels
The late Mr.. William Greenfield
was once in company at the house Of
a friend, with gentleman of deistical
principles, stranger TO him, who put
TO him the following, among many
other questions.
"Can you give me the reason why
Jesus Christ is called the Word
What is meant by the Word ? 1t is
acurious term.
Mr.. Greenfield, unconscious of the
motive or the skeptical principles Of
theinquirer, replied, with the mild sim
plicity by which his character was
marked
Il suppose as words are the medi-
um of communication between us, the
term is used in the sacred Scriptures
20 demonstrate that He is the only
medium between God and man !
know no other reason" The deists
mouth was shut.
HoIY AFFEcTIoNs.-It is evident
that true religion, or holiness, lies
very much in the affections, because
the Scriptures place sin very much in
hardness Of heart it is equally evi-
dent that without holy affections
there is no religion. No light in the
understanding IS good which docs
not produce holy affection in the
heart; no habit Of the mind is good
which has no such exercise; and no
external fruit is good which does not
proceed from this principle.
What beautiful example for all Of
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