Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-21
THE FAMILY CIRCLE.

ana lets a Hoou OF Joy lnoo the soul. Faith
appropriates all to ITSELF
''To SPEAK with the tongue of men or
angels on religious matters, is a much less
thing than to know how to stay the mind
upon God, and abide with Elm in the closet
of our hearts, observing, loving, adoring,
and obeying His holy power within us. !"
DESPAIR makes despicable figure, and
dcscends from mean original. "Tis the
offspring Of fear, of laziness, and impatiencc;
it argues u defect Of spirit and resolution,
and oitentimes of honesty too. / would not
despair, unless saw my misfortune recorded
in the book OF Fate, and signed and sealed
by necessity. -COlsier.
BArTIsMAL SERvicE.-At the last conven-
tion of the Evangelical portion of the Epis-
copal Church, an attempt was made to take
preliminary measures to have the phrase
ology OF the baptismal service altered SO as
TO more clearly express its meaning as un-
derstood by this portion of the Church.
There was strong opposition to the mea-
sure on the ground of expediency, and no
definite action was taken
MOTHER. Young man! Thy mother is
thy best earthly friend. The world NAV
forget thee-thy mother never; the world
may persecute thee while living, and when
dead, plant the ivy and the nightshsde of
slander upon thy grassless grave, but thy
mother will love and cherish thee while liy-
ing, and if she survive thee, will weep for
thee when dead, such tears as none but u
mother knows how to weep. Love thy
mother
GoD has written on the flower that sweetens
the air-on the breeze that rocks the flower
upon the stem-upon the rain-drop that re-
freshest the sprig of moss that lifts its head
in the desert-upon its deep chambers--upon
every pencied shell that sleeps in the cavern
of the deep, no less than upon the mighty
sun that warns and cheers millions of crea-
lures which live in its light-upon all His
works He has written, sNone liyeth for
himself"
TIE RIGIr PERSUASION. = In terrible
agony, a soldier lay dying in the hospital.
visitor asked him, ,-"What church are you
OFF, "Of the church of Christ" he replied
- mean of what persuasion are you?'
Persuasion !" said the dying man, as his
eyes looked heavenward; beaming with love
to the Saviour; II am persuaded tina
neither death nor life, nor angels, nor prin
cipalties or powers, nor things present no
things to come, nor height nor depth, no
any other creature, shall be able to separate
me from the love of God which is in Chris
Jesus"
QUESTIONS FOR Discussion. The mcctin,
of the Y. NJ. G. A. of New York, com
menccd in New York on Wednesday
Among the subjects proposed for the con
sideration Of the Convention were the fol
lowing -
l. The unreachcd masses in our cities an
larger towns; what more effective agencie
can be employed to bring them to Christ?
2. What means more direct than thos
now in use can be employed to reach wit
the Gospel people in sparsely settled neigh
borhoods?
3. Lay preaching; is it desirable, wha
should be its character, and how rendere
most productive of good?
1. How can mission stations and churche
in larger towns and cities be best develope
into self-sustaining organizations?
s. Cottage and district prayer meetings
how best established and conducted?
6. Church, prayer and conference NEE
ings how made most interesting and prof
able?
Z. Sabbath School literature; what shoul
be its character, and what is the duty
Christian people in regard to it?
8. The special work of Young Men
Christian Associations; how can the church,
best aid them in it, and how can they rend
the best services to the church?
0. How can direct personal Christian c
fort be made universal and Characteristic
the whole church of Christ?
The Way will Open.
In approaching the Notch of the Whi
Mountains from one direction, the travel
finds himself in the midst of conical hill
which seem to surround him us he advance
and forbid progress. He can see but she
distance along his winding road; it seei
as il his journey must stop abruptly ut t
base of these barriers. He begins to thi
of turning back his horse to escape from
hopeless inclosure among the impassal
barriers. But let him advance, and he fin
that the road curves around the frowning |
before him, and leads him into other a
still other straits, from which he finds esca
simply by advancing. Every new discovt
OF passage around the distractions of
path teaches him to hope Ill the practicab
ty OF his road. He cannot see far ahead
any time; but passage discovers itself 8
he advances. He is neither required to
Dack, nor to scale the steep sides of tower
nils. His road winds along, preserving
miles almost an exact level. Such is OF
the journey of life How much of its t
some ruggedness would be relieved by CT
iul attention to the apostolic injuncti
BE careful for nothing; but in everythi
Dy prayer and supplication with thanks!
ing, let your request be known unto G.
and the peace of God, which passeth all
derstanding, shall keep (garrison) your he
and minds through Christ Jesus"
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The latest returns from Minnesota m
lhe republican majority 5000. The Leg
ture will stand as follows: Senate-Rel
ncan 10, Democrats z. House--Republ
oa, democrats 10, making the Republ
majority on joint ballot 2S Maishall's
lority for Governor, when previo
CHOSEN, in 1865, was 9, ,47G, showing ga
about 500.
The Amendment to the Constitution 4
Vpr Of colpred suffrage Is carried