Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-25
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the in fatcd "Commodore," says that
"she rolled fearfully, fuqging wih The
chains as II eager for SeG-destrUction."
How descriptive, alas Of the deeds OF
many who strive to break away from
good influences, human and Divine, by
which they may be made safe and
blessed forevermore After the beach
ing Of the steamer, "eight men got
ashore in the boat, of whom only
three gave help in getting others
ashore" The rest were soon at the
nearest village, "cnjoying a good sup
per, when they should have been en-
deavoring to rescue their less FORUM
ate companions. Shame But are
there not many men who are enjoy
ing their own good fortune and doing
little or nothing to aid others less for
tunate? Are there not professors of
religion who, while hoping for heaven
are doing little or nothing to aid 9th
ers thitherY Can such be Christians ?
-Wdtchmdn.
The religion of Christ is distinguish
ed from all others by its great fruit
fulness and ioyfulness in private expe-
rience. There have been other reli-
gions that had the power of stirring
up zeal, intense activity, fanaticism,
and of bringing men, by cities and
nations, into campaigns Of religious
effectiveness, such as it was; but none
other has been like the Christian in
entering into the hearts of the poor,
the desolate, the ignorant, the wick
ed, one by one, and separately, and
stirring up there, not simply new
life of purity, but such hopefulness,
such joyfulness, as brought all the
powers into u very summer of growth
and efficiency. All this has been pc
culiar to the Christian religion.
The man who holds and expends
money is merely the clerk of the man
who enjoys and profits by what mon
ey buys. Money, at most, is merely
the material from which happiness,
honor, usefulness, character, may be
built. To have the material without
shaping it to the noblest ends, is like
holding heap Of stones, or throwing
them away.
Present to an ordinary man the
maxim, glove your enemies )" you
may hear him sigh as he answers that
the saying is divine; and he fears that
he will never practice it. The reason
is that he has an enemy and fully un-
derstands what it is TO love him, and
also what 1t is to hate him.
Few minds are spacious few even
have a vacant place in them. Almost
all have capacities that are narrow
and occupied by some knowledge
which stops them up. To enjoy it.
self, and let others enjoy it, mind
should ever keep itself larger than its
own thoughts.
Everything is very spiritual, and
wherein the soul has truly a part, re-
calls us to God, to piety. The soul
cannot move, wake, or open its eyes,
without seeing God We feel God
with the soul as we feel the air with
the body.
Falseness Of mind comes from false
ness of heart it proceedsfrom ones
having secretly for aim ones own
opinion, and not the true opinion. The
false mind is false in everything, as a
eye looks always obliquely.
We should speak to men of de-
struction only to make them think of
duration, and of death only to make
them think of life; for death runs in
to life, and destruction precipitatcs it. |
self into duration.
1t is with our thoughts as with our
fowors-those that are simple in ex-
preston carry their seed with them
those that are double though rich and
pomp charm the mind but produce
nothing.
Happy are they who have Tyre in
the heart, and in the mind a music
which their actions execute Their
whole life will have been a harmony |
in unison with the eternal homes.
This life is but the cradle Of the 9TH
or. What avail then sickness, time,
old age, death-difforent degrees of
metamorphosis which doubtless has
here below only its beginningy
Let us be men with men, and al
ways children before God; for in his
eyes we are but children. Old age it.
self, in presence Of eternity, is but the
first moment of morning
The god Of metaphysics is but an
idea; but the God of religion, the
Creator of heaven and earth, the Sow
ereign Judge of actions and Of
thoughts, is power,
Vice and ignorance are the necessa.
ry companions Of each other; and we
can no more reverse it than we can
reverse the stars in their courses.
Nature has made two kinds OF ox-
cellent minds the one to produce
beautiful thoughts and beautiful ac-
lions, the other to admire them.
How many people make themselves
abstract TO appear profound. The
greatest part Of abstract terms are
shadows that hide vacuum.
Instead Of complaining that the rose
has thorns, ! congratulate myself that
he thorn is surmountcd by roses, and
hat the bush bears flowers.
The triumph of woman is not to
wear out and conquer their persccut-
ors, but to soften them and make
hem lay down their arms.
We comprehend the earth only when
We have known heaven. Without the
spiritual world the material world is
dis hon