Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-04-18
RtlIoious aalisssllanu.

TRusT IN Con AND DO THE RroHr-
Courage. brother. do moi stumble,
Though thy path be dark as night
There's a star to guide the humblci
Trus; in God aud do the right.
lie, tho road be rough and dreary,
And It's end far out Of sight
Foot Il bravely strong or weary,
Trust in God and do the right
Perish policy and cunning
Perish all that fears the light
Whether losing, whether winning,
Trust in God and do the right
Trust no party, sect, or faction
Trust no leaders In the hghti
But in every word and action,
Trust in God and do the right.
Trust no lovely forms Of passion;
Fiends may look like angels bright;
Trust no custom, school or fashion,
Trust In God and do the right
Simple rule and safest guiding
Inward peace, and inward might
Star upon our path abiding,
Trust in God and do the right.
Some win hate thee, some viii love thee,
Some will fatter, some will sghti
Cease from man, and look above thee,
Trust in God and do the right
CANNOT AND WILL Moran object
or asks, if we have no will or power to
come to Christ, why are we required
TO Gomez lst Because disability is no
excuse else were sin an excuse. If
a man squander his property, he is
still bound to pay his debts, though
unable and unwilling. I'd. Inability
or will is no excuse; else when a SER
want or child refuses TO obey God or
man, because it did not wish to, is ex-
cusable. Did you do what ] told you
No. WbyY Because l did not want
to. Alasl Alas 3d. We are asked
to come in order to have a desire; as
a father asks a child to come to him,
(though unable and perhaps unwilling)
to make il desire TO lead il 10 try, that
feeling its inability, it may look to the
parent, and be led to depend on him
for help.
4th. We are asked to come, for pow
er will not be wanting. Stretch out
the withered arm, with desire to obey,
and in the attempt, strength is given.
"Bid the people 90 forward" said God
to Moses, "and strike the waters !"
which they could do, but God parts
the waters. Man rolled away the
stone, and Christ raised Lazarus.
True, says Christ, "Without me, ye
can do nothing;" yet God says, ain
me is thy help;' and again, "Ask and
We shall receive" Hence, we are
earnestly called to seek the Lord
strive to enter in. "The kingdom OF
heaven suffereth violence, and the vi
olent (the earnest, unyielding desirc)
take it by force" press into it; the
watehword being, al will not let thee
90 till thou bless me-" Jacob wrestled
all night (likely) in his own strength,
but when at break of day, he submit
ted and made supplication, he obtain
cd the blessing. Blind Bartimeus
could cry and go to Jesus, though he
could not see; the dying Israelite
could turn his sightless eye-balls to.
wards the serpent.
Take not to heart the losses and dis
appointments and vexations Of life
but turn the current of feeling into
other channels, by fixing the mind on
everlasting .hings and themes. We
can shake off the depressing dust Of
earthly care and irivolity by vigor
GUS use of the arms in anoble service
or stretching the soul-wings for the
highest fight OF faith and alteration
To live in and for earthly objects i
like mooring boat 10 a shadow on q
ehangeful tide, and TO think all the
world of anybody is to think less thar
we ought of Him who is more thar
all the world Every earthly SHOCK
and disappointment should recal
our wandering thoughts and detacl
our affections from trivial concerns
From every worldly defeat and baf
fed ambition we should retreat tC
guard the citadel OF life with more res
olute valor, and give ourselves NOR,
entirely TO truth and goodness in thu
Christ.life. To enrich the mind will
the best thoughts of sages and o.
saints; to purify our hearts with a no
ly love for the true and good; TO ex
pend our time and strength in kindly
service of others; to 60 out Of our
selves and above ourselves in full soul
cd alteration of One infinitely holy
this is the way to peace and per
fection.
Who holds the plank the tightest
Why, the man who is the most afrai,
Of being drowned. Fear frequen Il,
intensiiies faith, The moro afraid
am of my sins, the more firmly do
grasp my Savior Fear is sometime
the mother of faith. One who wa
walking in the fields was surprised t.
find trembling lark fly into his bos
om- A strange thing for timid bir,
TO do, was it noti But there was
hawk after Il, and fear Of the hawl
made the bird bold enough to fly {,
the man for shelter. And hol whei
the vultures of sin and hell are pursu
ing a poor sinner, he is driven by tn,
courage Of despair to fly into tn
heart of the blessed Jesus. John Bun
yam has somewhere words to this ei
feet; II was brought into dread an'
horror of the wrath OF God that
could not help trusting in Christ;
felt ifhe stood with drawn sword il
has hand must even run right upGl
its point sooner than endure my sins
I hUrc and pray that the Lord ma,
drive you TO Jesus in such a way a
this, if you will not be drawn by gen
tier means.