Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-02-21
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do some great thing Tor oou, Vu0 "il
he permits them 10 do is to suffer for
his sake. Go around to every one in
glory. Each will have different story
to tell, yet every one tale of suffer
ings. But mark all are brought out
ofthem. 1t was dark cluod, but it
passed away. The water was deep,
but they reached the other side. Not
one there will blame God for the way
he led them thither. "Salvaton' is
their only cry. Child of God, murmur
not at your own lot You must have
aplain as we'll as a white robe. Learn
to glory in tribulation also.
Some one says the Bible is the book
of laws, to show the right and wrong.
1t is the book Of wisdom that makes
the foolish wise 1t is the book OF
truth, which detects all human errors.
1t is the book of life, which shows
how to avoid everlasting death. 1t
contains the most authentic entertain
ing history ever published 1t is a
perfect book of divinity. 1t is a book
of biography It's book of travels.
1t is book of voyages. 1t is the best
ever written. 1t is the young mans
best companion. 1t is the ignorant
mans dictionary. 1t promises an
eternal reward to the faithful and be-
lieving
"Ah [" said the imprisoned bird,
chow unhappy were in my eternal
night, but for those melodious tones
which sometimes make their way to
me like beams Of light from afar, and
cheer my gloomy day would myself
repeat those heavenly melodies like
an echo, until / have stamped them
on my heart, and then shall be able
TO bring comfort TO myself in my
darkness" Thus spoke the little war
bier, and soon had learned the sweet
airs which were sung to it with voice
and instrument. That done, the cur
tain was raised, for the darkness had
been purposely contrived for its de
struction.
A Methodist laborer of Westley
time-Captain Webb-when any one
informed him of the conversion of q
rich man, was in the habit of asking
SIS his purse converted 7" Without
the conversion of his purse, the good
Captain would give no credit to the
conversion of the man. In this he
agreed with DR. Adam Clarke, who
used to say: ale did not believe in
the religion that cost man nothing.
The religion that costs man nothing
is no religion at all and the being
converted, all bat the purse, is no con
version at all.
"Mary, do you remember the text
this morning" ''No, papa, l never
can remember the text, I've such q
bad memery." "Mary" said hel
mother "did you notice Sarah Brown?
"0h, yes. What fright She haC
on her last years bonnet, done up, ,
peagreen silk, a black lace mantilla
brown CATERS, an imitation Honiton
collar,a lava bracelet, her old eardrops
and such fan Oh, my! Oh, my
Oh, myw "Well, my dear, YOU
memory Is improving.
"If the tree fall toward the south
or toward the north, in the plac,
where the tree falleth, there it shal
be-" Ecel. xi, 3. There is solemn
meaning couched under this metaphor
The tree will not only lie as it falls, i
will also fall as it leans And tn,
great question which every one ough
to bring home to his own bosom, with
out moments delay is this What il
the inclination of my soul? Does it
with all its affections, lean towarC
God, or from bimY
A Christian mother was once show
ing her little girl, about five years old
apicture representing Jesus holding al
infant in his arms, while the mother.
were pushing their children TOWARD
him
"There, Carrie" said her mother
"this is what | would have done Will
you if had been there"
81 wouldn't be pushed 10 Jesus,
said little Carrie, with beautiful ant
touching earnestness, "Td go to hin
without pushing"
1t is related of well known divine
that, when on his deathbed, he wa
debating words to an amanuensis
who had written: 81 am still in tn
land of the living" "Stopw said tn
dying man, correct that Say: {"
am yet in the land of the dying, bu
hope soon TO be in the land of the liy
ing~ Beautiful thought it is so. Ii
his closing scene, the Christian is en-
abled to contrast this passing, dyinl
world with that (Which is to come"
That Isl beautiful thought which
minister, in recent public address
embodied as follows; "Wherc is Jesu
Christi" was once asked of a child
"He lives in our alley now," was th
reply; for the boy had learned tha
Christ is where he has friends to serv
him. Dear reader, does love, and th
labor love, give Christ home unde
your roof, however humble and il
your heart, however unworthy
1t sometimes seems to us a poo
thing to walk in the common path.
wherein all are walking, yet thes
common paths are the paths in whic
God is met. Welcomingand fulfillin
the lowest duties which meet us ther,
we shall often be surprised to fin
that we have been unawares WELDON
ing and entertaining angels.
A wise man sought to explain t
his little child the nature of eros
He took two slips of wood, a ,ong an
short one. "See, my ehild,' he sal,