Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-08-29
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how sweet TO walk all day for God,
and then lie down at night beneath
his smile
Let every minister, while he is
preaching remember that God is one
of his hearers.
The anger of God is no furious agi-
tstion, but the judgment which awards
punishment to sin.
The cross of Christ is the centre to
which everything tends, the summary
of the history OF the universe.
Speak in commendation of every
one who is true TO truth, even though
he be an adversary and hate thee.
Religion is but another word for
the mind, according to what it is, act
ing in the spirit Of love toward men.
Nor by any hand but Uhris.'s was
forged one single link of the golden
chain that binds believers TO the skies
A firm faith is the best theology /;
a good life the best philosophy; ii
clear conscience the best law honesty
the best policy.
Affections are but the higher ser
vices and employments Of grace. And
numerous as they may be in this life,
they are far less than our sins.
A morning blessing is one of the
richest blessings, for it sheds SAVIOUR
upon the whole day. So is early re-
igious instruction; it gives halo to
the life.
Would you touch nettle without
being stung by it? Take hold Of
it stoutly. Do the same to other an
noyances, and few things will ever
trouble you.
The law is subservient to the gos-
pei by convincing us of our need of
Saviour; and the gospel, whom be-
lieved, becomes subservient to the
law, by producing in us the spirit OF
love.
If thou nearest slight provocations
with patience, it shall be imputed unto
thee for wisdom; and if thou wipest
them from thy remembrance, thy
heart shall feel at rest, thy mind shall
not reproach thee.
Rev. DR. Parks, in sermon recent
ly preached, said that an eminent ply
sician having been called to case Of
chronic dyspepsia, recommended for
the patient as prescription, Philipi-
ans 4 4, "Rejoice in the Lord always !;
and again / say, rejoice"
A man once complained to his min
lister, that he had prayed for a whole
year that he might enjoy the comforts
Of religion, but found no answer to
his prayers The minister replied,
"Go home now, and pray, Father,
glorify thyself" Reader, are you one
of those who find no profit in calling
upon God2 Ask yourself if your pray
ers are not all selfish.
You could not make your relations
to the future world more important
than they really are, if you knew that
you were to die an hour hence. You
could no more than do your duty of
the hour, and it would enter for its
worth into your life; and it will do
that quite as certainly if you live
half a century. You possibly think
that you could make your peace with
God. But you can be at peace with
him only as you are like him. You
may think that the excitement of the
time would awaken your thought,
and so bring you TO God, and lead to
repentance of sin, and faith in him,
and likeness to him. But it would
probably lead you to that confused
state of mind, and that false activity
in which you would deceive yourself
by an appearance which would be
unreal.
THREE KINDS OF PREAcHING.-Dr.
Pond, of Bangor Theological Semina-
ry, in his very able and instructive
address to the last graduating class,
which has been recently published,
speaks Of three kinds Of preaching.
He says: al have heard preaching
compared to lightning, of which it
is said there are three kinds-the
fash, the zig-zag, and the slant The
fash looks brilliantly; lights up
the sky; the people gaze at it with
wonder and delight The zig-zag is
here and there and everywhere, dar-
ting from cloud to cloud without any
apparent object or effect; but the
slant sends its bolt down to earth, and
rives the gnarled oak, and is mighty
through God, to the tearing down Of
strongholds Be sure, my brethren,
if you deal in any lightning, to prefer
the slant" The comparison is not
only apt, but the lesson to be derived
from it is certainly instructive.
The LIGHTs IN THE TUNNEL was
travelling upon a road which | had
never passed over before. There was
g long train Of cars crowded with pas
sengers. In the afternoon, while there
yet remained an hour of daylight,
noticed the lamps were being lighted.
We journeyed on, and l watched the
faint glimmering flame scarcely could
they be distinguished in the bright
light of day. wondered why they
were lighted so early. Suddenly we
passed into darkness. Then the lights
shone with a strong and steady ray
All through the tunnel they burned
brilliantly How dependent we were
upon them Could it be possible they
were the same flames which few