Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-11-08
The Hour of. praytl..

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The Hour of praytIa.
The farmer has left his fertile fields,
the laborer his daily task, and the mer-
chant forsaken the lively Exchange and
busy office. The sun has long since
sunk behind the distant hills, and fad-
ing, still fading, its last beams light up
the distant horizon, while i'm the far
east the moon rises In the blue sky,
meath. The world rests from the cares
of daily life, and they who were In the
midst of wild excitement hut few
hours since, are now i'm the still watch
es of the the night. All Is hushed save
the heart alone, which claims this 81
lence rs the hour of prayer, and the
Christian world bows down in rever-
ence aud In praise, From the era
die to the grave life is n continual
paryer, either for benefits conferred or
those sought for. In sickness and in
health, In joy and sorrow, thanksgiv-
ings rise to the throne of grace. It Is
not sufficient that our earthly friends
are faithful, or that life Is unstained by
great sins. Our applications rise to
One far better than ourselves, to One
ever ready to sympathise and guide,
and to scenes higher, nobler than those
which surround us, ,...................
Prayer is the only language by
which the heart speaks, and through
prosperity and adversely communes
with God, not only seeking the ne
cessities but the luxuries of life. This
was fully comprehended by the deci-
pies when asking tho correct form of
tn, ys,,.r l. ,,s,
and offering their daily thanks and
the Savior i'm complying with this de-
mand sought to destroy all selfish
thoughts and left the soul to Its true
spiritual grandeur In the true inspira-
ton of prayer. When the cares and
auXitfts of the day have passed, it
would seem the most fitting hour for
these dcvotions, but they should not be
confined to this time alone. In all
transaction of business, i'm the family
circle, I'm the varied employments and
ever recurring perplesities of the day,
the heart should seek the true way of
fulfilling the laws of religion. The
first word that the infant lisps Is to
Him who blessed the children and
raised their purity far above the selfish
pleadings of him. When u child re-
peats those well known words, ''Npw
| lay me,n its far sweeter than any
Gloria i'm Excelsis" or "re Deum;"
and while at the mothers knee, while
the shades of evening are creeping DER
the earth, il learns those words which
cling around the heart through life
and form the true foundation of char
acter. We know in childhood MS well
as In latter years, how entirely depen-
dent we are aud ever must be on
the Divine will, and as years pass, our
confidence and trust become stronger,
as we submit patiently ana cheerGully
To the restraints which the cross calls
upon us to endure. As youth succeeds
childhood we may not be as dependent,
and know how TO ask for and secure
any necessities which we obtained only
through tile kindness of others yet as
we received more our demand becomes
more urgent, and instead of Offering
continual and sincere thanks for all
blessings, consider they are justly due,
but finally through this foolish self
conceit, are obliged to acknowledge n
controlling Will all-wise Providence.
The power of prayer is felt as each sea-
son passes away, and the home istruly
blessed whose inmates spare few
moments OF morning aud evening for
this purpose, while half the enjoy
melts of u meal is gone If blessing
Is not offered when all are gathered
around the table. Homo Is the place
for religious instructions, and II the
seed is early sown with skillful and
kind, yet firm hand, It will yield IA
plentiful harvest, not only repaying
those who watch 1t with such tender
care, but proving OF great benefit to all
mankind. by this noble work many
know us benefactors of the human race
by their pure lives and wise teachings.
united hundreds In the Savior's fold.
The home having the earliest and
greatest influence, stands preemi-
nent for good principles inculcated In
the heart. and the church then
building on this secure foundation,
may obtain by frmness and love, pre-
cept and example, the rudimcnts of q
holy life, which, as the years pass, will
increase in vigor and strength, as the
mind Is capable Of understanding and
appreciating these sacred lessons.
THE LIVE MAN.--The Lire Nan IL
like little pig, he is weancd young
and begins tew root air!y. .sf.se- a...s
lie is the pepper sass of creation-the
allspice of the world. ats s
One Lire Nan in a village liz like a
case ov itch AT "a tiistrikt skool-hc sets
every body tew SCRATCHING at onst.
A man who kin draw New Orleans
molasiss I'm the month Of January, thru
half inch augur hole, and sing Home!
Sweet Hoine!p while the molassiss liz
running, may be strictly honest but he
aint sudden enough for this climate.
The Live Man liz as full Of dizziness
az the conductor of street kar-he is
often like a hornet, very bizzy, but
about what the Lord only knows.
He lights up like Gotten faktory,
aud haintgot emmy more time tew spare
than a skoolboy hez Saturday after
moons. s.,-s ,,f...sr. .s...g (
He ez like decoy duck, always ahuv
water, and lives ut least IL months DUR
ing each year.
He ez like runaway hoss, he gets
the whole ov the road.
He trots when he walks, and lies
down at night only bckanse everybody
else haz. 9#
The live man ez not always deep
thinker; he jumpsat conclusions just
az the frog duz, and don't alwas land ut
the spot he ez looking at.
He is the American pet, perfekt
mistery tew foreigners; but has dun
more with charcoal) tew work out the
greatness ov this country than emmy
other man in il. Ms,t "a a as t4s4#lt6
He liz just az necessary az the grease
on an axletree.
y He don't alwus die ritch, but alwus
dies bizzy, and meets death good deal
az an oyster duz, without emmy fuss
Josh billings. dases
An editor who seems to have lost his
temper, gets Off tile following well
merited hit:
"Those fellows who don't take their
home paper, watch them! they are al.
ways ON the alert on publication day,
and when Tire papers come around to
your place of business, are tile first to