Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-01-17
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deeds are least cOnctous VI H.
Judgment is the throne of pru-
dence and silence is its sanctuary
Gods people are bound to study TO
promote Gods glory.
The devout life is life rendered up
as an offering on the alter of Human
ity.
The truly grateful heart may not
be able TO tell of gratitude, but II can
feel and love and act.
The essence of the devout life Is
conservation, devotion to unselfish, hu-
name, holy ends. 1t must be life.
No man is born into the world
whose work is not born with him.
There is always work, and tools to
work with, for those who will.
Because God has promised bread to
those who ask him, does not follow
that Christians are not to seek out
and feed the hungry.
Love to Christ, and holy zeal for
the salvation of men, are alembics IN
which virulent hostilities are melted,
and old friendships cemented with
new strength.
As the lapiardy frightened his hard
diamond with dust planed from itself,
so must we clear hard scriptures by
Others that are more plain and per-
spicuous.
The Sunday-school is the nursery
OF your future church and the only
guarantee you have that it will have
a future or even continuous and
healthful life in the present. For
what is that church worth that neg
lects the spiritual instructions of the
youngg
The great want of the Church now
is not learning, nor orthodoxy, nor pi-
ETY. "resigned0 to the course Of fprovi-
dental events; but a manly, earnest,
steadfast, personal conservation Of be-
levers to the daily work which the
Lord of the vineyard summons his
servants TO do.
Strike for some noble and command
ing usefulness, for an identification
with some really valuable and perma-
nent contribution to the welfare of
the race. Only God and angels really
have leasure to be critics and lockers
on. We who are in the tress and
press of the great battle have no time
to be fault finders and satirists of 9TH
ers' performances, but to take heed to
make our own calling and election
sure.
Lost wealth may be regained by in
dustry; the wreck of health restored
by temperance; forgotten knowledge
may be ours again by study; aliena-
ted friendship soothed into forgetful-
ness; and even forfeited reputation
redeemed by patience and virtue
But whoever again looked upon his
vanished hours recalled his wasted
years, stamped them with wisdom, or
effaced from Heaven'srecord the fear
ful blot Of wasted life 2
AT the present time a voice comes
up from every part of the land, that
the work of recruiting goes on cheer
lily, and many are proclaiming their
readiness TO become good soldiers OF
Christ. What will be the result? Will
they remain true to their profession ?
Will they become a power in the
Lords campl viii they, with all their
heart and soul, redeem their pledge
Will they, in falling into the ranks,
render the service which is reasonably
expected of themg
has often been a matter of regret
that the Church may receive large in
gatherings without any future evil
dence Of proportionate strength. It
would seem as If many imagined that
all that was required Of them was to
declare themselves on the Lords side,
and having done this, settle down in
inactivity, as if their work was done.
The church is filed, and yet evinces
no additional life. SO ought it not to
be. Every one should, in his sphere,
be worker. The field is wide, and
for every willing.heart an appropriate
service may be found.
Take any single congregation of
the faithful, and pass it kindly and
charitably under review, and what
dove beholdY Anything like union
of hearts and hands for the further
nnce Of the gospelY Anything like
the presence there of an intense desire
that the kingdom of God may speedily
come Anything like a universal re.
nunciation of fashion as rule of faith
and practiceg 7 Anything like a stir.
ring up of prolessed disciples to take
hold upon the promises, and, with pre-.
vailing toll, subdue the enemies at the
gate Alas alas out Of every hun
dred communicates, how many tens
are there jealous TO keep and perform
their vowsg How many who are
ready to prove their faith by their
worksl How many act as though
they recognize the existence of any
new or special obligations resting up |
on them by reason of their connection
with the Lords peoplel If Jerusa-
lem were now searched with candles
by the Great Head of the Church. |
how many could abide his scrutiny
and be approved as "1aithful."
The interference of mind and will
with the course of nature is no doubt
more ineligible to us as taking place
through human action, than ii we
transcend human action. But we are
now speaking of possibility, in strict
logical sense. And, although we are
entirely ignorant how tho Creator can