Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-09-12
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IL is a dangerous presumption 70
mako innovations, if but in the cir
cumstancos Of Gods worship. Those
human additions which would seem
TO grace the institution Of God de-
praye it; that infinite wisdom knows
best what will please itself and pre-
scribes accordingly. The foolishness
of God is wiser than the wisdom of
men.
The late Rev. DIR. Newton was
once speaking of lady who had re
Gently died. A young lady immedi-
ately asked, 80, sir, how did she die 7
The venerable man replied, "There.
is more important question than
that, my dear, which you should have
asked first" "Sir," said she, "what
question can be more important than
How did she dieP" "Hoi0 did she
Lre ?" he replied.
Education is a companion which no
misfortune can depress, no cline de-
stroy, no enemy ALLEVIATE, no despot-
ism enslave. At home a friend, abroad
an introduction, in solitude n solace,
in society an ornament. 1t chastens
vice, il guides virtue, it gives grace
and government to genius. Without
it what is man? A splendid slave vas
cillating between the dignity of an
intelligence derived from God, and
the degradation of brutal passions.
= 1T is not enough to abstain from
outward sin, and so TO be negatively
moral; unless you bring forth fruits
unto Righteousness, you have not the
life of God in you; and however much
you may be at ease, there shall come
a rough awakening TO your slumbers,
and the shrill sound of the archangel's s
trumpet shall be to you no other than
the blast Of the trumpet of condemna-
tion, because ye took your ease when
ye should have served your God.
A lady walking on some Of the
downs the morning after a terrific
thunder storm, met a shepherd. She
asked him what his sheep had done
during the storm. "Ahw he replied,
81 folded them as usual in the even
ing; but when the storm came on !
thought Of the poor things, and went
out TO look after them. When ] got
little distance from the fold, / found
them Jumping about in the greatest
alarm but the moment they heard
my voice they were quite quiet 7"
let ~ tto rt,,.t,, and tar, ra - ,,,u,-
break over the unbeliever; but only
let him hear the Chief Shepherds
voice saying, at is ], and there is a
great calm.
If men loved this world less, and
another better, they would be more
quiet here, and more careful TO pre-
pare for that better state. If our con-
versation were in heaven, as il ought
TO be, with what contempt should we
look down upon the busy designs, tn e
restless cares, the vain hopes, and the
perplexing fears Of the greatest part
Of mankind? Then we should have
more peace and tranquility in our
minds while we live, and the greater
satisfaction when we come to die.
For integrity and innocence will keep
us most from giving disturbance 20
Others, aud from finding any in our
breasts. "Whoso hearkeneth unto
wisdom shall dwell safely, and shall
be quiet from the fear Of evil"
Influence is not government p
but in the church influence is the best
government-the influence Of love.
While Jesus Christ was upon earth,
what regulated his young church 1t
was his influence. Incarnate love
was the incarnate conscience OF his
church. And now, love is the only
arbiter needed; love will settle ev-
erything. If love reign in a church,
IL will almost supersede discipline.
Cases can seldom occur requiring dis
cipline and such cases will at once
call forth tenderness and gontleness
which will weep over and melt down
and reclaim the erring. As in up
roar none make SO much noise as those
. who are crying out Silence ~ so none
create SO much disturbance in a church
rs those who pride themselves on be-
ing rigid disciplinarians, and on keep
ing everything and everybody in or
der.
There is no creature in the world
wherein we may not see enough to
wonder at, for there is no worm Of the
earth, no spire Of grass, no leaf, no
twig, wherein we see not the foot
steps ola Deity the best visible crea-
ture is man. Now what man is be
that can make but an hair, or a straw.
much less any sensitive creature, so
as no less than an infinite power is
seen in every object that presents
itself to our eyes; if, therefore, we
look on the outside of these bodily
substances, and we do not see God in
everything, we are no better than
brutish-make use merely OF our sense
without the least improvement of our
faith or our reason. Contrary, then,
TO the opinion Of those men who hold
that wise man should admire moth
ing, / say that truly wise and good
man should admire everything, or
rather that inhniteness Of wisdom and
olnnipotence which shows itself in
every visible object.
] pray God that may never sink
down to the dishonorable depths ofin-
dolsnce which some Christians live
in; sooner may my right hand forget
her cunning, and my tongue speak no
more my Masters world were
utterly unworthy to be his minister,
if suoh were the case; but oh / would
be baptized in FIRE, and live in il as my