Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-08-22

Re gcn,le and kind 10 all.

OF DIVING Love, he Woulu W "NNi'
whelmed with confusion and aston
ishment.
A continuous stream Of immortal
souls is rushing on to eternity. Lost
by nature, they may be saved by
grace, and through our own instru-
mentality.
Opportunities for showing kindness
and doing good are continually pre-
senting themselves; and we have It'll
our power, in a greater or less degree,
to Lessen the amount Of human wretch
edness, and to increase the sum Of hu-
man happiness.
Conscience is too sacred posses
sion to be triAed with; its voice is
faithful, but may be extinguished
and be that would have peace within
himself and God, must take heed Of
the art and sophistry by which its ad-
monitions may be suppressed.
Christ, who is the foundation of our
hopes, the object Of our faith, and the
subject of our love, is also the model
of our conduct and he went about
doing good, and lett us an example
that we should follow his footsteps.
He worked the work of him that sent
him while it was day, for he knew
that the night was coming when no
man could work.
When one begins to manage how
far he may adopt the customs and
fashions Of the world, without posi-
tive remuneration of Christian proies-
sion. he places himself on The descend
ing grade. which may end in apostacy.
Once enabled TO resist the gentle warn
ings of conscience, in regard 10 the
beginnings Of evil, spiritually becomes
impaired, and soon religion becomes a
mere name without a power.
Let our love be firm; constant and
inseparable; not coming and return
ing, like the tide, but descending like
anever failing river, ever running into
the ocean Of divine excellency, passing
on in the channels of duty and con-
slant obedience, and never ceasing to
be what it is till it comes TO be what
it desires to be; still being a river till
it be turned into the sea, and vast
ness, even the immensity of blessed
eternity.
Are there any poor and wretehed
and miserable whom we may relieve
Are there any sick and diseased to
whom we may minister? Are there
any neglected or destitute whom We
may instruct or relieve? Are there
any living in sin whom we may ad.
monish ? Are there any who have for
saken the ordinances of Gods wor.
ship whom we may reclaim? Are
there any who have not yet heard OF
a Saviour's name, TO whom we may
communicate the knowledge of His
great salvation.
Tho cattle could not plant the grass,
nor cause it to grow. Though they
can do nothing in the matter, yet be
docs it all for them; he causeth the
grass to grow. You who are as help
less as oxen to help yourselves, who
can only stand and moan out your
misery, but know not what to do, God
can prevent you in his loving kind.
ness, and favor you in his tenderness
Now let the hleatings Of your prayer
20 up to heaven, let the meanings OF
your desires go up TO him, guilty ones,
and help shall come to you though
you cannot help yourselves.
As | turned over this text in my
mind, to catch the various CLEANS Of
light which glance from it as from a
prism, / thought, "How many are
those blades of grassY" Set a child to
count them even in one acre, and how
long the task will occupy; and yet
each one of those blades God makes
to grow as much as if there were not
another in all the field. SO with all
the myriads of Gods people-he pre-.
serves each child as if he had no other ;
he loves as much every single one OF
all the blood bought seed as only one
that should sing within the pearly
gates. Be of good comfort then, the
God who abounds in mercy towards
the grass Of the field will not forget
you.
Thousands of men breathe, move
and live, pass off the stage of life, and
are heard of no more. Why They
did not see particle of good in the
world, and none were blessed by them
as instruments of their redemption :;
not word they spoke could be recall
ed, and so they perished, their light
went out in darkness, and they were
aforementioned more than the insects
of yesterday. Will you thus live and
die, o, man immortal Live for some.
thing. Do good and leave behind
you a monument Of virtue that time
can never destroy. Write your name
in kindness, love and mercy on the
hearts Of thousands you come in con.
tact with, year by year, and you will
never be forgotten. No; your name,
your deeds will be as legible on the
hearts you leave behind, as the stars
on the brow of the evening. Good
deeds will shine as brightly on the
earth as the stars of heaven.
Too MUoH BAeGAGE,-The Soldiers
Scrap Book, after showing that the
raw recruit has to learn not 10 over.
load himself with too much baggage
runs the parallel in the service of
Christ thus
Some who started ont with hold
hearts and high resolves have beon
permaturely wearied down. They
have been found stretched on the