Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-01-23
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.

Chafcd ana worn with worldly chroI
swectly, Lord my hcert prepare
BID this inward tompcst cuase;
Jesus come and whisper poaoel
Hush the whirlvini q my win
with thyseli ny spirit fl
End in calm this busy week,
Let the Sabbath gently hroak
Sever. Lord, these earthly ties
Pain nv soul 90 thee would rise;
Disenianrie me from time
Lift me a purcr cline;
bet me east away my load,
let me now draw nigh 20 God;
Gently, loving jesus, peak
End in calm this busy week
Drew tho curtain Of rcpose
While my weary eycliis close;
Steal my spirit while ! rest,
Give me dneamings pure and bles.i
Raise me with q cheerful heart;
Holy Ghost. thysclf impart
Then the Sabbath day win be
Heaven brought down to earth and ne.
So long as you see one star in the
sky, the sun is not risen; so long as
one leak admits the water, the ship is
not safe so long as one sin reigns in
mans heart and is practiced in his
life, Jesus is neither his Savior nor
his King.
REPENTANCE.-False repentance has
grief Of mind and humiliation only
for great and glaring oiecences, until
it supposes pardon for these offences
obtained. True repentance is a con
tinued war against sin, permanent
inward shame for its defilements till
death sounds a retreat Yenn.
If there be any of you that have
had such a sense Of the awfulness of
religion, let me ask you, Did you ever
think OF the awfulness of not having
il? Ii You have ielt that to live q
Christian life was such tremendous
thing, did You ever reflect that not to
do il was a thousand times more tre-
mend0us Z
"CONIE. u verify think there isnot
a sweeter word in the Bible than the
word "come" ] am sure that when
it fell from the lips Of Jesus, when the
Spirit and the Bible uttered it, when
it was echoed by the tongues of apos-
ties and saints, and, in all these cases,
was addressed TO the weary and heavy
laden-tO those who were athirst with
spiritual needs-it was so full of grace
and truth that il could not be exceed
ed in preciousness by any word from
human speech. And this word Hcome'
is the keynote of the gospel "COme,'
withwhatever thirst you faint; "come
and drink; come and take the water
Of life freely"
MORAL FoRCE.--The iron of iron,
the fire of fire, the ether and source
Of all elements, is moral force. We
delight to trace these powers. Meth
cd, patience, self-trust, perseverance,
love, desire of knowledge, power OF
persistence, Of enduring defeat, of
gaining victory by defeat, these are
forces which never lose their charm.
Even in waT-whiUh is organized
brute lOrce-moral power is eminent.
Good ammunition and good muskets
we must have; but these do not gain
the battle. You may have a noun
tain of iron, every pebble slug-it is
all in vain without the brave hands
to use, the cool head to command, the
good cause which fires every brain in
the service.
All moral truth comes TO us with an
imperative demand for the submission
of the will. 1t asks not merely to be
recognized, TO be respected, or even
to be accepted by the mind, but TO be
made the law of the life. The char
acter Of God, the person and the saving
work of Christ, the treasures of wis
dom and grace in the gospel, are not
10 be treated as a mere spectacle to
be gazed at with interest or applause.
Christ is more than an object Of per
ception, or a theme for admiration.
He claims to be 0beyed ana trusted
in. The submission of the mind to
his teachings, and Of the will TO his
commands, and the response Of aiiec-
tionate confidence to his promises. are
all included In the fUlfllment of the
Oneword, BELIEVE. Until the springs
Of motive are reached, so that what
we call our faith is really the prevail
ing impulse Of the life, we are yet in
our sins.
The Cross BEFORE THE CROwN.-
The way 10 the crown is by the cross.
We must taste the gall if we are to
taste the glory. If justified by faith,
we must suffer tribulati0ns. When
God saves a soul, he tries it. Some
believers are much surprised when
theyare called to suffer They thought
they would do some great thing for
Godj but all be permits them Co do Is
10 suffer Tor his sake Go round TO
every one in glory each has q differ
ent story to tell. yet every one q tale
of suffering. But mark, all were
brought out Of them. il was dark
cloud but passed away. Thewater
was deep, but they reached the other
side. Not one there blumes God for
the way be led them thither. "Salva-
ton y. Is their only cry. Child of
God, murmur not at your lot. You
must have a palm as well as a white
robe. Learn to glory in tribulati0ns
also
REuGI0N Is Business. The North
British Berie0 says: 'fThe pressing
need Of our faith is not simply faith
uiovangeiistst0proclaim its doctrines
bu, ieglons Of men consecrating their
worldly vocations, witnessing TO that
truth on which SO much skepticism
prevails that Christianity. so received
as to become an integralpart of man,
Is OmninOtent TO keen him from owl