Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-08-11


Go snatsh tie fe brsf TSSqeHa B to glyea
p''''And pressHia ghestIto tHeaTenGdl jd9uodi
They tell fhee,d in teir drHgda6nibeM rHgda6nib M cb56yoa
II ~ VI power from old dominion hrrledl oyTd i
/ When rich and poor, with juster rule.
\ 10 beshaltshareIthe altered world. > ,,yygl 4
ia Alas time itself BegiH.ain moil saoxiiio
isAi IhattabI g bath but fooled the h9ur;,9 sat
\ boz ffaen IS \. ags that fElpsns power in man
II But subjects man to p5wer iqqf a995
Yet every dIyE2s day n Seven s2Ithlsa at leas eaa baG
REght %H 5aRa FsRqRS Ssa sAa ls b kP9En
/ oh .ihVhen iGodp dproclaims1his own iii iroqrr
-"2six da1slhfiha may ri RANK afVgsbe poor, bonin1ai
s199 3, 10 Dives, from thy ban4sset hah;a .sIoiel
4f ifYsath E6ds tHf a Ftas a ~ his
/ GoDegIIs9fG4 ~ -4-LYTqY 9hi mid
odi 10 1oiiTell The Good News.ran,rGlni bue
1iltIi5 the duty Of every dossi who ,kpoHs tie
a99tG nels at salgati9n through Christ to tel the.
good news, as he has Opportunity, and ability,
his Com pahniid Who aces Not Know oie,7 tha{
he too MAY be- sagetauiI IL isahe duty Iofnese,tf
G4sssssanEaeie eae 40 tell ethe good news tea a.
SsaRasP sn Is 5fh99t aG flas5 q shaFsp e y9sp
and cohferenee,d 6r iftp any lotHer appropriate
meeting, where it will promote the glory ofGed
and the good OF mehY and to aKhort melito come
t9 JeSuS Thsse duties are e. done daily by earn
est, working Christians. They are done in n ac- ac
cordance With the divine ftidnction. 81 Let Him
that heareth sag Come 4 They are done in ac-
lcsfdaIi6e with hNew fEestaensht fusagegoW WhetO
the persecution arose about Stephen, the mem
bers of the church at J erusalem were all scatter
ed abroad except The dpbstles and s'theJ9 thdt
.oete scattered aCfoud wsntIeverywhere preacll-l
ing the w telpg,the good newsil TTheyi
aC nh
without any official Obligation or any express
authority. They were tFo9ed by the Inward
power lof that faith Mhichoeannou but speak, of
the truth Of which the heartis full !; they were,
influenced by the Spirit, with whom ,they had
been annoipfed they WERE controlled BY their
love of the Saviour, 10 0cwhenl they owed the
remission of their sins and all their blessed
hopes.r They held no Office, but were invested
with the general priest t-hood Of believers. "A.
Pastor. 81 - ''1N"- s7'sA''' S53'''-'o DIE
81 1ecit' l. ..4-a-------5.ft 10 vcal{
The true Christian never INDUCES In evil
speaking. 1t is mean and cowardly, and the
sure indication Of q low vulgar mind 4 wo-
man given to this vice, is generally little less
than a monster. Show me such an one and /
would shnn her as the deadly poison of the Up
as tree which throws blight upon everything
within It's reach. There is one circumstance at
tending the sin Of SANDER, which renders it
peculiarly injurious-the difficulty of calculating
the i'll efeds produced byit: When once you
have uttered the words of SANDER, it is no long
er In your power to stop their progressively
travel from one to another into general circula-
tion.a Behold, I" says the Apostle, what
great fire a little spark kindleth ~ How many
are the griefs caused by exaggerated report !.
How may the peace of families be destroyed By
them The discords and quarrels in the neigh1
borhoods may frequently be traced to this
malignant source. The misrepresentation of
detractlon have even caused friends to arm
themselves one against another, and murder
has been the consequence. Many are the in
diyiduals who owe their ruinto the thoughtless
and lll-natured discourse of their neighbors, VII,
1t should be the aim of young men to 60 into
good society-we mean not the rich, nor the
proud, the fashionable, but the society of the
wise the intelligent, and the good. qWhenyou
lind men who know more than you do, land from
whose conversation you can gather information,
it is always safe to be found. 'f'i'f"3i r'l''
1t has broken down many man by assocfat9
ing with the low and vulgar, where the ribald
song was inculcated and the indecent story told,
to excite laughter, or influence the bad passions.
Lord Clarendon attributed success and happi-
ness in life to association with persons more
learned and ylrtuous than ourselves IF YOU,
piness and not misery, we advise you to associate
with the intelligent and good Strive for excel!
lence and strict integrity, and you will never be
found in the sinks ofpohntion, or on the benches
of jewellers and gamblers. Once habituate.
yourself to virtuOus course, once secure a love
for good society," and punishment would be
greaterithan by accidentIto be obliged forahalf
day to- associate with the low and valgar.ooiei
III :.
stand bending over the tomb, and his tears fell
fast and ofteh.pg AS he raised his humid eye to,
my brother! 0, my my brother I, 1--WE ''i''" ~
''For whom dost thou mourn ?'''n' "n" 'l'''l
1"One,e' p replied he, s'wh6m did not suf-I
fciently love while liyingp but whose .linestima-i
BILE worth [ now fee" Id, 10 ..r,oos -,d,o,f
"What w@oqdst @ thou Do Eff if he were restored
olThe 1hourner replied q chat he would never
offend him by any runkind Mord, but youdtake
every occasion, to- show his, friendship, if he
could but come back to- his fond embrace"
V''Then waste not thy time in useless grief. ''9
said the sage;i 'but if thou hast friends, go and
cherish the living, remembering that they will
be dead one day. also. '"ardT diuoa sdi 81 noij
II'It DO IT To MORROW There were two
boys in a school L used to- go to when L. was
young, which was about forty years ago. One
was. remarkable for doing with promptness and
perseverance whatever he undertook The
other had a habit Of putting off everything he
could. fd''I I'll do it tomorrow, was his motto
"I'lldoit,now,''I was the motto of the other
boy. The boy who loved to put things off had
the best natural talent. but he was out stripped
in the race of life by his neighbor, whose motto
was, '"1'll do it now. "u Letthat be your motto.
Never iputof till to morrow what can be done
'o1aayFsl yhg2I.a 9In d2idw .uoarsu .sIit
Who KNoCKs.-O careless ainfier I! this is
the Saviour whom We havsalways been preaeh-
ing to you; This is the Divine Redeemer whom
you have always, troaden under; foot. You
would think it a great thing if the King left his
throne, and knocked at yotir door and besought
you to accept a little gold ;lbut oh 4 how much
greater aithng is here. The King of kings has
left his throne and died. the just for the unjust,
and now knocks at your, door. Careless Sinner,
can you still resist ?-nM lCheyne. 10 noIiaopbs
u The best thing to giEelto your enemy is for
glyeness; toyour opponent, tolerance; to friend,
4 your heart TO your child, a good example to
| father, Differences to- Your mother conduct
that will make, her proud Iof you % to yourself,
respect; to all men, charity ylro ton syot offs
i itTn whatever von enpapel pursue II with a