Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-01-16
THE REPUBLICAN.
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY,

ing water makes a spring within the
Christian What q curse TO be one
of the stagnant ponds of iormality
exhaling the putridity Of hypocrisy.
Do you say, 81 would be a Christ
ian If felt that | was worthy'g How
is it with Christi Is be not worthy 2
If you depended upon your own
strength alone, you might fear and
draw back but when the treasures Of
eternity are yours, and when Christ
has said to every one Of you, as he
would say if he were here now, "Trust
me Just rs long, my children, as |
live do not be afraid, for you shall live
also | pledge my life for yours
can you take him at his word, and be
content
CONFORMITY WITH CHRIsT.-The
chief study of a Christian, and the
very thing that makes him Christ
ian, is conformity with Christ The
sum Of religion Says Pythagoras) is
to be like him who thou worshippest.
And that truly is our only way there
is nothing but wandering and perish
ing in all other ways, nothing but
darkness and misery ont Of him "but
he that foloweth me" says he, "shall
not walk in darkness" And there
fore it is set before us in the gospel in
so clear and lively colors that we may
make this our whole endeavor-to be
like him.
TRUE STRENGTH.-The secret of all
dlligent, energy, pleasure, success in
duty, is a heart enlarged by the love
Of God. "For the love of Christ con-
straineth us" Oh that golden chain
ofpertect freedom; that binding yoke
Of most sweet and willing bondage !!
See St. Paul the bondsman OF Christ,
going out to do his daily service Of
labor and peris, chanting his morning
song, and saying, "Most gladly will l
glory in my infrmities, that the power
of Christ may rest upon me-" "Strong
in the Lord and in the power of his
might" was St. Paul-but his strength
was the strength of faith.
CRIMINAL SILENCE.-IIow many
Christian students in college, and
Christian clerks in business, are guilty
Of the negligence referred to in the
following: A college student, who,
after resisting the strivings Of the
Spirit for months, has recently yielded
his heart to Jesus, tells me that the
great obstacle which kept him from
Christ was the fact that although for
a year of college life he had been con
stantly and intimately associating
with Christians, not one had ever
spoken to him of the welfare of his
soul. Could they be sincere? Was
religion a reality?
Now the grace of God will rise as
high as its source. Ifyou and / have
grace that began with us, it will never
get higher than we are. If you have
grace that the priest gave you when
you were christened, it will never get
higher than the priest; but if you get
the true grace Of God which descends
from heaven, it will take you as high
as the New Jerusalem, from which it
came High up in the throne of God
are the everlasting springs Of divine
mercy at the foot Of divine sover-
eighty it wells up spring, clear as
crystal, pure without stain, and it
flows down to earth, leaping down by
the way of the cross. And it will as
cend as high as its course. 1t will 90
to the throne again, that is where it
came from, and it will rise to its own
level, and it will float mp their with it.
If, by The grace Of God, you have
been made to taste, to feel, and to
be saturated with the grace that came
from God, from a divine source, you
shall also have divine portion for.
ever.
1t is stronger than a promise. A
promise implies that it might be
another way. But when he says,
"Becauso | live, ye shall live also" it
assumes that there is no other thing
possible. His life being granted as a
fact, the other thing follows as an il
resistable and inevitable sequence. So
that from him should flow that which
they needed. Whatever they lacked
of might, he would make good. What
ever they lacked of knowledge, he
ouldsupply them from his own know
ledge. Whatever the needed Of guar
dianship, Of consolation, Of guidance,
of interference Of any sort, he guaran-
teed them. "Because live. we shall
live also" My life for yours said Christ
to his disciples. And when he said it
to those that were around about him
then he said it to all who should be-
lieve in bis name to the end of time
And there stands flaming in the heav-
en- Of faith TO day the declaration that
the life of God, through Jesus Christ,
is the surety and pledge Of victory and
salvation to every one that believes
on the Lord Jesus Christ. Not becuaso
of your goodness, not because of your
skill, and not because of your skillful
leadership under which you made your
voyage but because there is in God
provision for salvation you have
ground for hope and consolation.
Four IMPOSSIBLE THINGs-First to
escape trouble by running away from
duty. Jonah once made the expert.
ment; but he soon found himself
where all the imitators will in the end
find themselves. Therefore, manfully
meet and overcome the difficulties and
trials to which the post assigned you
by Gods providence exposes you.
Second, TO become a Christian of
strength and maturity without under
going severe trials, What fire is to
gold, that is affection TO the believer. |
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