Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-03-12
THE REPUBLICAN.
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.


other channel.
Wisdom is an ocean that has no
shore. Its prospect isnot terminated
by an horizon; its centre is every
where, and its circumference nowhere
II has been well suggested that
peoples excuses for neglecting duty,
are not generally their reasons for
such neglect. The excuse is, very
commonly, the method Of concealing
the true reason.
When a gentleman once remarked
in company how very literally those
persons talk of what their neighbors
should give away, who are least apt
to give anything themselves, "Ah,"
Sidney Smith replied '"when A sees B
struggling in distress, it is not in hui
man nature not to ask G to do some
thing for him"
The HAPPY CoMBINATIoN.--There
is nothing purer than truth, nothing
sweeter than charity, nothing warmer
than love, nothing brighter than vir-
tue, nothing more steadfast than faith.
These united in one mind form the
purest, sweetest, richest, brightest,
holiest, and most enduring happiness.
A study of Paups advice to the Phil
ippian Christian (Phil. iv. 81 will serve
to beget and strengthen these graces
in the soul
In your retirement make frequent
colloquies or short dseoursings with
God and thy own soul. Every return
OF the heart to these intercourses is a
going to him, an appearing in his pres
ence, and a representing his presence
to thy spirit and to thy necessity.
This was long since called by spirit
ual person "a building to God chap
el in our heart" 1t reconciled Mar
tha's employment with Mary's devo-
ton, charity and religion, the necessi.
ties of our calling, and the employ
ment of devotion. For thus in the
midst Of the works OF your trade You
may retire into your chapel = the
heart and converse with God by
frequent addresses and returns.
RECOGNITION IN HEAvEN-An old
minister, while one day pursuing his
studies, his wife being in the room,
was suddenly interrupted by her ask
ing him a question which has not
always been satisfactorily answered /:
"Do you think we shall know each
other in Heaven Z" Without hesita-
tion, he replied, "To be sure we shall I;
do you think we shall be greater fools
there than we are here?" After few
moments pause, he again proceeded ;
"But may be thousand years by
your side in Heaven without having
seen you; for the first thing which
will attract my notice when | arrive
there, will be my dear Savior and |
cannot tell when shall be for a mo-
ment induced to look at any other
object"
DR. Hugh Blair, the celebrated rhet-
orician, and his colleague, DIR. Rob
ert Walker, were respectively the
most eloquent exponents of the theo-
ries of works and grace of the essen
tial doctrines Of Christianity. One
Sunday, DIR. Blair, warming in his
presentation of his favorite theme,
thus apostrophized virtue"
go Virtue, if thou vert embodied
all men would love thee p
DR.. Walker, in the afternoon, in
the course of his sermon, rejoined as
follows:
"Virtue has been embodied. Did
all men love her? No; she was de-
spised and rejected of men, who, after
defaming, insulting and scourging her
led her to Calvary, where they cruel.
fed her between two thieves"
Instead ofclutching to props, which
cannot elevate you, or if they do bear
you up for moment, must soon be
withdrawn again, the gospel bids you
grow against the Tree of Life; and
Just as you grow into Christ, you will
grow up into holiness. And if you
have not yet found an object to your
hearts eontent-if you feel that there
is still something wrong with you
that you are neither leading the
life which you would like TO lead, nor
enjoying the comfort which you think
might be some how got, be advised
Take the Lord Jesus for your friend.
He is one in whom you will lind no
flaw He is one of whom, if you real
ly get acquainted with him, you will
never weary; and one who, if once
you really go to him, will never
weary of you.
The Bible is mainly of value to us
as it reveals to us a redcemer That
preaching is the best that best exhib-
its and recommends Christ Jesus.
Prayer is eficacious in its highest de-
gree when il is a means of reaching
Christ. The cup that is used at the
Congress Spring is only valuable as
an instrument for bringing the water
to the thirsty lips, no matter wheth-
er it be rustic gourd or a silver
tankard F; but the cup alone and emp
tyis a hollow mockery. So is preach
ing or prayer an empty cup unless il
brings Jesus to the needy soul. 1t is
not the cup that saves but the water
it contains The superstitious ritual
ist worsbips the cup the fanatic who
despises all gospel ordinances filings it
away; but the man who would be
saved must use the channel of mercy
whether it be the Bible tho sermon
or the prayer-for the inhowing of
Christ Jesus into his soul.
That terrible saying of Annie of
Austria to Richilieu holds true for