The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-01-11

s7E15sS ) kne ~ yQu qesires HO@ 4ias s9stsst-
tuted Us 50 thasssse cannot be happy inde-
-peadeIft Of Him. The e0ei is net at ease
while nvisg under the dis8leasure Of the
Almighty Were you to succeed in every
worldly seheme-hadyeu riches, hon9rss ead
whateverelse this world can give, you ws6ald
be unhappy. These things cannot satisfy
the mind Of man. Universal ezPerisness
bears testimony tozthe truth that zeal hap.
piness Is. found only in God TEese Is no
peaee, saith my God. to the yE5cksd / beg
yon to think sefiously upon sllis subject
aot6. Delays ere dangerous. Every day
you live sin you are exposed to eternal
death. How many motives are urging You
to be pious mani Your present well
being. your. future happiness. Pea are >
husband-you are father. How solsmni
the responsibilities growing out OF these re-
l.tions. You have q good wifei do not
say SO because sheis my sister, but because
is issundeniahle truth. she fears God and
loves to sdrse him, ana It is very sad e.
Hection shat eften cones over her gentle
spirit, my husband does not love and serge
God How greatly it wguId add to her haps
piness if you were a. piOts man. Then you
would be a companioh, indeed fellow
pilgrim, seeking the heavenly Canaan. You
are father Five sprightly, interesting
children are locking eo yon Tor proper train
ing. They are candidates for eternity
They viii be happy or miserable forever.
What heavy charge You have solemn
duties, as a father, to perform. Y on cannot
transfer them to others. It IS your work.
You must perform it, or it wiz fogeveT be
undoue You must meet your children at
;;ine bar Of God Are you endeayorlag ta
train them arisht7 What is your ezampl
your influence? o, .entreat yoE. don tpas
these things away from you. Ponder them
aOao. Think Of your children; feel yoar
responsibility, and act 50 that those child.
ren may rise up at the last day and call you
blessed
THE BIBLE.
There is no book which we should read
| with so much interest as the Bible. It
grievcs nae to think you do not read this holy
h.,ok Ii is the way bin to heaven. It is
the lamp to guide the feet of the traveller
amid the dangers of this world It points
outthe glorious plan of salvation, tells US
how We may eseape the world Of woe, and
find a happy home in heaven. U, that I
could induce you to begin, at once, to read
and study the sacred scriptures
pfPRovEMENT OF YOUR MIND.
The mind is capable Of great improve.
ment We are naturally ignorant; but
daily we have access to sources o. informa.
ton or knowledge. How many books of
useful knowledge are now published and to
whiei. we Lave access. How much we might
learn if We had only disposition to read
and study I have often Wished that you
had taste for reading, for intellectual in4
provement Il would add much to your en-
joYment You would have always at hand
a source of rational and profitable enter
tainment. It would be pleasant thus to
spend your leisure Hours. We are so con.
stituted that We must have employment even
when not engaged in cur daily temporal
| business 1t is not matter Of little import
anee how we spend our leisure moments.
Spare minutes, says one, is the gold dust
Of time Sands make the mountain, mo-
! i'uents make the year. Improve those frag-
ments ef time ii yeading study, profitable
conversation, etc
81 would atfechonatelY and earnestly
warn you of the use Of sp;ijtuous liquors as
beverage You imagine there is no dan
ger; but you are mistaken The habit Of
dram drinking steals so gradually upon one
that almost before they are aware of it, they
find shemselves bound by chords not easily
broken asunder I beg you give up this
habit at once. It never can benefit you; if
you persist it may ruin you for ever. The
man who would influence you to take q
social glass with him IS not your true friend.
Habitual dram drinking is the direct road
to Drunkenness. o. turn away from it at
! once. The social glass cannot cure your
orrows relieve your troubles, but tends
to increase them. Ist It is an expensive
habit ID It is injurious to health. 3D. It
is hurtfuI to the mind. 9Th It depraves the
moral powers. These are solemn truths.
0, will you ponder them
81 am afraid you imagine that to be
consistent christian would prevent your Civ.
ing proper attention to your temporal busi-
ness. If so, you are very much mistaken.
a man may be truly pious and diligent in
business at the same time. He nav bestow
sufficient thought upon his temporal business
to enable him TO purs1e it to advantage and
with suceess, and yet be devoat christian.
Decide m y0ar own mind the course Of con-
duct with regard to temporal matters which
should be pursued By true christian, and
conform your practice to that This is the
safe rule. Every deviation from it, on your
part, is wrong Who is under stronger OBJ
ii-asions than you TO be a genuine chris.
] tan. Your not being religious does not
, give you liccase to do wrong Your not
-Professing to be disciple Of Jesus does not
release you froa the obligation to be his dis
2 eiple. o. that you would think Of these
e things Let me assure you that you Carlo