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AAotS spa!nhAt p!nhAtu uotstake tEHgt0n!e OF tne LoTu
| thy God in vain" That is the third com.
mandment you know. Aud in the Lords
Prayer We fnd, 'Hallowed be thy aaas,e.p q
jessie and George asked Why so much was
made Of a nauae1 A great deal is said ii thu,
Bible about tho Lords name aud the Why We
ought TO use it; s"sing praises to his nan,e;',s
"Exalt his aa,nc;" /" Bless hi, mame." y
Why, you, ask, is SO much said about o,
mere word. II you think moment, you will
'oticelth name Of a,person brings up to your
lind all you know about him Take any
oody you are acquainted with, and the mo
nent his name is spoken, you Instantly know
how he thinks, talks, and sots, aud wherein
you like or dislike him. His name, instead
Of being more word, is really the same thing
as himself. 1t is . good or . bad uAmo, 40
oording as he has behaved well or i'll ; 40 shat
people think him good or bad man. If
you love him very much, you will speak it
lovingly; if you daliks him, you will show
your dislike in the way you speak it; and il
/; you do not care anything about him, yoa will
+ show that too, " sh
yaats % the Lords same stands fax al ws
know, or thiak about hia and il We love aaA
honor him, We shall always speak his aame
reverently. TO use bis name to swear by, 90
! wicked men do, is telling everybody We do
not care about him; and to speak it oaxclcss,
~, or in anger, or without thinking Who he
is, shows that We do not really believe in him
and worship him; for if you really hel;vvod
in him and uorshlc2sd him, You could no
more .skc his name in vain, than you could
speak TO him or Of him disrespaotfully, if you
SAW him standing before you.
BY taking the Lords name in vain, We say
az it were, that we do aot want his help, that
we will not have it, and that We will 20 on aud
be as wicked az wo ploase, without miuding
him To "AaNow" the Lords name, is to
try and always think holy thoughts about
aim, to do what he tolls ss to do, and always
think how We can ,aost please him. If you
think and aot thus, you cannot possibly speak
his namo except with reverence and respcet
and the ,noro you are used to thinking and
acting thus, the more you will hsllsv it.
! [Chslts Paper.
/ Look Upward, EVEN TO CHRIST "A la
| dy was recently teaching olsm Of little boys
in Sunday School. The subject wss the sto.
ry Of Peter walking on tho Sea OF Galilee,
nd the lady remarked that as soon ~ tho
apostle began to fear, he began to sink.-
Yes," replied one Of tho boys, {" that is Just
the way in climbing high tree; just as sooa
- boy begins to be afraid, and to look down
to see how far he has come, 10 is sure to fall.
The only way is to look up --up--to the top
Of the treeP' Richard vas right, aud his
observation applies to more things than climb.
ing trees. The way to mske progress in the
Christian life IL to lookaot downward or back.
ward, but up, up to .he top of the tree-to
Christ, who is at ono the beginning and the
end.
Coon EXAMPLE, "A paragraph is going
> tho rounds of the tPapcrs to the effect that
one Of oommodor/ Vanderbilts daughter
has actually condfcedcd to teach her daugh-
ter to mend stockings. There is no doubt
that the lady Iqucstion is woman of good
sense, who i,Aware that riches are particular.
!. ~ liable to Jake wings and fly away from
American holders, but where the wonder.
full oondeacenson comes in, remarks the "Cin-
cinnat '1azette,' we cannot aeo. Every
male mplnbcr Of the royal house Of Prussia is
4 oblig94to learn trade, that he may be able
to support himself should want overtake him
Qu(on Victoria's daughters are said to bo
! pyfcient 10 all departments Of housekeeping.
yh the eyes Of those silly females whose idea
tss,..pp'nvss is eonss.qtraltafSb afSbne;, i ali koovl
edge Of kitchen and tho needle NAV seem val.
gar, but every sensible porson mus. know
that 1t is just as becoming man to boast Of
his entire acquaintance with business and
manly pursuits as for q woman to affect con. 90,
tempt for snignosanco of tho duties Of bsr
peculiar sphere. II would bo aoli IL tbo,o
who are astoniahcd at the homcly industry Of
tho Vandorbilts would learn practical lesson
y, their example. ,
\ THREE IMporANTTn1Nds.-- Three things
ITO lore-Couraget gontloness and affection.
N Thrce things to admire--I Intellectual now.
4 Y, dignity and grscefalness.
i Three things to iate-Oruelty, arrogance
| aid ingratipde. d .r..,. o