The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-07
SUNDAY READING.
A STRAY LAMB.
ny MARY X. ATKINSON

How can I sleep while he Ia astray
On the mountains cold
Behold, I watch through the pcrilous night
With dreaty fears;
seeking ny Lamb NIB, with ,,,. longing eyes
""' "e"'h' WIZ" 'e"'''
infinite Heart, that for such as he
sore mortal woe,
Tbaueh ,a 40 hIm s sa, W "''
seeking ny lamp on the mountain siue
| Inso I'm Thss SbsrSsrd With h,eedi,s feet
And crown Of thorn,
A., III. ,.. .,.,t. ,s., ,
Ana T Thn I'M mus we ,hrnd nope anu pray
r eom,a pps sp nig IN 1o fee and know
Thou art watching too.
And surs,v Than. with rhv rod and atari
viii fold him in
Safe, safe at last from the snares Of the foe
And the wiid' ofsin.
Oh, if he came not, nv soul would stand
Al the peariy gate "a '
Missing my lamb from the heavenly fold
hnu weep ahu "ai''
Speak to me, comfort me, Lord Of life
Make me sure OF this
TINT he XII w Se w' W S nj oe'ore my 'n'one
wv "o''' VI ". Y. Iad,Dena,n,
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a ~. sa' ia inpo,rod G IN son,o nnoos, vi a
snd Ms lang Seen " mot,or or disnnie
"mor9 ,eapnsd tbea,ox,ans. IL ia nj least
a oUs ,ha, ~ universal nsc In tho cbnrcb
49,. III raced back. If moi 10 Tho onostoiin
aye Itself vet TO hat Immediately spccccd.
Inc, and tbero Il a yorv ala tradi,in,, ~,
each Of Tho twelve articios Of Tho crcea VS.
comnosed Inv an anostolic author >''' ""'
, =, r., ." , apy.'aS auto T., ,,
saa ,ne WE'VE assembled IN council
U, ui PS IN 80, Proaen .ho
symbol or watchword of the Christian
Church, and II will be Interesting to our rea-
dcrs to know the apostle to whom each
article Is ascribed. Tho tradition Is as fol-
lows;
1t. Peter: 81 believe In God the Father
Almighty, Maker Of heaven and Garth"
| ST. Andrew: "And In jesus Christ his
only Son our Lord"
st. James the Great: "Who was conceived
by the Holy Ghost, born OF the Virgin
Mary"
St. John: "Sufiercd under Pontlus PLATE,
was cruciHed, dead and buried"
st. Thomas: "He descended into hell"
Tor, Gle went into place Of departed spir-
It's" which are considered as words OF the
same mcaning,1 "thc third day he arose
from the dead
st. James the Less; SHE assembled into
heaven, and sitteth on the right hand Of
God the Father Almighty"
St. Philip: "From thence he shall come
TO Judge the quick and the dead"
St. Bartholomew: 81 believe in the Holy
Ghost"
81. Matthew: "The Holy Catholic Church
the Communion Of Saints"
st. Simon; "The Forgiveness Of Sins"
Sc. Judas Thaddeus; Resurrection OF the
body"
St. Matthias: "And the life everlasting
Amen"
Exrrypop,xpors ppp,cuxo ..Nr
wesley wa ~ at Srst a rcadHr Of aormon. MA
thought he could preach In no other way.
An cxtemporaneous preacher will always
have tho advantage over the reader of ser
mons. Could Whiteheld or John Wesley
have preached with such power or pathos as
mere readersl Mr.. Wesley related the fol-
lowing anecdote to Mr.. Thomas Let's, Of
Allhallows church, London. While he was
| putting on his gown In the vestry, he said
to him 1t Is hfty years, sir, since i first
preached In this church. remember 1t
from particular circumstance that occurred
at that time. came without sermon, and
going up the pulpit stairs | hcsitated, and
returned into the vestry under much confu-
sion and agitation. A woman who was
there noticed that was deeply agitateJ, and
she Inquired "Pray, sir, what Is the matter
with you :" replied 81 have not brought
u sermon with me-" Putting her hand upon
my shoulder, she said SIS that ALT Can
not you trust God for q sermon ~ That
question had such an effect upon me that
assembled the pulpit and preached extcmpore,
with great freedom to myself and acceptance
to the people, and have never sluce taken
a written sermon into the pulpit
"Would 1t not be well for some of the
pulpit readers Of the day II some mother In
Israel should inquire OF them Cannot you
say that The sons of Wesley follow bls evan
Ma In thls respect"
The ONE DAY IN sEvES.-Ihe ono dayin
seven Is the day OF rest. And the question
rises-what Is restf II only sleep, or inac-
tivity, that want Is already provided for
Nearly third OF our time Is thus spent;
more than third with most people In sleep
and refreshment. Tho seventh day Is In
addition to all this; and Its Observance Is
probably the oldest custom 10 the world.
The hebrews IN their early history are re-
ferred to as men who already recognized the
Sabbath or rest OF the seventh day. Its OBJ
| seryance ls enJolnod upon them as tho con-
| tlauanco OF an old Institution, not as the
commencement OF a new. The day OF rest
Is intended for tho relief OF our powers in
their activity. In word, 1t Is repose by the
change Of mental occupation, not the cessa-
tlon of all employment. The Christian, and
the good man of every faith, finds rest by re-
lease from the daily cares Of the working-day
world, and tho turning OF the mind and
thoughts In different direction from the
daily routine. The person who Is interested
In the religious and benevolent employments
proper to the first day Of the week, may be
as much occupied and engaged on that day
as on any other, and still Is refreshed upon
the second day, feeling that he has enjoyed
an interval of repose.
rho ronoso ~ sr,a,,,s m o.oono s-,
the monotopy of our daily lives. and in tho
consciousness that il Ia not only A privilege
lint A duty on that day to dismiss ali bnsi-
ness and ali mercenary care for The morrow.
TJe who understands The dov. and dnIv val.
nes IL rises above Tho .ordid conditions and
rennirements If labor. Ue ia n nrincc for
one day Tie ia indeed better than n nrincc'
Ha ia a man re,,eyed NV tho mercIf,i good.
noss ~ tba c,eator rom Tho sentenca sRv
.ho sweat NJ Inv brow shoit tbon eot hread Il
TIA snndor rcs, i. the richest rewarJ NJ
iahor the Sost and most certain wage. NJ
indms,ry IN those ySbn "nrreci,,o tha nris
| ilege and know how to imnroye II Tbnp ras,
of Sunday is the comfort Of hone. The man
who thinks and who believes forrets Ma
mortality. and reioIces in the light of the
promise Of an undylng life. He is ennobled
by manumIssIon from the ordinary condi