The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-14

JESUS OF NAZARETH PAssErH BY.

SUNDAY READINe.
JESUS OF NAzARErH PAssErH BY.
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To move the multitude At wilt
Again th s Mssirrins tones reply:
Jesusi tits he who once below
Aud blrdensd hssfts, .whsis'er he esns, Il
Blind men Isjoiced to hear Inc sryi
Jesus Of Nazareth passe,hby." ,v,
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His holy footprints we can trace,
He Psassth At Our threshold.nsy, - |
Shall We not gladly raise the cry;
Jesus OF Nazareth pa'seth byr' -
Hoi ali ye heavy laden come,
Here's pardon, comfort, rest, and home,
Lost wsndersrs from Fathers lace
Return, accept His preferred gracei
Ye tempted, there's refuge nigh,
"Jssus OF Nazareth pssseth by"
But you stIii this call refuse,
And DO such woudrous love abuse,
soon will He sadly from you turn,
aT Too isssi too isisW viii ii BE- Tie cry.
"Jssus Of Nazareth pssseth by"
HOLINESS AND observation-disclosures and
humility are inseparably connected. The
nearer the soul comes to God, the more
completely Il Is humbled, subducd and over
powered. II was when Job heard the voice
Of the Lord out Of the whirlwind that he
exclaimed, 81 abhor myself, aud repent In
dust and ashes." When the "still small
voice" Of God spake to the exiled prophet In
his cave, he wrapped his blushins face In
his mantel, and his whole being bowed be-
fore the Divine presence aud power. 1t was
when the evangelical prophet Isaiah saw the
glory Of the Lord, and heard the six-wlnged
seraphlm crying one 10 another, "Holy,
holy, holy is the Lord OF hosts,h that he
cried QUIT "woe Is me, for am undonc."
Il was amer Paul had been caught up into
the third heaven that he said Of himself that
he was "The least Of all the saints" And
II was the beloved disciple whose head had
leaned on the breast Of Jesus, and who had
bcheld his glory In apocalypse vision, whose
meek, childlikc spirit has been the admira-
ton OF all ages. Thus II Is with every saint
on earth, and II Is so with every glorifled
spirit In heaven. The higher the soul rises
In holiness, the deeper il sinks In humility
and reimbursement. So sings Montgomery;
"The bird that soars on the highest wing,
Builds on the ground her lowly meet;
And she that doth most sweetly sing,
Sings In the shade, when All thiBgs rest;
10 lark and mig htinssls we see
What honor hath humility.
"rhe saint that weirs hcrSn's brightest
crown,
In lowliest alteration bends;
The weight Of glory bows him down
The most, when most his soul ascendsi
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool OF humility"
SINGING ALL ToJrruEa.-Many contend
that the singing Of the church should be |
done by delegation. Now imagine a fow OF |
heavens choice spirits doputed 10 do the |
singing for the upprr temple. There they
are gathered Ia one place One two |
three four Yes, Just a heavenly quar-
tette With subdued and almost inaudiblc |
sweetness 1t will begin. Hark they have |
begun Mo- they have not Yes, they
have. Thrones and principalities be silent!
Hush, David though thou art the sweet
singer of Israel ST. Paul, be still, although
thou hast received the crown Of rejoicing.
Richard Baxter, hold though this Is the
saints everlasting rest. Capital music
But sush propriety cannot long be kept.
Hallelujah ~ cries soul from under the
altar. "Praise the Lord" sings a martyr
from among the trees Of life. "Thanks be
unto God who giyeth US the victory" cry
thousand redeemed voices. A myriad spirits
catch up the song OF Moses and the Lamb,
and the hundred and forty and four thou
sand break forth into rejoicing. See how
the palms wave. Look how the thrones
quake. Stop that loud singing. Ali out of
taste. Stop. But they will not cease. You
might as well attempt to drown the thunder
OF the skies, or beat back the roar of the
seas; for verify believe that every saint In
heaven has resolved to do his own singing.
Rev. J. De Wit Tdlln.adgs.
BE HIND TO CuILpRES.-Blessed be the
hand which prepares pleasure for a child,
for there is no saying where and when II may
again bloom forth. Does not almost every
body remember some kind-hearted mar. who
| his childhoodl The writer Of this recollects
himself at this moment as barefooted lad
standing at the wooden fence OF poor little
garden In his native village. With longing
| eyes he gazed on the flowers which were
| blooming there quietly In the brightness OF q
Sunday morning. The possessor Of the gar
den came forth from his little cottage. He
was q woodcutter by trade, and spent the
whole week at his work In the woods. He
was coming into his garden to gather a
flower to stick into his coat when he went to
church. He saw the boy, and breaking of
the most beautiful Of his carnations-it was
strcaked with red and whlte-gaye II to him.
| Neither the giver nor receiver spoke one word,
! and with bounding steps ran home; and now,
here, at a vast distance from that home,
AFTER so many events OF so many years, the
feeling OF gratitude which agitated the
breast Of that boy expressed Itself on paper.
The carnation has long since withered, but
It now blooms afresh.-DOWg!ds Jerrold.
PLAIN WORDS IN THE PuLrIr.-Mr. Hood,
| In his work Of rare humor and learning and
tact, called SO appropriately clamps, Pitch
ers and Trumpets," has n good illustration
Of the inability Of the people to understand
many words which seem very clear to the
preacher. He says: A clergyman while COM
posing q sermon, made use OF the words
''ostentatious man." Throwing down his
pen, he wished to satisfy himself before he
proceeded as TO whether great portion OF
his congregation might comprehend the
meaning of these words, and he adopted the
following method Of proof. Ringing his bell,
his footman appeared, and was addressed by
his master, "What do you conceive to be
Implied by an ostentatious mani" San os.
tentatious mani" said Thomas, "why, sir, |
should say a perfect gentleman" VERY
good, l." observed the vicar, "send Ellis, the
coacIman, here" "Rllis," said the vicar,
"what do you imagine an ostentatlous man
10 bel" IAN ostentatious man, siri" said
Ellis, "why, l should say m ostentatlous
man meant, saving Your presence, q very
Jolly fellow" II Ia bardl ucre~-nry to add
that the vicar substituted less ambiguou.
word.
THE blessings to Which tho saviour In
! vites us are noble, CXQusIte, enduring, be-
T You'd the conception Of initc miuds. They
extend alike to the soul aud tho body they
oil time; they spread through eternity
They include the best prov ion for oul
. wants, the best conduct for our lives, anC
the perfect security Of our wcll-belng.-
Timothy bright.
COMMIT thou all thy griefs and pains,
All cares th,t v"x thy soul,
To Him who heaven and earth sustainp,
For His all.wise control.
He who to clouds, and winds, and air,
Olives path, and course, and way,
win also hitting paths prepare,
Where thy tired feet may stray,
[From The German.
MARRIED.
sT0OPs-LANG. In this city, on the 18th met.