The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-12
SUNDAY HEADING.
THE TRUE WAY.


10 Bethlehem DO born,
II He's not born In thee
Thy soul 10 stili forlorn.
The cross on Golgoths,
VIII never save thy souli
The cross IN thine own heart
Alone can make thee whole,
Hold there where. Iunnest thou'
Know heaven IA 10 thee,
Seek'st thou for God elsewhere,
His fsoe thou'lt never see.
Ali would thy hesrt but be
mauger for that birth.
God would once more become
O''' ''' hsugLius slLEsIus.
Tue srRoSG ARN.-"Hold on hold on ~
was the strong ringing cry from the old
yoyager's lips, as amid the rolling and
pitching and tossing Of the storm, his life
boat neared the desired port.
WAyel ave.! was the sturdy response.
Only from one little voice, away In the
STORM, came the cry, with the sadness Of de-
spalr In Ii, 81 can't, / can't hold on "
Another instant, and the captains arm
was around the trembling child, and he was
safe.
SO, often, the strong Christian says to the
little one, weak In faithi "llold on hold on
to Christis But the cry goes up; 81 can't
can't Hold me save me dear Jesus, or
I perishl /" And our blessed Captains
strong loving hand Is stretched out to rescue
the fainting one.
All! this Is n blessed Thought, thrice
blessed truth, that when weary aud worn
ard weak with life's tossing aud tempests,
with no more strength even TO hold on to
our only h pc Of safety, therel Is our Captain,
not only strong, but willing to save, In
whose mighty arm and blessed love we may
gladly rest, with the trustfulness OF a little
child.
Never forget this. trembling child OF God;
II you can't hold on to Jesus, send but one
heart cry TO him. and his arm wi surely en-
circle you.
The hand that holds the waters In Its hol.
low, that cares for the sparrow and clothes
the grass OF the field, Is q resting place,
large and strong, tender aud loving enough
for all who seek Its refuge.
My New BIBLE.-An aged convert from
among the heathen-a native of one of the
Heryey islands-somc years ago received
copy Of the bible. A few pages, or chapters,
only had been given him before this, aud lie
was greatly pleased at becoming the owner
ofthe volume. After receiving It he said;
"My brethren and sisters, this Is my re-
solve; The dust shall never cover my new
bible; the moth shall never eat Ii; the mil
dew shall not rot 1t. My light my joy"
Dear young friends, Is not this good
resolution for you to make Among the
gifts from those who love you, every one OF
bible" and 1t cannot be very old now. 1t
would be a sad sight to see the dust gather
Ing upon it day by day, and moths making
1t their home, as 1t lay unnoticed In some
corner Of your shelf. Do you every day read
some part Of it, keeping IN your mind that 4;
Is Gods book
How sweet thus TO learn Of Jesus, the
chlldren's friend And then | am sure It
VIII not be long before You, too, can say OF
that blessed book. "My light my JOY -
s. $. Visitor.
"WE say declining years. but, IL heaven
be our true centre, the decline of our two
fold being is contemporancous with it
ascent. Soul aud body are In almost per
petual contradiction. In the falling of ma
ture, 1t is not merely destruction which
fastening on, but liberty and glory-th
perfection Of soul which grows ever NOR
radical as the spiritual principle absorbs a
others. As the body sinks into decrepltude
the soul Is tempered; and, by the simulta
neous accelcration of these two processes
the frame returns to the dust, aud the spir
to heaven. Death for the one Is immOrta
youth for the other. David was old whe
he called upon the God Of his youth; but
was not the God Of his past whom he II
voked, any more than the God Of Jacob
the God of the dead. 1t was the God Of Il
present to whom David appcaled-thG G.
Of that youth which he felt nourishiug a
blossomiug In the depths of his being.
If the children OF light enjoy dag In I
midst Of night, the children Of immortal
keep their youth amid the SHOWS of age"
IL the use Of profauc words no idea Is
be expressed, no object Is to be attained,
end secured, no ear 10 be pleased, no ap
title 10 be administered to, no passion to
fed, no title to be acquired, no wealth to
earned, no possible good, either real or i
ngned, Is had in view. They mean nothil
They are wicked cheats, playing a game
deception, attempting to palm oil a blust
ing sound Cor a substantial thought. =
family Is surely good witness of terri
dearth of wisdom, u frghiful scarcity
Ideas. Nor will any one pretend that th
Is any good In profanity; for besides bel
an arrant cheater, 1t Is an Idle, wicked use
the greatest and best being In the uniyer
the best and truest friend Of every hum
creature.
AND of these three forms of human felic
faith, hope and charlty-Christianl
makes duties that none may fail ther,
save by his own fault. Aud In the practl,
life of pety, what pains are taken to wa
US, to shield us from ourselves, to apprise
of our dangers, to defend US at the trlbur
of pardon, to intoxlcate our souls at I
sacred table, to ravish the imagination,
please the senses, to speak TO the lntelC
and console the heart
The DIVINE EYE looks upon high and !
differently from that Of man. They W
seem to stand upon Olympus, and hi
mounted to our eyes, may be but In the '
leys and low grounds unto His; for He lo'
upon those as highest who nearest apprOi
His divinity, and upon those as lowest v
are farthest from II.
APART from grace, nothing save sui
ing and its mighty pGntltule can oil
abyss between the Goldman and his i'm
tors. It Is through suffering that God
most human. 1t Is through suffering q
man comes nearest 10 God.
DESPITE our greed of happiness, desp
our repugnancG toward trials that are OF
too needful, all our Joys end In safety; Il
there Is not lofty, deep or PURE sentlme
of our nature which pcasu rc does not pfIt
with sacred sadness.
ASK Of the earthly affections whether
dread OF suffering ever hiDdcred u genera
soul In Its love, and whether an infallll
sign Of the hearts Interest be not the VI;
contempt Of obstacles aud sacrifices.
OBSCURE VIRTUE Is often dcspised, becau
nothing raises 1t again to our eyes.
Alexandria Affairs.
The GIEstts Of yesterday evening has :