The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-09-21


tsmper of sa,s slyls q .s,apsr have
some things b say
Il ioes IS, AID T. mans weight
q character. ba, j. alusys belittiag "a
his reputation. Itnover sprines from
large heart bat Invariably from small
ouo. /, never commands tbs respect
q intelligent men, but more naturally
breeds their contempt Spunk Is tho
pfrgenN not y careful Deliberate
thought Or wen reasoned meditation.
bat oiiuss the opposite oi thonghtleus.
ness mental blindness The cat that
attacked the lion. showed lis spunk and
died n the exhibition which il made
Equally unreasonable and unrcasouing
IS The spanl q man.
The direct tendency 81 spuak Is
70 destroy tbe confidence and esteem o.
out fellow men We 90 not. and can.
not oonhdo in man Of basty, lashy
temper We never know when he will
ignte and explode Like package Of
luoifor matches, any little friction sets
them on, and al sorts of horrible edors
are the result Not more offensive.
however, are these than are the mani.
iestatiuus of M irascible man. They
always drive You into doubt Of him.
You shun connection with him, other
socially politically, or financially, lest
like the adder. he turn upon you just
when You DO not expect IL Such men
do not secure your confidence, aud do
not descrye to.
3. Tie spunky man makes very
poor Christian donot Say he cannot
be a Christian, for believe be eau. by
the AID Of Gods grace Nevertheless
he is poor timber, aud Il must be-
wrought With much care and patience.
HIS spuuk leads INN to say ana DO many
things which are not only not wiso, bat
positively foolish things which are not
only not pious, but absolutely wicked
He would not have done go il he had
not been spunky In this case, tbs ten
deney OF grace ~ has bear will be TO
make hlm more watchful over his { NJ
per, and hence TO make him less spunky
more patient, forbesring, and meek.
If the spunky man il Christian, his
growth IN grace will be IN this direction.
But even with this most hopeful view
OF the case, he is poor Christian. tie
will represent the spirit and principles
OF Christian life very poorly. HIS dali
ly walk will be a matter of painful OBJ
serration, and not unfrequently Of bit
ter reproach Good men will grieye
over it and so will he; and yet bis spunk
will make him say and do these same
lad things again, even after'ho had sol
emnly vowed forever TO avoid them.
will not illustrate further These
three points will serve TO show what a
crooked thing spunky man is, and
how little there is about him 10 COM
mend. Still there is hope for him. His
spunk may be overcome. He need not
despair, ii he has heart to try.
And now my Chrlstian reader, these
brief thod9hts are ommended to your
careful consideration. You need not DO
told whether they have any admontion
for you. II they have, II becomes you
very earnestly to strive to overcome tho
evil. You will never be fit for heaven
until you have done 80. There will be
no plea lor angry, irascible,a and revenge
ful men there. II you ever get there,
you viii be ashamed that you were ever
angry on the earth.
DO pot justify your spunk by calling
it proper resentment. There is not
one thingin which they are alike The
one is entirely right--the other is al
ways, and every Ehere, aud positively
and inexcusably wrong Religious EI.
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