Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-12-24
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The best way to bear crosses is to
consecrate them all to God. z5


consecrate them all to God. z5
Men are never placed in such ex-
tremes but that there is light to
guide them. 20
Old age rather makes graceless
sinners incorrigible than lends to
their recovery.
Works are good and exceptable
to God only as they spring from
and center in love to him. fiss
Take heed of every sin; count no
sin small ; and obey every command
with your might. --...s
God has three houses--one for
instruction, another for correction,
and a third for destruction.
Vices do not pay the sin is less
sweet than we fancied and it costs
more than we bargained for.
The Christians cup may be brim-
full of sorrow; but. for him the over
flowing drop is never added.
Consolation heals without con-
tact; somewhat like the blessed air
which we need and have but to
breath.
The Bible is matchless volume;
it is impossible for US study it too
much, or esteem it too highly. -.
Efectual prayer brings from heav-
ems ample chambers the choicest
blessings down upon earth. -
Every one must find out for him
self the key to the riddle of life. tt
is of no use to have it told. Some
do not hear, others misunderstood
it.
The coming Of the Lord is one of
the principal articles of our faith,
and resting solely upon a promise.
Scoffers will attack it till the very
day of his advent.
Let shun everything which might
tend to efface the primitive Inca
ments of our individuality. Let us
reflect that each one of us is tho't
of God.
The depth of the soul are laby-
rinth, and dark without the torch
Of religion. Left to ourselves, we
are like subterranean waters-we
reflect only the gloomy vault of re-.
ligeous destiny.
| When two conflicting truths are
brought face to face, we must ac-
cept neither. Wemust tell ourselves
thar there is a third withheld
among the secrets of God; which,
when it is revealed, will reconcile
them.
God has not chosen to fatter our
curiosity by any of his revelations.
What he reveals to man is the end
assigned to him, and the means of
attaining that end. Doctrine and
morals constitute an essential part
of these means.
When Brenton mariner puts to
sea, his prayer is, ''Keep me, my
God my boat is so small, and the
ocean is so wide n' Does not this
beautiful prayer truly express the
condition of each of US, as we sail
with frail boat on ife's broad sea?
Memory presides over the past
action over the present. The first
lives in a rich temple hung with
glorious trophies, and lined with
tomhs; the other has no shrine but
duty, and it walks the earth like a
spirit.
] A painter was ouce engaged upon
a likeness of Alexander the Great.
In the coure of his battles. Alexan-
der had received an ugly scar on the
side of his face. The artist was de-
sirous of giving borrect likeness
of the monarch, and at the same
time desirous Of hiding the scar
1t was difficult task to accomplish.
At length he hit upon a happy ex-
pedient. He painted HIM in re-
Elective attitude, his hand placed
against his head, while his finger
covered the scar. The best men are
not without their failings, their
scars-but do not dwell upon them.
In speaking of them to others, adopt
the painters expedient, and let the
finger of love be placed upon the
scar.
We have in our congregation a
little deaf and dumb boy. On Sun
day he loves to have his mother
find for him the words that we are
all singing, though the music never
thrills his quiet chr, nor touches his
little heart. He looks at the hymn,
glides his little finger over the word
to the end; and if he finds Jesus
there, he is satisfied and absorbed
to the close of the singing; but if
the word jesus is not there he
closes his book and will have moth
ing more to do with it. So should
we test the religions of the day
If we find Jesus the central thought
of any system of theology. it is
good, it will do for us; if not, turn
away and have nothing to do with
it."
1t is marvellous and beautiful to
observe how various are the voices
of Free Grace. 81 am thirsty"
says one. "Come to the waters,"
she cries. 81 am hungry" says
another t'Then eat We that which
is good" she says, ssand let your
soul delight itself in fatness." .'But
I am poor, and have nothing to buy
with" Come, buy wine and milk
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