The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-30
SUNDAY READIne.
THE LOVE OF CHRIST.



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u, yn.o. ,oxs VI thse",oyes thee 10 the end, |
Art thou 10 sieknessl LII ny weMy eyes
Bnto th a., ero pss.sb ~ III. ths r,vsn sSds
Pop ,hss IN he .uffsred and Wa, crueIaed,
And thou with him hereafter shall ascend,
For Jesus loves thee-loves thee to the end.
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And thou shalt leave Il Al the golden gate
To which thy feeble footsteps surely tend
For Jesus loves thee-loves thee TO the END
fi.,,ns 1 shs eV,i ,h.t lie. 10 deem within
One crimson fount can make thee clean and
fair,
20 thou and wash thy sours stained Vesture
mere A.. .o,,, - al .r.,,
For Js.ua iaye, theeoiooye. inca 10 ne end
HIS sweet voice spesks 10 weary ones IKE thee
an Loyes e,etns snguse., somio"ye;
were mad. 10 those VINO feit such need a,
thine;
Goodness sud mercy shall thy steps attend.
For Jesus love. thee-loves thee TO the emu
TAKE LIFE like a man. That 10, Just as
though 1t was, as 1t Is, an earnest, vital, es-
sential affair. Take II Just as though you
personally were born to the task OF perform
ing a merry part in 1t, as though the world
had waited for your coming. Take It as
though II were grand opportu nifty TO DO
and to achieve, to carry forward great aud
good schemes, to help aud cheer sunering,
weary II may be, heart-broken, orother, Inc
fact 70, life Is UNDETERMINED oy majority OF
mankind. II Is not made nalt as muc OF as
should DO the case. Where Is the man or
woman who accomPlishes one uthe OF what
might be donei VINO can look oaek upon %.
poHunities lost, plans unacniovee' tnougnu
crushed, aspirations nniulnlled, aud al
caused from the iaek OF the necessary and
posslole enort! IL we Know oeuer now 10
take and make the most OF lie " would De
Tar greater than II is' NOW and then man
stands aside from the crowd, laoors earnestly,
steadiastly, and confidently, and straightway
becomes famous for wisdom, intellect, skill,
or greatness OF some sort. The world won
ders, admires, idoizes; and yet II only Illus.
tratcs what each may do II he takes hold OF
life with purpose. IL man but says he
will, and follows 1t up, there 10 nothing In
reason he may not expect to accomplish.
There Is no magic, no miracle, no secret to
him who Is brave In heart and determined In
spirit.
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tue tear START IN the eye, ana nave SAID, Is
1t possible that that little heart grasps the
idea, "Jesus died for mel" Can 1t take hold
OF the cross apd feel the saving poweri Can
,hs, 49, ~ Ssi.I M. ,ho nu,tab,. a.
take nv little rirl in hi. arms and draw her
toward his bosom OF love, and ali her little
soul with those plimpses of glory that swell
the heart hcayenwardl II r. even 40 thai
under the Gospel little children sing o
Jesus. and they behold his glory, and tha
Jcsus' who took them nm in MA anna lai,
his hands upon them and blessed them ali
has his hand on their heads. and he vii
ruard them from evil, When look throug
the world to-day, and sec the struggles
n,en,. bora "a a. a., s mn.
full works, amassing wealth and writing 10
themselves names, and yet, amer all, se
there is nothing like working for Jesus
We gather ourselves round a centre tina
never can be removed. There Is something
that delights US In being members Of larg
communion In Pohtlcs we ike 10 peioni
10 the large and successful party; we DO no
IKE 70 stanu alone. IL range myself upo
tne SIDE OF the cross OF christ, II snow tort
MS praise, patriarchs, apostles, prophet.
martyrs, the good, the wise and the grea'
5esses az wall a. tho 90, re-, -, ~. :,
deomsa ~, sham 80, "a aro,s ~, y, 49,
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LETTER. fhoA nome, Puoiished In .
English paper, says: 1.-THE bishops are b
ginning to arrive, more or less laden wit
money. which tbey are 10 Law Mt the feat
the HOLY Father. Tho reccntion tbev a,
pcrlcnce ia proportioned To The sums ths
hiring for IL cannot no co,ce, i'd that he a
sire to raise money has had much to do wi,
the convocation OF the Council. Hitherto
does not appear that the Church has receiv,
very large sums. The Americans have n
yet given; 1t Is from thence that heaps
Sold are expected.
THE Divine eve Iooks mo, hjgb and I,
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u'"eien'y "oni TINT ol man, iney WI
seem TO stand upon olympus, and hil
mounted to our eyes, may be but in the va
Ieys and low grounds unto His; for He lool
upon those as highest who nearest approat
Ills divinity, and upon those as lowest wi
"rc iar'nes' from IT,
BOSTON papers deny that PROFESSOR Aga
sM commenced us opening lecture a. liza
ward this session by saying; 81 do n
S'sn any one 70 eobe 70 my lectures ",
AIM ;, '"' '''A VI ''"''''' a' gwen III
RELIGION Is not the speciality OF any o
neSs, ~ ,h ,no Itoou ana harmony OF y
lpT hnaN rafI taf ha 10 81 L.. a
wi;h xaI,'ronro ~ tno,,i,i.n y, Joy ana io'
th.n, hsa,inn nv. ad naes, o'e.y ohe
sTuorou i, NAV NO, no In vorr nov.,
pald Marcus knreiIus $40 he a oaturs,,st
noel. an orator ar a MATHEMATICIAN H. ia
ronr nnwnr 10 no a v,rtrnns nnon ,h,ap
the best Of ALL"
Con rcndcrs eortb desoIate In i,drca
to seek A better country. Ue strikes a y
every human prop, and puts failure and v,
alton into every worldly scheme, that y
may turn from your idols unto him.
THE sweetest word In our language is 10,
The greatest word In our language Is &C
The word expressing the shortest time
man can perform.
In THE voyage of life we should init
the ancient mariners, who, with out los
sight of the earth, trusted to the heayel
signs for their guidance.
THE violet grows low and covers III
with its own tears, and Of all the flow
yields the sweetest fragrance. Such Is
mllity'
DIPLOMACY may work as much calsu