The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-22

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10 .Ssaa .;,s soul ns noble worth,
s:s' from mortal tolls /. givcni
30 snatch The brief repriovc from earth,
And pass-n guest to heaven.
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$50. IA SERMON TO ypung luGu, VI "PrVlInr
Swcaatng, Twas preached by Rev. s. A. Corey,
}. D., last Sunday evening ut the Murray
ill Baptist chapel, New York, The reycroul
Gentleman taking as his text the words OF
the Commaudnut, "Thou shall not take the
nrunc Of the Lori Thy Col IN vain; for TIC
Lori will not hold him g,riltlcss that taxi Il
lis name In vain.' Afler speaking at som
length Of ihe advantages which the youN"
men OF this country especially enjoy, aud ci
TIC freedom to act and opportunity to at
~ tito highest positions IN tho lilud, even
ugh they arc born In ohscurity, he pro.
cccdcd IN say that the people If this country
were noted rs prufnnc swcarcrs. Sumo writers
had come among us from abroad who had
exaggerated our fnu'ts, hut many Of then,
had spoken truly concerning this great sin
81 prevalent among US. We were not All
rthclstic people, although there was ucca.
sionnlly QUO 70 bc found who denied the OK.
i,tcncc of q God; neither wero we ~
marked extent Sabhath-brcaklng people;
nor were We n Undertaking people; hut we
Tcro noted for the alarming extent TO which
Jur people were addicted to prOfanc swear
ing. II was q sin on which n special curse
was pronounced by the Almighty. Il wa
expressly forbidden. 4 man WHO was starry
ing aud stole " loaf of bread had some lit
| tic excuse for his crime, hut for this ono
| hc g was none. Taking the name Of the
Lori IN vain was without excuse, because Il
was crime committed without temptation.
| II was vulgar, and no ono was a gentleman
rho lntulgcd IN the practice. Mr.. Corey
poke with severity ofthe evil habits oC hnys,
| ahoag 7ioin this crime was prevalent, aud
'lGc't rpon INC importance or hriNglng lhor
e" ~ zoe Ca Of God.
tnnu>r SrpE W.T. DkATH.-Eyery ono - Q
Us IS travelling right toward the grave.
rcln not the eXtrcrrc of life mean not
| mt common truth that every man Is horn
II tic; | include that; hut NICER that
every man has sphere RI lie where there
Is y s"rulchrc In which all that makes his
l'Nc valuable to him while he yet lives In this
world is liable to he hurled anil bidder from
''s sight. There l. m man that il sure ~
ANYTHING except of dying and living again.
We sec or every silc srch revelations, such
rhanscs, such snrprlacs, such unexpected
openings and events that 1t Is moi rIcrc
1H"ticnl mornllGlng to say that no MN Is
! SIRE NJ anything except death, to b. SUI.
cccdci ny lfr. A rlough Is coming r. ~.
the fnr-end OF long field, and q lalsy stand,
notGing and full If dew dlmplcs. fta,
THROW Is sure to strike The daisy. E. cast
u shadow as srtt, dIl cxlalcs l., .ruIlr
Nfcntlr ~ freely, and stands as simple uNl
,,.Iirnt and cxpcctant rs ever and yet thai
crushing rurrow, which Is turning aud turn.
h "t'crs IN Its course, is drawing near, and
IN = moment il whirls the needless flower
wa sudden reversal under the sod AnG
ns the daisy, with no power Of thought, So
arc ten thousand thinking, sentlunt flowers
u 'le, blOssomlng In places of peril aud yet
Cooking that rn furrOw of disaster Is run
ling In toward thcm-that 70 iron plow -"
IrOlblc Is about to ovcrturn them. Sowc-
tlgi:s i dimly dIwns upon us, when VIC o
ltacr mems mischicfs and wrongs, that -
are in the same category with them, and -. ,
perhaps the storms which have Ovcrtakcr
them will oycrtake us also. But II is onl,
Gov moment, for We are nrtful to "ovuT III,
ear Hnd not listen to tho voice that warns ~
o. our dangcr.-H ". Bccchs|.
DANIL.. WLgsi.4. uM tuiNC ~ CuLEIa.-
! MAJ year G-o, Wien Oa4lul Wr,stsr ,tur'
I . =" summit Of lis commanding influence.
o. y certain SABBATH ho entered small
No .hOllst church in tho vicinity OF Was
.lS,uu. The number Of persons H. attend-
&c WIS few, and the house aud furnitur
Tcrc # very inferior description. Til
0rGLCher was plain, unlcttcrel man, who
- tcvcr enjoyed any advantages Of cduCn.
| i0N, but whJ dll possess heart warmed by
IL" glow aud excellence Of tho gospel. N
he rlJsc of the services, as Mr.. Wc'stlrMn5
leaving the house, clerk of one Of the Dc.
raumcnt3, who had been present, aocoytcil
Nr. Webster, aud expressed regret that q
I'rl Of his omincnco and extensive lnformn.
should have been compelled 10 listcI to
! - plain 4 discourse. "YOu mistake - 70.
lied Mr.. Webster; 81 hnvc Lccr deeply
Interested and moved by The sermon. As YOU
ftr. tho preacher Inns uu learning from the
booEs, but lie has cviieHtly bseu Instructed
Ivy tho highest Of teachers the Spirit OfCo1.
10 90 ~ church, sir, not merely 10 hay. ~
.ni"fs enlightened, but to have the emotions
u our hearts awakened and excited tOwarH
'wiIc thiugs. THIS ignorant man, rs V
clll him, has attained 4 reach Of kuUwlcl
which no more learning eau give lie ha.
trr.ht Us our duty 10 God. Ma, v" n"r.
form 1t !n-ih: Ch'ithm INm@s.
SuRT PHAYERs.-Sir William Wyndhnm
gives one made by soldier just before tho
attic of Dlcnheim--"O, God, If theru DO {,
God, save my soul IL I have soul"
Sir David ITnmc gives one made by de.
'nGuished cavalier Just before the Latilc II
Edgchill;
'sOh, Lord, thou l<nowcst how rn.y !
mast be this days If l forget tho. 10 moi
thou forget me-"
| Sir Pnix piycs ono uf La Hire,
40 Lord! besccch thee this dar " pgr,
| form for La Hire as much as thou wouldst
wish La Hire to perform for thee, II he were
God and thou vert La Hire"
And he fancled that he hal prHyc' very
, deyoutly.
The above reminds MS the prayer, shor
, md pithy, Of the Tennessecan on the eve 81
the ever memorable battle Of New Orleans
! Weary and travcl-worn, as he approached
, the battle-ground he supplicated The Deity
rs follows;
go, Lord, be on our side to-day II you ca,
lf you can 7 be on ours don't he on t'other
bat lie dark, and you'll sec tho hardest nsh
youeYer did sec"
, CIms WATTLGs, IT Chlckasaw, Iowa
while standing In the street of that village
last week, broke pint bottle of alcohol Il
his pocket. The fluid saturated his pana
: looms and ran out upon the ground, wheI
some hystanders applied q match, and The
poor man received horrible burns, Of which
he died two days nftcr.
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