The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-16

reprobatlon. How much stronger was your
fclfgiots scrse And how much more In
t4pSs1x you felt The reality Of God and oter-
nal things In The Year, agone than. yop do
grown more Intelligent and hGve gained In .
lind 'of vhrewdness, not 70 ny moral
Gran, which interprets the strange insensi-
billy the consciousness Of which you can
mot deny 70 yourself, Into hitherto undls-
covered defect In the evidences Of all religion.
E1se why, should you estcem religion loss
q you have grown In knowiedge and worldly
sxpsnenoe. Obi stop there, and consider
thas you ore % tho brink Of that outer circle
whose motion 10 spiral returning unto H.
self, end whoec centre Il q sucking vortex,
downward, downward, downward Nor
doe Il Avail 70 cay that you have mover boen
more attentive 10 religious ruth than now.
The vvry sctivity Of your brain-the purpose
To solve the mystery Of grace by tho work Of
the understanding IL one OF the things you
are 70 watch with Jealous eye. For you
can never como Into Gods love by any labor
% md him out your understanding can do.
Tho command Ia not give me thy mind, but
give me thy heart. '.....
In the very pride Of intellect many boast Of
their religious thoughtfulness, not knowing
that TO DO always thinking about religion,
without any practical effort copjoined with
II 70 BE- religious, Ia part Of that very
hardening process over which the holy spirit
10 grieved, and which inures conscience and
the enlightened judgment 10 the shock Of
truth and the prickings Of conviction until
utter insenslbillty and stolid indifference arc
characteristics Of the whole moral man.
The speaker earnestly pressed the point, In
conclusion, that the earliest time was the
best time to close with Gods mercy. He
urged the accepted tlme--tho present oppor-
tn0ttv. ft(lall 4 "A Aavw ~ Inv vautk
derstanding we'll that whom thy sun Is fairly
up u will, like dew, be gouo." The theme
and its startling lesson arc before you.
Shall u nnd It's example In tho congregation
before mot Loving Saviour, forbid III
Entreating spirit, forbid ~
Honn CHzRRruLSxss. MANY child goes
astray, not because there Is want Of prayer
or virtue at home, but simply because homo
laeks sunshine. A child needs smiles as
much as flowers need sunbeams. Children
look little beyond the present moment. ia
thing displeases they are prone to avoid Il.
II homo is the place where faces and words
arc harsh, and fault-fnding Is ever In the
ascendant, they will spend as many hours
as possible elsewhere. Let every father and
mother, then, try to DO happy. Let them
look happy. Let them talk 10 their chil-
dren, especially little ones, In such way Is
10 make them happy. ...a... .
THosH who take honors In natures uni
versity, who learn the laws which govern
men and things and obey them, are the really
great and successful men In this world. The
great mass Of mankind are the "Poll," who
pick up just enough to get through without
much dLscrcdit. Those who won't learn ct
all are plucked, and then can never come up
again. Natures pluck means eItermina-
aon.-Prcf Hurley.
Il An OLD DIVINE has somewhere said. There
is majesty implied 10 the name God. There
Is independent being In Jehovah. There Ia
power In Lord. There Ia JUNCTION In Christ.
There Is affinity In Emmanuel; inlercession
In Mediator, and help In Advocate; but there
is salvation In no other name under heaven
but the name Of Jesus, (Acts 4; 12.)-
Cdughsv's Lsttsri.