Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-10-13
MORAL GEMS.


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MORAL GEMS.
God speaks not in a voice of thunder
speaks not in wrath, but in mercy.
A man should think little of the evil
that is said of him, unless he thinks
much of him that has said it.
That man who knows the world will
not be bashful, and he who knows him.
self will not bs impudent.
THREE TERMS OF LIFE.-Life is di-
vided into three terms: thst which was,
which is, and which will BE- Let us
learn from the post to profit by the pres
enJ, and from the present to live better
for the future.
Let every pious parent regard his
family as little school for the church,
and act as teacher designated by 1.-The
Saviour on purpose to train the children
for his service, and we SHALL see glori-
ous result. Let parents neglect this
duty, and their children will prove in
competent to meet the responsibilities
awaiting them, and the parents must
answer for the ruin that will snsue.-
The Jaws of Lycurgus required that all
the children of Sparta should be trained
for the State. Jesus teaches his subjects
to believe that children are heritage of
the Lord, and to train for the church.
LEARN TO WAIT.-Of all the lessons
that humanity has to learn in life's
school, the hardest is to learn to wait
Not to wait with folded hands that claim
life's prizes without previous effort, but
having struggled, and crowded the slow
years with trial, see no such result as
effort seems to warrant-nay, perhaps
disaster instead. To stand firm at such
crises of existence, to preserve oue's self
poise and self respect, not to lose hold or
to relax effort, this is greatness, whether
achieved by man or woman-whether
the eye of the world notes it, or it is re-
corded in that Book which the light of
eternity alone shall make clear to the
vision.
A BEAUTIFUL ALLEGORY.-A travel
er who spent some time in Turkey re-
lates a beautiful parable, which was told
him by a dervish, and which seemed
even more beautiful than Sterne's cele-
brated figure. of the accusing spirit and
recording angel. every man." said
the dervish, "has two angels; oneon his
right shoulder and one on his left. When
he does anything good, the angel on the
right shoulder writes it down and seals
it, because what has been well done is
done forever. When he does evil the
angel on the left writes it down and
waits till midnight. If before th&t time
the man bows his head and exclaims:
Gracious Allah! L have sinned; for
give mel the angel rubs out the record;
Lat M mid m INIT he Io
the beloved angel on the right shoulder
weeps.
GooD NATURE AT HoMR.-Ne trait
of character is more valuable in Q uife
than the possession of q sweet temper.
1t is like the flowers that spring up in
our pathway, reviving and cheering Us.
Let man go home at night, wearied
and worn by the tolls of the day, and
how soothing is word dictated by a
sweet disposition! 1t is sunshine fall
cares of life are forgotten. A sweet
temper has soothing influence over the
mind of the whole family. WHIT IN it is
found in the wife and neither, you OBJ
serve kindness and love predominating
over the natural feelings of bad heart.
Smiles, kind words and looks character
ize the children, and peace and love
have their dwelling there. Study, then,
to acquire and retain a sweet temper. 1t
is more valuable than gold. 1t capti-
Yates more than beauty, and to the close
of life retains all its freshness and pow
er.
How TO DO GooD.-Dr. johnson
wisely said, HE who waits to do great
deal of good, at once, will never do any
thing" Life is made up of little things
1t is not but once in an age that occasion
is offered of doing great deed. True
greatness consists in being great in little
things. How are railroads built? By one
shovel of dirt after another; one shovel
full at time. Thus, drops make the
ocean. Hence we should be willing to
do little good at a time, and never
.'wait TO do great deal of good at once. Z"
If we would do much good in the world,
we must be willing to do good in little
things, little acts, one otter another;
speaking a word here, giving a tract
there, and setting a good example all
the time; we must do the first thing we
can, and then the next, and Sc keep on
doing good. This is the way to accom-
plish anything. Thus only shall we do
all the good in our power.
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