The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-25
DUB SUNDAY COLUMN Jli1,l

The JOY OF the young convert may be
full and ecstatic; but that Of the ma
ture Christian is fuller of glory and
more solid and constant.
Some men make great flourish
about always doing what they believe
to be right, but always manage to be-
lieve that is right which is for their own
| interest. . g. 80 ......
AS it respects general habit, parent
can scarcely teach u child more val
liable art than dispatch without hustle ;
nor can any one that values his time,
cultivate more valuable one for him
self. . .~ 90
Winter, which strips the leaves from
around us, makes US see the distant re-
gions they concealed; so doe 8 old age
rob US of our enjoyments, only to en-.
large the prospect Of the ehternity be-
| fore us.
OK PRAYEE.-Prayer does not super
sede the use Of means; we also see that
the divine assurance does not supersede
the use of them. The mama descend
ed from the clouds, but the people were
to gather it. The angel opened the
prison door and released Peter from his
letters; this he could not do himself;
but he did not take him up in his arms
and carry him to the house Of Mary,
but said to him, Follow me-" 1t is a
great thing to unite activity and de-
pendence; to use means and not neglect
to trust in God.
FMrH-Every tear that is shed; every
groan that is heaved; every loss that is
sustained; every moment OF suffering
that is endured every disappointment
that is is borne by the Christian with
patience and resignation, will not only
be followed by inetfable felicity, but will
prepare the soul for its enjoyment, and
add something to its weight and Its lus-
ter. TO believe this, to live in hope Of
it, and by this hope to be sustained un-
der present circumstances, is the work
of faith.-J 4. James.
COP is THE BEST BANKER. "A pleasant
story is told by Rev. j. w. Munro Of
the Guiana, West India, Mission. One
Sunday, on going into the vestry Of the
station, he found a common laborer sit
ting on the steps awaiting him. Last
year said the man, Il was poor, had
nothing, scarcely clothing for my wife
and children; but since took your ad-
vice, l have food for my family, and
clothes with which they are able to
come to chapel; and, sir, may tell you
we are very happy, we live good. /
want to hire that pew sit in for my
family; how much for it? On being
told fifteen shillings a quarter, he said,
"Well, here is the money for all last
year, for though we did not all sit in
chapel last year, yet want to pay"
The sum paid was three pounds. He
then said, Now want to give you this
towards the debt on the mission house,
the first fruits Of my arrowroot this
year. The sum was FIVE dollars.
Subsequently he addressed the children
at a monthly meeting in feeling speech,
OF which this was the pith: MY
young friends, God is the best banker |
ever knew. He gives plenty of in
terest."
BEECHER TALKS PLAINLY.-While |
am at it desire to say word in regard
to seating strangers. l hope pew-hold-
ers will endeavor to be here IN time, so
as not to retard the ushers in disposing
of our friends. The music is part Of
Divine worship-not a noise that we
may cover up the noise we make get
ting seated. nor is it disagreeably
racketty accompaniment to the fuss and
fluster. You would think it was
strange if when | was making prayer,
one OF the deacons should stand up and
hand me a notice, and / should stop and
read it and then 60 on again. But often
when am singing "Guide me, oh thou
great Jehovah" one will whip up and
give me a note, or whisper something
in my ear, and take it, and listen to
it, and yet know better all the time,
and so do You if You stop a moment to
think.
Again, am constantly in the receipt
of letters from strangers, complaining
of the impoliteness and rudeness of our
ushers. Ushers, like other men, are
human and when strangers insist upon
pushing themselves into the aisles and
finding seats, it is not wonderful that
they should sometimes rebel. | don't
suppose there are more than nine or ten
whoever do speak sharply to our visi-
tors. An usher should have written all
over him: "In patience, possess your
souls" and remember that the folks
who are cross and impatient are the
very ones to come to church. We
sometimes see in the papers that this is
the rich church; poor folks can't get in
here. | know one thing; there is a
heartier welcome given to poor people
in this church than in any other in the
country. The heart of this church has
ALWAYS been utterly hospitable; and no
man was ever sent away because he was
poor or his clothes not so good as others.
I hope in future that the ushers will not
punctuate their habitual goodness with
commas or colons Of Impotence, even
though they have provocation enough to
make a saint mad.
Cofse-Its Use as Disinfectant.
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