Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21
RELIGIOUS.

has seen you weep ovcr Your world
ly plans. aud the disappointment OF
your worldly hopes. Has seen Won
weep audcr the visitin" of Affections
when the voice ola beloved chIid
has been hu,hcd forever, or who !
YOUR house has been left d~cssolatc by
the departure Of the companion OF
your youth. Has He eel You weep
over your sins: or over the sentence
of condemnation passed against N"n:
Has lie seen YOU weep over Inc MIS-
cry caused by tie. sin of "il,rr-: over
the dcssuiati"n OF Zion. oNcr the
majesty of God in>ultGd, and tn"
hIsod Of Christ ,ram:o.ch: under foot :
For these Your trar, .-horild fall.
God loves TO see the lcar~ OF icnacncr
ant OF >ympa;!r! with His %ti?>c: "A
tear thus Sled i mora ..acrcr!ahL.
to him than The rostlit-t. pearl. II
will no, he ~unuot;rcd or Forgotten.
Happy is he who lras felt and
mnurncd over III" differences of eilo-
whosc warmcst affections and dcrIrr
svmratliics are devoted :" the ca,l>r
Of God.
SrEEcu-M AKIND ~ PrAYFN.
Should PRAYER offered in public he III,
Grafton: A few months ago We went
to a church IN Sabbath evening in
II large country town. and heard
something which :" Impressed II.
that Ne have since thought about il
VERY often. II was not the -rrinrr:
there was nothing specially nuc,nora-
hl" in that. 1t was airaI"r. al least.
when The minister BEGAN il. H.. said
"Lct us pray and the people bowed
their heads IL If in supp LEGATION. Then
We heard. first a brief "alogy upon
human nature. setting forth it. dig
nifty and imd"prncc. Then there va,
n description OF the ir"rrih!" and en-
shaving effects Of superstition. and Of
1aiS" rihws Of character of God
which have alwa,- been entertained
i'll the Christian Church. After ,Li>
the results of modern llr~cniomi,.al
rr!'!'is!h were >'I'nnca up, aid the
PRAYER concluded with =; sketch IN
outline, of the state of thiU-s in Tie
good time coming. when man will
he emancipatcd frcm the hontia"r of
traditions and rites of >irrr~titinu-
usaGcs. and iii reverence. and wor-
ship only tkr divine in IIi> own
nature 1!:ls i II" cariratur": It *
all accurate account of hat we heard
OH the occasion referred to. and in
important respects it i much lih,
what We have often heard in our
own denominations and in other.
Liner" J. 4 great deal "t pravimr in
pupil" that closely resemble, -ucrs,-
maAinE. OF course we intend uo
criticism of tli" obvious ideas and
"PihI"iI> of iii" ministers whom ",
heard: only ask whether su.h -,
ora''"i' can he called q PRAYER Uni
fdrr4n Iiupc,..
l.ttI HERE \
'''n'F with his little son. i Journey.
ing overland 10 California. and when
night he pitches his tent in SOM,
pleasant valley. the child is charmed
win tho spot. and hc-- his falLrr
10 rear L house and remain There. and
II" h""In> To make Il little fence nb,u,
the tent. and dig> up til" wild flow
"rS. amt plants them within TN,
enclosure. But the father Sav-, ..Nu.
my son. our home i far di..
tant. Let these thing go for tn-mor
row We must depart" Now God i,
taking IL. my children. rs pi,"rim,
II strangers h"mcwar,!: In; W,
desire t" build here and must h,
often "vcrtllr"wn before We car
learn I" seek 9TH" city that Latl
foundations. whose builder an,
maker i, Got"
Nothing is moro beautiful to m,
Than the habits of extending cree;
ingS aud kindly Welcomes TO car!
other. These -alntaiions amount I,
nut little Ii does not change a sor
did maj into u generous maj TO 81,
"A merry Christmas to vn,.r" !
selfish 'nnH j. not changed intoa he
'v"I'i lnam hrrau-r he ii<pcn@cs
certain number nfwifts.>o:nc of whjcl
are dear Nevertheless. it doe. hay.
an effect on the average nirn. .akiu.
II year with another. on the ami
vsr-ary of the advent of our L.or.
and savior Jesus Christ. to feel tia
'hi- Is time t" lay aside cuisines,
and greet each other spriailr. and OK
change "ifts.-Heorh"r.
IErE llArrIHE>S.- Money un
sanc'liicd makes nobody happy
neither 10 big houses. big farm
large arIuain,anr"s. power. fatnc.hu
he is only happy tina, enjoys rclie
ion-hc that knows hi sin- arc fo,
given, he. and he alone i st peace
How is it with you. reader:
CoNQrErIHG DEAru.-Tn h
philosophical j. TO be armed a.ains
the worst that may happen. Whc
out "fthe unborn 40 shapes ma
ome TO daunt the firInnr~- of on
sonl-. philosophy has crowned II
with its greatest laurrlS. To antici
pate to-nhorrbw j. to master il: (
stand a"airi-t an undrlivcrrd blow j
I" break iis force. Thus 10 rr":r
death a. near AT hanI-a< likely t
occur II any hour fall aav. bat f.,
ie"i thi-)-not only strips dealt. .
hall It's grIinne--. but al-D elevate
our responsibility and keeps f-"-
"ur Of DUTY to our fcl
low. II" who lives each tiar H. !
il might be lIi= last. find, hin,-cl
like buckingham. half III heaven. y,
thought Of Sinking. of evasion. q
repairing next week or next wear II.
wrong Of this year. suggests it,rl
to him who calmly secs the sun :,
down a. If il might never rise a"ail
Nor j. thu a sad or cherries, state q
may be sIpp0-ed. for til" wcii-iEl,
anccd mind, which esteem, deaf;
only a part of life Il link il the .rra