Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-07-25
Getting What Is Sought.

w hen man can say, 'I am going to
the house of God this morning, and o,
may God meet with me therer' he will not
long go there in vain. When n hearer
can declare. .'As soon as take my. seat
in the congregation, my .one thought is,
Lord, bless nry soul this day" he cannot
long be diappoirted. Usually, in going
up to Gods house we get what we go for.
Some come because it is the custom, some
to meet friend. some they scarcely know
why; but when you know what youcome
for, the Lord, who you the desire, wills
gratity it. a .- Gs-I
l was pleased with the work of dear
sister this morning, when came it at the
back gate. She said TO me: My dear sir,
my soul is very hungry this morning.
May the Lord give you bread for me.n
believe that food convenient will be given
When sinner is very hungry after
Christ, Christ is very near to him. The
worst of it is, many of you do not come
to find Jesus; it is not he you are seeking
for if you were seeking him he would
soon appear to you.
young woman was asked during re-
-vival, ''How is it you have not found
Christi Sir said she, 81 think it is be-
cause have not sought him. 1t is so.
None shall be able to say at the last: Il
sought him, but found him not" In all
cases at the last, found, it must be be-
cause he has not been devoutly, earnestly,
importunately sought, for his promise is:
.'Seek, and ye shall find -''-Spurgeon.
THE LOVE OF THE BEAUTIFUL
What are half the crimes in the world
created for? What brings into action
the best virtues? The desire of possess
ing. OF possessing what? Not mere
money, but every species of the beautiful
which money can purchase, a man lies
twenty years of his life, and sums up as
many columns of figures as would reach
round the earth if they were laid at
length. He gets rich. What does he do
with his riches? lie buys Il large, we'll
proportioned house; in the arrangement
of his furniture he gratifies himself with
all the beauties which splendid colors,
regular figures and smooth surfaces can
convey /; he has the beauties of variety
and association in his grounds; the cup
out of which lie drinks his tea is adoln-
ed with beautiful figures; the chair in
which he sits is covered with smooth shi-
ming leather, his table-cloth is of TIE most
beautiful damask, mirrors reflect the
light from every quarter OF the room;
pictures of the best masters feed his eyes
with all the beauties of imagination. n
million of human crcatu are employed
in this country in ninistering to this feel
ing Of the beautiful. Ii is only Larbar-
Gus, Ignorant people that can ever be oc-
cupied by the necessities of life alone. If
to eat, and to drink, and to be warm,
were the ou,y passions Of the mind, we
should all be what rnc lowest of us are at
this day. The love of the beautiful calls
man to fresh cXertions, and awakens him
to Il more noble life; and the glory of it
is, that as painters initiate, and poets sing,
and sculptors carve. and architects rear
up the gorgeous trophies of their skill
as everything becomes beautiful, and or
derly, AN d magnficent-the activity of the
mind rises to a still greater and better OBJ
jecis.