Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-01-17
RELIGIOUS.
LONE OF THE SWEET OLD
The WAYsIpE WARHING.-Ther,

is q great tree ina certain disiricS
England which bears on it a strang
inscription. The reader is warned I
prepare for eternity, and is told tina
under that tree i lad was struc
dead while In the act of sw wearing
Two bows had taken refuge there i
. storm. One was much alarmed
but the other jcercd him, and contil
ued to swear at the storm, dcclarin;
that he would so on his journey il
spite of II. But q sudden flash. q
lightning laid him dead ut tile other
feet.
There have been many such mark
cd examples af Gods displca,urc a
this sin. Bold h~lasphcmers lav,
often. been struck dumb or dcu,
while the very word. were on tllci
lips.
\ lad used to know in childhoo,
spent his summers aS Il sailor OF
Lake Eric. One day lie sworc mos
lirofanely that he '.would never win
ter in T again." the little countr,
town where his parents lived. The
next moment some heavy oLiec,
above him fell with great force AMI
crushed him to death.
This is Il fearful Sin which too man,
of our boys fall int" thoughtlessly. 1t
Is very contagious in Il company OF
boys at school One profanc one
ran poison n whole s~cIioulfuI.
Boys, never suffer yourselves to
utter a word you would not speak
before your mother at home. You
cannOtlong indulge IL this vice among
Your associates without having its
effects appear i'll you dailv.
a SURE PAYMAsrER. That terri
bic saying of Anne of Austria to
Richelieu holdstrue for mercy as well
as for judgm mt: ''My Lord Cardinal.
God does not pay at the end of every
week. but at last lie pays" God
put His faithful ones upon a long APP
premiership, during which they learn
much and receive littlc-food only.
and that i'll a measure"-often the
bread and water of affection. Yet at
the last He pays, pays them into their
hearts, pays them into their hands
also. We may remember long sea.
sons Of faint yet honest cndcavor; the
prayers ola soul yet without strength:
sacrifices ofimperfectlv subducd will.
bound even with cords to the alter:
VT may remember such times or We
may forget them, but their result is
it'll us. Some of the good seed sown
i'll tears is now shedding Il heavenly
fragrance within our lives. and some
OF it will blossum, perhaps bear fruit,
OYER our graves.-Er.
OUTWARD WoRKs.-Iu spiritual
things We are too often living upon
self. We seek In fancy forms, crea-
lures and animal life, that peace and
that stability which are to be found
IN the Redecmer only Outward
duties are well in their place, but
they have no divine life in themselves,
and, therefore, can give none. They
are to be performed, but not trusted
IN ; to be used with grace, but not as
he price with which grace may be
purchased. They are US the scafrold
1fthe building-a means for carrying
on the work ; but not the end of the
Ercat design. In the power of Christ,
ihey, are blessings; without it, they
! Y no power. The whole trust
must be in Him; He is the way, the
truth and the life without Him.
PRAYERS, praises, rites and ordinances
arc without a soul.
All performances, in order to- be
holy and acceptable, must be anima-
ted by His spirit. Then it is that we
a communion Of heart and in-l
with the adorable Jesus, and q
view, behind the veil of
outward ordinances (such as no casual
oE" can behold) manifesting the Lord
IN his goodness, beauty, grandeur.
ssedness and glory. What will it
be-, to enjoy this vision and commun-
without a veil between; and to
it forever:
Lord Jesus. nfepare me for it. and
introduce me to it.-Selected.
"ONE THING Is NEEDFUL."-Let
hi little sentence be continually be-
the eyes of our minds. Let il
Us when We are really to muir
earthly trials. Let il strength
~ u, when We are tempted to DENY
'"r Master on account ofpcrsccution.
-: ii caution us when we BEGIN TO
"'.'S too much OF the things of this
Let it quicken US when we
80 'isp"-ed to look back, like Lots
nc. In all such seasons let the
Of u Lord ring in our ears
81 q = trumpet, Zone thing is need
-"
FITNESS FOR HEAvEN.-A clergy
nan riding beside a profane coach
nan, who discharged a volley of
fixing eyes upon him, said: II
imagine what you will do in
.'."en. There are no horses or
"s Or saddles Or brides. or pub
.' 'rIs"s in heaven. There will be
. 'nc :" swear az, or 10 whom YOU
-'ebad language. canno, think I
- E.1 will do when you get to
.'aT"h!' Years after, the same ,
."rs nan was called TO see a diving ,
IN. VII" 'old him that he was saved ,
r'H2b h- rchnke, 81 cannot think ,
'..asyou viii do IN heaven ~ /,
IA great mistake 10 ,ucasurc the /
NOS n"n, " fotheFs by our own: to cx. !
"G!- uniformity Of opinion In thi. x
'or' 'p'"hk for judgment and tx. v
cr.ta"e IN youth; 10 endeayor 10
ipnlt al. dispositions alike; not 10 I
l'.+ " im,nateriai triAcs; 10 look for J
in our own actions.to wor. O
: rur-rIyr- and others with what 4
annot b: rafsedied; not TO alleviate I
u that Com alienation. ns far M =
20. IN lar power; not to make allow. 5
nee far 'hc indrmi'ics Of others, 20