The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-15


in God" Without this life we art
nothing. We may have the tongues
of men ana of angels, but without
this we are sounding brass" We
might have faith enough to move g
mountain, or do any amount Of
alms-giving, but without this oul
religion is vain. This life is love
1t is the love of God distilled into
our souls by the Holy spirit. "God
is love-" and his religion is like
him. His children are ''partakers
of the divine nature" SIZE that
dwelleth in love, dweIleth in God,
and God in him."
God gives to little seeds wings,
and they fly away on all the winds,
where he sends them and wherever
they alight they go right to work to
make tree and bear fruit. Shall
not man be as faithful as they, and
shoot forth branches, and bear fruit
in any spot where God places him
b REAL JoY.-A true Christian ex-
Iperience affords the highest joy OF
which humanity is capable. 1t not
only brings us out of darkness, but
into light, the light of God. It
snatches us from the power of Satan
and translates Us into the kingdom
of Gods dear Son. 1t delivers the
guilty conscience from its burden,
and fills the sou. with joy and peace
and love. 1t elevates the thoughts,
hallows the desires, refines the af-
fections, and opens in each breast a
little heaven. It is Joy in the Holy
Ghost" How superior to what the
world calls pleasure, yet it is but
the first fruits Of the Spirit, the
foretaste of immortal joy. But it
is the actual possession of every
true believer, however mble, and
yet it is but small payment upon
an infinite credit to which, thro ugh
riches of grace, he has become en-
titled. It is an advance token of an
infinite bestowment reserved in
Heaven for the faithful in Christ
Jesus. Oh, ye hungry, starving
souls the Christian has "bread that
ye know not Of" Ye lovers of
pleasure, the man of God has a
"joy unspeakable and full of glory
The true Christian alone enjoys the
satisfactory portion of the soul.
HEAVENS PoLIcE.-"Do you
know the name you go by in the
army 7" said q gentleman to col
porter who was, engaged in his
Christian labUrs among the French
and German soldiers in France.
"No."
eve call you heavens police"
ga very honorable name" he re-
piled; chow / wish I could at once
arrest you in the name of my Mas
ter, and secure place for you for
ever in Heaven 7"
A child tried to put together the
knowing the place of each, failed.
He then broke them mp to make
them fit, and the failure was greater
than ever. The child is human
reason attempting to put together
the plans of God. The more il tries
the worse it's confusion.-Diction-
airy of Illustration.
Never lose an opportunity of see
ing anything beautiful. Beauty is
Gods hand.writing-aw ayside sa-
cralnent /; welcome it IN every fair
face, every fair sky, every fair
flower; and thank him for il, the
70 untain of loyliness; and drink it
in simply and earnestly with your
eyes 1t is a charmed draught, . cup
of blessing.
GRANDMoTHEf's SrAFF.-What do
you think it was? A gold-headed
cane? No, indeed. Grandmother's
was too poor to have anything ike
that. Why, her best Sunday-go-to-
meeting gown was a faded delaine,
and her wooden shawl was worn
almost threadbare. Yet, poor as
she was, she wouldn't have given
canes that ever were made. It was
an odd sort OF a staff, too-a sort
one does not see very often. twas
nearly five feet high, and had a head
for all the world like that of q wide
awake, sunny-faced, boy of fifteen.
L had to leok twice before I could
believe my eyes; and while I was
looking ! heard 3 brave young voice
say, keep tight hold of me. grand
mother, there's such crowd to-
day., 81
But the best of it ali, was, that
while he seemed very proud of his
grandmother. keeping her arm in
his all the way down Broadway, he
didn't seem the least bit proud of
himself. Grandma was proud,
though-of her staff.-Hearth and
Home. .e -
FAITH AND YOURSELVES an I'M
happy division that has been made
between faith and works. Though
in my intellect may divide them,
just as in the candle ] know there
is both light and heat; but yet, put
out the candle and they are both
gone, one remains not without the
other; so it is with faith and works.
i-Selden. 80 80
PERSONAL AGEEcY.-"What the
world needs more than anything
more than gifts of money, rules,
speeches. theories, Organization
is the revival Of personal agency ;
the touch ofa hand, the glance Of
an eye, the tone of q voice, the SYM
patty of warm loving hearts, char
ged with all healing influences TO
sow the desolate wilderness thiekly
/ with the good seed of the kingdom.
1. We wish the soWer to go forth
alone. and By individual contact
4 with the evil Of the world, to rem
| edy II BY the influence of personal
faith and living love"
I Loving is like music. Some in
struments can go up two ocfaves,
some four, and some all the Way
= ffau black thunder - sharp light.