Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-27

as grows brighter in the wearing.
When God will educate man, he
compeis him to learn bitter lessons.
He sends him to school to the neces-
sites rather. than to the graces, that by.
knowing all suffering he msy know
also the eternal consols.isn.-Cnlio
B.rleigh
When We pray for any virtue wa
should cultivate it as we'll as pray for it.
The form of your prayers should be ths'
rule of your life; every petition to God
is 4 precept to man Look not, there:,
fore, upon your prasers az a short
method Of diity and salyasioit cnty, but,
as perpetual mcnition Of duty; BY
what we require Of God We se. HhxS
he requires Of us.---.ersmy
The following pathetic lines We.
find in an exchange
"Tae death angel snote Alexander McGlue.
An gave hin bro acI.i re2o.s;
He "ofa checkered shirt and = number vine
shoe
An. III haI Il pink ~art oe his nose.
No ount he is n,tn.r dwelling in srace
over there On tn evergreen .nofs
His friends are informed that his funeIE txk~t
Precisely at quarter pas, four!'
Say good night to your little
ores as if you were saying "sooj bye"
The angels may want them before the
dawn of morning It is hard enough
to bear when grief clone fills She plscs'
Of your absent ones, bat when -tm6|st
sits in The empty chair, and your last
memory Of the dear little face is that Of
a wrongcd and sorrowiu1 child, it is 4
haunting reproach w!iickyou may hard
ly hope in this world to dismiss
-"Nothins s more amfable th4r
true molesty5 and nothing more con-
than that which is false :;
the one guards virtue, the other betrays
It. True modesty is ashamed to do
that is repuynant to right rea-
SON false modesty is ashamed to- do
anything that is opposite to the Eumor
Of those with whom the party convcr-
ses. True modesty avoids everything
tha. is criminal false modcsty every
thing tha It's unfash on.b'e.. The latter
7 only Ii &c e:ai, undetermined instinct;
the former is chat instinct circumscriis-.
eI by the rules Of pruleI4ce'
He W ho believes that the worship
of the Lord consists solely in frequent
ng the temple, and praying, and that
his is sufficient, is greatly deceived.
[ he real worship of the Lord consists
n performing uses and uses, during
/, mans life in Che world, consists in
the faithful discharge Of tie duties Of
iis' stttio,f, that is In serving His cn.rpr
try, tho' community, and his reig1bor;
from the hetrt, AM in actin; with SIN
sericv in all his relations. These uses
are the chief exercises Of charity, and
hose whereby the Lori is principally
t'relncntine the temple,
istening 10 s.rn'1n,, anl saying prayers,
ire also necIful :. bat without the
above usp5 they avail nothing.
I>cs, therefore are the things accord-
~ t. w!rich happiness in heaven is
given by the Lord, AMI the t!rinx.
lie is principally worshipyd.
-Swe,tentory.
IA noteworthy book, to be almost
Immediately issued dy }. r. Osgood Il
o., is LIARS Pastoral of Norway"
~ Bayard Taylor 1t is simple story
II q triumph Of good over evil in tho
ite Of Norwegian peasant, and IL fis-
irgly dedicated to John c. Whittier
n the following fines
through many years my hennt goes bsck,.
through c'ieekerei years of loss and gain,
70 that far landmark OH its track,
When first, beside the Merrilnack
Upon the cottage roof I heard tho AdtuMa
rain.
. han,l that welcomed ani that cheeref
10 one unknown diast thon extend;
hou CaveSt ncpo t. Spng that f1a-ed
bot nos, BY fine and Faith sndcareI,
| claim the saorel right to call thS Poet
Iyweyor Life tho stream may stain,
From thy pare fountain drsaE my youth
hs simriesf creei. the faith hu mans
n God. THAI oever can be skin.
tho PRAYER Tor inward Light, the soAt1h for
outgari Truth.
ike thee. sec at ! " 1reval
The sleepns- -3ci th u LOOKS shove;
hclr, lar vh, the y ans that hsil
no icto- clad IN ae.yoniy nail,
Whose only weapons are tho eyes and vcjo> ~
Love!
axe. then. ttsse olive leaves from rss:
I" nfing,e Nitis thy brighter bays!
or.C balm of peace ani purity,
II theEi. may faiuty Breathe OF thea:
Aud take :he srca:eui love, whsrein hide thy
praise
The science Of Jesus Christ Is thu
lost excellent CT scisnces: Let no one
Urn away from the Bible because 10 il
ot book of learning and wisdom. It
). Would ye know astro4o-ay? Il "a
erc it tells you cf the Sun ott Right
oasncss anl tie: Star Of Bethlehem.
You'd you know botany? 1t IS mere;
tells you ofthe plant Of renown-the
lily of the Valley, and the Rose Of
sharon. Would you know geology aud
You shall learn it here;
or YOU NAV read of the Rock Of Ages,
nd the White Stone with the name en-
raven tn ,reou, which no man knoweth
aving he that receiveth it. Would 70
tudy history: Here is the most an
lent of all the records of the history
f the human race, Whate'er your