Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-14
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The young mag die; the old must.

1Ae young mag ule5 the ola must.
The spoken word cannot again be
swallowed.
He whose heart is full soon finds
language to express himself.
Men speak to each other by words;
animals by signs.
Time never bows to man; man in
variably bows to time.
Be wise to-day; tomorrow may
be too late.
He that fed the ravens, will he not
feed his children2
Deceit is in the heart of them that
imagine evil; but to the counsellors
of peace, joy.
Great wealth often gives great in
fluenee; but certainly brings great
care.
The Khivan proverb hath it, that |
Imam is caught by the tongne; and |
the OK by the horns.
OF all distractions to a religious |
spirit, worldly mindedness is the |
most inveterate.
You cannot do the Free Giver a
greater favor, than to enrich YOUR
selves daily out OF his boundless
stores.
Greatness stands upon precipice,
and If prosperity carries a man ever |
so little beyond his poise, 1t over |
bears and dashes him to pieces.
All things are progressive, bat
they are not perpetual-they could !
not be otherwise advancing to per-
lection.
God may keep his children I'm sus-
pense for time; but he expects them
to live upon the word, and hang on
it till tho time of the promise comes.
Real religion is a living, active
principle, which will find express
sion in the lives and conduct of
those who profess it.
The goodness of God TO man is
unspeakable. If he feeds and cares
for his enemies, will he not much
more care for those of his own
house hold?
Justice is due to the feelings of
others; and this applies to many cir
cumstances which do not affect eth
er their interests or their reputa-
ton.
Skepticism has never changed osaa-
pires, established principles or
changed the worlds heart. The
great doors in history have been
men of faith.
The short, but all: embracing
creed of all of Christ's disciples was
eve know and believe that thou
art Christ the Son of the living
God"
He who hath once really tasted
the sweets of the scriptures, will de-
sire to taste them yet again; and he
who tastes them oftenest, will rel
ish them best.
Youth is the seed time of life; and
"what man soweth, that shall he
also reap" Every thing of impor-
lance is affected by religion in this
period of life.
1t would afford very little If any
comfort to the the true child of God
to receive the applause of the whole
world, if he had not the approba-
ton of God and of his own con-
science.
And this is the greater grace of
God to us, first the free mission and
pardon of sin in the blood of Christ,
then delivering us from the power OF
sin, by the Spirit of Christ dwelling
in our hearts.
The veneration we feel for the
Bible, as the depository of saving
knowledge, will be totally distinct,
not only from what we attach to
other books, but from that admira-
ton its other properties inspire.
The honest, earnest christian is
of his Proverbs, when thou lest
down, thou shalt not be afraid; yea,
thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep
shall be sweet.
The great care of the man who is
content with the form of goodness
without the power, is, that every
thing should be right without;
while the true christian is most
careful that everything should be
right within.
As we look back through life in our mo-
ucntA Ol sdunSSSs
How few and how brief are its gleamings
Of gladness,
Yet we see through the gloom which our
pathway DER shaded,
A few spots OF sunshine, few flowers un-
faded;
One moment Of such bliss is a life ere il
Ills one drop of fragrance from thousands
OF roses.
Among the feelings of our nature
(which have less of earth in them
than heaven" are those which
bind together the domestic circle in
the various sympathies, affections
and duties which belong TO this class
OF tender relations.
n lady writer saws The frivolity
and poiutless talk of which YOU COM
plain among women is but the rapid
buzz of the wheel which has no reg
ulation. 1t means power running
to waste.
Toward the cheerful home the
children gather las clouds, and as
doves to their windows" while
from the home which is the abode
of discomfort and strife and trouble,
they fly forth as vultures to rend
their prey.
If we search for the attributes of
the Creator by the light which the
natural world affords, we see the
rays of goodness and justice emerg-
ing from the throne, though their
luster is partially obscured by clouds
and darkness.
The earnest longing child OF God
asks: "Has the eternal Creator pro-
nounced and sealed the immortal
being and felicity OF one too insig-
nificant for his notice, aud who
might have been overlooked a
mongst the immensity of his work,
by prOnouncing himself my Father;
Read Gods promises, how excee-
ding great, how exceeding precious
they are. Read his faithfulness to
them--only ust-take--use--al
that is iii the promises shall be yours
IN time, yea, yours in eternity.
Here christian differ in talents,
and even in heaven they viii differ
in glory; but the glory of each shall
be perfect in itself; and every hap
by spirit shall possess as much As it
can enjoy-shall contain a felicity
Overlooking all, according to the ca
pacity of each.