Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-03-08
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All the living soon must die,
And all the dead FORGOTTEN lie

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All the living soon must die,
And all the dead forgotten lie.
Every man hath not only talent
OF time, but a talent Of opportunity
to improve his talent in some meas
urc, put in his hand.
\ little word, act. 81 look. v hen
the heart is sore, fingers, as docs the
fragrance of the rose, long after the
vase is broken.
Repentance is the great business
we have To do in this world, and the
only harbingcr we can send 10 pro-
vide iorour accommodation in the
next.
Ia all good thiug- @ivo the eve and
car iull scope, tor they let iuto the
miud; restrain the tongue, forif is
% spcudcr; few men have rcpcuted
"i silence.
VIM, at small injuries rather Than
aycugc thcm. II, to DESTROY a sim
Gle bee, YOU throw down the hive,
instead OF ono enemy You have
thousand
The Righteousness, wherein we
must be found, if we would be JUS
tined, ~ not our own, therefore we
cannot be justified Nv any Inherent
quality.
When cod gave u. hi, son. lac
gave us an infinitely Ereatcrg gift than
the world; the Creator is infinitely
more glorious than the creature, and
the Son of God is the Creator of all
things.
Let thy thoughts be such TO thy
self as thou art not ashamed to have
God know them; and if thou should
be suddenly asked "what thou think
est Of" thou mightcst not blush to
tell.
Lavater says: He barely is great
who has the habits of greatness;
who, after performing what none in
ten thousand could accomplish, pas
ses on like Samson, and tells neither
father nor mother about it.
III we would but chech ihe speaker
When he SpOils a neighbours fImc,
If we would but help the erring
Ere we utter words Of blame
II we would, how many might be
Turned from paths of sin and shamc.'
The first steps are all important.
Give any direction to the infant
mind, and it will keep on almost of
itself Itrequires much fire to make
water boil, but when it is thorough
ly heated, n lamp will keep it from
cooling.
What superficial views of the Cos
pei must they entertain, who can
once suppose that the obedience of
Christ, in the room and stead of sin
ners, was ever meant to grant them
release from personal obedience.
When the actings of faith in man
arc so lively and expressive, that he
becomes habitually conscious of
them, he thereby sits down to rich
feast of inward tranquility, and
even of spiritual delight.
Christ is ever present with the
true believer. Even upon a dying
bed, He is present in all his tender
ness, and all his power. With one
hand he holds the anchor of hope,
and with the other points the way
TO heovcn.
Patiently suffer that from others
which thou can'st not mend in them;
until God please to do it for thee;
and remember that thou mend thv-
self, since thou art so willing that
others should not offend in any
thing.
The spirit of true religion breathes
gentleness and aflabIlity; il is social,
kind aud cheerful-far removed
from gloomy, illiberal superstition
and bigotry, which cloud the brow,
sour the temper, defect the spirit,
aud impress moroseness on the man
ners.
Gentihty is neither in birth,
wealth, manner, nor fashion-but in
mind. \ high sense of honor, de-
termination to take no mean advan-
tage of another, and politeness to-
ward those with whom we have
dealings, are the essential character
istics of a gentleman.
Making reflections on the faults
of others is generally fruitless
thing; it is often attended with mis-
takes, and involves men in sim
When we find il so hard to amend
ourselves, we NAV well esteem it an
unseemly thing with bitterness to
inveigh az ainst our brother.
Truth is always consistent with
itself, and needs nothing to help il
out; il is always near at hand and
sits upon our lips, and is ready tC
drop out before we are aware; where
as a lie is troublesome, and sets 8
mans invention upon the rack; and
one trick needs a great many more
to make it good.
must, slid an eminent christian
recommend to all, the incessant
study of one book, which, infinite.
" moro than all others, tends al
once to enlarge the understanding
TO sublimatc the sentiments, TO pu.
rify the soul, and thus prepare foI
the everlasting presence and com.
munion of its God.
When mans faith, under the in.
1uence of the Holy Spirit, is so di.
rect and so peculiar in its exercise
TO meet Christ in the promise, heart
to heart, and eye to eye, il is like a
rod of myrtle in the hand of the
traveller, which, as some saw, re-
wives his spirits, and enables him Ia
proceed without feeling himself
weary.
A little deed, in Gods time, comes
up, bearing fifty, sixty, or an hun
bred fold, like a tiny reed falling
from the pine trees sky-kissed top.
Looking back, it sees how far of
the clouds are, and the arms that
Graded it; yet the patient days, that
come while century fades, lift il
up till it bears in its storm-tossed
branches a generation of future for
ests for the worlds need
Don't trcmble at the thought OF
death; don't think of the parting.
when human ties are broken, aud
therefore separation must take
place; think OF the meeting: think
Of the reception; thiuk of the Mas
ter, of the glory; think of the
bourne to which you are going, and
of the new ties and hopes and loves,
the joys and delights that are treas
ured for you there.
Our life il sermon. Our birth
is the text from which we start,
youth is the introduction TO the dis
course. During our manhood VIC
Law down a few propositions and
proye them. Some of the passages
are dull and others sprightly. Then
comes differences and applications.
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