Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-12-31

Fear not too much, for 1t brings dis
couragement, and b) it thou wit be
lea into wrong course OF action. Ac-
count not thy anxiety, thy care ia the
effect of thy prudence !; for prudence
has ever composure of mind it en-
ljoys with simplicity the present joyful
moment, banishes the intruding tear
with hopes for the better, and finally,
when the threatening hour Of danger
really comes, so manifests itself by
discreet acts as TO lessen the great
ness OF the evil Quietly the mariner
floats upon the waves of the sea, and
,ejolces in the favorable wind and
cheerful sunshine. Shall he fear storm
aud dread shipwreck while oil goes
we'll But the heavens become
cloudy, and a raging storm stirs up
the angry waves of the ocean, rends
his sails, aud threats immediate de
struction. But courageously trusting
IN God, who even in storm guides
him over the solitary ocean the sea-
man collects his powers, hastens where
hel p is needed, wrestles with wind ind
waves, and with prudence rescues HIM
self from danger
Fear not too mach But remem-
Der, thou hitherto vert not wholly
happy; all things change. If thou
art now IN comtortless condition,
take courage change will certainly
come Knowest thou not already from
Thy experience the everchanging ma
ture OF events? Is it yet dark around
thee: be comforted; it will brighten
after a few days; here below misfor-
tune has no long continuance, no more
than has happiness. Why shall we
despair VI EN- the sun goes down ?
b yond the night does not another
day smile upon us? Consider the
whole extent of thy unpleasant situa-
ton, and ask myself, Hast thou lost
all; No and if thou hast lost all,
thou hast not lost God Why wilt
thou despair? (Neb. Is, 5 s
Fear not too much For God will
90 through the future with thee And
when all hope, all the joys OF ! te have
departed from thee: thou art not en-
TREY impoverished, for the inexhaust-
IDLE source of all joy, all good gifts,
the goodness of God. has the hand of
death robbed thee OF a treasure, a
loved one of thy heart, a triend-why
should thy heart always bleed in vain
over the grave OF the departed dead ?
Traveller to Eternity thou goest led
| by the Divine hand, to meet the loved
whom thou has here lost. Hast thou
suffered injustice from thy fellow men,
hast thou, through wicked men, or
through the destructiveness of war,
lost much, perhaps al OF thy posses
IONS: arise with courage, q just re-
qniter rules above the stars, and thy
tears have not fallen numbered.
Fear not too much, and think that
| the Affections that befel thee III former
years, and which yet depress thy splr-
its and extinguish the hope of better
days think, they were trial of thy
Christianity trial and intimation how
thou shculist conduct thyseltin future
contingencies Thou art born for an
other world, not for these iransitory
dreams of earthly life Only through
matured virtues, through tested wis,
dom, through greatness of soul, wilt
| thou become the worthy recipient OF
the Joys of better world. Therefore
fi.ctInns are given that we may ex
ert and strengthen the powers of our
spirits. e Cor, iv, II, 49, Thou
hast suffered well, then, where is thy
strength, thy reformation What
hast thou learned in the school of suf-
fering? Hast thou become better
man? II SO thou tremblest before no
future, before no loss thou crlest with
joyful confidence to heaven The
Lord gave, the Lord taketh away, and
blessed he His holy name!
Fear nothing, except the evil which
thou carst bring upon myself by thy
own faults. Every man is 10 himself
| the greatest cause OF fear, through his
own faults, through his own passions.
Fear not the future, but tear thyselt.
God sends the future, man prepares
for himself the most unhappy hours OF
his life Lofe Christlike. and whatev
CIR may befal thee thou wilt i've hap
PLY!
Fear not if thou hast not myself to
fear. Labor with manly christian
spirit to free thy present distressful re-
lstions, which are perhaps oppressive
to thee. Weigh materially the cir
cumstances that surround thee, con-
slider the means of assistance; gather
courage sufficient to turn them with
entire earneStness and prudence to thy
benefit. And where thy strength
fullest, and what thou canst not &C
complish, that will God do;
Yes, that wilt Thou do, Divine
Father, tor Thou rcmemberest and
carest for the smallest worm of the
dust. Confdingly Will I resign my
self, and what will betali me this year
TO Tree. Nothing shalt turn me from
my confidence in Jesus, Thy Son, and
Thy Holy Wori! What future can
testify me, when I find Thee there? :
What loss can discourage me, if | do
not lose Thee?
More piuus, nobler, and with more
foresight than in past years, will
walk before Thee in the future, and
with this New Year begin new life.
And, however much trouble, however
much self denial it may cost nue.; /
will put aside my faults, my evil pro-
pensities, which secretly corrupt me.
And, if shall not survive this year,
ali, that with the tears of my friends
over my grave, good conscience may
also give good testimony before Thee !!
For this will | prepare myself. Is
this the year of nv death, then it is
the year of my birth in better world:
Smiling and best in Thee, my God, /
would like to die, and smiling enter
into eternity, where new blessedness
of Tly wonderful, infinite creation