, 1874-05-10

| IO-Qay Is llo 0l6sS6u 01DDHL0, WHICH I'll BoO'
| Christians will devote to peace. aud rest, ant
pious meditation. Under tie influences Of nots
genial breezes and warmer sunlight, tue gras'
is growing, the buds are swelling, the birds ar<
returning, and all nature is smiling. Every
where in nature there is calm and contentment
The church-beils are inviting to praise and
prayer, and to-day the strong and the weak. the
proud and the humble, tho educated and the is.
norant. will throng to the houses OF God
to hear tho Word e1pounded, and to
gather consolation and comfort for af-
Fiction and strength to endure tho bur-
dens OF life through another week They
wl1 drink at different streams, but all flowing
from the same fountain and flowing towards the
same sea- Upon this day, above all others,
o7ety man should give himself up to devotional
meditation, Should humble himself before his
Creator, should reflect how weak, and puny, aud
Insignificant he is, and should strive to be bet
ter himself and seek to have kindness, and COM
passion, and charity for those who do not think
IS he does upon themes which can
never he settled with certainty. as
they are purely matters Of faith. Every
man should rouomEer that every other
mans belief is sacred to him. Every man should
strive to have warmer and kinllier friendship
for other men. Thus giving himself up to tho
genial influences Of nature, studying tho Sacred
Word With humble spirit. aud striving to feal
kindly charity toward all men. he will pass the
day quietly and happily. will sleep we'll tonight,
and rise tomorrow morning refreshed physically
out into the world again, because he will have
larger and broader views, and groater love for
men. Our words are applicable to Pref. Patton.
This is the manner in which he should spend the
day. For day or TWO he il removed from the
bitterness OF denominational wrangle. Le: him
give this time to meditation and reflection. Let
him drop all dogma and creed, and give himself
to the study Of kinduesa Of sympathy, Of char
ity. Let him become as little child, because,
except he be as one Of these little ones, he can-
not enter the Kingdom OF Heaven. Let him 80
yield himself to tho sweet and blessed infiu-
ences Of the day that its calm and TEST
shall enter and tax, possession OF his
troubled spirit. Lst him study moderation,
80 that he may have moro patience with
tho other Presbyters whose Presbyterian advan~
tages have not been 80 many as his. Let him
think Of the pangs OF serretus, and reflect that
the world does not admire sud venerate the
memory Of Calvin rs it would have done had be
not roasted his poor brother. Let the freshly
,one birds and the opening buds remind him OF
new thoughts, new births, and The great onward
progress Of tho world Let him go to church
his morning, mud listen to tho preacher,-best
II all, let him so and hear Prof. Swing. Let him
,at q good dinner. Let hi1n take an after-din-
aer nap. Then let him rise and sing few
psalma, drink grateful cup Of tea, aud, aftor
ga, take walk and study the stars, and reflect
hat, although they may differ in glory, they are
Ill singing tile same tuae. Then let him go to
oed without thought about heresy, and be will
:ise tomorrow morning refreshed, batter able to
'ympatlize With tho rest OF the world and the
oresbytors, and moro kindly disposed towards
Prot. Swing.