Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-05
sunday Reading.

sunday
To-day as we wend our way to our
various places of worship our hearts
should run out in gratitude to the
giver of all good, for the spiritual and
temporal blessings and beuefits we en-
Joy together with the preservation OF
our lives. Especially should this be
the case when we reflect how many
are called every minute to go tue way
of all the earth; how many are con
fined by sickness at their homes and
thus deprived the privileges of the
sanctuary; how many through want of
decent clothing absent themselves
from the house of God and how many
have never heard of the precious name
of Jesus and of an eternal home for
His faithful followers in the present
life. Let us effect ever Gods GOOD
ness to-day.
Gould not all of our churches hold
Sabbath services at the same hours :?
1t certainly would be more impressive
to hear all of our bells summoninR
worshippers at the same time and, then
should an unfavorable wind prevent
one from hearing his own church bell,
he could go by the ringing of some
other bell and thus be prevented from
late attendance.
We are what we ale; we can not re
truly other than ourselves. We reach
perfection Tot 10y copying, much less
by aiming at originality; but by con-
sstentiy aud steadily working out the
life which is common to Us all, accord
ing to the character which God has
given US.
God has three sorts of servants IL
the world: some are slaves, and SEW"
| him from the principle of fear; others
sake of wages; and the last are sons
and serve him under the Influence Of
| love.
| Life is made, not of great sacrifices
or duties, but OF nttle thing, III which
smiles and kindness and small OBJ igs-
tion~ gwen h.hitu ally are wnat win
comfort.
Some If the promises of God a, e
| like the almoni-t1.e, which hastily
| blossoms III the Very ear lest spriug.
! There are others which resemble ii t
| mnlhtIry-t ee, vii II l. Sow III pnttg, 6
! forth It's Itavts Iii,u what J. "a III an
to do II Z has mu'b Iry-tr,e pr Ii :
| Use, winch late ~ Dio-soulius =?
| Why, he Is ro wait til it does biz s
som. Ii tine vision tarry, wait for it
| till it comes. aud the appointed time,
shall surely btipg it.
IL" A7tor.
the winter is approaching and there
must necessarily, in the most auspi-
ciotIs tiues, be u g!-Gt many poor
people vino WI. :, qune assistance
tor We na'o t. .--I :lr-sss witt rs
But in view of the peculiar stress OF
money, and consequent lack of en-
pio.m ent added to recent financial en-
barra9sment in this community. there
is every probability that this necessity
| OF aiding tie poor will be enhanced
this winter, more than existing benev-
client organizations will be able to re-
lieve unless materially strengthened
1t will not do Especially for those
who call themselves Christians) to
| plead that We are poor. This is COM
parat1vely true, and yet it is by other
comparison false. 1t will be very hard
| if We look around us, not to find some
one poorer than we, and less able to
| provide for themselves. There is
small prospects that business, which
was so hopefully revlving under the
genial influence of bountiful crops and
confidence in finances, will resume its
usual tone for the next six mouths to
come. Operations of I'll kinds have
received n paralyzing check, and IN
less relief is devised, much suffering
must ensue. In view of this, let us
not forget those who may be sub
jected to suffering. We may have
but little more than they, and little to
give, but that little will give relief.
Remember, there is that scattered vet
incr oaseth.