Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
SPECTRA.

FfayefS are put the Dody OF the bird; de-
sires are its angels wings-Jeremy TAYLOR.
Never mind where you work; care more
about how your work. Never mind who
sees if God approves.
II there be an act Of "a public nature
which should emphaticalIy be made mat
ter OF conscience and intelligent delioera-
ton, it is that of casting a vote Into the
ballot box Chicago Standard.
In our hume judgment, the religion of
the day needs backbone more than any,
thing else,-New York Observer.
10 be able to endure injustice with calm
ness, with kindness, to be treated with in
gratitude and yet not to be soured by it. is
one of the highest tests of truly great
unconstitutional Baptist
Unhappy they, who craving the DOS
session of good things, yet have no eyes,
nor ears for the universal law OF God, by
wise obedience whereunto they might
There are three sources of education, the
family the workshop and the Sabbath. The
family is the first in the order of time it is
also first tn the order Of inJ9uence.-Pere
Hyacmthe.
The main thing for the teacher is to study
that which ne is to preach-the World. He
should always try in the work of the church
to keep honesty and reality, and sincerity
on his side, and resolutely oppose all shams.
We cannot talk to men about God and i'm
mortality unless there be in every utter
aDce the ring of truth. We must not only
tell the truth, bat tell it truthfully. We
must be out and out real and frank-Dr
Duryea.
1t is an argument Of a candid, ingenuous
mind to delight in the good name and COM
mendations of others; to pass by their de-
fects and take notice of their virtues; and to
speak or hear willingly of the latter, for in
this, indeed, you may be little less guilty
than the evil speaker, in taking pleasure,
in evil, though you speak it not.-Leighton.
The ruin and reck of all things comes not
from God, bat from men. So in our spir-
itual life God is always pouring into our
hearts more and more of bis grace. If we
do not bar and hinder his pera tons in us,
he will accomplish his own work. 1t is We
alone who hinder it. 1t is We alone who
can wreck il. God never forsakes those
whom be has once called. He may at last
judicially reject them, but only after long
nhatience, and ample trial, judicial process,
Had an inevitable judgment.-CardinaI
Manning.
It is my firm conviction that man has on
~ himselfto blame if his life appears to
him at any time void of interest and of
pleasure. Man may make life what he pleas
O. and give il as much worth, both for him.
self and others, as he has energy for
Over his moral and intellectual being his
sway is complete ". pom Humboldt.
1t would not be worth while to live if we
were to die entirely. That which allsvi-
ates labor and sanctifies toll is to have be-
fore US the vision Of better world through
the dark ness of this lie. That world is to
be more real than the chimela which we
devour, and which we call life. 1t is for.
ever before my eyes. It is the supreme GER
tainty of Iay reason, as it is the supreme
consolation OF my soul.- Victor Hugo.
We should consider the inestimable value
of self-help in early training, and take pains
to give schooling to hand and eye along
with the head, using every occasion for
educating these by natural means, and their
skills may not come too late to help at the
instant. The child takes to them by in
stinct anG mother wit at the beginning.
And the best education comes from actual
dealings withthings and persons, this be-
ing the most direct and efficient for the
chief ends Of life; tact applied at once to
things and events as they rise; moi waiting
tor the training that books can give or no
drills Of the schools. In such wise are msf
seis-made and successful Alcoss.