Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-01
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tant guide.

1t costs man no small matter 20 be
grateful. = SENECA.
The disciple whom Jesus loved was the
disciple who loved Jesus.
Love hopeth all things, trusteth all
things, believeth all things.
The miserable have no other medicine,
but only hope.-SAaksbeaye.
Whet men want is not talent, it is pur-
pose; in other words not the power to
achieve, but the viii! to labor.-Buzzver.
Every attempt to gain knowledge is
productive of some good result, for, if lit
does nothing else, it leads to spirit of
inquiry, which is of itself beneficial.
IT'S sad work to be at that pass, that
the best trial of truth must be the multi
tude of believers, in crowd where the
number of fools SO much exceed that of
the wise. AS if anything were SO COM
mon as ignorance!-Montaigne.
Every saint in heaven is as flower in
that garden of God, and holy love is the
fragrance and sweet odor they all send
forth, and with which they fill the bow
ers of that paradise Jonathan Ed
wards.
Some phanto1l lifts up a wavering
stand, and in the hazy future, on the dim,
vague boundaries of the unknown, and
the multitudes rush out in wild pursuit,
while the solid gold of the present istram-
pied under foot and left untouched by
| the >wayside.-Dnf Porter.
I cannot call riches better than the BAG
of virtue; the Roman word is better: i'm
pedimenta. For as the baggage is to an
army, SO is riches to virtue; it cannot be
spared nor left behind, but it hindereth
the march,-yea, and the care of it some
times loseth or disturbeth the victory
Bacon.
We want fruitage on our barren fig
trees, and Savior like men who will 60 in
and eat with, as we'll as pray for, the pub
licans. We want piety that shall not be
afraid to take vice and ignorance and i'm
purity blythe hand and lead them up to its
own pure, enlightened and virtuous level.
We want honesty inspired by something
higher than fear of the jail.-IAe Golden
Rule.
The best name by which we can think
of God is Father. 1t is loving, deep,
sweet, heart-touching name; for the name
of father is in its nature full of Unborn
sweetness and comfort Therefore, also
we must confess ourselves children of God
for by this name we deeply touch sour
God, since there is not a sweeter sound to
the father than the voice of the child
Martin Luther.
Joy is prize unbought, and is freest,
purest in its flow when it comes unsought
No getting into heaven as place will
compass it. You must carry it with you,
else it is not there. You must have it in
you as the music of a well-ordered soul,
the fire of holy purpose, the yelling Ut.
out of the central depths, of eternal
springs, that hide their waters there
Horace Bushnell.
To have our hearts balanced on God as
their center, and so balanced that under
the ruder touches of temptation they may
be moved to and fro like the nicely poised
stones of the Druids, but, like those
stones, always return again to their rest,
that is to be blessed indeed-to be blest,
like the Psalmist who said after some
rongh onset of Satan, 81 shall not be
greatly moved.-Hevistos.
Never lose an opportunity of seeing
anything beautiful. Beauty is Gods
handwriting-a waysidc sacrament. Wei
come it in every fair face, every fair sky,
every fair flower, and thank him earnest
ly with your eyes. 1t is a charming
draught-a cup of blessing.-Anon,
If thou art intelligent, bring up thy son
in the fear of God. If he is courageous
and active, and increases thy property,
give him better recompense. But if the
| son whom thou hast begotten is fool,
do not turn thy heart away from him for
he is thy son" -Egyttsan Maxim
What is morally excellent pleases by its
own nature, and virtue. has such charm
that even wicked men are compelled by
what has been implanted in their nature,
L - A>kt or-C>s>o.