Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-29
String Of Pearls.

WHAT can we Wish that IS not lOund IN
God Would we have large possessions
He is immensity. Would we have long con-
tinuance? lie is eternity itself. Would
we be perfectly and forever satisfied We
shall be, when we awake in His likeness
Arr0rsmM
TROUBLE, Ikea strong electric light casts
another color over the formerly dark scene,
and we discover what We had forgotten.
Trials work degree OF tenderness Of spirit,
and so make sin conspicuous to the weeping
eve and to the troubled heart Many a man
when in great trouble about other matters
has also begun to be in deep distress on ac-
count OF sin.-SPwgeon.
ALEXANDER once offered priucey an
uuity 20 one whom he wished to reward.
Oh, this is too much for me TO take" ex-
claimed the man " But it is not too much
for me to give" replied the emperor. So
God reckons, by what it is fitting for the
King of heaven TO bestow and we are glad
dened al once, as well as humbled by the
measureless benefit Christian Weekly.
ImAvE known, in hospitals where there
have been foul gasses and i'll smells, that
they have burned choice herbs and odorifer-
Gus plants, and so have killed the noxious
oaiitN hiAl NN'tA perfumes bif IVA a iiAeA'
of Christs blood sprinkled in the chambers
of the soul 1t is better than frankincense
or caamus; it will make death sweet and
cause the chamber of affliction to smell de-
liciously with Chrst's precious name
Emerson.
TRIBULATIoN, or alfliction, or oppression,
call it what you will, is oyerruled 10y mir
acla Of divine grace so as to benefit the be-
lever, but in and of itself it is not the
cleanser but the detiler Of the soul. Aillio-
tion OF itself does not sanctify anybody, but
the reverse. believe in sanctifed afilic-
tions, but not in sanctifying Affections. Al
hictions Of themselves arouse the evil which
is ia us to an unwonted energy, and place
us in positions where the rebelious heart is
melted to forsake the Iord.-SPurgeoa.
4 CmRlsr1AN man should be an active
man-active in every fibre, vibrating with
energy. Great injury has been done religion
by allowing the people TO regard it as a milo
form OF slayery--a kind of bondage OF
goodness, in which people consented to b'
/ tied up, that they might not hurt them
| selves or others. But there is no such re
[ ligion as this at least in the New Testa
ment The gospel Christ taught and Pau
/ preached is gospel of liberty, and not o
/ slavery. The mole that faith in Chris
works out its legitimate effect in man, th'
more is he emancipated, the freer he becomes
THERE is no life so irksome as the life o
a professor Of religion who is a disciple onl,
I in appearance. To the man who is hypo
critical by design there is certain zest II
his imposition on mankind. There is nee,
of adroitness and shrewd cunning in hi
game. and. at times, of not little boldness
This stimulates him, and keeps him spr
and on the alert. His delight is the deligh
of devil, it is true, but it is delight, never
theless, and often keen and pungent. Nc
SO with the self-deceived professor-a dii
ciple only in outward habit. His life is
dun routine of duties, all the more irksom
because faithfully performed. Each day
treadmill, with its cheerless necessity {
tiresome motion. stop he cannot, enjoy b
cannot. lie has no faith in what he pr
tends to believe, and wonders how peop
can talk so enthusiastically of their exper
ence as some do.
" the Lord has enriched you in temporal
though YOU have not feared Him, have yo
not every reason to expect that lie viii {
as well for you in spirituals, if you ask Iii
to do so ? You call at friends house {
horseback he takes your horse into Il
stable. and is remarkably attentive to j
the creature is well groomed, well house
well fed you are not at all afraid that yC
will be shut out, there is surely a war
place in the parlor for the rider, when Il
: horse is so well accommodated in the stab
Now, your body, which we may liken to d
horse, has enjoyed temporal prosperity
abundance, and surely the Lord will tai
care of your soul if you seek His face l.
your prayer be, My God, my Father,
my guide. Since Thou hast dealt SO W
with me in these external matters, give 4
true riches, give me to love thy Son al
trust in Him; aud so be henceforth Il
child -SDtfy0fOn,