The Republican journal., 1876-07-20
Jewels of Thought and Devotion.

Our life is but winter day;
some only breakfast and away;
Others to dinner stay,
And are full fed.
lhe oldest man but sleeps
And goes to bed
Large is his expense
That fingers out the day;
lie thar goes soonest
Has the least to pay.
The wealth of a man is the number Of things
which he loves ana blesScs-Which lie is loved
and blessed by.
God will not refuse the poor offerings OF poor
people: but lie will not uccelt the poor offer
ings of the rich.
There are moments when by some strange
impulse we contradict our past selves,--iatal
moments when Il tit Of passion, like a lava
stream, lays low htIf our lives. George Eliot.
There are says G.ote, 1.-TWO distinct points
OF view from which morality must be looked
at-as ii concerns the individual agent, and is 1t
concerns the observing ana judging public
God has written upon the flowers that sweet
en- the air, upon the breeze that rocks the
Hover upon It's stem, upon the raiI-dr0ps that
swell the mighty river, upon the dewdrops
that refresh the smallest sprig of moss that
rcars Its head in the desert, upon the ocean
that rocks every swimmer i'll its channel, upon
every pencilled Shell that sleeps in the caverns
of the deep, as well as upon the mighty sun
lures that live i'll its light-upon ali he has
written None OF lis liVeth to himself
l believe that the great lesson for Us to learn
every day it seems more true to me-iS this,
God and my own soul; there is nothing else ia
this world | will trust to for the truth To
those alone we are amcnable for judgment, to
Him and to His voice within Us. From all else
we must appeal. Only we must not appeal so
hau9htily as we are sometimes turned to do,
but il independence, not in pride. Frederick
W. Robertson.
We must accept many things, the rational
steps 10 which are invisible. Like the Arabian
prince who was carried TO a new palace and
paradise i'll his sleep, and hence never knew
the length or manner OF his journey, but only
confessed the Spendor of his new home, so we
must often suffer ourselves TO love our situl-
ton in religion without knowing what arms of
reason or love may nave carried US, OF along
what path WAS The flight.
"The poor We hAve with You always" said
the Master Not il we can help it, Lord" cry
out the wOrshlppcrs in a thousand gorgeous
temples. I'VE intend to keep the poor by
themselves. We don't think they would feel at
home in our gay assemblies" w. GLADDEN..
LOVE OF TIE BEAUTIFUL. Place Il young
&tll under the care of a kind-hcarted, graceful
woman, and she, unconsci0usly TO herself.
grow> into IA graceful lady. Place boy in the
establishment of Il thOrough-gong, Straight
forward business man, and the boy becomes a
stli-rellant, practical business man. Children
are susceptible creatures, and circumstances
ana senses and actions always impress. AS YOU
influence them not by arbitrary ru.eS. nor by
stern example aloud, but in thousand other
ways that speak through beautiful forms, pretty
pictures, ETC., 50 they grow. Teach your chill
drrn, then, 10 love the beautiful. If you are
able, give them corner i'll the garden, for flow
erS, allow them to have their fayorltc trees;
ltdCh Them TO wander in the DrettipSt WOOdIefs
Show them where they can best view the sun
set; rouse them in the morning, not by the
stern time to work" but with the enthusiastic
See the beautiful sunrise.' Buy for them
pretty pictures and encourage them to decorate
their room in his or her childish way. Give
them an inch and they will go Il mile. Allow
them the privilege and they will make your
home pleasant and beautiful.