Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-04
\ Paragraph for Each Day.

F1si-The characteristic element, the es-
sential element, in the religion of the New
Testament is a personal Christ Much Of
its ethics does not differ from that which
had been taught by other sages in other
lands. Much Of its theology has shadowy
prophets in pagan systems. But only the
New Testament has Christ Only the re-
ligion Of the New Testament affords the per-
sonal inspiration for personal leader, ade-
quate for all exigencies and enduring 10 all
time. Follow me- was His one direction.
To follow Him was and is the one test Of
iscipleship.-Ch Christian Union.
iSecond-Let patience have her perfect work
and bring forth her celestial fruits Trust
God TO weave in your little thread into the
great web, though the pattern show it not
yet When Gods people are able and will
ling thus 10 labor and wait, remember that
one day is with the Lord as a thousand
years, and thousand years as one day the
grand harvest shall come 10 its reaping, and
the day shall broaden itself into thousand
years, and the thousand years shall show
themselves as perfect and a finished day.
George Macdonald.
THbd-A peculiar season for the duty Of
heavenly CONCENTRATIONS is when thou art in
a suffering, distressed or tempted state.
When should we take our cordials but in
times Of fainting? When is it more season
able to walk to heaven than when we know
not in what corner Of earth to live in com
fort OF when should our thoughts converse
more above than when they have nothing
but grief below ?-Bdrier
Fo,uM-Let this thought, that God can
not lie, keep in conscious safety the heart of
every one who looketh TO Jesus. They who
look shall be saved The sun in the firma-
ment is very often family seen through
cloud, but the spectator may be no less
looking at him than when he is seen in full
and undimnished effulgence. IL is not 10
him who sees Christ brightly that the prom
ises are made, but 10 him who looks.
bright view may minister comfort, but 1t is
looking Cto Christi which ministers safely.
Chalmers.
Fidh-Not only is kindness due to every
one, but special kindness is due to every
one. Kindness is not kindness unless it be
special. 1t is in its fitness seasonableness
and individual application, that its charm
consists.-F w. Fdber.
.Sidh-A Hindoo and a New Zealander
met upon the deck of a missionary ship.
They had been converted from their heath
tulnlnf uWl lutN tbuiu not hltdh 20 toCi
other. They pointed to their Bibles, shook
hands, smiled in each others faces. At last
a happy thought occurred to the IIindoo.
lie exclaimed, " IIallelujah " The New
Zealander, in delight, cried out " Amen -
In these two words, not found in their own
tongues, they were able to express their
thoughts.
Serenh-Thousand of men and women
l. Il. a. g
| life, and are heard of no more. Why
None were blessed by them none could
point to them as their means of redemption
not a line they wrote, not word they spoke,
could be recalled, and so they perished
their light went out in darkness, and they
were not remembered more than the insects
of yesterday. VIII you thus live and die
/ O man, live for something DO good, and
leave behind you a monument of virtue that
the storms of time can never destroy.-LF'
/ Chalmers.