The Republican journal., 1877-03-22

spent in thy presence will avail to make!
We knee, how weak we rise, how fall OF power
Why. therefore, should do ourselves this wrong,
or Others, that We are not always strong
That We eyer overcome with care,
hat We should ever weak or heartless be,
Anxious or troubled. when with is prayer
md JOY ami strength and courage are with lher"
Build your nest on no tree here for {. Cd hath
sold the forest TO death, and every tree on
which we would rest il ready to he cut down,
to the end that We may ice. and build upon the
rock.
The same spirit of faith v hich teaches a man
10 cry earnestly teaches him to wait patiently
Tor a. it assures him that mercy is in the Lords
hand, so it assures him ii VIII he given forth in
The Lords time.
Hut love never tires; the more we love tie
more We have of solid satisfaction. Every new
soul we come in contact with and learn to es-
teem, ILLS Us with new light and life. Those
who love others are themselves full of sun
>hine, and the day marches triumphantly on
with them from rosy morn TO dewy eve and ST.
lent night.
What shall give: 70 the hungry give food
10 the naked, clothes: TO the sick. some COM
fort; TO the sad, :. word Of consolation to all
toIt meet, a smile and a CHEEKY greeting. gave
iDrgN ene>s 10 your enemies; give patience 70
The trcflll; give love 10 your households and
above ALL give your hearts 10 God.
! llt more 'IWltllN ana pticeiDlN We gel ON.
The belter-the better for our neghbOrs. In
nine cases out of ten, the wSest policy is, il a
man cheats you quit dealing with him; if he il
abusive, quit his company; if he ISLANDERS YOU,
take care to live 50 that nobody Will believe
him; no matter who he is or how he msuses
YOU, the wiSe>t way is 10 let him alone; fol
there is nothing better than this cool calm,
quiet way of dealing with the wrong We meet
with.
fIp first film a ia Il iI,I !.
Keep the waters stirring, aud YOU will preye nj
The ice from hardening it; but if once ii film
over and remain so, it thickens over the sur
face, and il thickens still, and at last it is so
solid that wagon might be drawn over the
~0ild water. so with conscience; it films over
gradually, and at last it becomes hard, unfeel-
ing, and it can bear up weight of inqultv.
Bishop Simpson.
Never slight nor neglect the humhlest indi-
yldual. Remember that he is OF as much i'm
portance to himself As you are 10 yourself, or
rs IS the greatest man in the world. You have
40 right to hurt the feelings of any person.
Bear in mind that his heavenly Father is also
YOURS, and that lie cares for him as much as
for you. lie will also protect him against your
unklndneSs or Injustice, and You will in some
way have 10 suffer for it. Treat every one,
even the hunblest menial, with due consdera-
non; 20 will YOU make them happy. and re-
ceive in return their good will, and the peace
Of heaven IN your own mind
Probably many have found out the fact for
themselves, out few have, if any, ever heard it
stated so forcibly As Professor Huxley did ii in
Il recent lecture; That "A mans worse diff
rultles begin when he is able to do as he likes
50 long as man is struggling with obstacles,
he has an excuse for failure or shortcoming
but, when fortune removes them all and gives
nm the power Of doing AS he thinks best. then
comes the time of trial. There is but one
right and the possibilities of wrong are inf