The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-03-16

We are DEPEND mt creatures then,
ON Hin who gave as breath,
And only He can lead us through
The silent gates OF death'
Up TO the fairer, grander life,
Where Joys immortal walt
And onlS.iight and love are known
No az Dor pain, nor nate.
What sayEe. then9 Shall we submit
To our Creators WILL
And trustiiim that when NE IS Ger
He'll lore and guide us stu
Or shall We bow before blind fate
like flowers before the gale,
And trust our life-boat to the sea
With neither ore nor sal
A doubtful life, a doubtful death
Oh, Lo0i forbid il so,
And - protection know ~
Example.
No rrectly estimate the in
Inc hple over others. We
-no. Wonderful influence, an
n 4 that all after teaching
"A eradicate it. 1t hangs
"A = 80 living reality, never
10 ~ or forgotten. There are
many - done by Others which we
want to forg,, but somehow they will
not leave our emory. There is the pic
ture. dark an dismal, ever before us,
imE sed upon the mind. 1t
helolgs to oNiistOry, and FERNS Part
impressions. We emember bad impress
sions more vilidlyand longer than the
good. The things re often want to for
get never tie memory, and the
things We remember and never
forget ns t&Sotten. This phe-
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siderat% + know these things
to be urt 6l The mind is so
constitu ~ present environ
ments, tn evil is more easily re-
tanned tn good. But out of this
complexitshe mind wills to do right,
and strives, ften, earnestly for the mas
terry. 1t isOt always successful, on &C
count of. t. evil to be encountered.
ChristiaA Ire subjected to these trials
more o. all through life; but the
more 81 and Christ-like they be-
come, q power will. they possess
to ovet evil. A growth Il the
divine he only attainmenyl pat
will inss m to come off conqu
L How, ought christians to.
hat theyE be successful -
good exam. before others ~ do
not fully rdze what their influence is
over othersThey do not consider that
they are ding, for good or evil, all
the I; So b1 Dir actions and some do
not cate vdy nuch what their examples
is before 9th We have some instrucs
ton in God I'd as to how we shou
walk. Paul, Wing to the Philippians,
says: " Brethi, be followers together
of me, and marhem which walk so as
We have us foIn example" James
says: " Take, brethren, the proph-
cts, who have sFen in the name of the
Lord, for an exsDie of suffering afflic-
tion and of patiee" Paul, in address
ing Timothy, Il the following pure
counsel: " Be h an example of the
believers, in w0l in conversation, in
charity, I'M = in faith, in purity"
Then Pete of Christ on this wise:
Christ = ID for us, leaving us
an exad ~should follow his
stepE sither was guile
fogl when he was
10 20; 1aoI NUS US what P
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best Ok S1his being done, a
pure and Fill be the result, and
the examF Before Others will be
such as thd, i&6ill approve. The per-
son who LIVES s will be proud of the
record he has de, and will bless God
for the privile of living such a life.
Thus he will b,me more and more like
the divine Patn as he nears the day,
and the heave5 home. The burdens
of life will be der, the fight of Gods
truth will shin,righter, and the earnest
Of the heavenjoys will fill his heart
with unspeakaa consolation and pleas
ure. II
But how Il christians are following
this great tern. How many are liv-
ing zme az devoted lives? By my ex-
ampfsshay led any away from the
Savior? lse | led any to the intox-
icating bowlnd thus to a drunkard's
life, with abf its woe and shame ?
y lave | emblened any to CONT ne in
In and disdaence Z? 1t ma. ~ /. my
example y$taye absented themss L es
from thsSRGply of the saints, and us
have bl4HEack into the world 3Or,
by myFs. q religious life, some may
have Ipon christianity as a
mocker sne into infdeity. What
has beefss3 huence IN these things
We tueZtlpicture over and examine
the other sidust for moment: Have
| led any to rist by my example, both
in business a church-life? Have led
any away "a the Intoxicating bowl,
and pointAem to better life? Have
| told an ssavior's dying love, and
of the m AEetand bright in the
better Ee1ye | encouraged any
in tbs L being faithful my
self re Dslo lions Have ]
KEY sunder ming the cause
of p tnnolo give of my
me- lle,i -. pered me
~ Yows st how all these
things - I'd how much true man
hood | haTr He knows all nv pur-
poses, and c;prehnds me altogether.
He will max allowance for all my
foibles, but wi hoH me accountable for
my sins. III ave lived right, if have:
Kept myself 1spotted from world, 4
and walked BRIGHTLY before Ged, m
example hassen good, and will have a
fine infiuentfor truth and righteous
ness. Let ery reader of these lines
put. 49, these balances, that he
nav elf and Judge of his spir-
It'll 10 one say. 81 have no
ne. Examination" If you
areI perfect Pattern, Christ,
it " harm, but if you are a
waDe he path of duty it may
10 Won ea. 1t is written to help
'olne pournev of life, and as we
END it ed Z pray Gods blessings upon
{. Walkye stand fast in the faith
nj you Lie men, be strong. Chris
an st Lqs.)
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Heath Improvements.
On this subject DR.. Richardson, +. X. ,,
las recentlf deIivered lecture at the
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