Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-24
MUCH IN LITTLE.

Poetry is the record Of the best and
happiest moments of the happiest and
best minds.
Punch gives this definition OF the
word conscience "My rule for
: another mans conduct"
The pastor who can lead others TO
work multiplies himself, is not one man,
but dozen, q hundred
Watch for opportunities Of useful
ness. Every day brings them, and once
gone they are gone forever.
Vanity is the foundation of the most
ridiculous and contemplate vices-the
vices of affectation and common lying
Where one wishes to injure persons,
tho first thing to do is to assume an air
of great impartiality with regard to
them.
Alas, for human nature that the
wounds Of vanity should smart and
bleed SO much longer than the wounds
Of affection
II we would amend the world, we
should amend ourselves, and teach our
children to be not what we are our
selves, but what they should be.
II you have any curiosity to know
how subtle the devil is, you need not
ask your neighbors. just take quiet
survey of your own life, and you win
find out.
Teddy, my boy, jist guess how
many cheeses there are in this bag, an
faith III give you all the five" olive,
to be sure" said Teddy "Arrah bad
luck to the man that told yer
MADAM" said a trance medium.
'your husbands spirit wishes to COM
municatc with you" "No natter
said the widow "if he's got no more
spirit in the other world than he had
in this, it's not worth bothering about"
A girl living in malarious district
in Louisiana, whose wedding day had
frequently been postponed, gave as
reason that she had the ague so bad
that no matter how determined he was
TO marry, her resolution was always
shaken.
A country divine of Georgia thus
condoled with tho widow Of deceased
member of the Legislature: "I cannot
tell how panied | was to hear that your
husband had gone to heaven. We
were bosom friends, but now we shall
never meet again"
Worry not about the possible trou-
bles of the future for If they come,
you are but anticipating and adding to
their weight and if they do not come,
your worry is useless and in either
case ii is weak and in vain, and dis
trust Of Gods providence.
The processes of divine life are some
times slow, and the changes wrought
by grace may not always be completed
in a day. 1t doth not yet appear what
We shall be. But when the saving
work is wrought, eternity will show
that none but God could have accom-.
plished it.
We listen 10 whom we know to be
OF the same opinion as ourselves, and
we call them wise for being OF il but
we avoid such as differ from us we
pronounce them rash before we have
heard them, and still more aiterward,
lest we should be thought at any time
to have erred.
Tomorrow is large enough TO break
down anybody, because it is larger
than our strength, and God does not
fit it to our backs. So lot us say it
over and over again, though we
already know it so well. And il we
would well handle our load, lot us
not take too much at once
A common error is to devote too
much time to oral reading The abili.
ty to read for others should not be
more sought alter than the ability to
read understandingly for ourselves
The latter is the more important. We
need more silent reading taught in our
schools. The power to CLEAN from the
printed page, by silent meditation, the
knowledge contained therein, will be of
great service to the pupils in after life.
Perhaps a majority OF hearers do not
so much seek, in attendance upon pub
lie worship, knowledge for their under
standings, or convection for their con-
sciences, as excitement for the sensibi-
lities. They would rather behold beau
tifnl visions of Gospel promise than
thorny paths or unmistakable duty.
They would rather behold glow with
hope than be searched in their con-
sciences. They would rather be pleas
ed and titillated, than elevated in char
acter, purified in life, and aggrandized
in destiny.
Wealth is potent in its own sphere,
but impotent beyond il. 1t can put
telegraph under the sea and cover the
land with a network of wires as
with spiders web. 1t can build
railroads and bridge oceans. 1t can
buy houses and lands and every mate
rial advantage; but here its power
stops. 1t cannot purchase goodness, or
Justice, or love, or true friendship. IL
cannot do anything to make character
stronger or life sweoter 1t can say to
the minister will feed you and clotbe
you while you are making men better,
and to the teacher, / will take care of
you while you are making men wiser,
but can do nothing without the brain
Of wisdom or the heart Of goodness. IL
can build railroads, but it cannot build
men.
A noble young Christian who gave
literally used to say that he gave most
TO the enterprises which others neglect
ed. Apply this rule TO the work of
the Gospel as compared with tho pat
ronage OF art and the indulgence in
generous living. 1t is not a question
whether buying pictures promotes cul-
turc and refinement, or whether wear
ing costly dresses is profitable 10 man.
nfacturers and artisans. Tho question
for the Christian man is, whore is your
money needed most ? The whole world
is eagerly and extravagantly indulging
in this kind Of expenditure. Christian
work has no beauty in their eyes,
Shall you join the crowd or stand with
the few who deny themselves for
Christs sake.
Look into the home OF fretful man
DR. woman, and mark tho discomfort,
the unhappiness, the positive misery,
Lhey often cause within its sacred en-