, 1878-10-05
Tsl2 Eseauty Of Quiet LiTes.

There are great multtudes of lowly
lives lived ON this earth which lave no
name among men, whose work 10 pen
ever records, but which are well known
ard unspeakab!y dear to God. They
make 10 noise in the world, hut it needs
not noise to make life beautiful and
noble. Many of Gods most potent minis
tries are noiseleSs How silently the
iowcrs boom, and yet what sweet fra
ggancc they emit How silently the stars
move Oh i'll theirmajestic marches around
Gods throne and yet they are suns or
worlds How silently Gods angels work,
homes and all clfGrng i,er if tIessed tI;d, min niir
istries about us Who hears the fIutter
Of their wings, or TIE faintest whisper
Of their tongues ! And Yet We know that
they hover over us and move abont Us
continually. 5" Christ has many lowly
earthly servants who work so quietly that
tAey are never known AMONG men rs
workers, and whom tie writes dow Ii
among His nob!est ministers. They do
no great thing, but they are blessings,
otten-,imes perhaps Fnconsciously, wher-
ever they 60.
We may speak kind, friendly word
tor one We know, as We 90 from house TO
hoUsc, and in a month We will have hun
dred friends, and viii not know to whom
| he owes them. Here is one under Il cloud
and We know him to be unjustly SO. We
have a score of opportunities of SAYING 50
| every day as We attend to our business
and mingie with our neighbors In a
little while the odilm of it is all gone,
public opinion has changed toward him,
| and he is i'll high favor with all the COM
munity, yet neither he nor his friends
know precisely who or what las wrought
the change. Here is one whose character
is full Of flaws Direct efforts viii avail
nothing, for he will be offended and
driven away if you tell him plainly of his
faults. But quietly, patiently, lovingly,
dag by day, You can drop silently lessons
into his heart, and directly You can infu-
encc him. until his faults are gone and
his character is beautiful
The best work Of the true parent and
teacher is qnite an unconscious work 1t
is not what any man says or does pur
posely and with intention that leaves the
deepest mark in the world or in other
lives, but the unconscious, unproposed
influence which goes out from him
whether he sleeps or wakes, whether he
is present or absent. God seems TO
blight the things that We are proud OF,
and make them come to naught. And
then we are not intended to do anything
nr:.nd or beautiful, He uses us and our
words for noble purposes, and to make
lasting impressions.
Jt is auiet, unheralded lives that are
building up The kingdom OF heaven Not
much note is taken Of them here They
are not reported in the newspapers
Their monuments will not make much
show in church yards. Their names will
net be passed to posterity with many
wreathes about them. But they are Gods
iavorites. Their wori, is blessed. In
this world they are ike those modest,
lowly flowers which make no show, but
which hidden away, under tall plants and
grasses, pour out sweet perfumes, and I'LL
the air with odors And IN heaven they
VIII get their reward-not praise OF men,
but open confession " tiIe LoIu nIiiSen'
in the presence Ct angels and the Father.
That WONDERFUL STovE.-A fat cltl-
zen, having in view thepurchase of coal
stove, was recently in front of hardware
store. when a newsboy halted and respect
fully said d" l 'spose you've seen the e, new ss
stoye'the one that beats 'em all 2 81
don't know that have, was the calm re,
nIy. :. You orter see it, sir They're all
ms talkin' about these coal stoves which
cove ten per cent. fuel and now they've
cot one" ' Have, eh !! p" esr- saw
this one goin' the other day, hot 'nuff to
bake an OK and it didn't burn any coal
at all-not even pound " Is that pos
sible Why, never heard of any such a
thing Didn't burn any coal at all-not