Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-05-24

If a Mgsl dRells always as much as he can
in the thought and presence of what Is beau-
tiiul he cares less Tor brilliant effects and
huge Efforts of genius The scented flowers
on Il gray old wall, clump Of poplars 'whis-
peTing to the plane trees. a livcr shallow
where the kline stand IN the cool water, all
these sights are common in ms life and give
him from hour TO hour as much pleasure
almost rs he Is capable OF enjoying. Ii
needs It greater effort, unconscious as the
effort may be To- live among the master
pieces OF nature the peaks that bury them
selves IN mists or glow like molten steel in
the sp,ulors of an Alpine sunset. Satur-
day Review.
Lord, have laiu
Barren too long and ian
would redeem the tine. that may be
Frnitiu. IN inowleiee, faith. ohediercc,
IRE 90 hence
That when come
At harvest u he reaped. and brough. home,
Thine angels may
Ny sonl IN thy celestial garner lay,
Where perfect joy, and bliss
Eternal i.
Believe, and if thy faith he right, that in
sight which gradually transmutes faith into
knowledge will be the reward of thy belief.
-[Coleudse-
The wish fall, often warm upon my heart
continue IN the other world that may do
nothing here but deeds that will hear fruit III
heaven. Richter.
The sweetest life is to be ever making sac
riGces for Christ the hardost life man can
lead on earth. the most full Of misery, is to
he always dong his own will and seeking to
please himself Edward Bickersteth.
Whoever sins against light kisses the lips
of blazing cannon. [Jercmy Taylor.
Providence has no Sabbath No night
suspends it and from its labors God never
rests Guthrie.
There is 10 night faith in believing what is
true unless We believe it because it is true.
-[Whately
There is nothing in the universe that
fear but that | shall not know all my duty,
or shall fail TO do 1t. Mary Lamb.
4 man OF prudence may be pardoned for
not securing IA berth TIL he knows whittier
the ship Is hound.-[J W Alexander
Humility is, OF all graces the chieiest
when 1t doesn't know itself To be a grace at
all. [St Bernard
This little lie-h boat Of an earth, with IFS
noisy crew of mankind, and all their troubled
history. will one day have vanished ; faded
like cloud-speck from the azure Of the all
hour. and is crushed before the moth Yet,
in the being and in the working of faithful
man il there already (as all faith, from the
beginning. gives assurmccl. a something that
pertains not TO this wild death-element OF
time that triumphs over time, and Is, vii
be, when time shall be no more - IEomas
Carlyle.
Everything has it, own limits, little cen
ter Of its own, round which II moves SC
that our true wisdom lies in our keeping il
our own walk in life however humble or oh
scurc. and beng satisfied if we can succee,
in it The best OF us can do no more, and
We shall only become ridiculous or unhappy
by attempting it, We are ashamed becaus.
W. are at a loss IN things tn which We have
no Tre;cnsiors, and 10 remedy our mistakei
by committing greater. An overwceninl
vanity or scli-opuiou Is. in truth, often n
the bottom Of tins weakness and We shal
be most likely to- conquer the one by oradic'
ting the other or restricting It within du
and moderate bounds. Hazlltt.
The voices Of the present say "Comc
But the voices Of the Past say Wait
With calm and solemn footsteps the ri-in
tide bears against the rushing torrent N
stream and pushes back the hurrying water
With no less calm and solemn footsteps, n
less certainly does great mind bear u
against public opinion, and push back 1t
hurying stream. Therefore should ever
man wait should blde his time not i
listless idlcncss- not in useless pastime- no
in quorulous detection but in constant
steady. cheerful endoayors, always wilhn
and fulfilling and accomplishing his tasl
that, when the occasion comes, be may b
equal to the occasion Lonsfellow.
t.rhild that has wandered away from HON
goes fr0ln bad to worse, and at last, h.,yln
1,nc through the round Of dissipation,
etruck with She dart of death, and is kicko
o,t of tho dance house and is carried to III
b,s,it,l To die end there comes 10 her thel
one Of the noble n'ein and perfect healti
bearing every linoaiaent OF man Who taN
Il come to stand by on as long you i've
But she SAWS, You do not know what am
'.Yes do I know perfectly what you are
have seen every sldc OF human life clci
down to the lowest points | know 1t q
familiary as do the alphabet and ! al
sorry for you | am 80 sorry that ! am vii
ing to heiriond You aud help you to the hot
OF death. | can conceive Of such poo
creature, with bcr last feeble strength, lliilI
up her semi transparent hands and snyln
"God, is II possible and dying in momen
nry rapture, lust because man said lac ha
CONFESSION ON her, knowing evcrythin
about her. But, ola Christ says more tia
any man can say he saws, 81 have taken {
myself the whole world OF human weakness
and have been tempted in all points like
Won are. yet without sin, and have ma,
myself perfect as the Captain Of your salv
ton. by berg born with human body
the bottom of icnominy. and going throup
poverty and I know every throb that e.,
beat through the dead sen Of human eXpc
ence and I come to say to you, with d
voice OF God and with the power of Il
eternal world that am on your side. "B
[ am not repeniant.' Then you need I
all the more Il don't want to repcn
.You need me all the more. Christ comes
YOU because you are 50 bad.