The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-04-24
GEMS.
Wisdom is the talent of buying virtuous
pleasure at the cheapest rate.

express his happiness mars its complete
ness.
The praise of man is not a test of our
praiseworthiness, nor in their censure: but
either should set us upon testing ourselves
II it is important for You to know whether
a man will cheat you if he can, sound him
as TO his Willingness to help you cheat some
body else.
No man can hinder our private addresses
to God; every man can build a chapel in his
breast, himself the priest, his heart the sac.
rifce, and the earth ne treads on the altar.
They that covet forbidden honors forfeit
allowed ones. Adam by eating of the tree
of knowledge which be might not eat of.
debarred himself from the tree OF life which
he might have eaten.
Never attempt to do anything that is not
right Just so surely as YOU do, You win
get into trouble. Sin always brings sorrow,
sooner or later. Ii you even suspect any,
thing IS wrong, do II not until you are as
sured that your suspicious are groundless.
Never trust this heart of thine that it will
be well ordered, and kept in good frame, if
thou carry not always strong hand and a
narrow eye over it. II once thou let 20 the
bride or watchfulness, it will run out so
far that it will be hard to bring 1t back
again.
Deceit and falsehood, whatever convent
ences they may tor a time promise or pro-
duce, are, in the sum of life. obstacles to
happiness. Those who profit by the cheat
distrust the deceiver, and the act by which
kindness was sought puts an end to conf
dence.
When you do attempt anything that is all
right, go through with il. Be not easily
discouraged. Form habits OF perseverance.
NiPfd 10 to ell
10 resist all these will not be easy; but YOU
will feel that you have done right when you
get through.
For preserving the complexion temper
ance. For whitening the hands-honesty.
To remove stains-repentance. For inn
proving the sight-observation. A beautiful
ring-the home circle. For improving the
voice-civi,ity. The best companion to the
toilet-a wife.
Love Is that affection which, being CON-
pounded of esteem and benevolence. becomes
the bond of attachment and union between
individuals of the different sexes and makes
them enjoy IN the society of each other a
species of happiness which they experience
nowhere else.
Let him who gropes painfully in darkness
or uncertain light, and prays vehemently
that the dawn may ripen into day Law this
lies nearest to thee which thou knowest to
be duty; thy second duty will already
have become clearer.
Simplicity of purpose begets simplicity of
life This is manifested not in one Way
merely, but in every way. There is no dou-
bic dealing in business. There is no praying
for the salvation of souls, and then for the
sake of making money helping them down
to hell in the ordinary avocation of life.
TRUTHS always consistent with itself. and
needs nothing to help it out. IL is always
near at hand, and sits upon our lips and is
ready to drop out before we are aware:
whereas lie is troublesome, and setsa mans
invention upon the rack, and one trick
needs great many more to make it good.
The love of truth is bow of peace, ready
for every concession that is honest, firm
against every compromise that is not 1t is
the noblest stimulus to inquiry; ardent to
seek, yet patient to examine willing to
communicate, but more willing TO receive
contemptuous of petty curiosity, but pas
sionate for knowledge.
Charity was solicited from rich man as a
loan to the Lord. He replied: THE security,
no doubt is good, and the interest liberal;
but | can not give such long credit" Within
two weeks he heard the summons: Thou
fool. this night thy soul shall be required of
thee" The God whom he would not trust
would no longer trust him.
As rivers are generally deeper in winter,
when there is commonly more rain and less
evaporation, than in summer so are our
religious feelings wont to be deepest in the
wintry season of sorrow. being then most
fed with the showers of grace granted in
answer to earnest prayer, as also exempted
from the exhaustive influences of pros
perity.
Self trust is the first secret of success, the
belief that if you are here the authorities of
the universe put you here, and for cause or
with some task strictly appointed you in
your constitution, and so long as you work
at that you are we'll and successful. 1t by
no means consists in rushing prematurely to
snowy feat that shall catch the eye and
satisfy spectators. 1t is enough If you work
in the right direction.
A promise should be given with caution
and kept with care. A promise should be
made with the heart, and remembered by
the head. A promise is the offspring OF the
intention, and should be nurtured by recol-
lection. A promise and its performance
should, like true balance, always present a
mutual adjustment A promise delayed is
justice deferred. A promise neglected is an
untrnth told. \ promise attended to is a
debt settled.
QuarrelS, ike tnunder storms, would end
in sunshine if it were not for the determine
ton to have the last word. If you are scolded
or criticised just bite your lips and keep still
and it will soon be over; but if you retort
you are in for three years or the war"
Many man who pOurs himself in torrents
of rain for five minutes. and then breaks out
into the sunshine of good temper again viii
settle down into three days dismal drizzle
if he is weak enough to insist on having the
last word
Children should go TO church because It
strengthens and endears the family ties
The tendencies of the times are to loosen
and disintegrate them The family habit OF
attending the sanctuary regularly and faith
fully is constaHt protest against the social
istic and atheistic heresies OF the age. The
church of God is the guardian of the house
hold. 1t pays back with interest into the
home all that it gets from il, and more. The
families of the land can never DO enough
for the church, TO which they owe so much
of their peace, happiness, purity, power and
prosperity. The conversion of dear child
and its union with the church is a new era