Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-06-13

III himself, or which way the wind Of i'll
stability bloweth hut that the whole in
tent of his mind may h. to the right anC
the best end. YHnW0s It h,D,I,iy.
The Church is ever gong back to the
century, or the centuries, preceding tC
find its CHEST 1t looks for Him among
the traditions Of its elders A curious
quest this is for living Christ i'll n dead
past and mournful quest, in not ON,
hut many tombs He has lived i'll many
hearts, of many faiths i'll the heart OF
Fenelon, of Thomas a kempis. of Angus
tine, of Luther, of Calvin. of Crlnmer,
of Wesley, of Swedenborg, of Barclay, oi
Edwards. of Claiming. But it was in
their living hearts He dwelt only His
sweet memory enshrined i'll fragrant
spices, only His grave-cloths are. or can
he, i'll their writings But disciples on a
more sacred quest than any of medieval
SAINT for Holy Grail, go again and again
to thosr tombs for the living Christ They
chide. sometimes gently. sometimes with
fierce uphraiding, those who, having a
living Christ. refuse to 20 back to search
for the living among the dead, who, hav-
ing a living Christ, refuse to anoint with
spices the grave clothes -thrisiidn
tni0H.
GODS SAINTS.
Gods saints are shining lights;
Who stays
| Here long must pass
| Ger dark hills, swift streams.
And steepwaya
As smooth as glass
But these all night.
Like candles shed
Their beams and light
Us unto bed.
They are indeed our pillar ires
Seen a. We 20;
| They are that cits s shining spires
A sword-likc CLEAN
| Kept man from sin
First out this beam
| VIII guide him in.
IL. Vaughan.
All well it is for us that God is low
ing Father who takes our very prayers
and thanksgivings rather for what we
mean than for what they are Just as pa
rents smile on the trailing weeds that
their ignorant little ones bring for flow
ers. .-Edwdrd Gdrreh
Years do not make sages they only
make old men. Nddamc Scctchinc
| He who brings ridiculc to bear against
truth finds in his hand n blade without
hilt. The most sparkling and pointed
flame of wit ilickers and expires against
the incombustible walls of her sanctury.
l-LaldOr.
Hope is the ruldy morning ray of joy,
recollection is its golden tinge but the
latter is wont to sink amid the dews and
dusky shades of twilight, and the bright
blue day which the former promises
breaks indeed, but i'll another world and
with another sun.-Richtc.
1t is an unhappy division that is made
between faith and works. Though i'll nv
interest | may divide them, Just as in the
candle there is light and heat, yet put out
the candle and they are both gone one
remains not without the other. So il is
betwixt faith and works-.S,iI,n.
The ancients said Of forgiveness that it
was not dccOroiing to law, nor dydinst
law, but abODe law and io,. law So We
may SAY with emphasis of the Divine for
giveness it is aborc law because We are
not punished for law. because punish
ment is not omitted and remission il
granted that We may live hereafter 10 the
divine law. Hugo Gr0fius.
The human mind is 80 constituted that,
whenever it sees an event, il is obliged to
infer cause also whenever it sees adap-
tation, it infers design. 1t is not neces-
sary to know the end proposed, or who
were the agents. We do not know who
built stonehcnGe, or some Of the pyra-
mids, or what they were built for but no
one doubts that they were the result Of
design flames FREEMAN C2arEc.
Down at Thy feet, u Lord, down Thy fcet
Here let me resi-
loRly IA prniisurc upon the ground
My brow hard pressed.
When wilt Thou raise up IN pardnning love:
u Lord, not Vet;
shall forget.
A person at Newcastle who hqd house
to let took an applicant for it to the top
iioor, spoke of the distant prospect, and
added We can see durham Cathdrai
on sunday. oh SUNDAY, SAID the
listener, and pny why not on Mon
day why, SAID he, "becalise on the
week days great furnaces and pits are
pouring forth Their smoke and we cannot
see 80 lar indeed, We can scarcely see at
All hut when The ilrcs are out our view
Is wlic. Is not tins true symbol oi
our Sabbath days when we are in the
hpnI, lli' m ,i h hii'hr "i 'lt W"rli no more
ma a. IL, - ~ anu W. 'oe "''''"''
e'' 6'' ',P"y""
Al our passions nfe bit iiie several
rIp',ihsS 81 ana ho"lhgs oil The soul, and
''ieir hl"'i"nS are inc signs oi IT'S temper,
anil homes and e..ar. La u, tl,a ,I;,n, a,
~ 49, MS " i INV thihSn Va
uhH ""iiu ann lh' Interests pl lhe llesll,
! tins Is their ulstcmDcr uul tlisnr,lpr the
a,ul - IN , ,,.,,,;,,,iI F.. ~, 70 a
- - - n"' ii 'h'A
move tt'dwnrds, then II IL composed and
cam, III good temper and healthful
stht", tearing ana LOVING INN, desiring
hun and nothing but HIM, waiting Tor
HIM, and trusting IN HIM And when
any one Affection IS night and III due
aspect To d"d, all thr rest are 80 too
-irch1tahoP i L''ght""'
/ jesus hath many lovers of His heaven
! ly kingdom, but few bearers of His cross.
| He hath many dcsirous of consolation, but
| few of tribulation. All desire Ia rejoice
with Him, few ARE willing to endure any
! thing for HIM, or with Him. But they
who love Jesus for the SAX, of Jesus, and
not for some special comfort of their own.
! bless Him IN all trbulatlun and anguish
| Of heart, ils well ns ia the state of highest
comfort - Thomas a K,HtJ,is.
Tbe d,mna nf outu,n,, aipt int, ,be
Ia,vaa ami urenora tLem for tho necaaa;ty
| of tben fail and ,bus iuscnsihIv are we
as years close round us detached frnm
our t,.nacitv az life Inv the gentle nre,surc
! 81 roc,rlai aorrow yon,In,.
Inc There y no norrow. InoHgn p'loIs our lace
Fail % to Ger take It, hasten as we may;
God only gives one island inch Of space
%ssr eais ,is ne ISnrl nv s.s p,
! M J. Preston.