West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-08-16
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

are old we waste an equal amount of
time In wondering why we waited so
long before we began To do anything.
lie who betrays auother's secret be-
cause he has quarreled with him, was
never worth the sacred name of friend.
breach of kindness on one side will
hot Justify breach of trust on the
other.
Not by lamentations and mournful
chants ought we To celebrate the fun
eral of n good man, but by hymns; for
In ceasing to be numbered with mortaIs
he enters upon the heritage of "A diviner
life.
IL Is easy In the world TO live after
the worlds opinion; IL is easy In soli-
tude To live after your own; but the
great man IL he, who i'm the midst of
the crowd, keeps with perfect sweet
ness the independence of solitude.
They who do not rightly know them
selYes may feel and feed upon false an
probation; not I, who see myself, and
know very well what is my due. | am
content To be less commended, provided
am better known.
Nothing really succeeds which Is not
oased upon reality; sham, In large
sense, Is never successful; In the life
oi the individual, as In the more COM
prehensive life ofthe State, pretention
Is nothing, and power is everything.
1t Is IA mistake To expect to succeed at
farming, or any other business, with
out plenty OF good hard work. Some
men may make money without work,
Dut no homes, man ever made money
without good deal of labor of hands
or brains.
IL
mild, equable, content and good humor-
ed, be sure that in. his youth he has
been Just, generous and forbearing.
In his old age he does not lament tie
past nor dread the future. He Is like
the evening of fine day.
TWO gifts are offered to men In this
world they very seldom can have both.
one is success, with wearlness; the 9TH
or lallure, with hope. The last is much
the best. The man who succeeds.
hnus That his success does not amount
TO great deal; the man who fails. but
keeps his hope, is the happy man.
AS To books. The Bible first and
last. Get your pupils tc love the sim
pie, precious truths of Scripture and To
hVe upon them. Oh for "A race of
true gospel Bible preachers. How
would thls please and honor God. But
the best preachers must be eminently
holy. Such men will never fall into
gross errors.
without the idea of "a God-head regu-
latlng the course of human destiny. of
AN all-ruling Providence, and the saw
ing ana redeeming power of God, the
history of the world would be "A labv-
rinth without an outlet-a confused
pile of ages buried upon ages--a nigh
ty tragedy without right beginning
or proper ending.
In the deepest night OF trouble. and
anxiety, and sorrow, God gives ,Is 40
much 10 be thankful for that we need
never cease our singing. with all our
wisdom, and prudence; and foresight,
Woneed never refuse To take lesson I'm
Hladhoss and gratitude from the happy
Dlrd Jhat sang all night, as II the day
were not long enough to tell its 10y.
The strong argument for the truth of
Chrlstlanity Is the true Christian: the
man hlled with the spirit of Christ.
lhe best proof OF Chrlst's resurrection
is liVlng church, which itself Is walk
ing ia new life, and drawing life from
him who hath overcome death. Before
auCh arguments ancient Rome herself
che mightiest empire OF the world ana
Tn" most hostile 10 Christianity, could
not stand.
IL Is true, that there is difficulty i'm
The practice Of piety. But this dihicuI-
" does not arise from the piety that Is
DcSun within us, bat from the impiety
that yet remains. If our sensuality
were not opposed To pentence, and our
corruption TO the Divine purity, there
would be nothing painful la IL. We
Suner Just in proportion IA the evil
IN 10 a..
ernatural agency of grace.
Good manners are the only things
which keep in fashion all the wear
round. 1t is always i'm good taste 90
say something kindly, or do generous
deed. The world is so constituted, al
50, that IL never fails 70 appreciate
them. You can hardly lift your nat 10
a passer-by without compelling him TO
10 the same thing, or resist a tempta-
tiOn without receiving the applause
even OF those who have yielded 20 IL.
lie who consciously exaggerales does
at the same time blunt the edge Of his
Every time he deviatcs
from or adds 20 the real state OF the case
he makes himself worse man. Truth
o. the girdle OF character, and ne who
iOosens that is on the way TO loOseness
in other departments of morality. lie
l5 on an inclined plane, and may some
day produce the biggest sensation Of his
liie Dy a terrible fiasCo. For the temp
tation IS to go on.
The mind aud the heart are like "A
house In which we take dodgers. They
may be honest and quiet, or, on ths
'ther hand, noisy and destructive, seek
ing only 20 spoil the dwelling which
receives them. Letus beware, then. of
the ideas TO which we give hospitality.
let az not pick them at random in any
book or journal which falls into our
hands. These are ideas which once
admitted, can be dislOIged only with
great difficulty.
The golden chain that reaches from
earth 20 Heaven Is the foundation and
,apstOne Of the climax Of all the Chris
,ian graces. 10 Is an immortal mirror
set Ia the frame Of love, resting on
equity and justice. 10 is the brightest
star in the Christians diaIem. With
)ut 10 our religion Is like body with
)ut q soul, our lives mere icebergs on
Inc ocean of time; but did universal
'harlty prevail, earth would be a heav-
IN.
We have rather a strong persuasion
nat too much attention 10 the details Of
lelivery and ornamentation i'm preach
ng spOils some audiences. They can