Daily Republican., 1879-03-29

Th0r0 nAngs ny calendar. i oAnn0
blot ont much longer. The last day o
ths, year y at hand. The symbols .
what remAans may b erased BY my
dhying pen; but thssss lipks Of lie
these wsymsrks Of the path to etsrni
ty, these gifts Of God, these opportuni
ties sf usefulness, ~ gratitude shal
welcome them, my love and zeal carry
out their great design. They shall
aid In the grand result, that my nsml
shah not bs blOttsd out OF tho Book ol
Life. N. y. Observer.
TRus THaIyr.--Sous II these who are
smphstio in their Recommendations b
thrift, - wise provision against want
and distress, srs themselves lackins in
that more important form Of thii
which consists in "redeeming the time. :"
The "rich feol' mentioned BY our Lord,
in the parable recommended BY st.
Luke, was thrifty man, 70 far a bic
worldly interests were concerned. Hs
had made timely and abundant pro
vision for future years. And 20 far, he
was right. But then he had utterly
neglected the chief thrift Of al. He
made NO provision for tho long hereaf.
tor. He was an absolute paupsr ~ to
practical recourse to God for tho saliva
ton Of his soul. He had looked after
his body, a. II he were merely brute
animal. Bat he was blindly ignorant
O. to the future Of his spiritual being
He had made no effort TO bs "rich TO-
wards God" (the only abiding richss)
rich in the habits Of humanity and
prayer and faith, rich in tho love Of
Christ, rich In the communion Of the
Holy Spirit, rich in the knowledge Of
the Holy Scriptures. A to these, the
true riches, no was destitute paupsr
At death. Hence he is known 1niver-
sally by the name Rich Fool. And, a.
such, hs has still vast pos.erity. For
many Of the thrifty ones as to this life
are utterly improvident for eternity.
This Is gross folly. II is a. il steamer
should start On . voyage round the
world with only supply Of food and
fuel 10 last her crew for ons day. Even
30, that 10 not true thrift which cares
for the brief space remaining Of this
life only, and nsglscts 10 make provis-
ion for the inanite periods of the 'ife to
come. Yst God has given abu ndant
promise Of reward for all such efforts.
As it Is written, "Whatsoever good
things any man dosth, the same shall
he receive Of the Lord" And God re-
pays witk most manifold additions.
What earthly Investments are 50 relia-
BILE Yet personal advantage, great as
it may be, is quite an inferior consid-
GRAFTON, when compared with the inf
mite claims Of Christ's love upon the
grateful devotion Of his people.-Lon
don Record.
CAN ACHRIsrIAN A INDrLsE HATRED
How many protesting Christians pro-
f.ss to love God and yet hate his trua
Those thst hate any Of God.
no matter how poor and de-
spised by the world, cannot be true
themselves. "Ifa man say,
love God, and hatsth his brother, he
is a liar.-I. John w., 20. Now, I have
know it to be true-ofpro-
Tossing Christians III the church ex-
pressing their dislike and hatred Of
their Christian brother and pastor, and
trying to influence others to dislike
him. "Hs that loveth not is not OF
God, for God is love-" How many pro-
Tossing Christians in the church for
some little fault or short-cotning not
worth naming in their pastor take a
dislike and cherish litter feelings in
their heart against him, and cause him
to leave? If such fanltfnding persons
would consider their own failings and
short comings they would bo more
toward their offending bro
ther. We II have our failings; We are
to confess our faults one to
another, and pray one for another, that
we may be healed. The fruit Of the
Christian spirit. is Glove, joy, peace,
long suffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith meekness, temperance. ."-"New
York Witness"