The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-01
SUNDAY READING.

There is married gentleman who COM
plains that his better half gives him no
quarter.
Never till man feels the fires OF indi-
viduality will he write his name among
the living forces DIR. Peddie.
Such is the constitution of things that
unwillingness to goodness may ripen
into eternal voluntary opposition to it.
Il Julins Muller.
The Interior says, "a man who can
not be recognized by those around him
as one of the elect may be quite sure
that he is not recognized by him who
elects"
There is pleasure in contemplating
good; there is a greater pleasure in re-
ceiving good; bnt the greatest pleasure
is in doing good, which comprehends
the..rest.
An honest man with scarce a shilling
in his purse, but with clear quiet con-
science, is richer than millionaire
whose conscience has been sacrificed to
money making. Rev. J. P. Chown,
d. d.
The Methodist Bishop Peck is credited
with saying recently: '"There is some
reason to believe that the old fashioned
camp-meeting will be erucified between
two improvements, railroads and recre-
ations."
I sleep most sweetly when have trav-
eled in the cold; frost and cold are
friends to the seed, though they are ene-
mics to the flower Adversely is indeed
contrary to glory, but it befriendeth
grace ~ Richard Baxter.
As often, in the intervals of business,
our thoughts fly off to our homes and the
loved ones there, SO our thoughts, de-
sires, and aspirations shoald ever be go
ing up in prayer to heaven. This it is
to be praying always, this is the true
spirit of communion with God
Inever knew one man or woman who
steadily eyaded the house of prayer and
public worship on the Lords day-who
habitually neglected it, and had theory
on Shich it was neglected-that did not
come to grief and bring other people to
grief DIR. Bellows.
Praying, reading the bible and going
to meeting is not religion, any more
than a carpenters tools are a dwelling
house. These christian duties are the
instruments, in the use of which a man
underpins his life with christian princi-
Piles, to build theron character OF light
eousness.- Golden Rule.
Paul wished the Thessalonians to pray
that he might be delivered from "unrea-
sonable" men; and the margin Of our Eng
lish Bible makes them absurd men.
Both of these kind of men exist IN these
days; and they often get in the ministers s
way. But the Greek word means literally
s'out of place." and it is worth while to
remember that every one who is out OF
his own place is sure to be in somebody
else's way.
A Scotch preacher once said, "You
never saw a woman sewing without a
needle. She would come but poor speed
if she only sewed with thread; so think
when we're wi sinners, we maun aye put
in the needle of the law first; for the fact
is, they're sleeping sound, and they need
to be wakened up wi something sharp.
But when we've got the needle OF the
law fairly in, we may draw as lang q
thread as we like O. Gospel consolation
after it."
remember hearing of Christian man
who had started in business. By-and-by
some men in the same line of business
came to him and said, 'syou must do this
and that as others do. We all have to dc
it, But cannot, I'm a Christian.
''Well, you can't live ii you don t.
.'Then," he replied 'I can die. I don't
care whether live or die. 1t is matter
of greater concern that should be true
to the God whom serve and to my CON
science"
Miserable / may have been made by
such events as we usually call misfortune
but have lived long enough to see tha'
some of the most affective of these were
the means of preserving me from fal
greater evils. / see wisdom and good
ness and mercy guarding and guiding
me, and oyerruling, for my good things
which most broke my heart when they
came upon me, and which seemed at tht
moment to cut off all hope altogether
James Montgomery.
II You come to us and say you are {
praying man, we answer we are glad; bu
we should like to ask your wife and chill
dren what your praying is doing for you
If You say you daily read the Bible, tina
is right; but let us ask your partner IL
business how much of its teachings you
practice If you say yon are member o
church, we are glad of it, if you are {
worthy member, if not--we are sorry fol
the church. But let us go on to thu
street to see whether the people yot
daily meet think you ought to be /
church-member.- Rule.
How easy is pen-and-paper piety fol
one to write religiously! will not say
it eosteth nothing, but it is far cheaper
to work ones head than ones heart t.
goodness. Some, perchance, may guess
me to be good by my writings, and SO
shall deceive my reader. But If / dc
not desire to be good, most of all de
eeiye myself. I can make hundred
meditations sooner than subdue the
least sin in my soul. Yea, was once in
the mind never to write more, for feal
lest my writings in the last day prove re.
cords against me. And yet why should
not write that by reading my own
book, the disproportion betwixt my lines
and my life make me blush. myself iii
not into goodness) into less badness
than would do otherwise; that so my
writings may condemn me, and make me
to condemn myself, that SO God may be
moved to acquit me. Thomas Fuller.