Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-09
SUNDAY READING.

Patriotism is the last refuge of scoun-
dral.-JohnSon.
He who submits to follow is not made
to precede.
What is time worth Ask death-beds ;
they can tell.-loutg.
The last best fruit which comes to late
perfection. even in the kindliest soul, is
tenderness toward the hard, forbearance
toward the unforbearing, warmth of heart
toward the cold, philanthropy toward the
misanthropic.
Thou must content thyself to see the
world as it is. Thou wilt never have any
quiet if thou vexest thysef because thou
canst not bring mankind to that exact no.
ton of things, and rule OF life, winch
thou hast formed in thy own mlnd--
Fuller.
The sea is the largest Of cemeteries,
and all its slumberers sleep without
a monument. All other graveyards, in
all lands. show some symbols of distlnc-
tion between the great and the small, the
rich and the poor but in that ocean
cemetery, the king and clown, the prince
and the peasant, are alike undlstlngulsh-
l.
requiem by the minstrels OF the ocean IS
sung to their honor. Over their remains
the same storms beat and the same sun
shines; and there, unmarked, the weak
and the powerful, the plumed and the
unhoncred will sleep on, until. awakened
by the trump, the sea Will give up It's
dead. No marble rises to point out where
their ashes are gathered Yet the ceme-
e ali nf
can boast On no other are the heavenly
orbs reflected in such splendor. Over no
otheris heard such noble melody.
GILES.
Renan. the ablest of modern infidels,
is obliged to use this language in regard
to Jesus I'm the midst of the tumultu-
Gus fermentation into winch the Jewish
nation was plunged under the later As
moneans. the most extraordinary moral
event of which history bears record oc-
Cured in Galilee. An Incompatible man
so great that no fault can be found with
those who. struck by the exceptional
character of his work, call him God
wrought a reform in Judaism reform
SO radical, so peculiar. that it was, to tell
the truth. an entirely new creation. Hav-
ing attained the highest elevation winch
man had ever reached, having risen to
the point at which he could stand face to
face with God, in the revelations of son
with his father, devoted to his work with
IN entire forgetfulness of all else, and
self-abregation the like of which has not
been seen beside, victim at length of his
own idea. and made divine by death,
Jesus founded the eternal religion of hui
manitv. .lsengaged from all priesthood,
from all cult, from all ceremony, accessl-
BILE to all conditions of men-ln one word,
obsoIute. The fruitful centre to which
mankind for ages were to refer their Joys,
their hopes, their consolations, their mo
tives to well-doing, was established. The
most copious source of virtue which the
sympathetic contact of sublime con-
sciousness had caused to spring up in the
hearts of other men, was opened.
Beautiful it is to die for our country ;
beautiful it is to surrender life for the
cause of religious freedom beautiful to
90 forth, to bear help and healing to the
sick. the wounded, the outcast and Tor
lorn but there are those who stay at
homo. alone, unknown, uncelebrated, to
do and bear more than Is ever done, In
one brief act of heroism or hour OF mar
tyrdom. In ten thousand homes arc
those. whose lifelong care and anxiety
wear and waste them to the grave. They
count it no praise they consider IT no
sacrifice. / speak not, but for the simple
truth, of Il at which is to me, too holy for
eulogy. -Oruale Dctrey.
1t is not merely common, but dan
gerous error TO persuade ones sell thai
certain attainments in piety insure saliva
ton and need not be overpassed. Where
as, in reality, there is no point where 1t Is
not perilous to halt. We can only escape
fall by climbing continually higher
Jacquetinc Pascal.
People cannot become perfect by din'
Of hearing or reading about perfection
The chief thing is not to listen to your
self, but silently to listen to God to re
nounce all vanity. and apply yourself t.
real virtues to talk little, and to d'
much, without caring to be seen. Coo
will teach YOU much more than all thu
most spiritual books. Do yon need to b'
SO learned in order to know how to low
God and deny yourself for his love
You know much more Of good than yor
practice. You have much less need o
gaining fresh knowledge than Of putting
in practice that which you have alread,
acquired. d.-Eenelon.
When / go to the house of God | do
not want amusement. / want the doc
trine which is according to godliness.
want to hear the remedy against the har
rassing Of my guilt and the disorder o
nv aifoctions. / want to be led iron
weariness and disappointment to tina
goodness which filieth the hungry soul
| want to have light upon the mystery o
Providence to be taught how the ludg
ments Of the Lord are right +; how l shal
be prepared for duty and for trial how
may fear God all the days of my life, AM
close in peace. Tell me of that Lor
Jesus "who His own self bore our SINS L
His own body on the tree" Tell Inc G
His 'sinteRession for the transgressors,
as their advocate with the Father. Te
me of His Holy Spirit, whom they tha
believe in Him receive, to be their pre-
server, sanctifier, comforter. Tell me {
His chastenings, their necessity, their use
Tell me of His presence and sympath
and love. Tell me Of the virtues, a
growing out Of His cross, and nurture
by His grace Tell me of the glory re
hected on His name by the obedience c
faith. Tell me of vanquished death, c
the purified grave, Of a blessed resurret
ton, Of the life everlasting, and In
bosom warns. This is Gospel; these al
glad tidings to me us a sufferer, becaus
glad to me as sinner-JT. John n
Wnsop.
sEEKISG STRENGTH.
Cod give me strength
am weak and frall'
In solemn duties
Every DAY fail.
faiu vonlI think