The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-02-12
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

open most beautifully in the shadow Of
, Every man Is tempted when he L.
drawn. away by his own lust, and
enticed.
lie who puts bad construction upon
good act, reveals his own wickedness
at heart.
A propensity to hope and joy is rea-
riches.
Pride that dimes on vanity sups on
contempt.
In mcmory's mellowed light we be-
hold not tho thorns; we sec only the
beautiful flowers.
Calumny would soon staryc and die
OF Itself, If nobody took it In and gave
it lodging.
Believers have life thut death II
never touch.
Ii misfortune hits you hard, you hit
something else hard; 20 INTO some
thing with will.
Nature knows no pause In progress
ana development, aud attaches her curse
to all inaction.
Nothing is too hard for Gcd-not
even my heart.
IL IS with our good intentions as with
our days; tomorrow IL but TOO often
tho hash Of to-day.
IL IS not what you have In your chest,
out what you haYo Ill your heart, that
makes you rich.
God hears no more than the heart
speaks; and If tho hcNrt be dumb. God
will certainly bo deaf.
Ii tho way to heaven be narrow. IT. "a
not long; and if tho gate be straight. It
opens into endless life.
! There Is always left enough power In
man to ex' cute what Is really mat
ter of conviction with him.
If Christ laid down his life for us.
It Is great thing for us to lay down
our glass for the brethren?
We see what man has, and envy
him; but If we saw how little lie en-
joyed, we should pity him.
Set watch over thy month, and
Keep the door Of thy lips, for a tale
bearer Is worse than thief.
Ihe readiest way to entangle tho
mind with false doctrine Is first to en-
tloc The Will to wantOn living.
Tho proper way 70 check SANDER is to
desptse 1t; attempt to overtuke and re-
futc 1t; and 1t will outrun you.
Slandcr soaks into the mind as water
in'o low and marshy places, whore it
becomes stagnant and offensive.
He that walks uprightly before God
VIII walk honorably before men; and
is sale III every place and condition.
Integrity without knewle dge Is weak
ana useless, and knowledge without
integrity Is dangerous and dreadful.
1t would tire the hands Of an angel
TO write down all the pardons that God
oestows upon true penitent believers
Remember when inclined to slander,
! THAT 1t Is only he among you who Is
without SIN that may cast the first
stone.
The diamond fallen into tho dirt is not
the less precious, and tho dust raised
by high Winds to hoaven Is not the less
vile.
Slander is voice that strikes a dou-
Ole blow, wounding both him that COM
mits and against whom Il is commit
ted.
lie who tells q lie is not sensible how
great task ho undertakes, for he may
DC ferccd to tell twenty more to main
tain one.
Sober sense, self-possession and intel
ligent self-control, arc the safeguards
OF the head and heart, and make q beau
tIINA lOf Lllo 6Oul.
Sin Isl tyrant, and Its servants are
slaves. There Is no escape from the
dominion of sin but by the parLicipa-
ton In tho grace Of the Gospel.
Ii is wonderful how silent a man can
DC when he knows his cause Ia just,
and how bolsterols he becomes when
nc knows he Is In the wrong.
A man cannot be q prosperous Chris
tian without settled seasons Of prayer.
Opportunities to pray wall bo found
when the hoart 10 intent on the exer-
else.
Sin always begins with pleasure and
ends with bitterness. 1t is like colt
which the little boy said was very tamo
IN front and very wild behind.
We should enjoy our fortune rs we
do our health-enjoy it when good, be
patient when 1t is bad, and never apply
violent remedies except IN m extreme
necessity.
When we speak Of obedience we
should always speak OF faith first.
Faith Is the first and fundamental act
of obedience. Faith is the mainspring
OF obedience.
If you would relish food, labor for 1t
before you take 1t; If enjoy clothing,
pay for 1t before you wear 1t; if you .
would sleep soundly; take clear con-
"oichco W ucu WIN YOU.
Socially, politically, and religiously,
the civilized world ,s In a terrible UNI
settled condition.. Everything appears
to be In state OF unrest. There seems
to be no well stated limit to anything.
Conversion Is life from the dead. It
Is tho healthfulnoss and growth Of
functions that were entirely extinct,
In contradistlnct1on from the notion
that 1t Is an education OF tho hearr--.a
more training Of all inherent principle.
Chcerfulness is just as natural to the
heart oi q man In strong health as color
to his cheek; and wherever there is
habitual gloom there must be either
bad air, unwholesome food, improper
ly sewers labor, or erring habits in llfe..
Lot us have none tho less emotion,
mono the less morality, but from top to
bottom, within and Without, through-
out'and Without end, let us have right
eousness. Thenour emotions will be
read, our morality will be love, and &
our righteousness will be holiness. gs