The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1880-06-07
LITERARY AND RELIGIOUS.
THE SOULS MESSENGERS.

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THE SOULS MESSENGERS. {
wors. are The sosl'. ambassadors. vAo 60
H Abroad upon Der errands 70 and fro
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Love all trust few; do wrong 10
none.
Nature IS content with little. grace with
less. sin with nothing.
To loveIand to laboris the sum of liv.
ing; and yet how many think they live
who neither labor nor love.
There IS a certain balance Of mind we
receive insecret prayer which cannot be
STAINED in any other way. u
Every word and syllable Of the Bible
ought to be adored; il not only cannotbe
too much admired. but it cannot be
enough admired. Il
We should never be too anxious about
the effect Of our work. Speak in thefear
Of God, and according to his oracles. and
thcntleave the result with him.
Oh, how sweet is a harbor after 4 long
atorm, and sunshiny day after dark
and tenipcstuous night and warm
spring after a sharp wintertF The miscr-
les and difficulties that man meets with
IN this world win exceedingly sweeten the
glory Of that other world.
Hope is the sweetest friend that even
kept distressed friend company. Il bed
guiles the tedoiusness Of the way. all the
miseries Of our pilgrimage. II tells the
soul such sweet stories Of The, succeeding
joys; what comforts there are in hcaycn,t
what peace. what joy. what triumphs.
what marriages. songs and hallehjahs
there are i'm that country whittier she 81
travelling. that she goes merrily away with
her present burden. H
Labor is not onlya source Of all saealths
in 4 people, but Of all power in an indiI
vidasE II develops a mans capacity
while ii increases his means. There Isl
90 Royal road TO greatness, He who. i'm
agining that his genius win take care of
him. sits down without effort, throws
away all his chances. and will see tie PAL
Itient plodder take aplace above him. TheI
industrious and persistent tortoise makes
better time than the slesPiggI hare in the
race Of human life.
! All actions spring from 2 good or evil. \
a selfish or generous motive, never failing
toproduce either beneficial or an injuri-
Gus efcek Every man must be an honor
or disgrace to7the race. This is determin-
ed. and win gradually be developed. &C.
cording to his desire 70 erneble himself
And this desire brings from the fountain
The heart. II i evident II we would
have sweet waters to issue from i we must
adorn fife. And when we ask how to
adorn life We are met by the uneqniyocal
answer. Pia On godln<ss, which IS profit
able for this life and that which is to
come.
Wit and sorry ridicule ID matters Of re-
ligion are always attended with very evil
consequences. They sort 50 very rarely
with mature. cool reason and calm eonsid-
Grafton that they always rather displaee
these qualities just in proportion as they
prevail ii the soul. The more Infatuated
/ person becomes to the reading and ut
terance of mere witicisms the more does
he incapacitate himself for sober delibera-
ton. AT every turn derisiye Hnirth steps
IN with its derisive mien II throws itself
athwarr the path ofinyestigation. and cuts
up such series Of antics thai we are en-
tirely turned aside from our course. We
try once more to reject but The jest re-
turns we laugh again, let 60 inquiry. and
never attain to the knowledge Of the.
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