The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-18
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

Auo NTOSs, may SunC0 10 make
Christians, and without 1t nothing suf-
fees.
Take the good with the evil, for ye
oil are the pensioners OF God. and none
may choose or refuse the cup his wis
dom mixeth.
A man has right to occupy. suoh
constantly so far above his fellows that
he can be of no earthly assistance to
them.
II you would be pungent, be brief;
for 1t is with words as with sunbeame
Tho more they are condensed, the
deeper they burn.
The proud have no friends; not In
prosperity, tor then they know nobody {;
and not In adversely, tor no one knows
them.
1t may serve as comfort to us In all
our calamities and affections that he
that loses anything anu gels wisdom by
| IL ID a gamer by the loss.
We think the poorest way to obtain
such Sabbath as we peed, IS to create
! the impression that all Christians have
given up the desire for 1t.
Happiness is like sunbeam, which
the least shadow intercepts, while adj
versity Ia often as the rain Of Spring.
All errors spring up in the ne'ghbsr-
hood Of some truth; they grow round
about it, and for the most part derive
their strength from such contlguity.
1t is only by labor that thought can
De made healthy, and only by thought
that labor can he made happy, and
the two cannot to separated with i'm
punity.
Ia I'm f,.lz
BEAUTIFUL with tear upon 1t. What Ia
the dawn without It's dew? The tear
Is rendered by the smile precious above
the smile itself.
The best prayer at the beginning Of
The day Is that we may not lose Ite mo-
ments and the best grace before meat
Is tho consciousness that We have Justly
earned our dinner.
There Is true Il holy triumph in the
meekness that takes the rebuifs of Satan
and his agents,as In the shout by which
the Jertc: O-walls to our enemy tum-
bic Into irretrievable ruins.
Valn-glorIous men are the scorn Of
wise men, the admiration of fools, the
idols of parasites and the slaves Of their
own.vaunts.
How many days Of anxious care It
would save us, to remember that soon
1t Will not matter which way this
matter, whatever 1t may be, ia de-
cldcd.
A leading elocutionist once said to q
young preacher:-"T can do nothing
more for you. All that you need now
TO make you power is some great sVr-
row."
Do not be miserable money-grabbers
or sordld earth-worms ; do not DO plea
sure-hunters and novelty-seekers, do
not set your affection upon these child
1en's toys which will be so soon broken
up.
You have only one life of probation
TO live and the magnitude of its value
no mortal cnn compute. If you are wise
you Will redeem the time with every
Losssible etbo:t.
Aihtctions are the medicine Of the
mind. If they are not toothsome lot it
suince that they are wholesome. 1t Is
not required In physio that 1t should
please, but heal.
The ISLANDERS Of libellers may be COM
pared to iuller's earth, which though
1t may seem dirt to you at first, only
leaves you moro pure and spoCless when
1t Is rubbed of.
What unthankfulness 1t Is to forget
our consultations, and to luok only upon
matters Of grievance; to think so much
upon two or three CROSSES as to forget
hundred blessings.
Fhe sorrows of noble mind are
spring frosts which precede the sum
mer; those of corrupt and contracted
one are the autumn frosts which arc
followed only by winter.
The volume Of antiquity like medals,
may very well serve to amuse the curi-
Gus; but the works Of the moderns,
like the current coin Of a kingdom, are
much better for immediate use.
II man used the same energy to pay
back what he borrowed as he did to bor-
row 1t, people would have better opin-
ion OF each other, and there would be
less paper going toprotest,
Be not diverted from your duty BY
any idle reflections the silly world may =
make upon you, for their censures are
not In your power and consequently
should not be any part Of your con-
Germ.
God walks with the simple; no re-
veals himself to the lowly; he gives
understanding to the little ones; he
discloses his meaning to pure minds,
and hides his grace from the curious
and pr rOud.
Swift's maxim in conversation was;
Take as many half minutes as you
can get, but never talk moro than
half minute without pausing and
giving others an opportunity to strike
in.
The yirtuous man Is lover Of his
race, merciful and inclined to pardon,
and never bears ill-will toward any
man whatever, but thinks it right to
surpass IN doing gooI rather than In
juring.
Prayer is the concentrating Of all
the energies Of body, mind and soul In
one struggle for the Gospels rescue.
No man offers that earnest prayer but
he finds Christ, and he fnds him
speedily.
Never fail to speak kindly. If q
merchant, and you address your clerk;
If an overseer, and you address your
workman in any position where you
exercise authority, you show yourself
| to be q gentleman by your pleasant