West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-01-24
NO. 30.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

Every man IL tempted when he /.
drawn away by his own lust, aud
cnticcd.
lie who puts bad construction upon
good act, reveals his own wickedncss
at heart.
A propensity to hopo and JOY is rea-
riches.
Pride that dimes on vanity sups on
contempt.
In mcmory's mcllowcd light We be.
hold not tho thorns; we see only the
beautiful tlowers.
Calumuy would soon starve and die
OF Itself, IL nobody To, X IL In and gave
! 1t lodging.
believers have life that death Z
never touch.
lt misfortune hits you hard, you hit
something else hard; 30 INTO some
thing with will.
Nature knows NO pause I'm progress
anddcNclopmeut, and attaches her curse
To all innCtion.
Nothing is too hard for Gcd-not
even my heart.
1t Is with our good intentions IA with
our days; tomorrow ~ but too often
the nash of to-day.
IL is not what you have In your chest.
but what you haYo IN your heart, thar
makes you rich.
God hears no more than the heart
speaks; and II tho heart be dumb. God
Will certainly he deaf.
II the way To heaven be narrow. Il 4,
not long; and If the cato be straight, IL
opens into endless life.
There is always left enough power i'm
man TO oN cute what Is really a mat
ter of conviction with him.
IL Christ laid down his life for us.
1t Is great thing for us to lay down
our glass for the brethren2
We see what n man has, and envy
MIN; bit If we saw how little he en-
Joy"d, we should pity him.
Set watch over thy month, aud
keep the door of thy lips, Tor tale
bearer Is worse than thief.
The rcadiest way To entangle the
NINA with isls5 doctrine is first to en-
tlce the Will To wanton living.
The proper way 20 check SANDER Is To
dcSplse II; attempt To overtnke and re-
fute it; and IL viii outrun you.
Slander soaks into the mind as water
mo low and marshy places, whore IL
becomes stagnant and offensive.
lie that walks uprlghtly before God
VIII walk honorably before men; and
Is safe IN every place and condition.
Integrity without knowltdge IL weak
ana useless, and knowledge without
integrity IA dangerous and dreadful.
1t would tire tho hands of an angel
10 write down all the pardons that God
Debtows upon true penitent believers
Remember when inclined to slander,
thaI IL Is only he among you who IL
without sin that may cast the first
stone.
The diamond fallen Into the dirt Is not
the less precious, and the dust raised
by high Winds 10 heaven is not the less
vile
SANDER Is n voice that strikes n dou-
BILE blow, wOundlng both him that COM
mlts anu against whom IL Is commit
ted.
lie who tells a lie Is not sensible how
great task lac undertakes, for he may
be forced 10 tell twenty more To main
tain one.
Sober sense, self-possesslon and intel
Iigcnt self-cOntrOl, are the safeguards
Oi the head and heart, and make a beau
tlful temple for the soul.
Sin Is II tyrant, and its servants are
slaves. There Is no escape from the
dominion of sin but by the parLlCiDa-
tion la the grace OF the Gospel.
IL IL wonderful how silent man can
be when lac knows his cause Ia lust.
aud how bOistcro ~ lie becomes when
lac knows he is In the wrong.
A man cannot DC prosperous Chris
nan without settled seasons of prayer.
Opportunities TO pray wll be found
Whcn the heart IL intent on the exsr-
else
Sin always begins with pleasure and
ends with bitterness. 1t IL like colt
which the little boy said was very tame
ia front and very Wild behind.
We should enjoy our fortune az we
do our hOath-eBjoy it, when good. be
patient when 10 is bad, and never apply
violent remedies except IN an 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.
" you would relish food, labor for IL
before you take it; If enjoy clothing,
pay for 10 before you wear it; IL YOU
would sleep souudly, take clear CON
science 70 bed with you.
Socially, politically, aud reliziously,
the civilized world s la "a terrible un-
settled condition. Everything appears
~ ~ III u bthlC Dl unrest. mere seems
10 be no we'll stated limit 10 anything.
Conversion is life from the dead. It
is tho hcalthfulncss and growth Of
functions that were entirely extinct,
in cOutradistinCtfOu from the notion
thnt 10 Is an education Of the hearr--a
mere training Of an inherent principle.
Cheerfulness is just ~ natural to the
heart Of % man In strong health as color
To- his cheek; AMI wherever there IA
hsbitual gloom there must be either
bad air, un wholesome food, improper
is -evcre labor, or erring habits IN lite
Let us have none the less emotion,
none the less morality, but from top 10
bottom, within and without, through
out and without end, let US have right
eou-ncss. Then our emotions will be
read, our morality will he love. ana
our righteousness will be holiness.
Translate the sense Of Scripture into
your lives, aud expOund the word Of
God BY your works. Interpret ~ by
your feet and teach IL by yOur fiugers.
That IS, let your workings and your
walkiLgs be Scripture exposition, as
living epistles read aud known OF all
mcn.
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