River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-24
Fer shs Journal.
The Rubbing Pest

A clergyman said, FROM one of the pulpits
in this place. that when boy he went nut
into the barn-yard with his father, and motif
cling post in the centre OF the yard he
saked, "Father, what is that post there for ~
The reply was. THAT. my child, is for the cat
tie to rub against So "said this man of
God, have found the christian ever to be
kind of rubbing post. When certain ones
have nothing else to do they come and rub
against him. In so doing they ease tor mo-
ment troubled conscience, but the world is
no hetter, and, il may be lar worse tor what
they have done +"
Is not the tongue an unruIy member st.
James tells us so, and adds sit is often
set on fire OF hell" Ii we could serve
ourselves as we serve our horses, put
bits in eur mouths, and guide ourselves
as successfully as we guide the horse, well
would # be. In this way much of the evils
in lie would be escaped We should be
more thoughtful, more reverent, more kind
aud loving i'll our manner towards others
with whom from day to day we minge. If
we can say no good OF any one how much
better to speak no i'll Of that ono. More often
we speak OF the lis fin personsl than of the
things which are good, aud often we manu-
lacture i'll to their injury. WHIST makes it
all sadder IL that many, who so do, profess
to be christians, and the world looks on and
says, see how these christians ~ agree. The
true christian has no right TO court calumny
and abuse, but he must remember that while
| he lives here he cannot be without trials.
| He needs to know how to make good use OF
his trials, 50 that they will not lead him to
| return evil to those who render him evil.
1t is written "They that will live Cody in
| Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 1t is
| largely the lot OF the faithful. In the hour
Of sorrow he has one to whom he can 60. 1t
| is to Him who says "Cast thy burdens on the
! Lord and he will sustain thee How sweet
to go in prayer and lay all our burdens down
at the cross, and ask Jesus to make them the
annointed messengers of good to our souls
| II we are faithful and try to live every day
| all evil that may be said OF us will tall harm
! less at our feet. The crosses and the trials
are all for our good, and we must receive
| them as such. One day we shall be permit
| ted to know more OF the reasons As we look
| back to earth from our eternal home, we
shall see how, rightly viewed. they all would
have served In lite II grander purpose thai
| they did. Child of holy trust, i'll every houl
OF sorrow cast thy burden upon the Lord
Stand firm amid the storms, and remember
that the Savior, in his earth-liie passed
through darker scenes of trial and OF SORROW
than thou wilt, even though thine were to bt
increased thousand fold. How Thankful
should we be that our lot is III such pleas
ant place, that God does give us the lines 81
| evenly drawn. Now, and then we feel like
murmuring, but praised be the Lord. oul
mercies are more than our trials. and how
many there are whose sufferings, ours il
comparison are as nothing. Never mino
suffering child, tossed as thou art upon the
| angry pillows. it might be worse. Take com
fort in the thought that earth's trials are bu
for moment, and heavens joys are eternal
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