The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-06-01
MISCELLANY.
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.


Nothing is necessary which Is not eternal
or which does not lead to eternity.
The love of God, like the sun, has ray Of
light for every shade OF mans earthly conii-
ton.
Faith is letting down our nets into ths tt-
transparent depths at the Divine command,
not knowing what We shall take.
The true way to advance another's virtue
is to follow it, and tho best means to cry down
another's vice is to decline it.
A thought that is not heart-baptiaed never
can mark results in spiritual things. Glitter
without warmth in preaching or living Is the
most helpless thing.
Religion in worldly point ofview 10 cheaper
than irreligion. A man can serve God faith
fully with less expense of time, strength and
pocket, than he can to live wickedly.
The comfort of the Scriptures, the source
of its inspiration to man in all ages OF his
troubled pilgrimage, 10 that in the midst Of
the system of things, it reveals an intelligent
will, living God.
Don't let us ever stop our work to mourn
over the low state of Zion, but get little
nearer to the Grand Head of the Church. Lot
as lay hold by an active faith ON the promises
of God, and go forward.
We shall never have generation OF giving
Christians until we train one with Bible ideas
about conservation Of money to the Lord.
The only honest method is to set apart por-
ton Of our income for Christ.
To be always intending to live new life,
but never to find time to set about it-this
is as If man should put of eating and
drinking and sleeping from one day and
night to another, till he Is starved and destroy
ed.
The late DIR. Muhlenberg related that whom
young preacher he stopped at the door Of .
church one Sabbath morning and heard these
words "We have but one heart. II We
had two hearts we might give one to God and
the other to the world. But having but one,
| God must have it ALL"
The great primary object of sermons is not
to entertain and amuse, as some people seem
to think, but to draw the souls of men up 70
God, to induce them to so love God, and to
know His infinite grace in our blessed Saviour
Jesus Christ as to lead to constant efforts to
serve Him In daily life in word aud thought,
in action and temper.
A man may be an eternal failure, although
his footsteps glitter with gold and his words
sparkle with knowledge. That man 10 the
most successful in the Divine kingdom who
sets in motion the greatest amount of spiritual
power for the glory Of God, whatever may be
the opinions or rewards of fallen mortals.
After visitation discourse by the Bishop
of Litchfield, upon the necessity Of earnestly
studying the Word, certain vicar told his
lordshp that he could not believe his doc
trine, ''for," said he, soften whom 1 atm in
the vestry do not know what am going to
talk about !; but l 60 into the pulpit and
preach, and think nothing Of IL" His lord
ship replied, "And You are quite right In
thinking nothing Of it, for your church war
dens have told me that they share your
opinion"
Tell ME what a Bible is to man, and win
generally tell you what he Is. This lie the
pulse to try, this is tbs barometer to look at,
IL we should know the state of the heart.
have no notion of the Spirit dwelling In .
man, and not giving clear evidence Of His
presence. And believe it to be signal svi
dence Of the Spirits presence whom the Word
Is really precious to mans soul. When
there is noappetite for the truths Of Scripture,
ths soul cannot be in stats Of health. There
is some serious disease.
We must taste tbs gall II we want to taste
the glory. Ifjustifed by faith we must suffer
tribulation. Whom God caves ssnl be tries
it. Some believers are much surprised when
they are called to suffer. They thought they
would do some great thing for God bnt all
He permits them to do IL to suffsr for His
sake. Go round TO svery ons in glory, each
has different story to tell. yet every one .
tale of suffering. z But mark, all were
brought out Of them, 1t was dark cloud,
bnt it passed away. The water was deep
but they reached the other side. Not one
there blames God for the way He led them
thither. sssalyationl' is their only cry.
Child of God, murmur not at your lot. You
must have palm as well as white robe.
Learn to glory in ribulation.--M' Cheyne.
The Lord is our refuge in the day of Attic
ton. In prosperity, we have many refugees
but, when adversely comes, we fly ct once to
| the throne Of the Heavenly Grace. If we
never yearned for quiet hour before, we
must have it now. The more intense the
trial, the closer the soul shuts itself up with