Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-27

tions, will read chapter in the Bible,
and We will have prayer" With flash
ing eye the sick man said quickly and de-
cisively: 81 do object, and most decid-
edly. have no objection to prayer, for l
believe in it, but do object to death bed
repentance. l have made it the rule of my
life to live each day as if it were going to
be my last. In the heat of politics have
sometimes forgotten myself, but l am no
better to-day on my death. bed than have
tried to be every day of my life, and |
have no special preparations to make aud
nc special pleas TO Offer" To "ive every
day as though it might be the last is the
highest philosophy, the truest religion
indianapolis Review.
just as there are two kinds of '' liberty"
that of the patriot and that of the libertine,
30 there are two kinds OF religious liberal
ism, the true and the false, which are as
opposite in principle as the angel and the
devil. To attack all liberalism in an irdis-
eliminating way is Ike the main body of
an army firing into its own pickets and ad-
vance guard, and insisting that these are
part of the eDemy's force. The Church
needs all the strength it can muster to
meet the common anemy, the real agnosti.
cism and materialism of to-day, and can
not afford any such blunders. - Charles A.
Allen.
There is a peculiar attractiveness and
impressiveness in sermons which, in any
marked degree, enlarge the range of our
thought and feeling with respect to religion,
On the other hand, there are no sermons
more certain to repel in the long run than
those which make us feel that religion is
small, that its range is narrow and con-
fined, that it touches our life slightly, and
at a few points, that it appeals to one
faculty only of our nature. that it can only
be expressed in terms which jar harshly
and strangely on the ear. 1t is useless to
defend preaching as preaching, when it is
emphatically of this latter kind. People
will get tired of it, and it is simply of no
avail to tell them that they ought to go
and hear it, or to lament that they disre-
gard it or seof at it.-[Christian World.
There is a great deal of good in the
world. But there would be even more if
that which ie there were recognized, appre-
ciated and used more. And this is espe.
cially true of individuals. 1t is very sell.
dom that mans character will be bettered
by our continually picking out it's flaws and
faults and throwing them at him. Usually
it only serves to harden him and confirm
him in his evil. But look for the good in
him, no matter how little 1t be, and how
hard to find. Show him that it is recog-
nized, and that in so far gains him respect,
and it will soon reach out, spread, and per-
haps eventually encompass the whole char
acter. 1t is in this sense, too, that we are
to overcome evil with good y by discov-
ering the grain of good that is in a man,
cultivAting, airing, developing it, until it
gradually crowds out the evil by the vigor
of its own growth. Planting and watering
is always more profitable than mere weed
ing Moravian.
l am of the opinion that one element OF
our heavenly felicity will be found in our
employments. These capabilities of ours,
restored and perfected, will be employed in
some service worthy of their highest exer-
else, and which will afford the purest
pleasure. The rest of heaven will not be
found in sleep. 1t will be found in ex.
emption from all annoyance, and in ade-
quste power to sustain the vision of God
and all the fruition of the spiritual world.
Nothing will exhaust our power, but every
thing increase our strength and energy
To work without weariness-will not that
be blessed? To worship without fatigue
o, how glorious To be with God unin-
terruptedlY and eternally- infinite and
exalted the bliss Forever with the
Lord" That is my heaven. Still, I have
no desire to be dismissed from his service
here. If l can only spread the SAVIOR of
his name among perishing sinners and
bring them to behold the Limb of God
that taketh away the sin of the world, 1
can joyfully wait a great while before l sit
down with my Master on his throne. The
pleasure of advancing his kingdom on
earth is only second to the felicity of his
presence in heaven. Il Bishop E. S. James,
Why should fear, o Lord, if it be thee,
my God, my Father, who sendeth forth
the thunder-cloud of fate! Without thy
will how can 1t harm me? And can it be
thy will to render me miserable ?-me, thy
child, whom thou hast created and destined
for eternal bliss thy helpless child, who
holds everything he possesses from thee,
o Almighty God Nay, feel no uneasi.
ness. l fear not my own death for what
is death but the discovering of the bonds
of earth, freedom to the immortal SOUL
union with thee? What, then, should l
fear! Give or take, exalt or abase me, let
me be the JOY of my friends or fall the
victim of my enemies. l accept with
thankfulness whatever fate may befall me,
for thou art my father; thy love is my
highest good, virtue my palladium all else
belong to the dust, and must sink into the
grave. am still, still and full of trust,
trustful and joyful, for know thou art
God, my God. forever Amen.-TF From
the German of ZschokKe.