Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-26

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Purity, sincerity, obedience ant,
self-surrendcr are the marble steps that
lead to the spiritual temple. Brad
ford. l.4 e.il - Fti7 ~
Man is not born to solve the problem
of the universe, but to find out what he
has to do, and to- restrain himself with
in the limits of his comprehension
Goethe. i.s44ao .s.f 1ra' a. zi.. g.s.tr, n1
If We Only Knew als.s !..s!4f;. +.
And so, through this weary world we go, IA,
Bearing Il burden of needless woe,
Carrying hearts that are heavy and slow
Under their load of care; ~ iIt- y
When. o! if we only, only knew.
That God is tender, and strong. and true
And that He loves us through and tn rough, t
Our hearts would be lighter than air!"
As the sun does not wait for
prayers and lamentations before he rises,
but straightway shines forth, and is
hailed of all; so do not wait to do good
for applause and noise and praise, but
do it of your own desire; and, like the
sun, you will be loyed.--Epictetus. as.
In every land of earth and in every
age of the world, every man who has
become unfolded into pre- eminent man
hood has passed through the noble or
deal of self sacrifice. He has renounced
his own individual preferences in the
interest of universal principles. He
has been just in reverence for Justice,
true for truths sake, and manly for the
sake of that magnificent manhood
which is so royal in its full grandeur as
to seem to partake of the very ajesty
of God. In short, the way up, into
that eminent domain 0feharacter where,
in eternal principles rule is q way OF,
self-surrender for infinite good.-1. NJ
Weeks. 'fI q. fI7hi b
An inquiring friend says that many
who doubt the truth of a Divine revela-
ton, or even the existence of God, 'sare
as fearless in taking the sleep of death
rs in going to -sleep at night, because
Of their trust in Nature" and asks: lis
such trust or faith blind trust after
alp" We do not pretend to know
what is meant by trust in Nature"
Nature viii take care of tho body, after
the "sleep of death is'begun. But. if
there is To be an awakening of the inn
mortal part of a man, rs Christians be-
lievc, what has Nature to do with thatp
Must we not ''look from Nature to Ma
lures God" to get trust that is not
blind and faith that is not insensiblep
- Christian Register. --------
The Gospel IN AL lands gives the
following account of the results of mis-
sions in the Islands of the Sea: ''Peru,
one of the Samoan group, is not much
of an island, but its Transformation by
the Gospel is as much Of wonder TO
the Oldest inhabtant as if il were of ten
fold more Importance. The London
Missionary Society counts it as one of
its trophies in the island world. " 1t has
taken but eleven years 10 change, it
from heather to Christian island,
with houses, churches, native minis
try, and all, not only self-supporting,
but contributing tO1the funds of the
society that brought them the, Gospel!
II it said that there is not heather
left. We are not thinking, so much OF
the power. of the Gospel in all this,
though that is abundantly illustrated
We were trying to put ourselves in the
place of the middIelaged people Of
that island, who were brought up under
the old regime and who suddenly find
! themselves in the new creation of the
| Spirit of life and peacc-out of -pande-
monium into paradise-it must be some
thing almost to turn ones head.