Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-02

Though I bestow ali my goods to feed
the poor, and have not charity, it profiteth
me nothing, "-ISs. Paul.
A more glorious victory cannot be gained
over another man than this, that when the
injury began on his part, the kindness
should begin on ours IIllotson.
Nothing can work me damage except
myself; the harm that l sustain l carry
about with me, and never am real sui
ferer but by my own fault.-[St. Bernard.
The weak sinews become strong in their
conflict with difficulties. God has placed
no limit 10 the exercise Of the intellect He
has given us on this side of tae grave
Bacon.
After reading the doctrines of Plato, Soc
rates or Arts totle, we feel that the specific
difference between their words and Cnrist's
is the difference between an inqairy and &
revelation. -[Rev. Joseph Parker.
No humility is perfect and proportional
but that which makes US hate ourselves as
corrupt, but respect ourselves as immoItsl,
the humility which llneels in the dust, but
gazes on the skies. Archer Butler.
We need not ask, " VIII the true, pure,
loving, holy man be saved p for he is
saved he has heaven it is IN him now.
He has part of his inheritance now, and
he is soon to possess the whole.-LF, ".
Robertson.
81 have known" says st. Basil, linen
who have tasted, and prayed, and eroaned.
and yet would not give the afflicted one
farthing." But God said to Cornelius,
"Thy prayers and thine aims are come up
for memorial before God.
No one of my fellows can do that special
work for me which | have come into the
world to do; he may do higher work, but
he cannot do my work. l cannot hand my
work over to him, any more than l can
hand over my responsibility or my gifts.
Ruskin.
A tree will not only lie as it falls, but
it will fall as it leans and the great ques.
ton every one should bring home to him
self is this What is the inclination Of
my soul? Does it, with all its affection,
lean toward God or away from him ?"-LJ.
J. Quincy.
There is dew in one flower and not in
another, because one opens its cup and
takes it in, while the other closes itself and
the drops run off. So God rains goodness
and mercy as wide as the dew and if we
lack them, it is because we do not open our
hearts to receive them.
No historic event is so important as the
advent of a conviction, of new truth.
These convictions of the human soul build
up institutions, change the course of events
and alter the tendencies of human affairs I;
and among all convictions there are none
so strong, permanent and unconqueratle
as religious convictions. II James Freeman
| Clarke.
Good men have tried the Bible in
youth and in old age in sickness and in
| health in business and at home in life
and in death. Lawyers bsve tried 1t !;
statesmen have tried it; society has tried
| it in its charities its education and its
laws; bat it has not worn out it is not
affect I'd; it is ever young and never oli !;
it is the Lords Book we need no others !;
the longer it is tried the more satisfactorily
it is proved the Word Of the Lord, which
abideth forever. Il Rev. DR., Hall.
| l do not wonder at the superstition of
the ancient Magians, who, in the morning
of the world, went up to the hill-tops of
| Central Asia, and, ignorant of the true
| God, adored the most glorious work of His
hand But l am filled with amazement
when l am told that, in this enlightened
age, and in the heart of the Christian
woTl /, there ae persons who can witness
this daily manifestation OF the power and
wisdom of the Creator, and yet say in
their hearts, There is no Cod Ed
ward Everett
We have to look for our truest knowl-
| edge of Him not in the msjesties of the
starry heavens, nor in the depths of our
own souls; not in the scattered tokens of
his character given by the perplexed order
of the world, nor in the irtaitions of the
wise, but IN the life and death Of His son,
whose tears are the pity of God as well as
| the compassion OF man, and in whose LIE
ard death the world may behold " the
brightness of His glory and the express
! image Of His person" and be delivered
/ from all their fears of an angry, and their
doubts of an unknown, God.
Pulpit popularity has come to have a
! false meaning. The popular preacher now
| is not the one who stiTs mems hearts, but
the one who draws money. He is judged,
| like an actor, by the receipts at the box
office. Ii the pews are taken at high
prices, if the church can maintain itself IN
style and pay expenses, the minister is a
| good card. He can command a liberal
salary perhaps he can figure as a star, and
make lucrative lecture engagements.
| Whether or not his congregation show any
advancement in spirituality under his ex-
hortations, or his people learn to adOru
their daily lives with simplicity and earn.
estness and truth, or the poor and un-
happy find succor and comfort at his door,
are questions which trouble the applauding
public very little. They measure the
popular clergyman's success by secular
standards, and he is but too apt 10 accept
their measure as just one New York