Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-20


Games an evil,
The recognition of sin IS the beginning
Of salvation Luther.
One of Gods promises is as good as the
thing itseh.-LD. l.. Moody.
Ii is not a religion of words, but of ac-
sjuns, which the world most needs to-day.
The absolute condition of social success
is written in the golden rule, the sermon on
she Mount, the law OF love
A man must do his duty, if he would be
a free man, whether he likes it or not and
whether ii IS appreciated or not.
Our prayers and Gods mercy are like
two buckets in we'll when one ascends
The other decends.-[ Bishop Hopkins.
Good men carry about with them an in
suence in their persons which others feel,
out Of which they themselves have no sus-
picien
The man who is prepared to live here in
peace with God and men is prepared to live
IN heaven. Dying neither fits nor units
nen for life.
A contemplative life has more the ap-
pearance OF piety than any other; but the
divine plan is 10 bring faith into activity
and exercise.-ICecil.
The best and noblest lives are those
which are set toward high ideals And the
highest and nOblest ideal that any man can
have is Jesus of Nazareth Ahneron.
Impress upon the children from early in
fancy that actions have results, and that
they cannot escape consequences even by
being sorry when they have acted wrongly.
Guard carefully the school library. A
Young person is male to enjoy good read
ing as easily Is to enjoy trash. Teachers
cannot do all, but parents and teachers can
do the Whole.
The warm days in spring bring forth pas
EiOn flowers and tUrget-me-nots. 1t IS only
after midsummer, when the days grow
shorter and hotter, that fruit begins to ap-
pear.-LH. ". Longiellow.
The profane never hear music; the holy
ever hear it. 1t is Gods voice, the divine
breath audible When it is heard, then is
\ Sabbath 1t is omniPotent All things
obey it Is they obey virtue Thoreau.
No man liycth to himself and no man
dieth to himself Others are built up and
serairLIcncd Dry our unconscious deeds. and
others may be WIenchcd out of their places
and thrown down by our unconscious in
fueuce.- Ton grcsationaiist.
There remaineth, therefore, a rest to the
people of God. Now blessed be Paul for
shat one wOrd-rest. Itmakes one feel like
q child in the evening OF u summers day,
and il makes ones death-bed as soft to
think of as going 70 sleep Euthansay.
Out of suffering have emerged the strong
est souls; the most massive characters are
seemed with sears; martyrs have put on
their coronation robes glittering with fire,
and through their tears have the sorrowluI
irst seen the gates OF Heaven James
Chaplin.
The end of preaching is persuadng and
teaching men. Uratory in preaching is not
an end OF itself; if it challenges attention
10 itself as such in any way, however elo-
quent. or rhetorical, or beautiful a sermon
may be its strength becomes its weakness,
and what should be a virtue becomes a
Yice-[The Churchman.
The older | groW-and now stand on
The brink Of eteTnity-Jhe more comes back
ga me the sentence in the catechlsm which
7 learned when a child, and the fuller and
deeper its meaning becomes: What Is the
chief end of man? To glOrify God and
enjoy him forever. - Thomas Carlyle.
The Bible itself is the most thrillinely
living volume in all literature Why dC
ulil0SoDhers turn to it when all other Wis
ann is exhausted Even SaVaEes have
Eept. eutranced by it. where they would
plav with their pIumes under the reading
of " Pilgrims Progress or Robinson
lrusoe. ~ Austin Phelps.
There are days in every year when the
Thoughtful soul is conscious of fullness O
being. The faculties are Guickened int,
supernatural lie The sky then wears {
Durer, clearer, deeper blue the clouds soal
10 q better hight. They are no longer va
Dors inhaled from earth bat fakes OF beaut!
let loose from heaven. James William
kimbaA
There is growing freedom OF though
aboutthe Bible Is this freedom q loss orr
-ain9 the problem OF the day We beicy
81 cain The Bible is work of truth, ant
the truth shall make rs free. The rea
problem j. whether the world is stron
enough TO understand its nobler interpre
La,ion L is good to have new eLerdon
and new demands God grant you great
see:s OF soul enough to be able TO live il
Gbese ar,at days of freedom. 1t is a tim
ahon old restraints are breaking W, an
this freedom is As great an era i'm moder
progress as was that Of the Protestant rcyc
slion long ago This movement is tn
ae.uuc>s Of tine Spirit Of God To the spirit @
fuan. Strive and pray to be worthy Of th
iluc.
towreT has sung Of
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