Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-12-04
A QUIET HOUR.

IL We would be really free men, fire.,
TO declare ourselves In the grace Of
God, we must stand By the old land.
marks and beware Of the popular fal
lacy that decries preachers and preach
ing. The deepest we'll of the human
mind may soon be drawn dry, bnt tn,
remarkable truths of Gods we'll viii
ever be source of wealth and wisdom
to the faithful. Alas! In these depene
rate days people sra almost ashamed tt
talk about religion. That 10 a copdi
ton Of things which ought TO All a,
with shame and Indignation. Rev
wilbur II. Watkins. az
The simplicity and nsturaIness of the
Biole are most striking. Where else
Can be found such graphic pictures oil
parental and domestic life? The straight
FORWARD delineation of It's most con.
sptcuous character; its record of the
sins OF Gods people with the same I'm.
partial pen as Is used for the setting
forth OF their virtues; its lofty mora
tone; Its sublimity of thought, as well
as Its superhuman authority-all be-
speak Its unique character. For like
the Master, Of whom IL 10 the con stan
and consistent witness, its words are
with authority. 1t never specnlates OF
halts In its teaching, but drives straight
TO the mark in Its ever recurring "Thuf
saith the Lord !" In the Old Testament,
and In the "Verily, verify, / say unto
you," OF the Master. -Dr. Culross.
Man must live In obei ience TO the
word OF God, or life 10 not worth living;
and however great, In Q worldly point
OF view, the sacrifices he makes for
duty's sake, no has infinite compensa.
lions In the cons cioueness OF God's favor
and the precious minisi rations of His
Spirit. He is unspeakably happier In
bis fidelity than IL he had gained all
worldly wealth and pleasure by sscri-
hcing 1t. Do you know, o CiB ,us, liv.
Ing by bread alone, that much Of your
pity for the honest poor man Is di.-
placed? He has meat to eat that you
know not OF, and that he would not for
felt for oil you have. he might have
been ss rich as you IL he had not re.
peatedly refused 10 pay the fearful
price You have paid. He preferred 20
live by the word of Col, by loyalty 10
truth and duty. He may Justly nifty
you. starving your soul, in your effort
to live by bread alone Northwestsrn
Oh -.stian Advocate.
II once met n thoughtful scholar. ;"
D'5hoP " hippic, VI mlnne5Oo4,
WHO told me that for years he lad
read every book he could W ich assailed
the religion of Jesus Christ, ana he said
he should have become an iuAdel but
Ior three things: First, I am q man.
L am going somewhere. To night an
day nea,er the grave than / was last
night l have read all such books can
tell me- They shed not one solitary
ray OF hope or light upon the darkness.
They shall not take away the guide aud
leave me stone BLIND. Secou d, / had
mother. Itaw her 20 down to the dark
valley where am going, and she lean
Cd upon an unseen Arm as calmly as q
child goes 70 sleep on the breast OF its
mother 1 know that WAS not dream.
Third, have three motherless daugh
tiers (and he said It with tears In his
eyes). They have DO protector but my
self. would rather kill them than
leave them In a sin nj world II you blot
out from it all the teachings of the Cos
pel.'"