The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-10
CHOICE SELECTIONS,

Most of our misfortunes are more
supportable than the comments of our
friends upon them. Cotton.
Can you find q law of God which is
in itself, and on all sides of it, dark
and repulsive thing! Can you find one
which is not, in fact, prescription
commanding us to be happy and show
ing US the wayP-Enoch Mellor, D. D.
Nothing but failure can come or
ever has come of the attempt to fathOm
the depths of God with the finger Of
mantle attempts to fly up into the
secrets Of the Deity on the waxen wings
Of the understanding. archbishop
Fdrrdr.
Whatever is right to do should be
done with our best care, strength and
faithfulness of purpose. We have no
scales by which we can weigh our du-
ties or determine their relative import
ance in Gods eyes. That which seems
q trihe to us may be the secret spring
which shall move the issue of life and
death. - cctdext. y
While disbelief in the eyes Of man
Is sore calamity, this kind of disbelief
which renounces and repudiates with
more than satisfaction what is bright
est and best in the inheritance of man
is astounding, and might be deemed
Incredible. Nay, some one will say,
rather than accept the flimsy and hol-
low consultations which 1t makes bold
to offer, might we not 90 back to solar
alteration, or, with Goethe, to the hol-
lows of Olympusp-W. +. Gladstone.
How often in the chequered expe-
riences of life does there come to the
disciplined soul the need of patience.
Eye have need of patience" 10 another
inspired teaching. "need Of patience
that after We have done the will Of God,
i We may inherit the promises" To
Christian completeness or perfection, :"
there must be added this as an essen
tial prerequisite. No character ID, or
can be, perfect without this adjoining.
The beautiful sisterhood of the graces
is marred wherever divine patience is
wanting. Waterman.
| Be not ambitious to do the highest
work, and the grandest work, but the
work God gives you to do. Be it the
meanest service, be it what some call
drudgery, you may make 1t beautiful
by the spirit in which you perform it.
Strive not after the ''many things"
but after the one thing needful; and
remember every part assigned you by
God is good particle it the servants
or the masters, the teachers or the
scholars, the tradesnan's or the stu.
dents, the part of action or suffering,
of trial or tears, of speech or silence
From a Lecture By d., ;Stoughton.
i "A good lady empioked deacon Of
one of the Baptist churches to do some
work, which amounted to quite large
sum of money; and she said, wher
speaking cf the job: ~ would just Al
soon.aear Deacon - pray now as
would before he did that piece o
work for me-" That's it! We wan
, deacons and all other members of oul
5 churches to do in business relations jus
. that which is right. We believe in,
practical religion. Sturgeon asked {
3 young girl who served as domestic il
$ one OF his families, when she presented
r herself for membership in his church
r what evidence she could give of havinl
become q Christian, and she meekl,
' answered.! al now sweep unde
e mats" And the renowned preache
: said it was good evidence, and W
r agree with him. Real religion lead
t one to do thorough work.-Baptis
0 Weekly.