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Lie Pl0dulu6 NOlC6 J68G6 QS1BE,
Who calls you day by day. q
Thepoor, the low, may come, 3
And claim portion too, ssss
OF angels food sent down nom heaven
The bread Of God, most true.
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Short Sermons for Week Days.
Never wash raisins, wipe them with
q dry cloth.
The brave man is an inspiration to
the weak ,fands compels following. G
I Curses are like processions; they
return to the place from whence they
came. q Y
God denies Christian nothing but
with a design to give him something
better 81 ..'s5s
Never did any soul do good but it I
came reader to do the same again
with more enjoyment. S .ss
There is nothing like settling with
ourselves, as there is deal we must doS
without in this life.
He that never changed any Of his
opinions never corrected any Of his
mistakes. Bishop Hail.. S q
To smile at the jest which plants
thorn inanother's breast is to become
aprincipal in the mischief.
Nothingiss $50 contagious as example; 2.
we are never either much good or Z
much evil without imitators.
The nerve that never relaxes. the
eye that never blanches, the thought
that never wanderss, are the harbtn-
gers of victory. II
There are mysteries sof Providence
as well as OF; faith, and many are aas
much troubled to interpret what God
doeth as what he has spoken.
IF Satan doth fstter us, 1t is fndiffsr-
snt to him whether 1t lis bya cable Or
q hair nay, perhaps the smaHest
sins are his greatest strategems. Fill-
Ter.
Restlessnes and fretfullnes hinder
godliness. The very restless will new
er be very godly; the very godly Will
never be very restless. BE still and
know that / am God
In honor prefering one another: Is q
lost star from the galaxy Of modern
sainthood. After I ana served the rest
for you, has been submitted for ii, IS s
better suited to the changed order
Of things. e &
4 We do not shake off our yesterdays
and sustain no .furthur relation to-
them !; they follow us, they constitute 4
our life, and they, give accent and
force and meaning to our press1t6
needs. g a.
If you can live gently, pa. s
tiently, unmurmuringly amid all your
frsts and irritations, day after day.
that is heroism. That is your task.
You are to resolve to do It No one
not even God will do it for you. 1
/ He is good WAGNER that can turn
in little room. TO live wellin abun-S
dance, is the praise of the estate, not
of the person. Twill study how to \
give q good account Of my little rather
than how to make it more. BiSh0p.
Hall. u ~ S x
Never quit your hopes Hope is
often better than enjoyment. tits
certainly very pleasant and healthy
passion. A hopeless person Is DESERT
ed by himself and he who forsakes
himself is soon forsaken by his friends (
and fortune. sss4ss'
Nothing is 30 uncertain as general
reputation man Injuries me from T
humor, passion, or interest hates me
because he has injured me; and speaks
i'll of me because he hates me.
The influence of money on man ;
will be according to the mans state OF
mind (; according to the condition Of
his heart and affections, his estimate
and plan Of life. 81
A lot of people who sigh and groan
and talk about the "areary OUTLOOK.
only need to have their windows wash
ed with bit of soap and dried with 81
flannel rag.
There cannot be q more worthy im-iI
provement of friendship than In 9 fer
vent opposition to the sins of those
whom we profess to love.
+ The turkey should be given full range
now, as there are no crops they can
harm. They will find q large portion
of their food, and large flock can be
raised at very small cost II given
plenty of room. 5E5s4
A Boston family went ofon faca.r
ton. and the neighbors saw cat In the
window and heard it new pfteously.
The Humane Society broke into the
house, and rescued the feline from
starvation. 1t was plaster OF Paris
cat. -
If you are habitual scolder, look
about you. and see how little Of good
you have accomplished and how few
friends you have. i,
Iwonder if "the way" people get
with them isn't something to be ac-
countable for. What If the Lord AL
mighty did 80 by US? What If He
had "a way" too, that hadn't any
sunshine. nor any pleasantness, nor {
any rest in it2 He might grind US
round so somehow, I dare say; and
give US our daily bread notwithstand-
ng.- Whitney. w.
"How greedy you are !" said one lit
tie girl to another, who had taken the
best apple in the dish-"I wanted
that apple"
Whom Life Has Disciplined.
The middle aged, who have lived
through their strongest emotions, but
ORC vet in tho time when memory Is