St. Landry democrat., 1889-03-16
GOOD WORDS.

Habit becomes more than second n nature
it becomes first nature.
A spiritual habit which a Christian
should form is that of generosity.
That day is day of retreat, in which
the Christion does not read his Bible.
Faith and obedience are bound up in the
same bundle. He that obeys God trusts
God
One should become so |, bituated to
goodness, that he can hardly help being
good.
Man can look at money and life through
a microscope, and nickel becomes larger
than dollar.
The world will never get the full enjoy
ment of salvation until men are prepared
to follow Christ.
If it is true that every man is creature
of habit, it is also true that habits are the
creation of every man.
Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul
flies to Heaven. and meditation the eye
wherewith we see Gods. ambrose.
Man comes into the world with habits as
mere possibilities. Man goes out of the
world with habits binding him as chains.
We live in world where sad tidings are
often heard and oftener feared. Yet there
are some joy notes even in earth's songs.
No habit more thoroughly characterizes
men than that of looking upon their gifts
in either generous or aniggardly fashion.
If the Lord has good gift or glad
message for one of his children he sends it
to the place where the child ought to be-.
1t is through constant and earnest COM
munion with God in prayer that one comes
into the nearest fellowship with God him
self.
Do not be troubled or dispirited because
you have no great virtues. God made
million blades of grass where he made one
tree.
The first years are the years for the
formation of habits, and the first years OF
the Christian life are the years for the
formation of Christian habits.
When one has pleasant smile and
graceful demeanor, it is satisfaction 10
know that these are not put on, ana are
manifested at all times and under all clr-
cumstances.
We are all in danger of living 700 much
for the outside world the impression
which we make in society, covetlng tne
good opinion of those who are in sense
part of ourselves.
Let US ever remember that our highest
and richest blessings come not When "e
are in pursuit of them, but when we are
quietly at our appointed tasks. Inc line
of duty is the line of blessing.
To debate whether one ought to read the
Bible because he does not understand an
it's sayings, is to debate whether one VIII
eat his break fast because he does not know
the name of the mills that ground the hour
for its bread.
A boy who is polite to his father ana
mother is likely to be polite to every one
else. A boy lacking politeness 70 MS
parents NAV have the sembance OF cour- :
tesy in society, but is never truly polite IN
spirit, and is in danger as he becomes "a
miIiar of betraying his real want OF courtesy.
A gentleman in this city, member ol
the Third Presbyterian Church, having
died few days ago, the little daughter "
his business partner, five or SIX years VI
age, hearing her parents speak OF mn, w.
spoke up, saving: "Papa, won 10 ooo oo
glad to see himy' Happy the man WV, ~
when he dies leaves that impression ss |"
the kind of man he was.-Ado0eote.
have known times when my memory
of the love of Christ has made me hat s.t
down and weep for very j9y Oh, whas 1hs
gratitude wells up in the heart When n 'ne
Holy Ghost brings all that , Ghrlss ssv atq from
remembrance and we hear Him say bat Irbst
His cross, Il did all this for thee; whss i.,s
has thou done for me?" 1t is the sPinsss
work to refresh the memory of the hear
as we'll as the memory of the mind
II. SpurqeOaA.