The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-11-15

ho held il .he " 4 chnFch On the
aSlli iHst3 IL accord with tie staieand
national proclamation All arc ipyit-
~ 70 attend,
We hold tho hihlc as the revealed
will 81 God 70 man, but the World il
reading the lines NJ men aud women
whoproiess Christianity III their bible
d faith. And lie world has a right
thus 70 read "ye are living epistlcs,
known and read % ali men.
The world wants a little more Of the
religion 81 love ard good works, and a
little less oi sec;arirnisn; a few more
deeds Of charity and few leps Of hGl-
low prctcntions; a little more Of com
ing 10 Chist, and little less OF com
ing to Gus church.
The interest taken in the churches
and Sabhatlisehools OF this city, by
the youth and children, is very com
Ncndaqlci and speaks well for the
home training they are receiving.
Parents will never regret the ;imcand
money spent in,gi,ing their children
n moral education. We believe in the
text OF scripture which says "Train up
child il the way hc should 60, and
when he is old he viii not depart from
H." A character built up without
moral qualities viii not he able to
stand the severe strains made upon il
IN the coming bonflicts between good
and evil, between virtue and lewdness.
between dranEenncss and sohriety.
The saviour Of men sid 1T is Wit
ten, man shall not live By bread
alone, but BY every word that proceed
eth from the mouth Of God II will
require in the DAYS 10 come men OF
strong moral and mental culture 10
stand against the floods Of evil which
will flow down on the coming genera
ton. We therefore say 10 all parents,
you will do the best thing possible Tor
your children il you put them whore
they will receive good moral training.
The Sabbath school il doing good
III this line, and parents who would see
their children we'll equipped ,or future
SUCCESS in life, will not fail to see the
rood results accruing from attendance
on these schools. And mort, parents
can greatly encourage the children and
teachers in the work If they, the par
cnts, will Also attend and help at least
10y their pr, sence in tho great work of
building characters which shall stand
the shock Of times unfriendly waves
hut that will not be wanting IN the
great day Of the Lord.
i. H. CALDER.
II some Of the people who have been
preached to for the last six years are
the cpistles Of God they are a poor
translation Of the New Testament and
need revision very badly.
The church is the boat, the world Is
the sea, and the advantage Of boat Is
to keep out the water. Who would
think Of bailing water into boat to
keep ii ahoat?
The church is not built on the wis
dom Of an, but ON the wisdom Of
Sod, or il would have gone to pieces in
no time.
People who find the most fault with
the bible are those who know the least
about il.
Ifyou wish to kill man you must
have powder behind the bullet. So
preachers Of God must haye the holy
spirit behind their words to lave them
take effect.
We can't df the work of the Lord
without going near the work of God.
Ii Is like the graDdmosher who told
her grandson she wished him to learn
TO swim, but not to so Hear the water
You will learn more about the Lords
work ey days practice than by a
thousand lectures.
Here are two or three searching sem
tenccs worth remembering "The man
who knows he Is humble has lost his
humility "rhe man who thinks of
himself rs Kind, loving, gentle,modcst,
has these graees in the smallest de-