The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-13

~ 4 nccu prea1, ana 20 70 my daiiy exercise
with as conscientious purpose as go to the
Lords Supper; and all persons Of sanguine
temperament must have amusement and re-
creation. God would not have made us
with the capacity TO laugh IL He had not in
tended us sometimes TO indulge it God hath
hung in sky, and set in wave, and printed ON
grass many roundelay; but he who chooses
pleasure seeking for his life work does not un-
ierstaDd for what God made him. Our
hmusements are intended TO help
as in some earnest mission. Tho
hunder cloud hath an edge
sxquisitely purpled, but, with voice that
jars the earth, IL declares II 90 20 water
the green fields" The wild flowers under the
fence are gay, but they say: "We stand
mere to make beautiful edge for the wheat
field, and to refresh the husbandmen in
their nooning." The stream sparkles
and foams, and frolics and says: ~ 20 to
trout slacSe .ise thirst Of the bird. Turn
the wheel OF the mill. rock in my crystal
cradle muckshaw and water lily.n And 50,
while the world plays 1t works. Look out for
the man who always plays and never works.
You will do well TO avoid those whose rcs,ti-
lar business 1t is TO play ball, skate or go
a-boating- All these sports nre GRAND In
their places. never derived so much ad-
vantage from any ministerial association as
from a ministerial club that went out to play
ball every Saturday afternoon in the out
skirts of Philadelphia These reactions
arr, are grand to give us muscle and an"
licvo in muscular Christianity. A man is
often not so near God with a weak stomach
~ when he has n strong digestion. But shun
those who make Il their life occupation 10
sport. There are young men whose industy
and usefulness have fallen overheard from
the yacht on the Hudson or the Schuylkill.
There are men whose business fell through
the ice of the skating pond, and has never
since been heard Of. There is n beauty in
the gliding of q boat, in the song Of skates,
in the soaring of n well struck ball, and
never see one fly but | involuntarily throw
up my hands to catch It; and, 50 far from
laying an injunction upon ball playing or
| any other innocent sport, | claim them oil
as belonging Of right to those of us who toll
| In the grand industries of church and state.
But the life business Of pleasure seeking al
| ways makes In the end a criminal or sot.
/ George Brummell was smiled upon by all
| England and his life was given to pleasure.
! He danced with peercsses, and swung n
| round ot mirth, aud wealth and applause.
unuI exhausted OF purse and WORN ost G.
body, and bankrupt OF reputation, and ruined
| Of soul, he begged n biscuit from grocer
and declared that he thoughts dogs life was
| better than mans.
Such men will crowd around your desk or
| counter OF WoTk pcncu OF SOCK 10 ucCOy you
| off. They will want you TO break out in the
midst OF your busy day 10 takc a ride with
| them to Coney Island or 10 Central Park.
| They will tell you of some people you must
| see; of some excursion that you must take
| of some Sabbath day that you ought 10 dis
honor. They will tell you of exquisite wines
that you must take; of costly operas that you
must hear. of wonderful dancers that you
must see: but before you accept their convoy
or their rcompanionship remember that while
at the end Of a useful life you may be able to
look back Ia kindneSscs done, 10 honorable
work accomplished 20 poverty helped, TO a
good name earned, TO Christian in
iluence exertcd, to Saviour's cause
advauced-thcse pleasure seekers on
their death bed have nothing better TO re-
Wow than "a torn paybill, ticket for the
races, an empty tankard and the cast out
rinds of carousal; and as in the delirium OF
their awful death they clutch tho goblet ant
press 1t 20 their lips the dregs Of the cuI
falling upon their tongue will begin TO his
and uncoil with the adders OF an oterna
poison.
Rather than enter the companionsbp o.
such, accept the invitation 10 better feast
The promises of God are the fruits. Th'
harps Of heaven are the music. Cluster
from the vincyards of God have beei
pressed into the tankards. The sons an,
daughters of the Lord Almighty ar
the guests. While, standing at the banquet
10 ill the cups and divide the clusters ant
command the harps and welcome the guests
is a daughter of God ON whose brow are tn
blossoms Of paradise, and in whose check
the flush Of celestial summer. Her name
Religion
Her ways are ways OF pcasantness,