The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-04


ne has before him a higher than any
earthly tribunal. the man OF commerce
and business
Who carr music IN their heart.
Through dussy lane and wmngling MART
Plying their daily task with buster feet.
Because this secret souls a holy strain repeat
These are exact instances Of what the
Apostle means by being transformed
by the renewing Of our minds" These
are the most truly unwor.dly, because,
though living in the midst Of the fur
mace. its fires has had no power upon
them Dean St1RleH
GOD Is in sympathy with you. DO
YOU not think lie knows how heavy the
hod of bricks is that the workman car
ried up the ladder on the WALL DO
you not thing lie hears the ring of
the piokaNe Of the miner down
in the gold shaft , DO you not think
He knows how hard the tempest strikes
the sailor at masthead DO you not
think He sees the factory girl amid tho
flying spiudlos. ami knows how her
arms achey DO you not think He sees
the sewing woman in the fourth story,
and knows how few pence she gets for
making enc garment Ay, ay tell
you that louder than the roar Of the
wheels and the din Of the great cities.
the sigh of the overtasked workiugman
rises into the ear Of God.-Tdlmdqe.
The true question for man to a'k OF
his soul is not, Am fit to die - but,
Am | worthy to live - Not. Am |
thinking enough of death - but, Am
thinking enough of lifsyn For it il
no counsel Of easy going cArelessne ss
that am putting. am not preaching
to have less thought or care about
death. and to leave the matter so. No;
/ but that thought, that care, that sense
of deep and awful mystery with which
all lo, k at death, when they think OF it,
shall bs transferred to life. Then in
that spirit 20 forth, feeling each new
day something Of what 1t ID to DO
aliye-aliye in Gods great world, IN
the beginning OF "A lite that is 10 live on
forever DO strong manly or
womanly part accept the mercies that
come with a glad thankiulness; take
hold OF work and duty with firm,
hearty grip; in all life's intercourse,
whether of home or of the world. fulhll
a loving, helpful part. And then shall
life 90 Strengthening, greatening ali tho
WY. and there shall be no death, but
only, some day just as the laws Of being
bring It, a change, passing on. and the
unspoken word ITO come up higher
into the next and finer stage of this
wonderful life ,-Rer. Prooke Brooke.
MEN cannot injure US except so far
as they exasperate Us to forget our
selves. No man is really hisbonored ex-
cept by his own act. Callmny, MUS
tice, ingratitude- only harm these
can do IA is by maxim. US bitter, or
rancorous, or gloomy by shutling our
! hearts or souring our affections. We
rob them Of their power If they only
| leave Us more sweet and fOrgiying than
before. Aud this ID the only true VIC
tory. We win BY love Love trans
mutes all curses and forces them to rain
down in blessings. Our enemies b.
come uncOnsciously our best friends
when Their ISLANDERS deepen in rs hea-
venier graces. Let them do their
worst they can only give rs the God
like victory Ct forgiying them. Rob
ertsojL
How useless our lives seem to III
sometimes. How we long for an OPP
portunity to perform some great action.
We become tired OF the routine of home
/ life. and imagine We would be- far hap
pier IN other scenes. We forget that
the world besioWs no titles as noble as
father, mother, sister, or brother. In
the sacred precincts Of home we have
many chances II heroism. The daily
acts of self denial for the good Of y
loved one. the gentle word Of soothing
for another 5 trouble, the care for sick.
may seem as nothing yet who can tell
the good they may accomplish. Our
slightest VOID may have an influence
over another for good or evil. We arc
daily sowing the seed, which will bring
forth some sort Of harvesf. Well will
1t be for us II the harvest will he one
we will be- proud to gather. II some
one IN that dear home eau look back IN
after years, and as he tenderly utters
our name, say Her words and exam
Pile prepared NE for life OF useful
Dess.' we may well say Il have not
lived 10 vain. - National Presbyterian,
I
, WE ought 10 love life; we ought "a
desire To live here 20 long as God OF.
: dams it; but let ny not 70 encase our
= selves in time that we cannot break the
crast and begin to throw out shoots fol-
the other life.
=
The Sabbath is the green oasis, tn,
little grassy meadow ia the wilderness
where, after the week days journey
the pilgrim halts for rsfreshment anC
repose. Dr. ReGie.
:
MANY indeed think Of teing lappy
with God in heaven: but the being zap
DIV with God on earth new, ent rs mt,
their thought. John Wesley.
All OF Gods angels come 10 us disguised.
sorrow and sickness. poverty and hath,
one after other IN their froWnirg nafks.