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A Present God.

Clifford Nelson in American Magazine,
The same temper of mind that
would leave God behind us in the
past, would persuade us also to Danish
him to distant space. He is not here,
but there. We look for him above,
beneath, around us. In majesty he
brOods over the abyss; benignly he
gazes from the stars. He is under the
ocean, in the desert, on the mountain
top. But how seldom we recognize
that he is here. Our surroundings
are vulgar; and to associate God with
the poor, common things of life seems
little less than profane. But this was
not Pauls view of the divine. In
the tent-maker's work-room at Cor
NTH, where the canvas and the tools
were lying as he entered upon the
morning task, 10, God was there
His bodily eyes saw emily the plain,
communicating men who worked
with him, but a keener sight beheld
the spiritual presence of the divine
workman, who was great enough to
fashion the world, and humble
enough to toll once at Joseph's bench.
The lane in which the apostle lived
may well have seemed too dingy for
anything heavenly to enter. But in
his humble lodgings Christ was an
hourly guest. He loved his disciple,
and would not leave him comfortless.
When Paul passed down into the
hold of the Mamertine prison, Christ
passed down there too. In persecut'
ing the follower the world has always
prosecuted the Master; for he cannot
desert his own. To all believers in
all time he has fulfilled this promise
to the letter: 81 will never leave
thee, / will never forsake thee" We
have, hence, to pass, if we are hi:
children, over no great distances t.
find him. We say he is at the centre
of the universe. And so he is; anc
80 is everyone of his creatures. Thu
centre of the universe to you is JUS
where you stand, and at that centre
is God.
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To Be a Christian,

Talmsge.
A Roman Emperor said to Greek
architect, "You build me a coliseum,
a grand coliseum, and if it suits me,
l will crown you in the presence of
all my people, and will make a
great day of festival on your account.
The Greek architect did his work,
did it magniflcently, planned the
building, looked after its construction.
The building was done. The day for
opening arrived. In the coliseum
were the Emperor and the Greek
architect. The emperor arose amid
the plaudits of q vast assembly, and
said: "We have gathered here to-
day to open this coliseum, and to hon.
or the Greek architect. 1t is a great
day for the Roman Empire. Let this
building be prosperous, and let hon
or be put on the Greek architect. o!
we must have q festival today. Bring
out those Christians and let them be
put to death at the mouth of the
lionsw
The Christians were put in the cen.
ire of the amphitheatre. 1t was to be
a great celebration in their destruc,
ton. Then the lions, hungry and
three.fourths starved, were let out OF
their dens in the side of the amphi.
theatre, and they came forth with
mighty springs to destroy and rend
the Christians, and all the galleries
shouted: "Huzza Huzza! Long live
the Emperor ~ Then the Greek
architect arose in one of the galleries
and shouted until, in The vast assem-
blage, all heard him: 81 too am Il
Christian" They seized him in their
fury and flung him to the wild beasts
until his body, bleeding and dead,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05
Quarantine Your House.

You must quartine against immor-
moral literature. This is a deadly
poison. 1t comes in various and at
tractive DISCUSSES. Exclude it as you
would the germs Of pestilence, To
effectually protect your homes from
its baleful influence, supply them
with healthy literature. 1t is as easy
to cultivate good as depraved lit
erary taste in children. They will
read something, and what they read
will exert an important influence on
their character. Let your most earn
est effort re exerted to keep out of the
house the sensational novel, the blood
curdling tales of vice, the obscene
pictures, the whole food of wicked,
degraded, crime-producing literature
that threatens US. Put in reach of
your families good papers, magazines
and books. Bait them with chaste
and keep them supplied with whole
some knowledge. A bad book may
prepare your son for the cell of a
felon. A novel may vitiate the whole
life of your daughter.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05
Deny Thyself.

Daniel Quorm.
Seemin' to me that Paul made
short work of self. He gave self no.
tice to quit, and gave up his freehold
to his blessed Lord. And | mean to
try and follow his example, and to
say to my own self, "Dan'l, won't
have you for a tenant any longer !;
you're more trouble to me than all
the world besides. You're so hard
to please, an so uncertain, thatif you
happen to be all right today, there's
no KNOWN what you'll be like to-
morrow. | shall turn you out, neck
and crop, with all your goods and
chattels."
That's what l want for my own
self, friends. My heart cries out,
my Lord, come in an live in this
house; not like a great visitor for me
to entertain an ask a favor of now
an then, but come in an be the Mas
ter an I'll be the servant, an all I
am shall wait upon thee"
That's what | want for myself; and
then when anybody knocked at the
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05
Be Careful How You Build.

Let nothing go to form your char
acter that will not make it better and
stronger. Let each brick be an hon
est one, and let it be laid carefully,
with an earnest purpose to make Of
yourself a good, noble man or wo.
man. If already poor material has
entered into your character, seek di-
vine help to remove it. Get out ev-
cry bad piece, every worthless habit.
You cannot afford to have only an
ordinary, much less weak character.
While building, see that you build OF
first-class material. You can build
but one character in a lifetime, and
it is to be yours for eternity SO make
it the very best possible. But no char
acter can be built of the best material
unless we go to the Bible for it, MOI
built in the best way, unless under
the direction of Jesus, the Master.
builder. Gathering your material
from the word of God, laying every
portion with the trowel of prayer anG
under the direction of Jesus, the great
Master, your character will be one
that will stand all trials, pass all tests
and remain through eternity, wei
worth the lifetime it took to build it
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05
A Good Investment.

Several winters ago woman was
coming out from public building
where the heavy doors swung back
and made egress difficult. A street
urchin sprang to the rescue, and, as
he held open the door, she said,
"Thank you," and passed on.
"Cracky! dye hear that? ?" said
the boy to a companion standing
near.
"No: what ?"
"Why, that lady in sealskin said
thank ye' to the likes o. me-"
Amused at the conversation, which
she could not help overhearing, the
lady turned round and said to him,
at always pays to be polite, my boy;
remember that"
Years passed away, and last De-
cember when doing her Christmas
shopping, this same woman received
an exceptional courtesy from a clerk
in Boston, which caused her to re-
mark to a friend who was with her
"What a comfort to be civilly
treated once in n while, though don't
know that ] blame the clerks for be-
ing rude during the holiday trade"
The young mans quick ear caught
the words, and he said: pardon
me, madam, hut you gave me my
first lesson in pOliteness."
She looked at him in amazement,
while he related the little forgotten
incident, and told her that that sim
pie "thank youn awakened his first
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05
What May Be Done.
Havergal.

Havergal
A Christian school girl loves Jesus;
she wants to please him all day long,
and so she practices her scales care
fully and conscientiously. 1t is at the
impulse of his love that her fingers
move so steadily through the other
wise tiresOme exercise. Some day
her Master will find use for
her music. The hand of a Christian
lad traces his Latin verses or his fig
ures or his copying. He is doing his
best, because a banner has been given
him that it may be displayed, not SO
much by talk as by continuous we'll
doing. And SO, for Jesus sake, his
hand moves accurately and persever.
ingly.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05
Not Appreciated.

Herald and PresDyter.
A friend, who had been active in
church work, suddenly gave up his
classin Sabbath-school, became irregu-
lar in attendance at prayer-meetings,
and in various ways was so different
from what he had been, that l was
constrained to ask him what was the
matter. He replied: ~ have tried
hard to do my duty, but nobody
seems to appreciate my efforts; hence
l am discouraged" looked at him
with surprise, and could not help
saying: "And 80 human apprecia-
ton was what you sought and expect
ed in the service of the Lord? You
must HAYES very different Bible from
mine if you find in it anything to
warrant any such expectation. Sup
pose that our divine Savior had stop
ped in his career of benevolence and
said: The people don't appreciate
me; even the lepers that heal don't
return to give thanks. l will quit
going about doing good, until every
body treats me as ! Deserve Sup
pose that Paul and the rest of the
apostles had waited for appreciation,
instead of taking pleasure in distress
and prosecutions for Jesus sake. Are
we not notified beforehand that, if
we will live godly in Christ Jesus, we
must suffer persecution? Have you
not read the inspired warning, Woe
unto you when all men speak well of
you? Want of appreciation is often
the best evidence we can have that
we are trying to do good and to glori-
fly God"
But while saying this, and believ-
ing it, / could not help sympathizing
just a little with my discouraged
brother. He did not expect that the
outside world would appreciate his
work in and for the church. But he
did expect that his brethren would.
He was sensitive, warm-hearted
man, and he longed for sympathy
II his pastor or the elders had said to
him now and then: "Bro. A, we are
glad to see you so faithful. We be.
lieve that the Lord will bless you in
your work for him." he would have
been cheered and strengthened.
have no doubt that many teachers in
our Sabbath-schools and many hum
BILE, earnest workers for Christ long
for such words of cheer. They are
not toiling to win human apprecia
ton, but a little Oft will not do them
any harm, and might do them great
deal of good. But let no tired, heart
sick brother or sister falter in fidelity
to duty because he receives no spec
ial tokens of appreciation. The low
ing Savior looks down and notes al
that we do for him; and he will say
to us in that day, "Come, We blessed
Of my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation
of the world"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05
was tumbled over and over again in
the dust Of the amphitheatre.


the dust Of the amphitheatre.
Could you have done that for
Christ? Gould you, in vast assem-
blage, all Of whom hated Christ, have
said: 81 am Christian" or 81 want
to be a Christian~ Would you have
had the ten.thousandth part of the
enthusiasm and the courage of the
Greek architect?
Nay, ask You another question:
Would you, in an assemblage where
they are nearly all Christians--in an
assemblage,a vast multitude of whom
love Christ and are willing to live,
and, if need be, to die for him
would you dare to say: 81 am a
Christian" or 81 want to be Chris
tian,"? Would you say in the pres
ence of the friends Of Christ, as much
as the Greek architect said in the pres
ence ofthe enemies of Christ?
o! are there not multitudes here
this morning, who are ready to say
Let the world look on, let all the gal
leres of earth and heaven and hell
look on, / take Christ this day. Come
applause or abuse, come sickness OF
health, come life or death, Christ
now, Christ forever.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05

worshiping in the same place; but it
is mall having the same divine and
glorious centre, Christ, around whom
they hope to revolve forever in that
blessed world oflight, and love, and
peace, and joy, where parting will
never be known. It's the glory Of
the world that he who formed it
dwelt in it;-of the air, that he
breathed it;-of the sun, that it shone
on him; of the ground, that it bore
him;-of the sea, that he walked on
it;-of tho elements, that they nour-
ished him;-of the waters, that they
refreshed him;-of men, that he lived
and died among them, yea, that he
lived and died for them.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05
McMINNVILI TENNESsEEsA SATURDAY, JAN 1885,

ambition to be something in the
world. He went the next morning
and applied for a situation as Office
boy in the establishment where he
was now an honored and trusted
clerk.
Only two words dropped into the
treasury of street conversation, but
they yielded returns ola certain kind
more satisfactory than investments
in stocks and bonds.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05
Only One Soul.

A man has two eyes, if he lose one,
he can use the other. He has two
hands; if he loses one, he can use the
other. He has two feet; if he loses
one, he can use the other. He has
but one soul. If that is lost, what
then?
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05

door, and said: "Dan'l QuOrm live
here, does he?' l should dearly love
to say, "Dan'l's gone away, nm he's
dead an buried" "Nevertheless |
live, yet not 1, but Christ liveth in
me-"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05
A Christian Boys Answer.

81 will give you an orange, Willie"
said a famous English Freethinker to
alittle boy, "if you can tell me where
God isl s
"And ] will give you two," replied
the boy at once, "if you can tell me
where he Is not"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05
SCribners Magazine
For 1889

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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05

Humility kneels in the dust, but
gaZes on the skies.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-01-05

The longest life is but a parcel of
moments.
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COURTS.

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torney-General; l. W. Smith, Clerk.
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Geo. T. Purvis, Ranger; Mat. Jones,
Jailer; w. N. Mitchell, County Superintend'
ent of Public Instruction.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS-Mayor Chas
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RN STANDARD McNINNvIILE TENNEsSEE-sATURDAYJU JUNE 1850
Fancies About Numbers.

The seven days of creation led to a
septensry division Of time in all ages.
There were seven wise men in anti
guilty and there are seven wonders in
the world.
The number nine besides being a
lucky one, is possessed of mysterious
properties, intensified from its be-
ing the product of three times three
There is a well-known superstition
since the days Of Ovid, particular vir-
tue, strength, or danger lies in the
last wave of Il series.
Nine knots made in a black wool
en- thread formerly served a charm
in case of sprains.
In many parts of England and
in the United States an odd number
of eggs are put under setting hen.
When a servant maid finds nine
green peas in one pod she lays it or
the window sill, and the first man
who enters will be her beau.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-06-15

The real Shetland pony Is only
thirty, or, at most, forty inches high.
Those commonly seen in this country
are from the north of Ireland, being
bred with the horses there, and are
larger than the real Shetland, for the
genuine pony is difficult to rear. The
country of which he is a native is
bare, and the farmer is sharp, and
when the little creatures survive the
rigors of the climate and the effects of
having but little to eat, the farmer
values him so highly he only sells
him at high price. 1t costs a great
deal to ship them, and they die on
the voyage, all of which goes to &C.
count for there being so few of them
among us.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-06-15
In No Danger.

Mrs. Winks Severely George,
there is an account in the paper
about a business man leaving his
wife and running of with a pretty
Typewriter girl.
Mr.. Winks-Indeed.
Eyes and it's the third account OF
the kind I've seen this week.
"That doesn't interest me.
"It does me. You have a pretty
Typewriter girl in your office.
mo we haven't. My partner
eloped with her last week."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-06-15
An Imperative Necessity.

What pure air is to an unhealthy
locality, what spring cleaning is to
the neat house-keeper, so is Hoods
Sarsapaarilla to everybody, at this
season. The body needs to be
thoroughly renovated, the blood
purified and vitalized, the germs Of
disease destroyed. Scrofula, Salt
Rheum, and all other blood disorders
are cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla,.. the
most popular and successful spring
medicine.