The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-01
We hustle. and God works.


70 fill the world with light.
We hustle, and God works.
Great wealth and content seldom
live together.
Evil is talked of, but good is taken as
a matter of course.
The highest exercise of charity is TO-
ward the uncharitable.
The best remedy for our discomfort
is to counS up our mercies.
Who hath a greater combat than he
that laboreth to overcome himself?
A heart unloving among kindred
has no love towards Gods saints and
angels.
Nothing is so indicative of deepest
culture as a tender consideration of the
ignorant.
Our lives should be as pure as snow.
fields, where our footsteps leave mark
but not a stain.
Love is the hardest lesson in Christi
anity; but for that reason it should be
most our care to learn it.
I would rather suffer for speakig the
truth, than that the truth should suffer
for want of my speaking.
If thou art wise, thou knowest thine
own ignorance and thou art ignorant
II thou knowest not thyself.
Perhaps the secret regrets of life are.
the weightiest, and chiefly on this ac
count-that they are incommunicable
When Christ came into the world
peace was sung; and when he went
out Of the world, peace was bequeathed.
The seed of sacrifice brings forth the
fragrant fruit of love, and love always
has in its heart the seeds of new sacri-
flee.
When once infidelity can persuade
men that they shall die like beasts,
they will soon be brought to live like
beasts also.
Prayer may not bring us money, but
it brings; what no money can buy
a power al eep from sin and be COLI
tent with Gods will.
There isA vast difference between a
dead conscience and cleansed one.
One is quiet because it is dead, the 9th
er Is quiet because it is purged.
Nothing ever happens but once in
this world. What we do now we do
once for all. 1t is over, it is gone, with
all its eternity of solemn meaning.
A few more years shall roll,
few more seasons come.
When we shall be with those
Who rest asleep within the tomb.
Seek the chamber Of sickness, the
abodes of want; then seek your closet
to commune with God. Do not be-
lieve you are ready to pray until you
are willing to work.
The reason why Gods name is so sell
dom in peoples mouths is not that
they reverence him. as they say, too
much to talk about him, but because
they do not think of him.
To speak for Christ or to work for
Christ is easy and pleasant; but to bear
for Christ either pain or poverty or re-
proach with courageous patience it is a
far higher triumph Of godly achieve
ment.
The coming hours are open, yet pure
and spotless receptacles for whatever
you may deposit there. Let US start
up and live. Here come the moments
that cannot be had again; some few
may yet be filled with imperishable
good.
With the same height of desire thou
hast sinned, with the like depth ofsor
row thou must repent; thou hast sim
ned to-day, defer not thy repentance
till tomorrow he that hath promised
pardon to thy repentance, hath not
promised life till thou repent.
God loves to come to lonely hearts
which other loves GO not fill. This is
why bereaved hearts. outraged hearts,
hearts misunderstood, hearts that have
broken with kith and kin, and native
place, and the grave of father and
mother, are the hearts Of his predelec-
ton.
It is easier to follow the worlds
counsel than to adhere to our own con-
victions of right. But if we do right,
we shall never have cause to regret it {:
whereas, If we fail to do right, we shall
never be without cause of regret for
our failure. And God will approve
our right doing, even though all the
world should deem us foolish or over
particular.
THE PARRoT.-Mr. Brown had q
"bird dcg,"' very handsome hunter,
and must tell you how he was spoil
ed from hunting; it was very funny
circumstance.
His housekeeper had a parrot given
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