The Newtown bee., 1890-01-17
THE SECULAR PULPIT.
Rainbow Lights.

For blessings filling all the year, We thank Thee, God of love;
 For coming need, we will not fear
 In faith to look kaboye.-[Sternberg.
 Gods blessings fall into our lives like the flakes of snow upon the earth silent 1y, gently and, alas, often unnoticed- [Karl Hugh.
 When the best things are not possible, the best may be made of those that are. Il Hooker.
 Who makes quick use of the moments is a genius of prudence.- Lavater.
 No man is free who cannot command himself.-[Pythagoras.
 Be not afraid of enthusiasm; you need it; you can do nothing etfectually with out it.-[Guizot.
 The mind is something ikea trunk. If well packed, it holds great deal; if i'll packed, next to nothing.
 Mystery is but another name for our ignorance. If we were omniscient, every NouItl DC DiliI.--l lIA Ou ILuWdltS.
 Be not disturbed by infidelity. Relig- ion cannot pass away. The burning of a little straw may hide the stars, but the stars are there and will reappear.-T Car lyle.
 Remember that, if you are Christian, you are a giver, not of money, not of cul turc only, not of teaching only, but of the dearest things man may hold, hope, energy, faith, love and a cOnsecrated elfhood.-[ Rainsford.
 Myyears crowd sail and pass away
 Before me to Eternity;
 How poorly freighted, Lord, are they
 With acts of faith and love to Thee.
 It is the privilege, believe, of every Christian to walk in the light. as God is in the light and to have that peace which will be flowing increasingly as we keep busy about His work. And it is our privilege to be full of the joy of the Lord. I-[D. l.. Moody.
 Don't fiatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimateS. On the contrary, the nearer you come into a relation with person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy becOme.- Oliver Wendell Holmes.
 Did you ever hear of a man who had striven all his life faithfully and singly toward an object and in no measure ob- taned it? If a man constantly aspires, is he not elevated? Did ever man try he roism, magnanimity, truth, sincerity and find that there was no advantage in them, that it was d vain CndeavOr:-[ II. D. ThOreau.
 We pray tor growth and strength; Griefs dreaded showers May be, in Gods wise purpose ripening rain i; He only knows how all our highest powers Are perfected in pain.
 It is a poor relief from sorrow to fly to the distractions of the world; as well might a lost and wearied bird, suspend ed over the abyss of the tempestuous ocean, seek a resting place on it's top most wave, as the child of sorrow seek q place of repose amid the bustling cares and intoxicating pleasures of earth and l time.-[ Dr Spring.
 Love, the true love of God, is the love of His truth, of His holiness, of His | whole will; the true love is that which reflects itself in obedience the true love is that which stirs and purifies the con science.-[ Vinet.
 Intercession is the very safety valve of love. When we feel that we really can do nothing at all in return for some re- markable kindness and affection, how exceedingly glad are we that we may and can pray !- Frances Ridley IIaver- gal.
 Truth, like genuine gold. will .always bear the touchstone and appear the brighter the more it is examined.
 A great portion of the unhappiness in this world is caused by anticipating cas- ualties that never take place.
 Everything is 'swell doing" which is done from a sense of duty, with depend ence upon God and faith in His Word ; out of love to Christ in good will to oth- CT workers, with prayer for direction, acceptance and blessing.-[ [Spurgeon.
 A retrospect of my whole life, from the earliest period of my recollection down to the present hour, leaves me with this impression, that I have been and am being guided by a mighty and d gracious Hand, which has made and is making that possible to me which otherwise to me had been impossible. o that I had at all times trusted myself ullhesitating- ly to it's guidance - Rothe.
 If thou workest at that which is before thee, following right reason seriously vigorously, calmly, allowing nothing te distract thee, but keeping thy divine part pure, as if thou shouldst be bound to give it back immediately, ifthou hold est to this, expecting nothing, fearing nothing, but satisfied with thy present activity according to nature and with heroic truth in every word thou utterest, thou wilt live happy. And there is nc man who is able to prevent this.-EM Antoninus.
 The Sermon.
 From the oracles of the wise men arc taken the following words: aBeware of swelled head
 The text, beloved, is the elucidation ot a great truth by a figure. We all know