The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-20
RELIGIOUS READING.
BisLx REAptNa-pR. CHALMERS.

II look upon Baxter and noddrdge M
two most impressive writers, and from
whom you are most likely to carry away
the impression that preparation for etcr.
nifty should be the main business and
snIiety Of time.
"But after all, the Bible should he the
daily exercise Of those who have decidedly
embarked In this great business, and II read
with the earnest sense and feeling of lts
being Gods message, IL peruscd with the
same awe, and yeueratiun, and confidence,
rs If the words were actually coming out OF
his mouth If while YOU read, you read
with the desire and the prayer that it might
be with understanding aud pfoiit you are in
a far more direct road to become wise unto
salvation than any other that can be rec
ommended To you. There is no subject on
which people are reader tO form rash upin-
IONS than religion. The Bible is the best cor
rcctivc To these. \ man should SIT down 70
il with the determination of taking his les
son Just Us he finds IT, of founding his creed
upyn the sole principle Of Thus saith the
Lord and deriving his every idea and his
every impression of religious truth from the
authentic record Of Gods will. His regular
and earnest study of the Bible was one OF
the first and most noticeable effects of Mr..
Chalmers conversion. His nearest neigh
bor and most frequent visitor was old John
Bonthrow, who. having once seen better
DAYS, was admitted to an easy and privi-
legged familiarity, in the exercise of which
one day before the memorable illness, hs
said tO Mr.. Chalmers, j find yuu are busy,
Sir, with one thing or another, but come
when may, never find you at your stud
les for the sabbath oh an hour or two ON
Saturday evening is quite enough, was the
minister's answer.
But now the change had come, and
John on entering the manse, often found
MIR. Chalmers porlng eagerly over the
of an Ian Il Nar "a xyu
striking to escape notice, and with the free.
dom gwen him, which lac was ready enough
20 Use lac said, Il never come now, Sir, but
| find you ut your Bible All too little,
John, all too little was the significant re-
ply."-LUe Of DR.. Chalmers.
The trucst philosophy of prayer is learned
In the deepest distress. 1t is then God Is
everything to lis; the helper of the helpless,
Faith IL pure reason. That NAV seem d
strange paradox, but IL is literally true; moth
ing ~ 50 reasonable rs to believe the Word
of God who cannot err orlie -SDurgsod.
IL will follow thee. but" what fearful
possibilities are wrapped up w that one IN
nucent little word. II has the power of the
keys Of the Kingdom OF heaven Morning
Star.
There is such n difference bdUeen coming
out of sorrow, merely thankful for rcliei
NllN ihllllilN 'llt ~ N'lIbN l'Ath W ~ lllANuy
with trust in Him who has released as
H0lps Brooks,
Remember, dear reader the love of men
and women Is very sweet, bLt all must pass
away, and what will you do If YOU have no
wealth that iadetE, no love but the Low,
that dies, when death shall come'-SpHr
gCon.
God, who is liberal in all his other gifts
shows us by the wise economy Of His Proyi
dcncc how CIrCumspcCt We ought To be IL
the management of our time, for he nevel
gives us two moments together.
Plain, straightforward morality and every
day righteousness are better than all emo
;ion and dogmafism and all churchism, says
the world, aud Christianity says much the
same but plain, straightforward righteous
ness and every day morality comes mos
surely when man is keeping close to Christ
90 Nt'idItH.
Al the best things and treasures of this
world are not 90 be produced by each gen.
eratiOn for itself but We ar. all intended
melt, but each and all of rs to he contnu-
ally rolling great, white, gathering snow
ball higher and higher larger and larger
along the Alps of human power. HUSkiH.
The presence of God in church is never
a secret. Ii Is not proclaimed in the peal
ing thunder, the rushing wind or the shak,
ing earth Its first token is the still small
voice, But IL Is YOicc--not bO.slcrOus
aud not even heard ut first by the multi.
tude. hut IL Is voice of power, aud when
IL utters itself, IL always tells with strange
and wonGrous effect. t.--BtttDioJa R'-''-'