The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-05-29

| What Is it to give.--to give, is TO impair
| benefits freev, out of good will. Freely "
--give as Christ gave,-as the apostles gave
| Pierce to the kerneI.-those Christian para
doXes, that we save by losing. live by diving
| and receive by giving. Go where duty calls.
where there is ignorance to be enlightened
suffering to be relieved, vice to be reclaimed
character to he improved. These are works
which must be ,one by living men and wo
men, Mark Hopkins.
| The Christ-face In art never satisfies YET
such as it Is, it sometimes Is gospel III ltsell
calling men to reverence and children 10 ioVe'
When Thorwadsen had modelled MS Chrlsl
In CLAW. he led little child into the room to
know If the features would tell tnelr own
maj he asked. sit Is our Saviour was
the prompt reply. In like manner the picture
of Pages Christ was shown to boy seven
years old, without his being told Its meaning.
He gazed awhile intently on the race: Nv nat
do think of it?' he said. He replied WIN
reverent simplicity. "Oh, 1t Is exactly IKE
Him."
In the light of the fact that beauty comes
from within outwards. may we not look on
ward to time when,in a sense IN whlch faui
did not mean it, we shall all "come to he
perfect mantle measure of the stature OF the
fullness of Christi" 10 pecolhe EYER
more and more beautiful-what a beautiful
DESTINY! Remember the chid's story of the
ugly duckiing that turned out swan per-
haps we NAV be surprised at ourselves IN
worlo to come. Have you not solhe 1rend.at
least, of whom, II you ever think OF the PLAIN
ness of the poor face at all, the next thought
is, but your soul shines through already;
and what beautiful angel you are going 10
make!"
When orr first parent was placed In Eden,
God said nothing to him about clearing away
the weeds and nettles; there was no Dutch
hoe put into his hand, for as yet the soil was
clean, and the first gardeners instructions
were simply to dress the garden and keep 1t.
1t is very different work now. everywhere
weeds and noXious growths OF all KINDS pre-
vail. and before man can sow his seeds
and plant his flowers there is much stiff and
unattractive labor in preparing the ground
for hem. This negative work may not make
apy snow, 1t may call forth little admiration
and applause, but 1t Is essential. A friend
once called upon Michael Angelo IN MS
studio, whilst he was at work upon statue:
the great sculptor still engaged on the same
marble figure. why. you have done MOTH
Ing to this statue since l saw IL some weeks
ago." "Oh yes" replied the incorporate
genius, II have / removed the blemish from
that limb. and taken away the bard expires.
sion from that eye. and corrected tne ue!eo.
in that MUSCLE" Well. 1t was only negative
work. but it was indispensable to success
Iul result.-TThain Davidson.
As we 60 o.,, we shall find every wish OF
our hearts blossoming into prayer whose
'r agrance is the breath OF the one adorahle |
Will. Our little lives will feel their unity |
with the ell-surrounding, all-pervading Llie'
N being AT one with God. 1t is not our wishes |
,ut our needs. that God will eternally satisfy. |
Dur desires are often so near the surface tbat
hey change with every passing current OF
bought: we do not ourselves know what we
want; and we get only little brief sparkle
If pleasure from their qualification. But our
reeds take US down into the deepest depths
II uurselves-into those recesses of love ana
SEPARATION where character Is shaped-iEt
he veiled sanctuary of our Utmost personal
,eing, where. whether we have ever caught
glimpse of His glory of not, we know that
iod abides. Our highest blessedness IT'S
hat we have immortal needs-needs which
.auire eternity for their fulrllment. Eter-
,aily we shall need TO be taken deeper into
he unfathomable heart of God. that we may
earn to love as He loves. Eternally we shall
iced to pray the lofty prayer OF Christ.
Thy will be done." for eterpslly the mys'
cries of that VIII, which i indeed God Him.
elf-His character, His personality-will rise
$ Inaccessible muunIain-tops above us-yet
: heights towards which we must ever as
end to breathe our native air.-lLucy Lar,in
As il l. IN HIessen."