The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-02-06
THE SECULAR PULPIT.
The Sermon.

My text, beloved, is part of the angels
song. "Peace ON earth.''
We think sometimes that there is no
rel, our neighbor over the way insists on
encroaching on our rights, there is a
choir fight in the church and the deacons
don't agree, and where is the peace? We
look forward to heaven for it, when we
see how discordant and turbulent things
are here below. But the angels sang
about peace ON earth. Why don't we
have it here then? All, it is because we
have no Christ spirit in our lives. John
Holdtight is hugging his money and
grinding the faces of his workmen to ge6
riches for himself. Peter Pullback is so
obstinate that many good plan has fall
en- through because he would not lend a
hand. Old Jack Grumble scolds, scolds,
scolds, every minute he is in the house
until wife and children hate the sight Of
him and wish him dead. How can there
be peace, when Satan has the heart and
is ruling in the life. There is rare old
book which tells of the time coming when
the wolf and the lamb shall dwell togeth-
err; when the leopard shall lie down
with the kid; and best of all little child
is to lead all of the wild beasts, as now
the Christ-child can lead the most savage
heart to the place of peace. Almost all
of us are slow to appreciate present bles-
sings. The blessings which are far away
in the future we look forward to with
eager longings. But the present good
we do not rest our souls upon. Hence
there is no peace. 1t is the mad race for
the nnattainable, while the blessing is
right beneath our feet. If you want
peace, my brother, find it in your present
circumstances. Don't wait until this OBJ
ject is gained and that obstacle overcome
it now, while you are in the lap of dis
couragement. The great promoter of
peace on earth is Gods word. He who
will practice its precepts, live its truths
and study its lessons may be very sure of
peace. For the word has gone forth,
ssGreat peace have they that love Thy
law"
That at the name of Jesus every knee should
bow.-LPaul to the Philippians.
Golden Grains.
The tiny dew drop can mirror the sun
so our poor lives can show the image OF
God.
Remember in the dreary Winter &C
r. nI hot q lwqUS storms
5 and cold.
A kind word spoken to-day may bring
you back blessed interest tomorrow.
He who looks for the good in men VIII
= find his eyes filled with beauty. He VIII
!. looks for the evil in men will have hi
eyes filed with dust.
It's faiths work to claim and challeng
loyinpkindness out of all the roughes
strokes Of Gods. Rutherford.
He is happy whose circumstances SUI
/. his temper; but he is more excelient WI
! can suit his temper to any circumstances
Hume.
= God has made this world much bette
s than you or could make it. Ever
8 thing reaps its own harvest, every as
Z has It's own reward. Il Robertson.
a pure, single and stable spirit IS 2.
E distracted, though it be employed
st many works for that II doeth al 20 %
honor OF God and, being at rest With
2 seeketh not itself in anything it DOTH
Thomas a. Kempis.
q Whatever our place, allotted to US Q
L, Providence, that for us Is the post OF noi
81 and duty. God estimates us not 2
Of the position we are in, but ~ tnesWay
which we I'LL it. Edwards: