Passaic City record., 1891-09-12

will be divulged. Therefore if you are mis-
judged, why trouble to put yourself right!
You have no idea what a great deal of
trouble it will save you. Roll your burden
on Him, and He viii make straight your
mistakes. He will set you right with those
with whom you have set yourself wrong.
Here am ], a lump of clay; Thou art the
potter. Mould me as Thou in Thy wisdom
wilt. Never mind my cries. Cut my life
off-so be it.; prolong it-so be it. Just as
Thou wilt, but rely on Thy unchanging
guidance during the trial. Oh, the comfort
that comes from this!-[Gen. Gordon.
HOW THE HOLY SPIRIT GUIDES Us.
Sometimes by direct, special communica-
tions. They may or may not be in answer
to specific prayers. They may be novel in
form, or they merely may take the shape of
endorsements Of purposes already partly
formed. They are likely to be made when
emergencies occur for which previous ex-
perience never has prepared US. as when the
early disciples were first brought before
magistrates or governors to be questioned
concerning the faith; or when duty involves
some action or course of conduct unlikely to
be recognized as obligatory without a par
ticuar revelation to that effect, as when
Philip was hidden to accost the Ethiopian
eunuch; or when we suddenly find our
selves obliged to make important decisions
without sufficient time for reflection, when
according to the principles which we know
to be trustworthy guides. 1t is easy to be
misled in regard to such special communica-
tions, and to suppose that we receive them,
when we are mistaken about the fact. Yet
that they are made to US sometimes, Is be-
yond reasonable denial.
Ordinarily, however, the Holy Spirits
guidance assumes another form. Usually 1t
is assistance in the enlightenment and exer-
else Of our own judgments in regard to what
our duty is. If this seem only common
place sort of aid, it should be remembered
that our careers are made up, for the most
part, of what we term commonplace occur
renees and actions, and that we are expected
to illustrate our loyalty to God in regard to
them as readily and as fully as in the cases
of our more unusual experiences. This kind
of spiritual guidance generally is all which
we need. Special and unique aid would be
superfuous. 1t even might disturb and con-
fuse us. The former sort of aid is safer for
us. 1t involves less danger of being mis-
understood. 1t is he who supposes himself
to hold exceptional relations with the Holy
Spirit who is in chief danger of becoming
dogmatic and even fanaticaL Belief in ones
possession of special revelation often has
been the cause of bitter bigotry and has
caused many positive crime.
We are to believe in, accept, follow, and
be thankful for the special guidance which
the Holy Spirit now and then unquestion-
ably youchsafes. We are to depend chiefly,
however, upon His aid in instruction and
direction OF our own powers of judgment.
Using either and both Alright, as given u.s.
we shall be led to the results which He de-
sires for u.s. Free Church Monthly.
WOOD UP.
"The young people OF today" said the old
squire, "can have no idea of the difficulties
and dangers of travel fifty years ago. / re-
member journey that made in 1885 from
Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania. to New Or
leans. Ny chance of success in an import
ant undertaking depended upon my reaching
New Orleans before a certain day.
SIT was then late in November. The cold
was becoming intense. The Ohio river was
full of large blocks of floating ice. and there
seemed to be imminent danger that the
channel would close over before we could
reach the Mississippi. iii should do SO, there
was 40 chance of my reaching New Orleans
by land. Tracts of unbroken wilderness in
teryened, and the storms were frequent and
"sCan we make it, captain p asked. as 1
stood beside the master of the Messenger
on the deck, watching the wheel labori
ously ploughing its way through the masses
Of ice.
"I don't know, SIR he said. The chan
mel is nearly closed. If we can cut our way
through to warmer water tOday,we are safe,
but the ice is making fast. Every minute
counts
IL was trembling with excitement. Ny
future largely depended on the progress of
this numbering old boat. She seemed to me
to creep, to crawl, finally, she stood still.
sThe wheel was deliberately reversed.
The boat quivered, ran to shore, stopped.
II leaped to the edge of the deck. The
pilot stood idle, the captain and clerk joked
leisurely together.
"sWhat has happened? I shouted. Why
do you stops I am ruined if you do not 60
".We are wooding up calmly said the
wheeman. Taking on fuel
ssThe black deck hands below were throw
ing the wood to the boat from heap on
shore, accompanying their motions with
slow, melancholy chant.
81 grew wild with impatience. / counted
each lost minute as step toward disaster.
s'The boat started again in half an hour,
but twice that night it stopped to wood up
each time, as I'thought, losing ground hope
lessly. But when morning came she steamed
triumphantly out of the caking ice into free
water and had pissed ON our way two boats
lying caught among the icy hummocks.
"sThey had not fuel enough to keep their
engines going said the captain. They
wouldn't stop at the last station-thought
they could make it. In run like this, you
have got to make haste slowly il you want to
Win.'
s'I often think of the captains saying,
when see ambitious young people starting
on their run for life. They're too anxious,
too eager. They are not willing to stop to
take on fuel.
s'When see lad growing thin and yell
low over his books, making haste to win his
honors at college or his degree in a profess
sion feel like saying to him, Lay by! Play
ball--walk-sleep! You're burning up the
fuel in your body; take on more.
"Or when see middle-aged man driving
night and day at one dea-bnslness or book
writing, or even preaching-I think, You're
using up all your fuel. Stop. Go out among
other men. Take in fresh ideas, fresh emo
hons-make haste slowly
"More than all, when l see men who pre-
fess to be Christians living with no other in
struction for their daily life than that of a
weekly sermon, want to say to them, You
must take in fuel. Read your Bible. Do
not omit prayer. You cannot make spirit
nal progress simply with good intentions.
Wood ,ip, or the motive power will die out,
aud t1,e hotter life stop midway In its