The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-15

the divine spirit, and so without mixture
OF essential error. Any view of inspiration
may be allowed and any philosophy OF it
tolerated, which leaves the bible to hold
its high place as the word of God, the one
rule of faith and practice.
great man is made up of qualities that
meet or make great occasions. Charles f.
Turing
The better part of every mans education
is that which he gives himself-JGmes Rus
sci Lo,ceH
Lucy's good looking, said the old lady
and as good as she is looking. -Cdleb
CobiGsb.
Do today's duty; fight today's tempta-
ton. Do not weaken or distract yourself
by looking forward to things you cannot
see, and could not understand if you saw.
Charles Kingsley.
Where sin dimes sorrow sups.-Spurgeon.
PRAY David's prayer if you would sing
Davlds song.-lb.
Play-but do not play the fool.-Ib.
There is only one kind of Christian that
amounts TO anything with God, and that
is the positive kind. All the mo harm"
people in the world never drove back the
devil single inch.-Ram's Horn.
He lives long who lives well.-Fuller.
The ever ruling providence of God is
marked in the progress of human affairs
that the Christian hardly needs any
further proof than that there is a divine
hand that guides.-CdnOn FGrrdr.
Truth is the property of God, the pur-
suit Of truth is what belongs to men, Von
Muller.
knowledge is mere learning. Wisdom
Is knowledge appropriated and applied
Carlos .HGrfA1l.
IT'S the contest that ploases US, and not
the victory.-Sir William Hamilton.
A rcligiOus contemporary calls attention
to the importance of being filed with the
spirit of Christ. Here are men full of I'M
belief; may not we be full of faith2 Here
are men filed with anger; may not we
be filed with love? Here are men full of
cursing; may not we be full OF praise2
Here are men filed with selfishness; may
not we be filled with benevolence2
The great need of the church is the
wealth, culture, and social influence, but
need power from on high" Without
this, wealth is a curse, culture foster
self-conceit, and influence leads TO pride
of position. But when full of the spirit
OF Christ. wealth is employed in relieving
mans estate; culture is used to make
truth and duty plain. and influence is
turned to lifting up the fallen and saving
the lost. II this spirit prevailed the heath
endoms and slums of the earth would be
redeemed, and the millennium would be
a fact instead of splendid dream.
The selfshness in man will not receive
the benevolence in him; therefore the
selfshness must be killed. Goodwill
that is the best and honest expression of a
man. Ill-will-that is the DEVILS own
temper. Hence we must battle with our
selves, and within ourselves, until the
worthy element is crowned, robed and
sceptered, and the mahgn is driven TO
abdication and fight.
The Interior only states a fact when it
affirms that "the life of a young man
forms an exceptional period in human ex-
perience. The young man is not a man
without q country but he is apt to be
man without home. Young women,
even when engaged in self-supporting la
Dor. are seldom wholly shut out from
home influences. But the young man who
has lost his safeguards of the home
before acquiring the restraints which
come with the responsibilities of marriage,
passes through q period exceptional in its
freedom. i.s passions and its perils From
the time he leaves school to the time when
he takes upon himself the support of a
household he is practically a nomad, and
the danger is that he may become bashi-
bazouk.
God bless and save the young men.
They represent the tomorrow in today.
The church militant is better church
to belong 10 than the church somnolent,
or than the church of st. Worldly Acqui-
escence.
OF all the essences the devil best loves
scquiescence.
Look up and reach down. Get strength
from the eternal hills, but let it be strength
to do and dare on the dusty plane of COM
mon lite and daily duty.
When twins were announced in the i'm
aginary family OF the late Artemus Ward
the school mistress. who boarded in the
family, remarked:
"Quite an episode"
Eyes" responded the Snowman, two
episodes"
how many are pronounced blessed in
the scriptures! Blessed is the man that
walketh not in the counsel of the un-
godly." blessed is he that remem bereth
the poor" BLESSED are the meek" But
not once is it said blessed are the rich and
proud in spirit.
The only true forgiveness is that which
not only pardons an offense, but restores
to the old place and privilege. When
Christ forgave Peters denial the master
showed that he forgave by Iecommission-
ing the penitentiai apostle. And Peters
best work was done after his restoration
II has been wittiy said that the man
who pleases everybody died before he
was born.
President O.. B. Roberts of the PennsyI-
vanis railroad companysays: II am glad
TO hear testimony for myself. as well as for
the officers and employees. to the great
value Of the various railroad branches OF
the Young mems Christian association es-
tablishsd ut different points upon the line
of the company. Our corporation has
taken great interest in assisting these or
CARNATIONS from time to time, feeling that
all we do in this direction is more than
returned in the improved moral and in
| tellectual condition of such of our en-
| ployes as are brought under their lnflu-