The Newtown bee., 1892-05-20
THE SECULAR PULPIT.

THE SECULAR PULPIT.
 A whip for the horse. a bridle for the ass and a rod for the fools back.-T Solo, mon.
 Many father ought to be punished for the sins of his child.
 If you would live happy life, live hopeful life.
 One dandelion may not make the Sum- mer, but it makes bit of Summer in a child's heart.
 Be as profuse with your kind words as some people are with their bitter ones.
 The man who thinks life not worth liv- ing is the man who does not know what to live for.
 Pride and greed spoil many a mans comfort and woman's joy.-[Karl Hugh.
 If your cup seems too bitter, if your burden seems too heavy, be sure that it is the wounded Hand that is holding the cup, and that it is He who carried the cross that is carrying the burden.
 He will pierce men, He will give them pain, He will make them suffer, that through suffering they may come to that which they would not take through joy or love. These pain bearing infiuen- ces are a part of the evidence of the moral government of God.
 Peace is the proper result of the Chris tian temper. It is the greatest kindness which our religion doth us, that it brings us to settiedness of mind and consis- tency within ourselves.-E -EBishopPatrick.
 Give me the eye which can see God in all and the hand which can serve God with all and the heart which can bless Him for all.-[Gecker.
 "That is just what hearts that are sick want-comfort; and they have it in Christ Jesus and in the fatherhood of God, and nowhere else in such measure, or with such pertinency of application" {"
 The Sermon.
 : The text, my hearers, is taken from the sayings of the Spectator, sRest as- sured that your example speaks louder than your words.' The sharp eyes of our Spectator have evidently been used to some good purpose. He has seen that people talk one thing and often do an- other. For instance, he has noticed that Parson Proudheart often breaches on the >f ,/l nh mission, but always insists that his way shall prevail in the parish. And I sup pose that the parsons sermons are so much gas to our brother, because he does not practice what he breaches. Brother Buxom has two smart boys. Every few days, he gives them talk on economy, because they come to him so often for money. But after he gets through with his paternal lecture, he goes out on the front stoop and lights 10c. cigar to teach his boys by example how to economize. Bah! They are on the back stoop railing at their father be- cause be burns up so much money, when they know about the sstobacco heart'' and let it alone. Perhaps our Spectator had a peep behind the curtain of Mrs talk very seriously and earnestly to her little Marion. about speaking grossly to the servants and herself. But five min- utes after, as little Miss Marion sat rock ing her dolly, she heard Mrs Cillie give her husband a most thorough raking +: f< hir clr enough to cut railroad iron. And it was all because the poor fellow was just five minutes late to dinner. What wonder if Marion shook her dolly and began a ti- rade at dolly because she fell out of her chair. And I suppose the Spectator has happened to drop in to the prayer meet ing sometimes. He has heard Brother Wealthy rise and talk very pathetically about the poor heathen in China and the outcast in the great cities and express desire to help them with everything in bis power. Yet our Spectator knew that only last week, Mr Wealthy turned out poor Mrs Jones and her three little ones into the street, simply because they could not pay the rent of $2 week for their poor little room. We need little ex- aortation, beloved, on the subject of our ext. True life consists in being, not seeming. Your talk only condemns you $ a hypocrite, if you are not living up Q your words; for the world will judge 1 # your kindliness, your courage, your Christianity, not by what you say, bnt 1 y what you do.