The National tribune., 1893-04-27
PROVERBS, 8: 11-24.
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PROVERBS, 3 11-24.
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Grant Thorburn. ST. says, referring to
Thomas Paine: lone night, in 1903 when
Paine boarded with Carver. | stepped into his
room while he was preaching his doctrines to
eight or 10 iourneymen mechanics. When he
ceased / said to him:
"Mr. Paine. the first night / slept on shore
in America was at No. s Dutch street. New
York. in an open garrett on the 18th of June,
1894. The night was hot. laid on my ships
mattress on the floor At midnight tho light
ming flashed, the thunder rolled, the wind de-
scended, the food came, and beat that
Single roof | knew not what it meant. We
had no shingles in Scotland. | was in bodily
fear. Sleep fed from mine eyes. / arose at
a. m.-headache, heartache, and spirits sunk
down to my heels. To kill time until the peo
pie were astir below. | opened my box of books
to see if they were widowed; they had been
IA weeks in the hold of the vessel. On the
top lay small pocket Bible 1t was placed
there by my pious father. / opened the Book;
my eye lighted OH tho third chapter of Prov
erbs | read the chapter twice l was aston
ished. My spirits revived-my pains fed. [
grasped my wrought-nail hammer, and went
forth with stout heart to earn my first cent
In America, resolving TO take that chapter for
my pilot. and the sixth verse for my chart
Having the Bible in my pocket, read him the
chapter.
Now said ]. Mr.. Paine. the whole host
of French philosophers, with Voltaire at their
head and thyself, with your age of Reason"
aud your book of Common Sense" never
wrote line to teach boy how to behave in
the world and how to shun the path of the de-
stroyer But every verse in this chapter is q
map the sixth verse guide-post and no trav-
eler, though a fool, err He looked ear
nestly into my face as | spoke, then, laying his
81. Ertnn Hrnu
thou art young enthusiast"
g Notes
/. Christening, chasteneth. III. See Deu.,
s.: job 5: II; Ps., 81: IL; Heb, IL: 5, 6;
Rev, 49, Corrected. {ys. ii, 12.) The two
words are akin. Christening implies wrong
doing, guilt, the call for punishment. One
not correct is mistaken. and needs to be set
right. He is going up the wrong road and has
called for guidance. Want of correctness may
be an intellectual error. The call for chas-
tisement is evidence the heart is given to sin.
The word correction is often nsed in a punitive
sense. God would have us absolutely correct
in moral conduct. let conduct be addition {:
then punishment, chastisement, is the proof we
have not added correctly. We would think a
person absurdly attached TO error who despised
being set right when he has wrongly expressed
the SUM OF a series of numbers. Add up again,
neither be weary Of his correction" You are
as number. God wants you to fit in exactly with
mathematical accuracy somewhere 1t mixes
things up seriously when wrong number
finds its way into mathematical calculation.
Whom the Lord loyeth He correcteth-" You
are as a stone being cifiseled to fill some place.
and you must be fitted for that place. All
wrong corners must be knocked of, all uneven
spots smoothed; every dimension adjusted to q
pattern.
g. Happy. Is. Mr.. W. "a. Baldwin. q President
al A has, oil
desire TO attain, to secure happiness: it is the
constant wish and inward prayer of each MEM
Der of Gods great earthly family.
Happiness is in kind and degree. Happi-
ness cannot be put up in packages, marked. Ia
beled aud parted with for money consider
alton.
"God within us and around us, conscious.
ness Of his omnipresence, his emniscience, of
his watcbful and tender care OF his children
these ever present feelings in the soul cannot
fail 10 give to US all bright and cheerful view
of life with an inward and ever. constant APP
probation of this God given earthly existence
with which be has blessed and favored us.
Happiness cannot be defined by the brain,
by intellectual stndy and thought; but, rather,
its definition must proceed from the inner man,
from the finest elements of the sonl; a
condition of our highest being, and not a cold
intellectual statement"
g. Findetb. (13 See ga S:34, 49, We
must seek for wisdom as men toll in mines for
silver and gold and precious stones-as adven-
turers search for hidden treasures. Wisdom
does not come save by research. 1t must be
sought with something Of the eagerness with
which persons try to recover lost valuable ar
ticle OF ornament.
A. Wisdom. OBJ Says Mr.. Baldwin: " Wis
dom--not simply knowledge, the results of the
working of healthy and active brain-but
wisdom in more broad and comprehensive
sense. that which takes in all that goes to make
up the well rounded life and character.
Happiness of man or woman Is based upon
a clear conception and constant realization of
the true relations which exist between the
human and the diyine-between ourselves and
God.
ITO secure and enjoy fall degree of happ-
ness during this active, busy life certain essen
tial elements must ever be recognIZed-ele-
ments which come under the head OF wisdom
in it's various branches of thought and action,
based upon an very-day. nmon- sense dealing
with the practical affairs of life as man meets
man, ever aiming to possess keen and ready
knowledge OF what constitutes true living
social moral. religious"
5. Merchandise (14.) The comparison of the
search for religious knowledge to commercial
pursuits lifts Christian effort up upon high
plain. Man is the only animal that trades.
There are several striking analogies between
the Christian and the successful merchant.
Says the Rev. Charles WadswOrth, ID. D.: =" In
all time the true merchant has been a truly
honored man." In these days we get sugges-
ton as to mission work. Merchandise reaches
every part of EARTH The religion of Christ
must enter every port. And merchandise
blcsses every locality. The world centers at
every place. Christianity will mean more and
more as it spreads, and back to each parish will
come delightful returns from every region.
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G: Better than silver or gold. (V. Ia. See v.
oh o, e. o.,