The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-15

There IS no possible alchemy by which
sou can get golden conduct from leaden
inStincs.-Anon.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness; nothing
so gentle as real strcngth.-De Sales.
will not be so merry as TO forget God;
not so sorrc wful as to forget myself.-Bishop
Hall.
II is safer TO be humble with one talent
than proud with ten; yell better to he an
humble worm than IA proud augel.-tlayel
Sneak TO Him. thou. for He hears.
And spirit with spirit can meet;
Closer is lie than breathing,
And nearer than hands and feet
-Tennyson.
The greatest of all the mysteries of life.
and the most terrible. is the corruption OF
even the sncerest religion which Is noe
daily founded on rational, effective, humble
and helpful action.-John Ruskin.
II thou seekest this CT that, or wouldst be
here or there for the sake OF thy own IN
terest, or the pleasing thy own WILL thou
shalt never be at rest, for In everything
thou wilt find some defect and In every
place there will be someone that will cross
theeA Kempis.
Sins grow. like grapes. close, but in clus-
ters. We usually say he that viii swear
VIII lie, anu he luoC WIZ HV wa
steal and he that will do all these things
will do ANYTHING. Satan is n serpent; II the
head be once i'm his whole body VIII not be
long behind.-Bishop Henshaw.
To him 10 whom life Is hut an episode,
who Is always cognizant Of the great sur
rounding world Cf mystery, GRIEF comes as
angels came TO the tent Of Abraham. Laugh
Ter Is hushed before them. The mere frohc
of life stands still. but the soul takes the
grief IN as a guest, meets IL NJ the door,
kisses its hand, washes its taVei-stalheu
feet spreads its table with the pest loVu'
gives II the seat by the ireside and listens
reverently for what 1t has TO say about the
God from whom it came.-Philllps broOks'
re the malodies Of the soul never so great,
vet there is a Physician who is greater ana
who never fails 10 cure. God is that all
no,yerfnl Physician of souls TO
p.hom nothing Is incurable; only
thou must patiently suffer thyseli
to he cured. DO not thrust back his mana
when he begins to touch thy sores ana
search the wounds Of thy soul; ne wen
knows what he is doing. DO not hinder ana
resist when they begin 20 pain lie not SO
fender &c thine own hurt but Win quiC'
nati,nce endure for while the anguish
,rhen he cuts and lances considering that
thc present pain makes way for thy future
health and soundneSs.-St. Augustine
In ei,.kness the soul begins to dress her
soIf for immortality. And first she untles
the strings Of vanity that made her upper
garment cleavc to the world and SIT uneasy.
ehc nuts OF the light and fantastic summer
40 of Inst and wanton appetite Next to
This the soul. by the help Of sickness
knocks off the fetters Of pride ana vaiher
conplaccncies Then she draws the cur
talns and stops the light from coming m,
1T 6okXp-flO~p
imayes Of self-lCve and gay remem0rances
Of vain opinion and popular noises. Then
the spirlt stoops unto the sobricties of humble
thoughts. and feels coTuptionS Gliding the
forwardness Ct fancy. and allayihG the vapor
- 1nnceit and facetious opinions. Next 10
these. rs the soul is still undressing she
takes or the roughncSs Of her great and III
tle onecrs and aninlositles, and receives the
oil OF mcrcies and smooth forgiveness, lplr
ipterpretatious and gentle answers Hcsi=nS
80 roronceolment and Christian atonement, III
thalr nlacos Jeremy Taylor.