Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-27

Ittakes wise man to know when
not TO speak.
Every kindness done to others is
step nearer to tho life Of Christ
There is, at times, a delicate dis
tinction between firmness and obstln'
acy.
Men ought to know that in this
theater of mans life it is reserved
only for God and angels to DO look 3
ers-on.
AS God lives the time will come
when His church will awake. When
the Divine power, dwelling n the.
hearts OF Gods redeemed men and
women, will assert itself with an ire
sistable force. When the voice OF
conscience will no longer be silenced
by the sophistry and delusions Of
crafty politicians. When men will.
.
rise.to the higher plane Of Christian
craftsmanship, from which they gel
clearer views Of duty and right, and
in His name 90 forth to do il. Till
then let US be upon the watch tower
waiting to hear the masters call
Hartman (Tenn) Daily Advocate
HAVING A PURPOSE, 1.-THE great
means OF selfculture is to determine
deliberately and solemnly that we
will make the most and the best OF
thepowers that God has given us.
Without this resolute purpose, the
best means are worth little, ana with
it the poorest become mighty, You
may see thousands, with every oppor
tunity of improvement which wealth
can gather, with teachers, Libraries
and apparatus, bringing nothing to.
pass, and others, with few helps, do
ing wonders; and SIMPLY because the
latter are in earnest and the former
are not. A man in earnest finds
means, or, if he cannot find, creates
them. A vigorous purpose makes
much Of little, breathes power into
weak Instruments, disarms difficult
ties, and even turns them into assist
ances, Every condition has means
Of progress, if we have spirit enough
to use them. A great idea, if seized
on clearly and vigorously, burns like
a living coal in the soul. He who de-
llberately adopts.a great end has by
this act half accomplished it, has
scaled the chief barrier to success"
9G,THH PRAYER MEETING. The church
lis, On organism Each member is to
DO active for the good Of the whole.
Vhe eye cannot say to the hand, /
have no need of thee; nor again the |
head to tho feet, | have no need Of
you. A4. '.ea.,
~ Life grows by expression. A life
latent and silent amounts to little.
The prayer meeting is an eminent
chance andplace for the expression |
Of religious life, There they that
fear the Lord speak often one to an
other 't: !f';' 'ai i8
All the members of the church
stand iip lshored covenant ia attend |
the prayer meeting. All have prom
Used that they would not forsake the
assembling Of themselves together
&n t.lsrextremely important that those
who have jqst' Begun the religious I'M.
should form habits by means of which
it shall be fostefed. Just as good
business habits are necessary for sue
cessful business life; sOligood relig-
.iols, habits, Indispensable for d strong
andnoble religious life. One Of. these
helpful habits for the religions life is
regular attendance, on the, prayer
meeting, and thorough identification
with it,, '...'' '.'.'." q. 100. q. @4''g2'
,@r We should remember the aggtes-
.siye nature Of Christianity. We
should remember that just as each
soldier in an army is expected to do
his. part toward victory, so each
Christian must contribute to the tri-
umph Of Christianity. We should,
therefore, not be content to- come
alone either to the church service or
to the prayer meeting, but should be
constantly in the endeavor to lead
o hers under religious influence.
10 make the prayer meeting HELM
full and interesting, wo need the CO.
operation Of the entire membership,
a full tide of sympathy; the magne-
tism and enthusiasm of numbers; the
holy fervor of many hearts in chime
with each other and with Christ. Aim
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