The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-12
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MORALSEo MANNERS
~ A CLERGYMAN.

dearest OF The Christian Anniversaries,
Easter, is specially abused and desecrated
in this wav. lis made a lay figure for
the display OF the latest things in cloaks
and bonnets. Instead Of going to see the
divine face of the risen Christ. multitudes
visit church on Easter to inspect or exhibit
gowns and head gear Ia mode.
was entering the church door on Easter
Sunday, writes "Aunt Marjarie" in the
Christian Infelligencer, when | met friend
who was the mother of a bevy of bright
girls. She was alone "Where are Ger
trude. Louise and Lucia2" l asked in
some surprise.
'Oh, poor things, they are so distressed.
but their new hats did not come home,
SO they could not come out tOday-and
such perfect sunday, tool Isn't it too
provoking
Think OF It. The grand Easter anthem.
the flood OF song, the sermon, the uplift
and glory of the whole occasion. all lost
because three healthy young women, with
plenty OF comfortable and presentable ap-
Darel, failed TO receive their newest new
hats
surely we saw again, the church is not
the place for a dress parade. II girls must
play peacock let them spread their tine
feathers elsewhere. If new gloves or
bonnets distract the attention of either
the wearers or the observers thew should
never be- worn to church until their nov
city is gone.
'Weel, Janet" said one Of the elders OF
the Carbally parish church, as he met old
Mrs. Kittlebody in the village street. 'hae
ye had ca frae the new minister yetP
"Oh, ave-" returned the old lady, rather
shortly
AN how are ye pleased wi him." per.
sisted the elder.
-, just middlin', just middlin'," re-
piled the dame with some acerbity. II
Gamma say 1 think very muckle o him.
"An' what maks We hae sic Duir
opeenion o. him." inquired the church
officer, IN the most insinuating tone.
"Weel." was the answer. Il dinna'
think he's muckle guild o q minister, for
every Sabbath since he cam he's prayed
for guild weather, an it's getting wetter
than ever
There is tender sweetness about some
of our common phrases of sffectionate
greeting. simple and unobtrusive as they
are, remarks writer in HdrDer'S Weekly,
which falls like dew upon the heart.
"Good nightw The little one lisps il as,
gowned in white. with shining face and
hands, with prayers said she tOddss off TO
bed. Sisters and brothers exchange the
wish; parents and children, friends and
friends Familiar use has robbed it OF its
full significance. We repeat 10 autOmati-
cally. But consider. We are AZ voYagers
putting OF from time TO time upon an I'M
known sea Oar barks of life set sail and
90 on into the darkness, and We, asleep on
our pillows, take no such care as we do
when awake and IOurneylng by daylight
of the perils of the night, whatever thew
NAV be, we take no heed. An unseeping
vigilance watches over US. but u IL the
vigilance Of one stronger, wiser than we.
who is the Eternal Good. Good and
God spring from the same root and have
the same meaning. "Good-by" is only
"God be with you. "GoOd night is really
God night" or God guard the night"
IL would be 8 chuT,ish household in which
these gentle forms OF speech we're ignored
or did not exist. Alike the happy and the
sOTrOwful, day b. day, may say as tbs
shadows fall toward twilight. "Good
night"
lis a comforting thought amid this
hurly-burly OF life, that there Is q divine
plan running through it ali, and that God
stands at both ends oil it-at the heavenly
end TO fulfill our hopes and aspirations,
and at the earthly end to prompt them.
Comment is frequently made. but not
too often. upon the strain Of our modern
and artificial life. We advise every man
and every woman to rest and recreate
from time 10 time. Give the machinery a
chance too cool OF. The train stops when
there is a hot journal; so should we.
There is no economy Ia driving brain aud
ton. We could do more and better work,
in the long run, BY not OVERRIDING.
A human soul is an awful ghostly,
unique possession for bad man to have.
Rider Haggard.
Good things have to be Engraved on the
memory; bad ones stick there of them
selves Charles ReQde.
You can neither wish nor dream your
self into q character. You must hammer
and forge one for yourself-Froude.
When God says Come" He goes out to
meet Us. When He says CO." He goes
with US. 4. Laurence.
There is brotherhood OF errors as close
as the brotherhood of truth.-Duke of
ArgyH.
Consciences, like clocks. need to be re-
set.
What can do with my own strength
alone is small. What can do with Gods
help is infinite. It's the difference be-
tween a man trying to push q train Of
cars upgrade unaIded and the same man
on q locomotive, with steam up, moving
the whole mass by 9 turn Of the wrist
Robert Collyer
Converted souls are the best proof that
the bible Is true.-ErcbGnge.
There are two WAYS of growing old.
Some folks grow old from the inside ont
and some from the outside in.-Mrs. 4. u.
4. Whiney.
We find in a contemporary an account
Of a certain public bsnefaetor who placed
fountain by the wayside and hung a cup
just above the water by little chain He
was told some time afterEard that a great
art critic had found much fault with the
design, both of tue fountain and the cup.
He smiled. and said that he was not dis
turbed by the criticisms but inquired
rather anxiously whether many persons
drank 1T it. He was told that thousands
of poor people-men, women and children
-slaked their thirst there. lie smiled
again, and said: swell, that is all care
for, ana / hope the critic himself may one
day fill the cup and be refreshed"
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