Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-26

League, Saturday, p nj Official board, FIRST
Tuesday, y p. m. ID. g. STnoEG, Pastor.
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All our prayers are but ciphers till
Christs intcrcession be added. C
Love-
We never need prayer so much as
when we are lndisposed for it.-R
CauerSoD.
A thankful Leart to God for his
blessings is the greatest blessing Of
ALB, Lucas
IF We would be sure OF immortal
life, we must make the mortal a God
filed life."-MacLaren.
1t is only when we are willing TO be
useful and faithful in little things
that we can accomplish that which is
truly great - Selected.
Without self sacrifice there can be
no blessedness, neither on earth nor
in heaven. He that loveth bis life
will lose it. He that hateth his life
in this paltry, selfish, luxurious, hyp-
ocritical world shall keep it to life
eternal. Charles Kingsley.
God never works only for to-day.
His plans run on and on. The web
he weaves IS from everlasting to ever
lasting, and if l can fill part OF that
web he it over 80 insignificant, it will
ABIDE forever. And this is one Of the
most comforting thoughts to us.
While on earth we may do something
for eternity. Bishop Simpson.
GoRDoN's HALF HouR AT a funeral
service held in England for General
Gordon, the speaker gave the follow
ing statement of that good mans
falthfulness to his times of daily COM
munion with God: -"There was each
morning, during his journey in the
Soudan, one half hour during which
there lay outside Charles George
Gordon's tent handkerchief, and
the Whole camp knew the full signif
canoe of the small token; and most
religiou9ly was it respected by all
there, whatever was their color, creed
or business. No foot dared to enter
the tent so guarded No message,
however pressing, was carried in;
whatever it was, of life or death, il
had to wait until tho guardian signal
was removed Every one knew that
God and Gordon were'alone in there
together that the servant prayed and
communed and that the Master heard
and answered, Into the heart so
opened the presence of God came
down; into the life so offered the
strength of God was pouredl 80 that
strange power was given to Gordon
because his heart became the dwell.
ling place of God."-,Selected.
SEEK YoJR NEIGHDoRs Coon. The
religion Of Christ is the only religion
that lays the AK to the root Of selfish
ness, with the declaration: Look |
not every man on his own things, but
every man also on the things OF |
others" One. of its fundamental
principals is, "Love thy neighbor as
myself" The religion of Christ does
not teach any one to disregard his
own true interests On the contrary.
it enjoins its votaries mot to be sloth-
full IN business" but to be fervent in
spirit, serving the Lord. But it is
not to be forgotten that we are our
brothers keeper, as well as our own
keeper, and we must so live as to
make the interest of both harmonlze
We have no right to crafty our
tastes and appetites at the expense of
our neighbours welfare 1t IS cor
talnly right to eat meat, and yet we
ought not to do it under such circum-
stances as will cause it to iniure our
neigh6or. Hence the exhortation of I
the apostal Paul: 1T is good neither c
to eat flesh nor to drink wine, nor
anything whereby thy brother stumb.
leth, or IS offended, or is made weak" r
We can not fall back on the rghtful. /
ness of the action, and say it is my 8
prIyaIege to eat and to drink, and | il
am not responsible for the instability A
and weakness of my brothers charac- 8
ter; he has no right to stumble and c
fall at my actious. His business is to a
set me a good example as much as it b
IS mine to set him II good example.
All! but are you setting HIM a good &
example if you eat or drink or speak,
or IN any way act so az to cause him
to stumble and fall? True, he ought
to set you good example, but bis Il
neglect will not excuse you. The n
strong must bear the infrmities of b
the weak. Those who are strong in 4
the grace that is in Christ Jesus must {,
be foreward in making sacrifices to I
save the weak and those ready to fall q
otherwise he can not seek his neigh. I
boris good as the Master requires. ii
Herald and PreSbyter. q
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