Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-02-22
The cod Of ioy bide me be- happy

mind tells me that gloom is sin, anc
straightway cheerlessness condemns
me. Friends, a host OF them, will be
encamped around me; above me will
float the banner of love; the work Of
my hands will be prospered; yet my
life will be 80 sadly poised withal, and
inclined away from what is sane and
peaceful, that the lightest touch Of
the finger Of failure will overturn il
into the Slough of Despond. OChrist
of Cana, now may my life be feast
0 thou who dost flood the universe
with the light Of thy sun, shine in my
life, not now and then, but forever
I am weary of joys uncertainty, Of
the peace that is tickle as a desert
stream. Grant me thy peace that
foweth as u river, thy peace that
recks not of its peacefusness, thy joy
whose essence IS the joy Of others.
Make me SO busy with useful work
that l shall not feel the touch of the
finger Of failure. So breathe into me
the energy Of thy strong purposes
that l shall not need to sit at feast.
Help me to such pity for the troubles
of others that l shall be careless
whether my own heart is troubled or
not. Let thy joy be in me, that my
joy may be fulfilled. r. Wells.
WORLDLY CHRISTIANS Lot proba-
bly, thought it foolish to be too purti-
cular about the character of the in
habitants Sodom. The business pros
poets were 80 good, and surely they
ought not to be blighted by mere pru-
dish notions And besides was there
not likelihood of his influencing the
citizens Of Sodom to a better life?
AT any rate he would make the ex-
pertinent!
Let the result be a lesson TO us.
Lot so identified himself with the To-
cal life that when he wanted to warn
his friends of coming Judgement he
had lost his testimony. Lot is type
of the worldllng-Chr There
are Christians in the land 30 entang-
led in worldliness that should they
attempt inviting sinners to Christ
their action would be treated as a
good joke.
START WELI.--Much depends upon
a cheerful start for the day. The
man who leaves his home with a scowl
on his brow, and a snap at his chill
dren, and tart speech to his wife in
stead of kiss, is not likely to be
pleasant company for anybody during
the day. He will probably come home
with the temper of a porcupine. Wise
plans should be laid for every day, so
that 1t be not an idle saunter or an
aimless busting to and fro. Yet, to
make good speed on the right track,
we must not start over loaded: not
too many things to be undertaken,
lest they prove hasty patchwork.
The journey is not made in cush-
Toned car, but on foot, and the most
calling load is vexations and worry
ing care One step at a time is all
that the most busy Christian can take,
and steady walking ought not to tire
any healthy body or soul. 1t is the
overstralned rush, whether in business
or study, that breaks people down;
especially the insane greed for wealth
or the mad ambition, goadlng brains
and nerves to fury. The shattered
nerves and sudden deaths in all our
great business centers tells sad
story. A good rule is to take short
views. Sufficient to the day is the
toll thereof; no man is strong enough
to bear to-day's load with the morrow
piled on the top of it. The only long
look far ahead that you and should
take should be the look towards the
judgement seat, and the offered crown
at the end Of the race. That is the
way to get taste of heaven in ad-
vance.-ReU. T. L. Cuyler.
woRKMEN's CHIPS.
Character is capital.
Talk little, act promptly.
Custom makes towards of us all.
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