The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-16
GRAINS.

He who has life in Christ, need not
lack any good thing.
Advice to the young man who wants
to get good pay-earn it.
Idleness travels very leisurely, and
poverty soon overtakes her.
Brooding over an unhappy past never
yet hatched out happy future.
Great powers and natural gifts do
not bring, privileges to their possessor,
so much as they bring duties.
The less man knows the more
firmly convinced he is likely to be that
his opinions are necessarily correct.
AS long as we question whether
Jesus truly represent God, we are not
likely to trust him as from God.
The preacher who delivers his Mas
ter's message may not always please
his hearers, but he is their friend.
Some people are always, finding
fault with Nature for putting thorns
on roses always thank her for
having put roses on thorns.
True benevolence is to share what
we have with those who need. To
aspire to give that which is above our
means is not wise.
Other mems eccentricities need not
divert you from your purpose to do
Gods work. Keep your face steadily
towards the front.
Sometimes success IN spiritual work
depends upon physical conditions. A
smoky stor and chilly church have
killed more than one revival.
Let your regret over the opportuni-
ties that came to you and were slighted
by you be turned into readiness to
grasp those that are to come.
Be sure of this one thing. God
regns in righteousness. What He has
promised He will perform. Heaven
and earth will pass away, but His
promise will abide.
You wonder why your pastor has
not more influence with your children.
You would not wonder so much if you
remembered how often you have dis.
paraged him in their presence.
The preachers heart was full, aud
out of his full heart he preached with
power. The congregation caught the
fire and the service was blessed. Nor
al: Get your heart full before you 6
into the pulpit. $751;.
The prayer-meeting was a precious
season of grace. Those who were
present were strengthened and helped.
Your seat was vacant. God does not
bless empty benches.
A certain amount of judicious praise
10 helpful to any man. But too much
of it is harmful; its effect is debili.
tating. Do not withhold from your
brother his just need of praise. AT
the same time do not spread it on too
thick.
There are souls in the world who
have theigift of finding joy everywhere
and leaving it behind them when
they 20. The influence is an inevi-
table gladdening of the heart. They
give light without meaning to shine.
Their bright hearts have great work
to do for God.
He that thinks he can trust God for
spiritual help easier than he can trust
Him. for temporal help deceives him.
self. 1t is the man who cannot believe
that the Lord has anything to do with
the weather that never knows which
way to turn in storm of adversely.
The higher the position, the greater
the responsibility. John Brown, of
.Haddington, said to young minister
who complained of the smallnes of
his congregation, "It Is as large one
as you will want to give account for
in the day of Judgment"
He that is habituated to deceptions
and artificialities in trifles will try in
vain to be true in matters of import
ance; for truth is a thing of habit
rather than of will You cannot in
any given case, by any sudden and
single effort, will to be true, If the habit
of your life has been insincere.