Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-30
Holiness.

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scene of life, where we dwell, with all
its moral relationships, should come
to be regarded as q kind Of sanctuary,
and that we should shrink from the
pollution OF it at any point as instinc-
lively and reverentially as we should
from the proclamation of sacrament.
This is holiness. AT first, and posi-
bly, for a long time, it will need in
cessant vigil aud solemn conflict.
But as sure as we are faithful the
struggle will become less sharp. Vir-
tue will find help in the wholesome
occupations of q Christian life. The
truth will open itself, that pure re-
.ligion before God is the busy and
charitable religion that visits the
fatherless and widow, leaving no time
for corrupting trains Of thought,
reading, or conversation. A spirit 80
guarded keeps itself unspotted from
the world by keeping out Of the way
of the worlds ambiguous allurements.
For most Of us it is a necessary disci-
pline and long battle. But even il
the faithful soldier and servant should
find it q fight unto the life's end, heis
not to lose sight of the promised lib
erty and victory. Advancing we'll up
the hill, he will find that "to the pure
all things are pure,"- bishop f. D,
Huntington.
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All Christians must work, What
would happen in battle IL only the Of
ticers fought?-Jsmes Robertson.
A true perception Of the Gospel is
the entire forgetfulness Of self, utter
absence Of any pretensiou, and the
complete and entire refusal to accept
the worlds praise or Judgment
General Gordon.
There is burden Of care in get
ting riches; fear in keeping them;
temptation is using them; guilt in
abusing them; sorrow in losing them;
and burden Of account at last to.
be given up concerning them. M.
Henry.
Religion in its purity is not so
much pursuit Ss a temper; or rather
it is a temper leading to the pursuit
of all that is high and holy. It's
foundation is faith; it's action, works;
it's temper, holiness; its aim. obedience
to God in improvement Of self and
benevolence to men.-Edwards.
The bitterest tears shed over graves
are for words left unsaid and deeds
left undone. "She never knew how l
loved her." "He never knew what
he was to me-" II always meant to
make more of our friendship" Such
words are the poisoned arrows which
cruel death shoots backward at us
from the sepulcher H. B. Stowe.
Our existence is insphered in mys-
terry. How many problems are there
relating to the unseen world which
The instinct Of our nature impels us
10 inquire about, but upon which res'
son and the Scriptures shed no GER
tain light. We are perplexed what
10 think, what to believe. Verify we
zee now through a glass darby"
We know only Tin part" But when
lay dawns, and the clouds that hang |
)ver the landscape OF the immortal
lift. and we no longer see things
llmly, but face to face" / am sure
Ne will wonder at what imperfect
conceptions of God we had, and what
lark visions OF human destiny brood
ID over our minds; and no less
wonder at the patience Of the infinite
Love which searched 80 long in the
wilderness for the wandering sheep,
md by divers ways OF discipline
fashioned to the steps Of all infrm-
ty," was able to bring so many OF the
ost ones back to the fold.-The Rev.
Or. Webbe.
God never repairs. Christ never