The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-20
HERE AND HEREAFTER.



Do not allow public worship to de
generate into mere saying of you
private prayers in church. Set you
selves against this selfish and narrow
ing tendency. Think of the man
others who are around you at publ
worship, of their sins, trials, wants
wishes, mercies trying to throw your
self into their case. Too many Chris
tians 90 to church with this idei
working in their minds II go to ash
| for what | myself want and to giv'
thanks for what | myself have received
and do not busy myself with othe
people. " Then you might as vel
stay at home. The closet is the place
for pouring out the heart to God ano
laying down the secret burdens at thu
| throne of grace. The church is the
place for the intercommunion of saint.
with one another and Of all with
God. --(E. NJ. Goulburn.
Gods Wishes.
God desires and God loves to make
grand men and grand women of us.
There is no grandeur in that life that
falls like Lucifer from the heaven OF
power. of love, of duty, of truth, OF
integrity of purity, of power in life.
1t is down, down. down, to the bottom
less pit. God knows it and has warned
US. Angels know it. Men know it,
But there is grandeur in life that
lives and moves with God. Is there a
full purse in it? Well, God says so
and He has proved it-houses and land
IAN hundred fold' in this life. But
there is something better and nobler.
There is full heart; there is peace
there is place of love for you and
thousands of friends. The higher you
rise with God, the more men will love
you, for you lift up world with you.
- Michael Burrham, ID. d.
The man who does not study Christ
and discover the source of His strength
will be W eak 10 resist temptation.
True goodness is like the glow worm
in this that it shines most when no
eyes except those OF Heaven are upon
it.
The Son of man foresaw his destiny
and met il noble. So should his fol
lowers meet their providentia allot
ments.
To neglect any one that needs our
help Is to neglect Christ himself. To
do good to any other in Christ's name
is to serve Christ,
God and Satan are the two extremes
of good and evil. Every one must de
eide for one or lhe other of these ex.
tremes in deciding whose he will be
and whom he will serve.
Equality. An men were created
equal in the eyes of God, ard they all
nave an equal chance of obtaining
general salvation. i Rev. Jceeph kee
ry Catholic, Columbus, q
1.-THE haui;"st, the hri4. st. and |
he fairesi III all heaven who are
hey?" And the answer comes. |
These are they who came out of great |
and had their robes
washed and made white in the blood
# the Lamb. "
4 good way to secure right conduct
IN ones children, or pupils, or ser
ANTS is by setting them a good ex
ample. Old Quarrels SAID: eff a
,rin.e expects virtuous subjects let
lis subjects have a virtuous prince"
Like master like man" is proverb
4 the ages What teacher is seven
avs in the week has more to do with
living lesson to his pupils than
that he says one day in the week"
f you want followers in the right way
GU must be leader in the right way.
Come after me- is more potent
all than Walk in the way that | tell
GU is the right ONE Exhortation
5 of little worth without example.