Faith is first of all an experiment, then an experience. Paths of duty and service would open to us more readily and clearly if we would give more heed to the art of lis tening. "Be still and know that I am God." There is no calamity but sin; for everything else let Gcd be praised. That which we have given up. for God is not forfeited but transferred. There is no greater mistake than to suppose that Christians can impress the world by Compromising with It. The Word is not to be preached by fits and starts, but according to Paul, during two seasons-—“in season and out of season.” It is ours to serve; God will preserve. OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE . — a n o -rue, aid s o c ie ty tuiu. M eerA
The praise life wears out the self life. The man who deceives you most is yourself. When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small parcel. It is better to have a heart Without words than words without a heart. You do not need to run after happi ness. Do all the good you can and hap piness will run after you. He is truly a humble man who does hot feel proud when people praise him for his humility. . In the morning, praise God for oppor tunity—but make some use of it before the morning goes. A ton weight of human literature is not worth an ounce of Scripture. When the tongue of slander stings thee, let this be thy comfort; they are not the worst fruits on which the wasp alights. The man who is sorry he didn’t do it yesterday is always going to do it to morrow. Thé only had habit many a good man has is boasting that he hasn’t any. He who preaches economy to his wife by the yard is apt to practice it by the inch. . You can save yourself a lot of trouble by not looking for it. A soup serving church is rarely a soul saving church. Little prayers will be the result of little conceptions. A divorce-endorsing preacher suits an undivorced-from-the-world church. An idler is a watch that wants both hands; as useless when it goes as when it stands. He who embraces in his prayer the Widest circle, of his fellow creatures is most in sympathy with the mind of Godr Clipping a tiger’s claws never makes him lose his taste for blood. Too many people are deaf to counsel and open to flattery. There is always danger to those who have to talk much about religion, that their religion may become a thing of the head rather than the true religion of the heart. He who cannot hold his tongue can not hold his friends.
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