FOR THE SABBATH.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 536, 25 January 1913, Page 7

FOR THE SABBATH.

: —: A DESCRIPTION OF CHRIST. "There has appeared in thia our day a Man of great virtue, named Jesus Christ Who is yet living.amongst us and with the Gentiles is accepted as the\prophet of truth, but His own disciples call Him the Son of God. He raiseth the dead and cureth all manner of diseases, a Man of stature somewhat tall and comely, with a very reverend countenance such as the beholder may both love and fear: His hair is of the colour of a'filbert, full ripe and plain down to His ears, somewhat curled and more orient of colour, waving about His shoulders. In reproving He is terrible, in admonishing courteous and fair spoken, pleaBant in speech amidßt gravity. In proportion of body well shaped and straight; His hands and arms most beauteous to behold; in speaking very temperate, modest and wise; a Man of .singular virtue, surpassing the children of men.'* —Publius Lentulus. Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in to persons to promote the good and happiness of each other. —Addison. The present war between the Balkan States and Turkey brings us into touch with many biblical towns. The port of Salonica is Thessalonica to which Paul addressed two of his epistles. Veria, which the Greeks captured, is the Berea of old where , the people Were dilig°nt in searching the scriptures. The port of Kavala is the Neapolis at which Paul landed when on his way to Phillipl and Drama another captured town is only a few miles north of the ruins of Phillipi. WORDS OF WISDOM. Idleness travels very slowly and poverty soon overtakes her. Who purposely cheats his friend, would cheat his God. Trust not him that seems a saint. The noblest motive is the public good. There is'not a moment without some duty. » Religion consists not in knowledge, but in a holy life. If I ask Him to receive me Will He say me nay? Not till earth and not till heaven Pass away Give praise O fellowman, unto the strong, But pity to the weak who suffer wrong: Forget not while the victors mount the throne, The vanquished ones who go their ways alone. To these let prayers or praise or pity fall, But give, 0 fellow man, your love to all: Forget not that in earth or heaven above No life can e'er be blest that hath not love. At the annual Synod of the Methodist Church in Fiji, nineteen candidates were received for the native ministry. It was reported that the annual missionary collection for the year was £10,705, so that the wurk in Fiji is almost self-supporting. About 90 per cent, of the natives of Fiji are members or adherents of the Methodist Church. A good conscience is a continual Christmas.—Benjamin Franklin. I will honour Christmas in.my heart and try to keep it all the year. Charles Dickens. "But the tongue can no man tame." —Job, Moses, David, Solomon, Christ, Paul—all speak strongly on the question of sinning with the tongue. Half of the woes of the world, half of the unhappiness of the world, half of the misunderstandings, quarrels in home and church—all these caused by the tongue and this after 1900 of the preaching of the Gospel of Charity. James was right when he said "But the tongue can no man tame."