FOR THE SABBATH.
WAITING. The Duke of Wellington ordered certain regiments to form and wait. For many hours this order remained in force and only late in the day were the obedient warriors led to victory. We may we sure those hours of waiting were the hardest hours in those soldiers' lives. In that space of anxious suspense the Duke was "winning the battle for them, but they would much rather have been doing something to the winning of it. for themselves. So is it frequently with us in the strife of life. Moses said to Israel "The SLord shall fight for you and ye shall hold your peace/' and this sitting order which Israel's God often repeats to us is far more difficult to obey than the most arduous of marching orders The most loyal souls at God's bidding leave all to Him; the supremest moments are those in which the action of the believing heart supersedes all other action. The albatross sailing over the sea with vast unstirring wings is a symbol of power, not of weakness, and the soul which sustains its flight without noise or flutter does so in the fulnesa of power, in the perfection of life. Some timely advise was given by the Rev. W. Ready in his ordination charge to the young Methodist ministers in Wellington. Referring to the ministers' physical equipment, Mr Ready, inter alia, sa ; d: "During the day do your best work for God and your church, but when you retire for the night, let God do His best work for you by putting you to sleep."
GOLD DUST. Small kindnesses, small courtesies, small considerations, habitually practised in our social intercourse, give a greater charm to the character than a great display of talents and accomplishments. Then, whatsoever wind doth blow, My heart is glad to have it so; And blow it east, or blow it west, The wind that blows, that wind is best. The beauty of holiness must be in labour as well as in rest. Silence is one great, art of conversation. The day is dark only when the mind is dark. During bis retiring address at the recent Methodist Conference, the expresident, being compelled to take a drink of water owing to dryness in £he throat, and apologising for the interruption, said, "I have been preaching for a long time, but this is the first time I have ever taken a drimk of water in the pulpit." The conference wondered what bis usual beverage was.
"What is the opposite of conversion? It is a terrible word because God iB our only God, our hope, our all; but it is, you know, aversion. If we are not turned to God, we are turned away from Him. It is a ter rible word, but it is so outspoken, so true, and God is so good. Is there any thought which men so try to get rid of, unless they are obeying Him, as the thought of God? For it is the thought of a Master who is disobeyed, a Father who is dishonoured, a Benefactor to whom we are ungrateiul, an Almighty who is defied, art Indweller who is chased away." —Dr Pusey.
"There is joy in the presence of the angels over one sinner that repenteth."—Luke 15-7.
LEADING MEN ON' CHRISTIANITY.
Christianity is a religion jealous in its demands, but how infinitely prodigal in its gifts! It troubles you for an hour, it repays you by immortality. Bulwer Lytton. The greatest of all blessings is to be a Christian. —Coleridge. t As to the Christian religion., besides the strong evidence which we have for it, there is a balance in its favour from the number of great men who have been convinced of its truth after a serious consideration of the question. Sir Isaac Newton set out an infidel and came to be a very firm believer.—Johnson.
There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, if taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries: And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose the venture, —Shakespeare. Choose ye this day Whom ye will serve.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 554, 29 March 1913, Page 2
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