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LATIMER.

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The heart of man is his worst part before it be regenerated, and the best afterwards; it is the seat of principles, and the fountain of actions. The eye of God and the eye of the Christian ought to be principally fixed upon it.-Flavel.

The force of gunpowder is not shown till a spark lights on it; so till temptation comes, we know not ourselves.-M. Henry.

When our Bibles in seasons of difficulty, are searched in an humble, prayerful, teachable spirit, we are as much depending

on the Lord himself for counsel as if we were listening to an immediate revelation from Heaven.-Bridges.

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In evil things Satan separates the end from the means; in good things, the means from the end.-P. Henry.

One Christian that hath experience of temptation is worth a thousand others.— Luther.

True religion is doctrinal, experimental, and practical. If we possess only doctrinal religion, it would lead to Antinomianism; if only experimental, to enthusiasm; if only practical, to Pharisaism. Therefore, if we would be partakers of the religion of Jesus, all three must be united; we must not attempt to separate them.-Marsh.

He that provided for Adam without his care, and still provides for all his creatures without their care, will not let them that trust in him want any good thing. He that feeds his birds, will not starve his babes.-Henry.

Guilt is the parent of uneasiness, and though the cause may not be generally understood, the effect is manifest and undeniable.-Rev. G. Clayton.

The flower of Christian graces grows only under the shade of the cross; and the root of them all is humility.

Augustine.

Pulpit Anecdotes.

AUGUSTINE, the celebrated Christian writer of the fourth century, intended on one occasion to preach in a secluded town at some distance, and not knowing the way to his destination, committed himself to the leading of a guide. Augustine was particularly obnoxious to a class of lawless persons who, under a religious pretence, filled the country with rapine and tumult, and whom he had succeeded, through use of his influence at the imperial court, in subjecting to punishment or restraint. His intended journey being known, one of these rnffians lurked at a convenient part of the road, with the purpose of springing upon him as he passed and putting him to death. Augustine's guide, however, mistook the road, and ignorantly lead him along a bypath, in a direction away from the assassin. Who does not see in this occurrence an instance of the constant care and providential watchfulness which God exercises over his people?

Latimer.

Ir is related of Latimer, that when he once preached before the tyrant Henry VIII, he took a plain straightforward text, and his sermon assailed those very sins for which the monarch was notorious; and he was stung to the quick-for truth always finds a response in the worst man's conscience. He would not bend beneath the authority of his God; and he therefore sent for Latimer, and said "" Your life is in jeopardy if you do not recant all you said to-day when you preach next Sunday." The trimming courtiers were all anxious to know the consequence of this, and the chapel was crowded. The venerable man took his text, and, after a pause, began with a soliloquy thus: "Now, Hugh Latimer, bethink thee, thou art in the presence of thy earthly monarch; thy life is in his hands, and if thou dost not suit thyself to his fancies, he will bring down thy gray hairs with blood to the grave. But, Hugh Latimer, bethink, bethink thee, thou art in

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HOW TO MAKE HOME HAPPY.

the presence of the King of kings and Lord of lords, who hath told thee, 'Fear not them that kill the body, and then can do no more; but rather fear him that can kill both body and soul, and cast thee into hell for ever!'-yea, I say, Hugh Latimer, fear him." He then went on, and not only repeated what he had before advanced, but, if possible, enforced it with greater emphasis. What was the consequence? Henry sent for him, and said, "How durst thou insult thy monarch so?" Latimer replied, "I thought if I were unfaithful to my God, it would be impossible to be loyal to my king." The king embraced the good old bishop, exclaiming, "And is there yet one man left who is bold and honest enough to tell me the truth?"

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Luther.

"WHO is this Luther?" said Margaret, governess of the Netherlands. The courtiers around her replied, "He is an illiterate monk," "Is he so?" said she, "I am glad to hear it; then do you, gentlemen, who are not illiterate, who are both learned and numerous, do you, I charge you, write against this illiterate monk. That is all you have to do. The business is easy; for the world will surely pay more regard to a great many scholars, and great men, as you are, than to one poor illiterate monk."Dr. Knox.

Friendly Monitions to Parents.

How to Make Home Happy.

1. EACH in the home circle must have a benevolent spirit, or have a disposition to make the rest happy. If one be heedless of the wishes of others, but tenacious of his own gratification, he acts on a selfish principle, which can sunder all human ties. A benevolent spirit will lead to frequent selfdenial for others' good, and it is the corner stone on which the happiness of

home must rest.

2. Avoid the positive causes which tend to mar the peace of home. Everything which will be likely to displease, if unnecessary, should be avoided. The happiness of a day may be destroyed by a single word or action, and its repetition may keep a family in constant turmoil. Small things may embitter life. He who would knowingly give unnecessary pain is wanting in human feelings.

3. Each must have a forbearing spirit. No one that knows himself, imagines that he is perfect even as a social being. He needs the forbearance of others, and he must be willing to extend it to them. To ask perfection in others, when one has only imperfections to give in return, is not a fair exchange. There will often be difference of opinion, but there need be no alienation of feeling. Let the judgment lean to the side of charity, and what charity cannot cover, let forbearance excuse.

4. Be ready to ask forgiveness. Many are too little to do this. But nothing can so stamp one's character with

the seal of true greatness as a free, open, penitent acknowledgment of a wrong, whenever it has been done. And when such spirits are together, harmony cannot long be broken though the house be small. 5. Cultivate an open, communicative spirit.

An open expression of thought and feeling leads to a wider comparison of views, to more intelligent judgments, and to a knowledge of one another, which removes distrust, and forms the only true basis of mutual confidence and sympathy. Minds cannot flow into one another, unless they know each other, unless they are open and communicative. Most subjects may be familiarly conversed upon. At least a spirit of reserve should be avoided. If characteristic of a family in their relations to each other, it stops the spontaneous outflowing of feeling and thought; it deadens sympathy, chills affection, and thus breaks the sweetest charm of home.

6. Another requisite is the faithful performance of relative duties.

Every social relation involves corresponding social duties. Husband and wife, parent and child, brother and sister, owe to each other respectively, the duties of these relations. It is a fundamental law, in all the relationships of society, that they involve reciprocal duties which balance one another. And if a person sustain a relation and neglect its duties, he violates the very principle of harmony in the social system. He disowns his own nature. He is worse than an infidel.

A HUSBAND.

7. Cultivate a relish for useful knowledge.

Some of the family, at least have leisure. Let them so use it as to increase the common stock of knowledge. If a family dwell only on the routine of daily affairs, or on events of mere local importance, their minds will want vigour and scope. The hour of leisure will drag heavily. Life will pass in a dull monotony. Home will be wanting in attractiveness. But enlarge and elevate the thoughts of the home circle, and it will give vigour to the intellect and freshness to the feelings; it will waken a spirit of inquiry, prompt to diligent reading and study, and pour into the daily conversation, vivacity, variety, and elevated sentiment. Let young minds grow up surrounded by a spirit of intelligence which reads, which investigates; not mere news of the day, but that which is of substantial importance; the very kernel of truth. It is dangerous to the happiness of a family, if its leading members sink into mental sluggishness. Many a young mind has sought low and vicious excitement abroad, for want of proper mental employment at home.

8. Cherish the social affections.

Nothing can supply the want of these. They give to domestic life its bloom and fragrance. Under their influence every burden is light, every employment cheerful, every care sweet. Without them, all mutual service is a kind of task-work, and life itself cold and cheerless. A sense of duty, however strong, is not sufficient. A determination to do just what one is obliged to do in the thousand little cares of of domestic life, over-tasks the conscience, and leaves little room for the play of the affections. These are not altogether spontaneous. They may be cherished-directly, by little attentions and kindnesses which feed them-indirectly, by avoiding whatever drinks up their life-seeking pleasure abroad, apart from the family-self-indulgence, too absorbing pursuit of wealth or honour, anything which does not give room for the growth and play of the social affections. We are too much a restless, out-going, worldly, people. There is a wearisome plodding which exhausts the body, depresses the mind, hardens the sensibilities, and drinks up the warm, the playful, and the affectionate, those heartsmiles which are the sunlight of home. What is stern, over-reaching, and ambitious in active life, preponderates over what is cordial, confiding, and affectionate in social life. We need a more tropical atmosphere to breathe its blandness and transparency through our feeling and

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manner. Our social character wants depth, and warmth, and simplicity, and genuineWe are too calculating, selfish, unsympathising, heartless. We should be more ready to rejoice with them that rejoice, and to weep with them that weep; to look, not every man on his own things, but also on the things of others; to be kindly affectioned one toward another, in honour preferring one another. And until that religion which comes from the atmosphere of heaven shall breathe its own true spirit in our hearts, to temper our worldliness, to deepen our feelings, and to open the fountains of sympathy, we shall have a wintry climate; the frost will creep in to the very hearthstone of domestic joys, and freeze up the fountains of social happiness.

Of what pure affections and warm sympathies has a kind Providence made us capable! And he instituted the social relations for them, that they might grow out from them, and like blossoms on our sterner nature, shed their sweetness upon human life. Tender and precious are the ties that bind us to the dear circle of home. Husband and wife, parent and child, brother and sister-the nearest, the sweetest ties that earth can know; and these gathered up and sheltered under one roof, and blending together all their endearments!— Mothers' Mag.

A Husband.

THE English term 'husband' is derived from the Anglo-Saxon words hus and band, which signify the bond of the house; ' and it was anciently spelt house-bond, and continued to be so spelt in some editions of the English Bible, after the introduction of the art of printing. A husband, then, is a house-bond,-the bond of a house,-that which engirdles a family into the union of strength and the oneness of love. Wife, and children, and 'stranger within the gates,'—all their interests and all their happiness-are encircled in the housebond's embrace, the objects of his protection, and of his special care. What a fine picture is this of a husband's duty, and a family's privilege! And what a beautiful emblem is this of the guardianship, and love, and uniting kindness exercised toward believing souls, and inquiring sinners, and the whole family in heaven and in earth.' by Him who says, 'It shall be at that day that thou shalt call me Ishi, (that is, my husband); for I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving kindness, and in mercies; I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness.'

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The Farmer's Daughter.

AN ANECDOTE.

An eminent living minister, when he left the college at which he studied, went on a visit to some of his relations. A neighbour of theirs invited some friends to meet him one afternoon at a social party. Among them was a female who retained marked traces of a recent and very severe illness; and she related to the company the incidents of the deep affliction through which she had passed. She had been taken ill, and gradually became worse, until at last the physician who attended her, said to her father, "I have no hope of your daughter now. It is impossible she can recover; and I wish you to tell your child what I say." She was one of seven children. Her father, who was a farmer, had made a large sum of money during the war: everything he touched seem to turn into gold. His children were taught to think of hardly anything but the art of acquiring wealth; and gold appeared to be the only God worshipped in the family. The father, however, was much distressed at the idea of parting with his daughter; for she was a favorite. It was two days before he could bring himself to speak to her on the

subject; but at last he told her what the physician had said. She received the intelligence with great composure; and said, "Well, father, if I cannot survive, I should like to have all my brothers and sisters about me once more before I die." They were sent for; and father and mother, two brothers and four sisters, surrounded the bed of the dying favorite. No doubt it was a mournful scene. When she had bidden farewell to them, she said to her mother, "I should like to give something to each to remember me by, when I am gone;" and her clothes, her little jewels, and her money being brought to her, a little parcel was made up for each as a memorial of her when she should be dead. Contrary to all expectation, however, she from that day began to amend; and at the time of her appearing at the little party, she had pretty well recovered.

When she had finished her recital, the young minister observed to her, "It is not often that a person is brought so near the gates of death, and comes back to tell us how she felt. I should like to know what the state of your mind was, when you thought you were going to die!" "O," said she, "I was very happy." He replied, "It is a solemn thing to appear in the presence

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