Attractions of the Bible.
In giving the Bible God had regard to
the mind of man. He knew that man has
more curiosity than piety, taste than sanc
tity, and that persons are more anxious
r to hear some new thing, or read some
beauteous theme, than to read or hear
about God and his great salvation; that
few could ever ask, 44 What must I do to
be saved?" till they had once been at
tracted and brought to the Bible itself.
And therefore he made the Bible not only
an instructive book but an attractive one
—not only true, but enticing—a book
which is trying to catch tin; heart of man
should gratify ins taste. The pearl is of
great price, but even the casket is ol ex
quisite beauty; the world's Maker is the
Bible's Author, and the same profusion
which furnished so lavishly the abode of
man, has filled thus richly, and adorned
thus brilliantly, the book of man. For
God has made Inspiration a counterpart
of Incarnation; and just as in the incar
nate mystery, without mutual encroach
ments, and without confusion, we have
very God and very man, so in Scripture
we have a book, every sentence of which
is truly Divine. Holy men spake and
wrote it 44 as they were moved by the Ho
ly Ghost;" and just as when God sent his
Son into the world, He sent him not in
the fashion of an angel, nor even in the
fashion of a glorified and celestial man,
but sent him " in all points like unto his
brethren," so when He sent into the
world His written Word, it came not
ready written with an angel's plume, but
with reeds from the Jordan, and was con
signed to paper from the marshy Mile,
and every word of it not the less heaven
ly. We have in God's Divine revelation
the beautiful simplicity of John, the argu
mentative soul-stirring energy of Paul,
the fervent solemnity of Peter, the lyrical
mood of David, the ingenious and majes
tic narrative of Moses, the royal wisdom
of Solomon; but we have also God. And
such ought to be the word of Jehovah,
like Iminanuel, full of grace and truth, at
once in the bosom of God and in the heart
of man—powerful, yet sympathizing—ce
lestial, yet human—exalted, yet humbling
—imposing, yet familiar—God and man.
Oh, my brethren, there is a loveliness
even in the letter of the Bible, but there
is life for our souls in the Divine signifi
cance. Iti blissful bewilderment may you
forget the fascinations of earth and the
pleasures of sin, and only wake up to con
sciousness still to find you i self alone with
the Master; and none will less grieve
than he who addresses you, if the literary
attractions of the Bible become thus
merged and superseded in charms more
spiritual—in those attractions, which if
they draw you to the Bible, will also draw
you at last to heaven.— James Hamilton.
There are very few honest men that
live, very few that in the active business
of life are strictly honest, interpreted by
the law of God, and yet when some man
commits an offense against propriety un
der circumstances that make it dramatic,
what a storm of indignation there is! —
They burn a man that has done in a con
spicuous way what t hey have been doing
in a sneaking way all their lives, aud theirs |
is the indignation, not of love and puri
fy, but the indignation of the animal, the
power of combativeness, —77. W. Bencher.
— »---- —
There is a pleasure in contemplating
good; there is a greater pleasure in re
ceiving good; but the greatest pleasure
of all is in doing good, which compre
hends all the rest.
It is a certain sign of a Christian spirit
that we do not in distress fly to an arm of
llesh for relief, but to the arm of God,
aud then we are sure to be relieved in
God's time.
The man who measures life by his own
standard will have a very imperfect view
of what life should be.
The train for heaven has no sleeping
cars. Men must join the church as work- j
ers, not as idlers.
GREAT
I
Continually attend the
Auction Sale
OF FINE
n the store formerly occupied by J. L
KENT, Moore's Block.
i
The stock comprises large i nes of
DRESS GOODS, CALICOES, DOMESTICS,
TABLE LINENS, TOWELS and TOWELNG, ■
FLANNELS, MARSEILLES and CROTCHET
QUILTS, BLAN'KETL, HOSIERY OF ALL
KINDS, KNIT UNDERWEAR, GLOVES
in great variety, LADIES SKIRTS,
and CORSETS, UMBRELLAS and
PARASOLS, RIBBONS, and
RUCHES, COLLARS, and
CUFFS, LACES, and
VEILINGS, and
FANCY GOODS
and NOTIONS, FINE TABLE and POCKET CUT- !
LERY. In fact everything found in a find
class store.
No old styles as in most Bankrupt stocks, th
goods having been purchased within the year.
Sales at 1 and 7 p. m.. until stock is closed.
3™ Ladies Especially invited. No reserve.
D. LYONS.
1331. THE CULTIVATOR 1880.
AND
Country Gentleman.
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of
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Replies, Farm Questions and Answers, Fireside j
Reading, Domestic Economy, and a summary o
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unusually complete, and more information can he
gathered from its columns than from any other
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throwing light upon one of the most important of all ;
questions— When to Buy and When to Sell. It is
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V ertical
Feed.
\s usual, the Vertical Feed
Sewing Machine took First Pre
mium, at the late county Fair.
N EW
JOB
PRINTING
OFFICE.
We respectfully invite public attention to
our
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COMPLKTB JOB PRINTING HOUSE!
Corner Main and Pine streets, over the
Music Store.
COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND PHAMPLET
WORK A SPECIALTY.
LETTER,
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AXW
BILL HEADS,
ENVELOPES,
TAGS
Neatly executed on the shortest notice.
BUSINESS, PARTY AND CALLING CARDS
printed to order.
ALVORD & SON.
QOAL! COAL I
(7/1.1/* FOMt ( . IS//
The following prices will be charged for AJf-
VWMBACITMS COAL, in the yard, in all the
signatures hereto attached, until furthe
notice:
STOVE, $4 25
CHESTNUT, 4 25
GRATE, 4 25
EGG, 4 25
Cartage, FIFTY CENTS PER TON IN
addition to above, and an EXTRA CHARGE for
I carrying in.
W. M. MALLORY, Towanaa.
lIENRY MEIiCUR,
NATHAN TIDD, "
E. B. PIERCE,
BARTLETT BROS., Wysox.
At JftALLORyS IVf If 0, formerly Phin
ney's:
Sullivan Coal,
LARGE STOVE, f3 00
SMALL STOVE, 3 25
CHESTNUT, 3 25
EGG f 3 00
GRA TE, 3 00
SMALL CHESTNUT, 2 15
With same additional charges for cartage.
W. M. MALLORY.
October, 24, 1879.
Great
CROWDS!
at
J. L. KENT'S.
and an
I IMMENSE STOCK !
DRESS GOODS,
CLOAKS and SHAWLS,
GLOVES and HOSIERY,
3 button Kid Gloves, only 75
Cents, worth a dollar.
SHEETINGS & SHIRTINGS,
of the best brands, cheap !
CLOTHS and CASSIMERES,
of all qualities and prices.
RIBBONS & FANCY GOODS,
the best selection ever offered
in this market.
FLANNELS & BLANKETS,
in endless variety.
In fact my assortment of DRY
GOODS is complete and is not
excelled by any establishment in
the country. In prices
I DEFY COMPETITION !
and cordially invite inspection of
my goods and a comparison of
prices.
Col. Means' mammoth
store, second door south of Mc.
Intyre Brothers hardware store.
JT. L. KENT,
Nov. 14. Agent.