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Benevolence: Its Eewaed And Sguece.
whose heart as well as upon his banner is inscribed , ;¦ " brotherly love , relief , and truth . " In your attempts to do good , infirmities will attach themselves to your efforts ; prudence , at all times , may not be commensurate with your zeal ; you may occasionally incur censure froni the overcautious , the cold-hearted , the selfish ; but let the benevolence of Ebedmelech be your example , and his source of all good your trust , and then God will be on your side , causing all minor difficulties to vanish and your enemies to be at peace with you . And when the schemes of vain worldly men turn out to be foolishness—when the soulless , the selfish , and the avaricious , meet with that fate " which God reserves for such inhuman wretches—when the
Almighty arises to judgment , and to help all the meek upon earth , the plaudits of the skies wilt be yours ^ and your reward will be proclaimed on high in the substance of these beautiful words , " Well done , good and faithful servant , enter thou into the joy of thy Lord ! ' £ The reverend gentleman closed his energetic discourse by an appeal on behalf of the Kent County Ophthalmic Hospital and the West Kent Infirmary , for which a collection of about £ 17 was made at the doors after service . ]
Happiness .- —If we would be happy , we must ever look upon the bright side of nature , and never suffer any clouds to intervene between us and the golden sun of day . But in order to enjoy this happy feeling ,, we must possess a calm serenity of mind / induced by a life of virtue and goodness , free from selfishness and vain ambitious desires . He who is neither virtuous nor good , cannot be
happy . All men are more or less good and virtuous ; that is , these principles are inherent to the being created in the image of God ; but in some the development of carnality and sensual indulgences has overgrown their better natures , and ' they are led and controlled by misguided and evil passions . The bright , gladsome sun is ever shining by night and by day . Clouds sometimes hide him from our observation , yet he is nevertheless revolving in all his glorious beauty , whether we see him or not . Thus it is with the virtuous and good principles in man . They remain intact , however much they may be obscured by sensual indulgences . The animal nature may predominate , vice in its hideous deformity may debase to the very lowest depths of degradation , yet beneath the sores and ulcers and filth of wickedness , the sun ever shines , the divine spark exists unpolluted . But the beautiful rainbow of God's blessings can give no promise of
happiness , there can be no cairn serenity of mind , no joyous , blissful peace , it clouds obscure Heaven ' s light in the soul . In the degree that love—the brightest attribute of Deity and the glory of humanity—is developed , will happiness be attained . Happiness is the result of fixed laws , any deviation from which will produce a state of mind the reverse of that which surely and inevitably flows from a life of goodness and virtue . —Noel .
An object to uvu i ^ ou . —The whole world calls for new work and nobleness . Subdue mutiny , discord , wide-spread despair , by manfulness , justice , mercy , and wisdom . Chaos is dark , deep as hell ; let light be , and there is instead a gxeen flowery world . O it is great , and there is no other greatness ! To make some nook of God's creation a little fruitfuller , better , more worthy of God ; to make
some human hearts a little wiser , man fuller , happier , more blessed , less accursed ! It is work for a God ! Sooty hell of mutiny , and savagery , and despair , can , by man ' s energy , be made a kind of heaven ; cleared of its soot , of its mutiny , of its need to mutiny ; the everlasting arch of heaven's azure overspauning it too , and its cunning mechanisms and tall chimney steeples , as a birth of heaven ; God and all men looking on it well pleased , —Carlylc .
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Benevolence: Its Eewaed And Sguece.
whose heart as well as upon his banner is inscribed , ;¦ " brotherly love , relief , and truth . " In your attempts to do good , infirmities will attach themselves to your efforts ; prudence , at all times , may not be commensurate with your zeal ; you may occasionally incur censure froni the overcautious , the cold-hearted , the selfish ; but let the benevolence of Ebedmelech be your example , and his source of all good your trust , and then God will be on your side , causing all minor difficulties to vanish and your enemies to be at peace with you . And when the schemes of vain worldly men turn out to be foolishness—when the soulless , the selfish , and the avaricious , meet with that fate " which God reserves for such inhuman wretches—when the
Almighty arises to judgment , and to help all the meek upon earth , the plaudits of the skies wilt be yours ^ and your reward will be proclaimed on high in the substance of these beautiful words , " Well done , good and faithful servant , enter thou into the joy of thy Lord ! ' £ The reverend gentleman closed his energetic discourse by an appeal on behalf of the Kent County Ophthalmic Hospital and the West Kent Infirmary , for which a collection of about £ 17 was made at the doors after service . ]
Happiness .- —If we would be happy , we must ever look upon the bright side of nature , and never suffer any clouds to intervene between us and the golden sun of day . But in order to enjoy this happy feeling ,, we must possess a calm serenity of mind / induced by a life of virtue and goodness , free from selfishness and vain ambitious desires . He who is neither virtuous nor good , cannot be
happy . All men are more or less good and virtuous ; that is , these principles are inherent to the being created in the image of God ; but in some the development of carnality and sensual indulgences has overgrown their better natures , and ' they are led and controlled by misguided and evil passions . The bright , gladsome sun is ever shining by night and by day . Clouds sometimes hide him from our observation , yet he is nevertheless revolving in all his glorious beauty , whether we see him or not . Thus it is with the virtuous and good principles in man . They remain intact , however much they may be obscured by sensual indulgences . The animal nature may predominate , vice in its hideous deformity may debase to the very lowest depths of degradation , yet beneath the sores and ulcers and filth of wickedness , the sun ever shines , the divine spark exists unpolluted . But the beautiful rainbow of God's blessings can give no promise of
happiness , there can be no cairn serenity of mind , no joyous , blissful peace , it clouds obscure Heaven ' s light in the soul . In the degree that love—the brightest attribute of Deity and the glory of humanity—is developed , will happiness be attained . Happiness is the result of fixed laws , any deviation from which will produce a state of mind the reverse of that which surely and inevitably flows from a life of goodness and virtue . —Noel .
An object to uvu i ^ ou . —The whole world calls for new work and nobleness . Subdue mutiny , discord , wide-spread despair , by manfulness , justice , mercy , and wisdom . Chaos is dark , deep as hell ; let light be , and there is instead a gxeen flowery world . O it is great , and there is no other greatness ! To make some nook of God's creation a little fruitfuller , better , more worthy of God ; to make
some human hearts a little wiser , man fuller , happier , more blessed , less accursed ! It is work for a God ! Sooty hell of mutiny , and savagery , and despair , can , by man ' s energy , be made a kind of heaven ; cleared of its soot , of its mutiny , of its need to mutiny ; the everlasting arch of heaven's azure overspauning it too , and its cunning mechanisms and tall chimney steeples , as a birth of heaven ; God and all men looking on it well pleased , —Carlylc .