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Smooth and pleasant is his passage whom the grace of God conducts and carries through this troublesome world. Happy is that man who can comfort himself with having employed any one day of his life so perfectly well as he might and ought to have done. There are two things by which a man soars above the world-sincerity and purity. That aspires and aims at a likeness to God; this makes us really like Him. God observes by what springs we are moved; and measures our desert by the disposition of the heart, and not by the worth of the gift or the quality of the action. out great pains and diligence; and if God. An irresolute and inconstant He that hath gained an entire conquest over himself, will find no mighty difficulties to subdue all other opposition; and this is a complete victory indeed. The doctrine taught by Christ excels all the instructions delivered to mankind, by all the holy men that ever lived. And every man endued with a true Christian spirit will not A man whose mind is purified fail to find a hidden manna like that from the dross of earth, and dis- of old, fitted both to nourish and posed as it ought to God and heav- give delight to the soul. enly things, will find that every accident of life contributes to his advantage. The sharpest as well as the noblest conflict, is that wherein we labor to gain a conquest over ourselves; and this should be our principal and constant care, to get ground every day, by bringing our passions more and more under. The beginning of all temptations to wickedness is the fickleness of Work-Manual and Mental. There is a very great mistake made about work. The man who takes a spade at six o'clock in the morning, and works with it without breakfast, dinner, or tea, till six o'clock at night, is undoubtedly a working man. But there are men who work much harder than he works, who have no spades, and who hardly ever touch any kind of man Virtue can never be attained with- our own mind, and want of trust in ual labor. I find no greater difficulty amongst so called Christian people God's promises through not appro- tongues, they would say more for than this to convince them that a priating them. our religion than they do now. man can work with his brain and heart. They will look at a man's hands, and say, "That man has not done much work in his time, or his hands would not be so white." A fool's philosophy! A man may work and never take his hands out Death can hide in a drop and ride in a breath of air. Our greatest dangers lie hidden in little things. We must teach more by our example than by our advice, or else we shall be poor pleaders for the right. Those who are evermore making of his pockets; he may work, and light of hell are probably doing it in have his hands gloved from morning the hope of making it easy for themtill night.-Dr. Joseph Parker. Nuggets of Gold From Spurgeon arise. selves. The most of us are but featherbed soldiers. Our ways are strewn with roses compared with those who Difficulties imagined are apt to endured hardness in the olden time. We care little for those who are The best doctors are Dr. Diet, Dr. orthodox Christians in creed if it is Quiet, and Dr. Merryman. clear that they are heterodox in life. Men throw away their souls in He who believes the truth should order to keep their coppers. himself be true. in which not a little depends on the All love-making is a given contest given odds. Anon-The New Antigone. Married men are generally of two kinds: those who tell their wives everything, and those who tell them nothing. 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Orders for parties, etc., a specialty. Particular attention to the traveling public. Cor. Main and Catherine Sts. HENRY NEUHOFF, -DEALER IN THE GRAND SEWING MACHINE VOL. 2. ANN ARBOR, MICH., NOVEMBEP, 1890. J. B. Cady, Paul Snauble, W. F. Bird, C. M. Stark, E. Hodge and A. Tucker. No. 12. The pastor will gladly receive at his home or had an assignment as yet. An unvisit at their homes those wishing counsel upon religious matters, or those in trouble or affliction, usually pleasant social and tea were not. His mornings are reserved for study; his had in connection with the occasion. or strangers, whether members of the church or afternoons and evenings usually devoted to call- Recent Additions to the Church, Our State Convention. A goodly delegation from Ann Sept. 3, 1890, by letter: Prof. J. Arbor attended the anniversary meetThe Deacons and W. W. Beman, H. N. Chute Montgomery, Mrs. Lucy C. Mont-ings of our State Baptist Convention and Wm. Goodyear. TRUSTEES. TREASURER. W. W. Beman, No. 19 S. Fifth St. CLERK. W. H. Dorrance, Jr., No. 42 S. Ingalls Street. Superintendent, C. M. Stark; Asst. A. Tucker; Sec. and Treas., H. N. Shute, Ass't., Wm. Goo1 year; Librarians, E. E. Mains, J. P. Bird; Choris ter, J. R. Sage; Pianist, Miss Jennie Bird. SOCIETIES AND COMMITTEES. gomery, John H. Montgomery, 47 at Detroit, Oct. 14-19. The splendid Sept. 14, by baptism: Harry E. Com. on Membership and Discipline-Pastor, Hodge, 36 Thompson street. Deacons, S. S. Supt. and Dr. Haskell. Fi ance Com.-Messrs. Beman, Snauble and Chute Cor. on Sittings-Messrs. W. H. Dorrance, Sr.. Dodsl y and Goodyear. Com, on Music-The Trustees. Oct. 1, by letter: E. O. Holland, 20 Church street; Sardis E. Lawrence, 11 S. Fifth avenue. By ex Ushers. Messrs. Snauble, Feier, Chute, Dodsley, perience: Robt. Hunter, 104 W. Goodyear and Dowdigan. Ladies' Foreign Mission Society-Mrs. Carman, Huron street. Pres. Mrs. Sollis, Sec Ladies' Home Mission Society-Mrs. Stevens, Pres.: Mrs. Doig, Sec. Oct. 22, by letter: Mrs. S. A. Ldies Society-Mrs Nowland, Pres.; Mrs. Tucker, 14 N. State street; Joseph terest attached to the whole occasion. The pastor and wife, Prof. and Mrs. Beman, Deacon and Mrs. Snauble, Prof. Tenbrook, Dr. Markley, Mrs. Doig, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Prof. Stevens, Mrs. Prof. Cooley, Dr. and Mrs. Dorrance, and perhaps others were in attendance. The absence of Dr. Haskell, through serious illness, occasioned the most marked expressions of sympathy and love from the convention as a whole, and from its individual members. Dr. J. S. Holmes, the president of the convention, made a special trip to Ann Arbor to convey the sympathy and love of his brethren to our honored member and former pastor. Special interest in the convention centered about the meetings of the trustees of Kalamazoo College, and those held in the interest of the new movement for the organization of a Michigan Baptist Young People's Assembly. The latter organization was formed. with excellent prospects for usefulness. Our seating arrangements were adjusted last month according to the announcement. Friday evening, Oct. 24, saw a large number gathered together for the choosing of seats which was satisfactorily accomplished for the larger part of the WHAT a pity that men cannot Congregation, and has been carried become as much interested in betterto further completion since. The ing the condition of their wives and committee (of which Dr. Dorrence the character of their children as in is chairman) are still ready to arrange the care and improvement of road for sittings for those who have not and farm animals. THE religion of Christ effects not only the heart, "I AM THE DOOR OF THE SHEEP."--John x. 5. 4. "I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD.”—John x. 11. 5. "I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE."John xi. 25. 6. "I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE."John xiv. 6. 7. "I AM THE TRUE VINE."-John xv. 1. -Bishop Westcott. BEGINNINGS. I put THE story is an old one, but good, for all that. Said the camel: "It is cold out here; may my head within your door?" The merchant could not find it in his heart to refuse. Before long the camel's neck, as well as his head, was within the little room; then his shoulders; then his whole body. So the merchant was crowded out entirely, for the room We sometimes was not big enough for both of them. think it no great harm if we permit the beginning of a bad habit to enter our bosom. If it would stop But no one there, it might not do so much evil. It is quite as knows where a bad habit will stop. likely as not to crowd out every good thing. So look out for its beginning DON'T FORGET. THAT anxiety is easier to bear than sorrow. |