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Article AN ABSTRACT OF A SERMON, ← Page 2 of 2 Article ESSAYS ON EDUCATION.—No. III. Page 1 of 4 →
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An Abstract Of A Sermon,
the sad effects of the late calamitous fire that occurred in this town . Remember that we are here in a position alluded to by the Apostle when he said , "It is more blessed to give than to receive ; " let us therefore thank the Lord that , we are in that happy state to be the givers and not the receivers ; let us contribute with such means and with such a mind as to be satisfied with our own benevolent actions in the great day of the
general ancl final account . Thirdly , With regard to the reward of virtue , ancl more especially benevolence . The kind ancl charitable person has a happiness within himself which no outward opulence or pleasure can procure , or adversity destroy ; which ambition , vanity , ancl riches must sigh for in vain . Such a character is guided by the Divine spirit ; he breathes a purer air , he beholds a fairer earthancl a brihter heaventhan what the sordid and
, g , the selfish enjoy . Such is the truly benevolent person ; happy in himself , exalted in his principles , beneficent in his practices , approved of God and men ; blessed in his deeds , but far more blessed in his prospects , for he shall dwell in the house for ever . Who then among us would not be inclined to imitate so bright ancl so beautiful an example ? which of us would not one time exclaim , in the words of Balaam , " Oh , let me die the death of the righteous , and let my last end be like his ? "
Likewise , at the general resurrection of the dead , the pious and benevolent person , being arrayed with a spiritual body ancl adorned with neverfading youth , may appeal to his merciful Creator , and say , " O Lord , thou hast created me at first in thine own image , ivhich I unhappily greatly defaced during my mortal existence on earth ; however , thou hast been graciously pleased to forgive me my sins , to restore my soul to perfection , and hast now raised me from the dust of death , clad in thy holy and glorious image , and I am entirely satisfied with it . " Amen .
Essays On Education.—No. Iii.
ESSAYS ON EDUCATION . —No . III .
BY THE BEV . II . XI . SLADE , B . D . TIIEKE will not , doubtless , be wanting some to tell me that the foregoing doctrine , although possessing in theory much that is beautiful and to be admired , carries with it , nevertheless , the capital defect of impracticability . How , will such inquire , is it possible for a mother to live surrounded always by three or four little creatures in a state of continual movementwhoif they be not tormenting her with questionsare
dis-, , , tracting her by their boisterous mirth , their crying , or their screams ? How , in the midst of such an uproar , will it be possible for her to devote herself to her various occupations of reading , writing , drawing , singing , and touching any musical instrument ? Is she , forsooth , to have a head capable of enduring so much noise , or a sufficient stock of patience to respond to all the tiresome inquiries of her children ? And supposing even that she be imbued with all the virtue requisite for enabling her to
put up with such a mode of life , the friends and acquaintances who are in the habit of frequenting her abode , will they , too , be possessed of equal resignation ? The eventual result would be not only a sensible diminution in the number of such visitors , but the reducing an amiable and accomplished woman to the unsociable existence of an African I von . 11 . o o
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Abstract Of A Sermon,
the sad effects of the late calamitous fire that occurred in this town . Remember that we are here in a position alluded to by the Apostle when he said , "It is more blessed to give than to receive ; " let us therefore thank the Lord that , we are in that happy state to be the givers and not the receivers ; let us contribute with such means and with such a mind as to be satisfied with our own benevolent actions in the great day of the
general ancl final account . Thirdly , With regard to the reward of virtue , ancl more especially benevolence . The kind ancl charitable person has a happiness within himself which no outward opulence or pleasure can procure , or adversity destroy ; which ambition , vanity , ancl riches must sigh for in vain . Such a character is guided by the Divine spirit ; he breathes a purer air , he beholds a fairer earthancl a brihter heaventhan what the sordid and
, g , the selfish enjoy . Such is the truly benevolent person ; happy in himself , exalted in his principles , beneficent in his practices , approved of God and men ; blessed in his deeds , but far more blessed in his prospects , for he shall dwell in the house for ever . Who then among us would not be inclined to imitate so bright ancl so beautiful an example ? which of us would not one time exclaim , in the words of Balaam , " Oh , let me die the death of the righteous , and let my last end be like his ? "
Likewise , at the general resurrection of the dead , the pious and benevolent person , being arrayed with a spiritual body ancl adorned with neverfading youth , may appeal to his merciful Creator , and say , " O Lord , thou hast created me at first in thine own image , ivhich I unhappily greatly defaced during my mortal existence on earth ; however , thou hast been graciously pleased to forgive me my sins , to restore my soul to perfection , and hast now raised me from the dust of death , clad in thy holy and glorious image , and I am entirely satisfied with it . " Amen .
Essays On Education.—No. Iii.
ESSAYS ON EDUCATION . —No . III .
BY THE BEV . II . XI . SLADE , B . D . TIIEKE will not , doubtless , be wanting some to tell me that the foregoing doctrine , although possessing in theory much that is beautiful and to be admired , carries with it , nevertheless , the capital defect of impracticability . How , will such inquire , is it possible for a mother to live surrounded always by three or four little creatures in a state of continual movementwhoif they be not tormenting her with questionsare
dis-, , , tracting her by their boisterous mirth , their crying , or their screams ? How , in the midst of such an uproar , will it be possible for her to devote herself to her various occupations of reading , writing , drawing , singing , and touching any musical instrument ? Is she , forsooth , to have a head capable of enduring so much noise , or a sufficient stock of patience to respond to all the tiresome inquiries of her children ? And supposing even that she be imbued with all the virtue requisite for enabling her to
put up with such a mode of life , the friends and acquaintances who are in the habit of frequenting her abode , will they , too , be possessed of equal resignation ? The eventual result would be not only a sensible diminution in the number of such visitors , but the reducing an amiable and accomplished woman to the unsociable existence of an African I von . 11 . o o