Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1839 Excerpt: ... thing which will furnish a living without constant attention to business. They cease to respect themselves, forfeit the good opinion of others, and often become impoverished, and restless, a burden to their friends and a nuisance to society. A man raised to eminence by his own merit, may serve the public, in the most difficult circumstances, and most trying times, without a stain upon his christian character,--but an office seeker, who is an honor to the christian name,--who does not sacrifice somewhat of principle, to his love of political distinction, is rarely to be found. CHAPTER V. CHRISTIAN FARMER'S DUTIES. Religion directs our chief thoughts, and our highest hopes, to objects beyond the sphere of earth and time. She looks, mainly, at 'things which are unseen and eternal.' Still, she does not disregard the 'things which are seen and temporal.' While she fixes her heart on the life ' which is to come,' because there is her glorious and full reward; she also keeps in view ' the life that now is,' because of this, also, she ' has the promise,' and here lie a portion of her present duties. Religion is a tree, whose branches extend beyond the skies, and whose richest fruits are gathered in paradise, by the spirits of 'just men made perfect'--though its roots lie spread out beneath the soil of this evil world. It is a flower which expands, in full bloom and beauty, on the banks of the river of life--though it begins to shed around its fragrance, and disclose its tints, in the gardens of earth. The spirit of the Gospel develops itself not only in faith, and hope, and prayer, but also in the duties of each man's employment and profession. 'Diligent in busi-' ness,' is a precept found in close connection with the injunction, to be 'fervent in spirit, serving t...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1839 Excerpt: ... thing which will furnish a living without constant attention to business. They cease to respect themselves, forfeit the good opinion of others, and often become impoverished, and restless, a burden to their friends and a nuisance to society. A man raised to eminence by his own merit, may serve the public, in the most difficult circumstances, and most trying times, without a stain upon his christian character,--but an office seeker, who is an honor to the christian name,--who does not sacrifice somewhat of principle, to his love of political distinction, is rarely to be found. CHAPTER V. CHRISTIAN FARMER'S DUTIES. Religion directs our chief thoughts, and our highest hopes, to objects beyond the sphere of earth and time. She looks, mainly, at 'things which are unseen and eternal.' Still, she does not disregard the 'things which are seen and temporal.' While she fixes her heart on the life ' which is to come,' because there is her glorious and full reward; she also keeps in view ' the life that now is,' because of this, also, she ' has the promise,' and here lie a portion of her present duties. Religion is a tree, whose branches extend beyond the skies, and whose richest fruits are gathered in paradise, by the spirits of 'just men made perfect'--though its roots lie spread out beneath the soil of this evil world. It is a flower which expands, in full bloom and beauty, on the banks of the river of life--though it begins to shed around its fragrance, and disclose its tints, in the gardens of earth. The spirit of the Gospel develops itself not only in faith, and hope, and prayer, but also in the duties of each man's employment and profession. 'Diligent in busi-' ness,' is a precept found in close connection with the injunction, to be 'fervent in spirit, serving t...
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