Owe no
man other than your good office. Have no pride above your fellow mortal;
he is essentially like you.
THE BAG OF THINGS
in which ye are alike (if each thing were a grain of wheat) would
freight a ship; the things in which you are better than he could be put
into your vest-pocket. Gold does not tarnish, and good names do not soil
easily, though herein custom has something to do with the affair. "The
soul's calm sunshine" however, should spread abroad. It often reflects
hidden beauty in other faces. "Be just, and fear not." You may stand
apparently without honor when you have it most. If you are the man of
good name in your community, you are on the high hill where your people
will gather in time of need, as did the ancients to the rocky acropolis.
WORSHIP.
Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide,
He wales a portion with judicious care;
And "Let us worship God," he says, with solemn air.--Burns.
The good and holy custom of family prayers is, I fear,
dropping into disuse. Our lives are so full of business that a season of
God's service in the morning and in the evening is almost thought to be
an excuse of sloth.
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