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BEAUTY—BELIEF

Oh! for this baptism of fire! when every spoken word for Jesus shall be a thunderbolt, and every prayer shall bring forth a mighty flood.


BEAUTY.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.


The gospel allies itself with all that is beautiful in the universe, as truly as with all that is noble and pure.


Eyes raised toward heaven are always beautiful, whatever they be.


He hath a daily beauty in his life.


I pray the prayer of Plato old,—
"God make thee beautiful within."


BELIEF.

What is meant by believing in Christ but just going with trusting and loving hearts, and committing to His love and power ourselves, our souls, and all that concerns us for time and eternity?


Begin by regarding every thing from a moral point of view, and you will end by believing in God.