Our Casket | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 28, 1879

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 54, No. 10.

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Our Casket.

“A little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts and almonds.” Gen. 43:11.

—NOT he who has little, but he who covets much, is the poor man.—Seneca.

—AS we must render an account of every idle word, so must we of our idle silence.

—WE should all do well to take counsel from the wise, and warning from the foolish.

—THE moment a man is satisfied with himself, everybody else is dissatisfied with him.

—IT is common for those who are farthest from God to boast themselves most of living near the church.

—NEVER indulge in what appears to be a little sin; it will harden the heart, and lead to greater sins.

—WHEN a man dies, men inquire what he has left behind him; angels inquire what he has sent before him.

—THE strongest argument for Christianity is the true Christian, the man filled with the spirit of Christ.

—IN eternity it will amount to more to have given a cup of cold water with right motives to a humble servant of God, than to have been flattered by a whole generation.

—THE sun is not the less bright for shining in a cellar, nor is it stained by so shining; and the love of a pure heart is not sullied by falling upon the heart of the wayward, the wretched, and the sinful.

—MATTHEW HENRY, a little before his death, said to a friend, “You have been used to take notice of the sayings of dying men; this is mine—that a life spent in the service of God and communion with him, is the most comfortable and pleasant life that any one can lead in this world.”

—HE that knows how to pray has the secret of safety in prosperity, and of support in trouble. He has the art of overruling every enemy, and of turning every loss into a gain. He has the power of soothing every care; of subduing every passion; of adding a relish to every enjoyment. The merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than much fine gold. Many things are good for us, but none so good as to draw nigh to God.