Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1882 — Religion and Estheties. [ARTICLE]

Religion and Estheties.

Beligion-vvan qi iuinrvy a ' dissipation, tgoifco speak,-to the'old 2vfv\t EffjjHiiiid y T° B° monotony of, nis dull life, There Were 't'-no railroads, no daily a g) Bjjiginig' scliool in the winter to 'pracvtice ifi ii&e#ed fomest w’&'thb social rpcreacares and no lack ‘ 'theme. I’d discuss theoorgne for or against y iihttifcraitm of'•, lOXeqrdiaaiion -w,as .the ;j§y 3 oi, lives.' • Religion frotir stagnation. take l ’wtfS#'bt* f sßS6fif' 4 grandsons. He ■ lives in Yprk and has become rich. , It is s«M‘ly , a j sin to trtfst : in lichds^-' ;He has h,laa'g4 husiness in, commerce," siblxnaa* practice in law or , "H.e Kas more to do in a day grandfather had in a month, jmce with the progress of the world in art, literature and science the grandson has parts of his brain to care for which his grandfather never knew he had. He has cultivated mind and lias developed his {esthetic taste, and surely, if it is no sin to delight in music, to make a home attractive and beautiful to the eye, it is no sin to appreciate tilings that refine the taste, inspire the heart and inform the mind. The deacon had only one side of his . nature developed-—the religious. His grandson has found out that God has sent ’into the world philosophers to ’ mould our minds; inventors to increase the conveniences and comforts of life; poets to charm us, and discoverers to enlarge the horizon of our knowledge. "Why, the man of to-day has fives sides to his life where his ancestor had one* or at most two.— llev. Dr. John R. Paxton. A wkiteh who signs himself “Content,* writes: “Dr. Guysott s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla has cured me of great weakness, disturbing dreams, etc. lam now in perfect health and am never troubled in my sleep; ■ therefore am I content*