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Title: Rills from the fountain of life, or, Sermons to children
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Newton, Richard, 1813-1887
Subjects: Episcopal Church Children's sermons Sermons, American
Publisher: New York : Robert Carter and Brothers
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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satisfied thatthere was nothing leading from the stick, by meansof wdiich he could possibly get away. Then he wentonce more to the top of the stick, and remained quietfor a while. It seemed to the gentleman as thoughthe spider were saying to himself, Well, Im in anice fix now; what in the wTorld am I to do ? Heseemed to be taking observations from the top ofthe stick, making up his mind what he was to donext. Then he set the spinning-machine, that hecarried with him, in operation. He wove out a longcoil of thread,—long enough to reach to the shorefrom his island-prison. When he had done this, hefastened one end of his thread to the top of thestick and let the rest of it float in the breeze.When he had done this, he went sliding down alongthe thread which he had spun till he reached theend, where, after floating in the air a little while,he lighted safely on the land, and scampered awayto his home. Now, certainly these things show usthat the spider, notwithstanding his ugliness, de-
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PETER THE GREAT LEARNING TO BE A SHIPBUILDER.Rills. p. 31. PETER TIIE GREAT AN EXAMPLE OF INDUSTRY. 31 serves our respect. As an example of industry, he isworthy of our imitation. Industry is a most honor-able quality. It is becoming to those who occupythe humblest position in life, and it is equally be-coming to those who occupy the highest position.When God made Adam and Eve he put them in agarden, that they might have an opportunity ofbeing industrious, by dressing and keeping it, be-cause he knew they could not be happy withoutindustry, even in Paradise. For this same reasonthe angels are industrious in heaven. They serveGod day and night. And they are very happy inserving him. The greatest men have generally beenthe most industrious. Peter the Great, the Emperorof Eussia, was a very remarkable man. He didmore, perhaps, for the honor and welfare of hiscountry, than any other monarch that ever reignedover it. But all the greatness he gained for himself,and all the good he did for h

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