The Life And Letters Of Stephan Olin V1 (1853) - Tapa blanda

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: LXXI. TO THE REV. SEYMOUR LANDON. West Poultney, March 26th, 1842. I take an early opportunity to answer your favor of February 21st. You will perceive my change of residence. I came here last Tuesday, and my brother, with whom I live, two days later. After a fair showing of spring, we are again in the snow, though the weather is warm. I am to devote a portion of my time?as much of it as I can?to work in the field. It may be I shall gain some strength by it, which is what I seek only that I may employ it in a better way. It is my opinion, however, that I shall not be able to do much, if any thing, more that will even have a semblance of usefulness?I say a semblance, because I often think that my former efforts amounted to little more. Still, there was this reality in them that they were made in all sincerity, and, I trust, with a single eye to the will of God. This is my chief consolation in looking to the past. I can not see that I have, done much good, but I have tried; and I have certainly' aimed at doing right upon right principles. This conviction of past unfruitfulness tends to reconcile me to my lot, present and prospective. It is probably better that my attention should be chiefly directed to the workings of my own heart, and to the cultivation of personal piety. To this high duty I seem to be left; and I do not undervalue the opportunities afforded by retirement, by broken health, and freedom from the peculiar temptations to which a more public and active way of life might expose?certainly would expose a man of my unfortunate tendency to self-confidence and ambition. I habituate myself to contemplate my situation in this light; and I think I can discern the goodness of God in assigning my humble lot. I rejoice that you and others are allowed to honor your Master in ...