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VOL. 26.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., MARCH 26, 1368..
NO. 52.
Published by Theodore Schoch.
TERM Two dollars a year in advance and if not
paid bef re the end of t he year, Uo dollars and filfy
et.. will le charged.
No paperdisoontinued until nl I arrearages a re paid,
excent at the option of the Editor.
;L7AI ver Use in en Is of one square of (cigLt line? J or
lisnneor three insertions $ I 50. Each additional
iiKertion, 50 cents. Longer ones in proportion.
JOB IMiBHTISG,
OF ALL KIND8,
Executed in the hiehttt style of the Ait.andonthe
most reason-tbSc terms.
Drs. JACKSON & BIDLACK,
PHYStUAKS AXH SlUtliEOXS.
DRS. JACKSON & BIDLACK, are
prepared t attenl promptly to all calls
of a lVoffPsion.il character. OJicc Op
posie the Strondsburg Bank.
April '-", lT67.-tf.
siii. n. i. tmi,
Siixgeoii Dentist,
Office m Main Street, opposite Judge.
Stokes' residence, .SrRouDSBtao, Pa.
OCT Teeth extracted without pain.Q
August 1, 1S67.
.A. Caxcl.
The undersigned lias opened an office for
th3 purchao and s;Ie of Real Estate, in
Fooler's B.iilding. on Main street. Parties
having Farms. Mills Hotels or other proper
ty for sale will find it to their advantage to
call on mc I have no ngents. Parties
must see ine personify.
GEO. L WALKER,
Ren I Etate Airotit, Stroudsburg, Pa.
J. fi. WYCKOFP,
WITH
HUSZ Sc WULF,
COMMISSION DEALERS IX
Ilntlcr, Kzs ami Country
i'roducp,
No. 2"4 Washington Street,
Between Ro'i:ison &. Murry streets.
March 2i. 167-1 y. New-York.
C. W. SEIP, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
Has removed his office and residence to
th building, lately occupied by Wm. Davis,
Esq., on -Main street. Devoting all his time
to hi profession he will be prepared to an
swer all calls e.ther day or night, when not
professionally engaged, with promptness.
CO" Charges reasonable. Jrw)
Stroud.-burg, April 11, lSG7.-tr.
"YT7TLL be pleased to sec all wlio wish
V to liave tlieir Dentistry done in n
proper and careful manner, beautiful fets cf
artificial teeth made on G-!d, Silvor, or Rub
ber Plates as person-? may desire. Teeth
carefully extracted without pain, if desired.
The public are invited to give lmn a call at
tlie office formerly occupied by Dr. Seip,
next door to the Indian Queen IL-tel. All
work'warranted. April 23, '07.
S. IIOMM, Jr.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, AND GENERAL
CLAIM AGENT.
STROUDSBURG, PA.
Of ice with S. S. )rthcr Eq.
AH claims against the Government prose
cuted with dispatch at reduced r.!es.
C&r An additional bounty of 100 and of
50 procured for Soldiers in the late War,
Fit EK OF EXTRA CHARGE.
August 2, 10G.
Sign and Ornamental Painter,
SHOP ON MAIN STREET,
(opposite Woolen Mills.)
KTitOIJflSHUKCA,
Re.-p-ct fully announces to the citizens of
trou deburg an t v canity that he is prepared
to attend to all who may f.vor him with
their parronsg,' n prompt aud workman
like rn fin-r.
CO" CHAIRS, FURNITURE. Lc, pain
rd and repaired, i Feb. 0 -3m.
Dr. A. UEKYES J.UKSOA,
Physician and Surgeon,
BEGS TO ANNOUNCE Til AT IIAV
ing r lurried fnnu Europe, he is now
preptr1!! to roumo the active duties of his
profession In order to prevent disappoint
ment to person living at a distance who
may wish to consult him. he will be found
at hi office every THURSDAY and SAT
URDAY for consultation and the perform
ance of Surgical operations,
Dec. 12, 1-G7.-1 ' r.
j. LAiY iz, uuvn.vr.
Has permanently located him
, v. ... i .j
.M il in mrousourg, ana movea
- his office next dooi to Dr. S.
AValton, where he is fully prepared to treat
the natural teeth, and also to insert incorrup
tible artificial teeth on pivot and plate, in tqe
Jatest and most improved manner. Most
persons know the danger and folly of trust
og their work to the ignorant as well as
the traveling deutist. It matters not how
much experience a person may have, he is
liable to have some failures out of a number
ofcasfs, and if the dentist lives at a distance
it is-frequently put off until it is too late to
tave the tooth or teeth as it mav be, other
Tvise the inconvenience and trouble of goino-
far." Hence the necessity of obtaining the
services of a dentist near home. All work
warranted.
Str'oudsWg, March 27, 1862.
DO.VT you know l less I J. II
McCuriy is the only Undertaker in
Stroudsburg who understands bin business!
If rot. attend a Funeral managed by any
other Undertaker in lon, and you will see
the proof of i facL Srpf.. '07.
Xcw Cabinet Warc-Kooius!
NEW FURNITURE !
OPPOSITION TO IIUMBFGGERY!
. Philip Miller & Son
RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE TO
the public that they have opened, at
their hew Ware-Rooms, on Main street, in
Stroudsburg, adjoining tho Race, a very su
perior assortment of Furniture, embracing
complete
PARLOR,
CHAMBER, and
DINING-ROOM SUITES,
b"tli of their own and city manufacture
which they will dispose of at the lowest pos
sible prices for cash. . .
They are also prepared to manufacture to
order, any and every tiling in their line,
from a single piece of furniture uptoa com
plete outfit from garret to cellar, all of the
best1 seasoned timber, and by the beet of
workmen. They do not claim to be the
only Furniture dealer in Stfoudsburg who
has a license to sell Furniture' but having
paid a license and established themselves in
business t hey are determined to do full justice
to all who patronize them. Their nock of
lumber embraces all the kinds of wood em
ployed in cabinet-making, and was selected
with regard to quality than to price. "
Remember that we can supply full suites
either of our own or of city manufacture,
though ve prefer filling the former, because
preater, justice can be done thereby to pur
chasers. - ' ' . . . - -USDER
TAKIXG ! USDER TAKIXG ! !
Having provided ourselves with a new,
neat, and elegant Ilearsc, a full supply of
the latest styles of Coffins and burial Cas
kets, and ll the other appliances of a firat
class establishment, we are prepared to con
duct the business of Undertaking, in all its
branches, to the perfect satisfaction of all
who faor us with orders in this line.
JfacJu'na Sue nig, Turning, Plaining, tic.
Th-dr factory being fitted up with superior
Turning, Sawing, and Plaining Machinery,
alldriven by a powerful steam engine, orders
from cabinet-makers, carpenters, and others,
for work, in these lines will be promptly and
satisfactorily filled.
They respectfully solicit a call from the
public. Furniture cheerfully shown without
charge, and prices as low as the lowest.
PHILIP MILLER &, SON.
March 14, 137.
LOOK THIS WAY,
ALT. WHO WANT
Carriage U'crJi or Blacksmith ing
tiONE'IN A
SUPERIOR MANNER!
THE Subscriber begs leave to In
rffrm the public that he ia fully pre
lr pare d, at bis establishment, at the
corner vS Simpson aou Sarah streets, in
the borough of Stroudsburg, to make to
order, every s.tjle of
Carriage, Wagon,
and, in fact, everything in his line of bu
siness, at the shortest possible notice, and
on the most reasonable terms.
Carriages repaired, trimmed and paint
ed in the best style of the art.
Having first class material always on
hand, and none but first-class workmen
engaged, the public are assured that none
but first clasi work will be turned out at
his slrp.
In connection with his Carriage Shop
he has also a Blacksmith Shop, where
superior workmen will always be found
ready to attend to the orders of customers.
Tic public are invited to call and ex
amine his stock before, purchasing else
where. VALKNTLNE KAUTZ.
September ID, lSG7.-tf.
AN 'XtMiivc lot of STOVES of
all descriptions have been receited at
the store f the subscribers, in the borough
of Siroudtfur, They have
COOKING STOVES, & PARLOR STOVES,
of the latest improvements ; and entire new
style?, and considerable saving of fuel, which
can be had at the lowest City prices. Altto,
all kinds of
St:ove-J?ipe. .
1 A large assortment of TIN WARE of ev
ery description, constantly on hand, which
will be sold ut wholesale and retail, as rea
sonablf as can be bad in the City.
AH kinds of repairing done in the shortest,
cheapen! and best manner. Call and exam
ine their stock before you purchase eUfwhcr.
Oct. 17, '07. FLORY & DRO.
FAST CALL!
The undersigned respectfully informs all
persons indebted to him by Note or Book ac
count that he is now in want of money to
enable him to fulfill engagements he has
made for putting up a new Brick building
where the old frame now stands. Alt who
promptly respond to this call '.vill receive his
thanks, "and those who fail will be compelled
to pay.
NICHOLAS RUHTKR.
Strond.slurg, 1 c 12, I'r-07.
For the JefTersonian.
LECTURE.
II. Laxoford lectured at Oakland, on
Saturday, March 14th, before the young
men attending cveniug school, and who
: are exclusively in the employment of the
t enterprising firm of Decker & Dunn ' Wc
! have selected the principal parts of the
lecture:
To Young Men. And character
What is it ? Wherein are secreted all
these peculiarities that constitute,' as it
were, the scientific career of mau. Char
acter is nothing less than a science, com
prehensive as it is general, and identify
ing the man to be exactly what he is.
The more decisive, the more noble; the
more comprehensive, the more grand.
Man forms ideas to suit his disposition,
wants, and desires. No man forms an
idea foreign to his tastes. . To be a great
man he must be decisive as his ideas are
original, else they are entirely useless to
himself and the rest of the world. It is
this ' decision, or firmness of character,
which places one man far above another
in moral worth; and it is this which pre
serves him through life from all the social
evils that beset him. It lifts him over
the trifling considerations of the hour,
to anticipate and -finally realize great
things iu the future. Such a man is a
unit, so to speak, in the great range of
civilization. He is separated from the
crowd by strange conclusions of thought,
6trangc actions, and original capacity. If
we desire to be great men, we must not
ooly keep peace with the age in which
we live, but enlarge on its improvements.
There is no such thing as standing still
we must be up nd doing, always de
pending on our own resources. Help
from others only injures a man, who is
not desirous to help himself; and such a
man deserves neither our commiseration
nor assistance. A boy who Eits whining
over a difficult problem in arithmetic,
merely because it is difficult, is virtually
as the man who prayed the Lord to extri
cate his wagon from the mire. He prayed
for a miracle an angel told himo put
his shoulder to the wheel. The thought
had never struck him. Scholars should
sit down with glad faces, determined to
think for themselves, "and set aside one
difficulty after another. Some of you, no
doubt, may become public men; but let
me tell you that it is not by your accom
plishments ycu will ever become so.
There were braver men than Washing
ton, or Xapo'eon, (luring the revolutions
of France and America, and yet they
never succeeded to the dictatorship.
There was a pointedness in the charac
ters of these men a stern fixity of pur
pose, which enabled them to brush their
way through opposition and difficulty.
They were suited to the times, kept pace
with their cotcmporarics, and improved
what others had undertaken and left un
finished. They were men of character.
We do not mean by that word that they
were moral, or industrious tha would
only imply reputation; but character is
what a man really is, and his whole life
acts in conformity with it. Success is
natural. There is no exterior difficulty
to be encountered. Any opposition we
may have to contend with originates from
ourselves. There are weak aud strong
men the weak sink down under diffi
culty the strong become greater as they
are opposed. ISurnuro is one of the
latter class, Grant, Lincoln, Stewart,
Johnson and others.
The weakest of men is the drunkard.
lie is neither strong nor free, and yet if j
we question; htm on his folly, he cannot
account for it. Let us ask ourselves,
How comes it that a power fostered en
tirely at his own choice, should serve to
press him down to a career of shame and
contempt? What infatuation induces
him to calmly set aside his reason and
manhood to become a slave 7 His family
bear strong evidence of his dissolute ha
bits. He regrets all this, and yet he can
not summon resolution to desist from
drink. A drunkard is far below the com
mon order of human beings. He is not
guided by reason, or any honorable mo
tive whatever. So much for a man like
this. There is nothing honorable in
strong drink. Most men glory in charac
ter; but the drunkard had always better
'conceal his.
Entirely opposite to this is the man
characteristic of himself. How uianv
might wc mention who commenced life
comparatively poor, and yet secured a
standing in their profession that has as
tonished the world? How many sit in
the Legislature to-day who had not one
advantage in early life, or never enjoyed
one-half the opportunities that you have?
Franklin walked the streets of Xew York
barefooted and hungry; but, gentlemen,
he knew his day of greatness was to come,
and marked out the road upon which he
was to travel. Self-taught and self-made
men are found everywhere. There is
not a prominent man mentioned in his
tory, but whoso character illustrates one
1 particular endowment. It is decision of
character firmness of will. There is
always a striking peculiarity in their story.
INot that they were braver, or more ac
i complished, or more enterprising than
; their fellows. No, but the original way in
; which they brought these into effect. They
laboreJ first with care, watched the pro
gress of things around them, and heuce
could speak and act upon the same to the
astonishmeut of every one. One man of
j this class is worth any amouut to tho
couituunit v in which h: lives. He is r
marked man. His decisions are always
respected, his voice or influence is felt in
every thing that concerns the country.'
To-day the opinions of Horace Crccley
are not only admired, but are made the J
groundwork of many political changes.
You will tell me that his name is uni
versally known, and for that reason peo-;
pie admire his decisions. Hut how did j
he make his. nnmc known? I low
does he come to exercise a greater
influence on society than
many other
men more learned and more public
uo .Pu " " ai
nothing but what
i gone through
himself. His life tells
thousands like him have
success and failure alternately; but then,
his failures made him a man more so than
the trifling successes. He, like many
other men, is conspicuous Tor some
achievement; and those who have ovcr -
ArtniA ( h a ntncf WiHitnlhAa I tt t hail fTrr
w. tuvoi, u,ui.nva vj ""
individual exertions, are entitled to the
highest honor.
A T A OT. ill A OT. OT A OT
by parts. ranc -
:j i . r . .1.-
tuamy we a.u was ine c.u . po u, .u iuu
- .
great cnarac er oruenerai u asn.ngion
e have spoken of it in connection with
Lonaparte, and now we will review it Jut8i(1e the church, l.enee, nearly all the every substance wherewith to gratify bu
generally. Punctuality is, in fact decis- cxhorlation tbc admonitions, and threat- a?Pct,te'
ion the greatest point of nobility in cnicg9) and dcDuaciation3 0f the law are I Now it is against the abuse, the intern
any man. It is greatness itself How ,eveiled at the non professor. Xow, 'pcratc use of this appetite for ardent spi-
. " - " - t '
oniy uirec minutes 100 laie. en, inree
l il ; !.! l''-!! .1 i
IS IUU UJUV.U, UUK VrUUlU UO SUUillCUt'
ouiu oe buuicieui
in tact, a man can te too late whenever , tljat lh(J obstructioQ-s 'of 'thc of the! posed both to pity and despise him. No
he pleases. The most contemptible of th of Christaai ty arc maia t0 bc ! vice which thc professed Christian is guil
mcn is he in whom no confidence can be;!bun(1 jQ hiui- ty of so much obstructs the growth of
piawuu. i. uiau oi mis iuuiiiy cuu uoci;
De a tnorougn business man. l'eopie
want
things
done
at a given time; but
they call again and again, and they are
yet unfinished. They are angry and
vnr m w w i ty I r ' I r- a a -v And
why not? They Jose both their time and
temper in being trifled with. It is only
reasonable that they should go elsewhere,
and have their desires gratified. For in
stance, you go to the watchmaker with
your watch, and you are told to return at
a certain time, but alas! you will call and
recall. You arc giving to the watch
maker your time, your patience, and
your money, and he is giving -you in re
turn your own property your watch.
Hence we see the greatness of punctu
ality. Without it you can never succeed
in any thing. People instead of patron-
zing your ous.ness win reson 10 any ex-;God ;Q thc divinit of Christ iu rcgen.
trem.ty rather than const. It you. i here j. erati J)nd ; h imin0rtailty
is nothing so contemptible as a want of! lh hthe merit of (tfvUtm Now
confidence between man and mail. It isnhn ,, ununT.na i, .,
ridiculous that a man cannot have confi-
dence in himself ; yet the world is over-
stocked with such men
Great men labor for the future. Mo-
....... . . i
meniary aavantages are never consmereu
ine r oojccisare u.sianc. or ims we
uu uU Ou.Fi.at.a a, w.c.. -
Their triumph is as certain as were their
laoors. iney are secure in tneir own
importance their worth established.
They began life with a certainty that no
thing was impossible which came within
the range of human conception. Almost
any one can attempt to show that the
word "impossible" has no practical mean
ing. Any one can become great. People
are mixed up of necessity the great
among thc humble; huddled so together
that any one ambitious to bc great must
work for that only. He firm be men.
Cultivate that uncompromising detcr-
ruination of will which will enable you to v-.l i :. . 1 r .1 1 1 t .t t4WWV"1'3
f .-a- . ... .11 latin ami 111 pratice is expected from thc 1 ttan wno can do less than thc non-nrofes-
face difficulties with a stern hand, and , , .. . i-t-.l -v ... r 1 . t"ul3
ii.. , .. ., . ' . I Christian, aud when he fails to exhibit'sor. 1 et the non professor looks unon this-
brush them aside by actions that arc mi... . . . . . . 1 , f 1 , , ,
1 . -r.. 1 ..t this, another obstruction is throw,n in the vulgar professor, aud comes to the conc!u
themselves manly, lake a nettle m your .,.,' r ,, . M .. r 1 ., ' . , " ' ' .a
c 1 1 1 .. -ii way ot the growth ot Christianity; for sion that there is at least nothin" refinin j
fingers loosely, and it whII sting you 1 :,i r 1 1 . . n- 1 7- . u,u
0 0 - 1 In 1 1 n 1 11 Iiipk nnil nnr:iniv til Mini vrlinm'nr rlrrnl inn in I hrwlmmti. on 1
t and it w become soft as s k.
P. r. . :
So of difficulty wc have only to set to i . i " p
.r ! serve, are expected as a matter ot course,
work in order to remove it; lace it as ai ,r. ' r m
, .t ... . ' .. 1 he practice of many professing Chris
difficulty, and it will become a pastime, ' ; .i r
' ' ilinrn is rrrr l tt t it r ioit tn fli rrrciwfli rl
I : . r l i i i
J.t i r . , y. .
counter oiucrs. ne urm, uc decisive, uei
t , ... 1 -ti 1
1 ' " J
great. 1 our accomplishments and learn
ing are nothing, unless they promote
these, or open a way for their action.
Learning and such like aro only adorn
ments to the general character. In this
country where all are citizens, every one
should be zealous of improvement. There
is a responsibility on 'all a constitu
tional importance that even the most
humble arc proul of. . These things
ought to inspire young men ought to
ougu, . msp.ru youug ,c oug ut ,
give them ambition. The highest of-
fi Ana nrn. rTt n if Tr 11 L i r a n Y i I i t i n a r I
uvv uiv v.u juu iiai u uuiiifciwo 11
fulfill them. Merit can never go unre
warded. You might as well say, that the
suu will cease to shine, as that merit in
the United States will be overlooked.
There is a demand every day for merito
rious men. Representation has it so of
necessity. It is in your own hands
whether you will become great and hon
orable, or whether you will remain as you
are.
At thc Ilenuhlican State Convention
last week a delegate from Luzerne coun-
iy exuioiieu a large numuer 01 printed
naturalization certificates, in blank, with
the signature of tho Democratic Pro
thonotary and thc seal of the Court af
fixed. He alleged that not less thau five
thousand of these fraudlent papers had
been made and distributed by the Dem
ocratic managers in that region, thereby
enabling them to elect a member of Con
gress and several members of the Legis
lature, not to speak of the eiectiou of
Judge Sharswood last fall. It is by such
frauds as these that the Democratic par
ty wins many of its triumphs. The Con
vention, impelled by this disclosure, a
dopted a resolution iu favor of a law re
quired all legal voters to be registered Le-
loro tho election, a precautionary mea -
sure which 'wc hope to sec enacted and
enforced. V"
SERMON
BY THE REV. D. M. HENKEL,
PASTOR OF THE ST. JOHN'S EVANGELI
CAL LUTHERAN CHURCH.
n . i, ', , i .t,
.e.y lnt a" th worlJ;;ani Prc.ac ,hrtbc
gospel to every creature. Mark xvi. 15.
TlicomndourS.iorYotoh
ties after his resurrection from the grave. :
The design of this roJM then, evidentlv !
:ianot mereley for a portion of mankind !
t for all, because the command is to go
h h u(o aU tlic w p io
' ,iMnMmnnf : . JT.,. ;:
cliristiani ty j3 the desiD tfQ aim of Luwhc greatest siu of intemperance, coa
; hi lhc , t creature. ! Sist 10 thc cces51Te usseLof spirituous li
; JJut iu lh e prcsccutioa of thU wJork ay;quors , so pronounced by community iu
; hiu Jran ces aQ(i ma nj obstructions are in Gocral. No mutter where,-or in what
;lhe Qot . fro'm withoQt but ,r0I1, ; condition or stale of society man is found
... t VA Cnnn . tosts-wrsNw A 1 It fy1
within tue pilje 0f Uic church. At first -
. ,i v. ,
ir in .1 wu ii l m'piii n liTifwii il ?t ; ir'r.
tl.Qf.
L - nWw rtll, , . , . . t.nBrt Mrt j
uduiiy
Dy tnose p
j feg tQ advance it
i s w w 17 ii vs kft i m.t Li u ma ilia m.i m Liiurii i i n-
And, yet this is
; nevcrthe, true
Preachers of thc gos- i
, .rtc.f .,, Rn i .....
(if
you please, to day for once at least, l4 rit3 that, the professed Christian is
end to level my discourse at the pro-iguar(L Hut when we sec him openly
j ;ntend
my discourse at tue pro -
ifcnr nf PlinctlinWr rrnn',n, f d. '
-Jut what
are the results to be expected '
from preachiug the gospel ? This is ex-!
pel
Ipected, that the world
jIed an'd civilizeJ that is those who acJ
become chnsttin-
. ' ' i
cept thc gospel, make it their rule of ac- more disgrace! ui or more humiliating than
tion, being subject to the world. And in 'to see the professed Christian reeling in
confirmation of this the Christian exhibits I drunkenness, along the streets, thus-not
a life of humility, of obedience, a spirit of j only making a laughing stock of himself, .
charity, of temperance, of honesty, of li-1 but also a shame and a reproach to Chris
berality, a spirit of fonriventcss. and manv ! tianity, and worse than all, only too fre-
other graces, such as are not expected from j
thc unregeuerate heart
You may now be ready to ask "what ob
structions then, can professing Chris
taians throw in the way of the growth of
Christanity."
I. In that of equivocation and of Incon
stancy. Christians believe in the existence of a
ucaitate t0 staud up for this faill 0r tj
bc , . ineo'tant ;n obe lionce
be
to
God?. Yet we find professing !
! Christians who to suit themselves to the
;couipa lh are in rcady to
express
themselves in equivocating and doubtful
terms with rcpect to their faith in Chi
as tho gavior Jf the world Thu ,eavj
ris:
in;?
the impression on the mind of thc nou-pro-fessor
that, Christians themselves are not
certain as to the efficacy of the blood of
Christ, aud the natural result is, in many
cases, this equivocation this want of firm
ness in the faith of the professiug Chris
tian, throws the non professor far from
the thought of the genuineness of Chris
tianity. Xot only this equivocation, but
so this inconstancy so manifest iu their
conduct of many professing Chirstians,
are great obstructions in the way of the
nrntrlli nf ' K -I . I .. 1 1 r. ...... ot I
7 . 7. ' "V i
t in I hrKti.in r.rn hmoi tr l.trA nml t.t
I Christianity aud that is, by falling in and
j
. r . ' . .
out of grace, in and out of (
church, to run
well and vigorously for a while, and then
become weary and stop, and then resume!
aiam
and
so on. ihis non professor ;
looks upon all this with suspicion andj
asks "is this the spirit of Christianity ? i
j if so, I will not be a Christian." No, this
is not genuine Christianity such a spirit
was not exhibited by the apostles, by the
martyrs, uor by Luther. There was uo
cquivcation in their words about their
faith iu Christ no iuconstancy in scrv-
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L, stared thJm itl (he fa( ulnto
death. And thus should it now bc with j
all professing Christains. i
II. There is another obstruction in the
way of the' growth of Christianity, viz ;i
untruthfulness. J
That community is truly cursed in ,
which is found a spirit of uutruthflness, i
especially if found in professin
Chris -
tians
Thc scriptural injunction is.
" Let your conversation be yea yea, nay
nay." That is let there be no duplicity
in your speech, whatever you declare let
! it Ia ihn truth, and the whole truth.
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Xow when a Christian's word can uo long -
er oe takcu, or wneu u is uoi more re -
guiuc-u mau nit uuu-pi uicsaui s, 11 is iru-.juu. a 1113 uucuine, as wc may reauiijp
Iy a sad commentary upon thc Chiristiau see, is in direct opposition to that found
character. And tho obstruction thus iu the old testament which says, "an eye
thrown in the way of the growth of Tor an eye, aud a tooth for a tooth."
Christianity is very j lain. When for This doctrine is also in opposition to tha
truthfulness,- there is no discrimination feelings and dispositions of the natural,
betweeu the Christian and the unbeliever, tho unregencrate heart. Hence the spirit,
or when perhaps a discrimination is made of revenge instead of forgivenevia which so.
iu favor of the nou professor for truthful- frequently shows itself not only in thtr
ness, because of the untruthful character man of thc world, but in tho professing
of the professing christian, then is there Christian as well. He however, wbo
indeed, a great obstruction thrown in the thus manifests such a spirit, and at tie
way of the growth of Christiauity. And same time claims to be a Christiaa, cow
that such is often the case, is only too wide of thc mark. The spirit of Christ
true. Tho spirit of Chrift is wanting in has never, as yet takeu hold of him or he
that heart which cannot utter at all times would, like ChrUl, in the hour of perso-
' the truth, and that Christian should blush
to own Chriat. whose word is net as good
'tis his bond. " '
! Ill Intemperance, is auothcr very
of Christianity. Most usually, when we
speak of intemperance, wc have in our
mind onlv that of bain Jntemnerate in
!tIlc usc of ardent spirits. Hut this docs
I not cover the whole cround of intemper-
' - o r
ance
This is bad enough, it is true, bttt
intemperate in other
j! in . adJc J thfcrc 1.he professed
?I!"sf,aa not ? be "teiDpcMte
!lrluk,7' but. "well in gating, slceptng,
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Lis own family, or the reverse, in being
so economical as to imitate the miaer.
" " uaiuiany uuu
ot stimulants in some form or other.
'j Whether Adam detected anything ardent
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in the juice of the apple which mother
i jve "avc mm we Know nor. let man
seems to
tractinjr
have discovered thc art of cx
trading spirits, alcohol, out of almost
to
ioua,u - i,VLL wueu we sec mm opcniy or
secre t v i n d ui ri n tfl PSPPSS WO arc
Christianity as that of intemperance.
1,113 "ants him in a great measure cith
cither
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place in the church. There is nothin
iui wusiucw or sutmiy, auu worsioi ailiora
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quently are we pained to see such char
acters wituout any acknowledgement ot
their guilt or any visible marks of penlt
tence, appearing at thc Lord's table to eafr
and drink, wc fear, damanaticn to them
selves. The non-professor looks upon all
this and asks, whether this is Christianity?
He will say, "I thought he who professed.
Christ has the spirit of Christ which ex
emplifies itself among other graces in be
ing temperate, in having the appetite in
subjection but I see thc reverse of all
this, and if Christitanity cannot control
this vice, I will not bo called a Chris
tian." Thus do wc see a very ereat ob-
struction thrown in the way of the wrowth
of Christiauity by professing Chritians
lheniscivc3.
IV. Vulgarity and ill fempcr.
A vulgar Christian ! An ill tempered
Christian ! What a commentary upon
the Christian name. A vulgar Christians
he who without a blush can take the
name of his Maker in vain he who can
with vulgar and obscene words associate
his God with the vilest of the vile, sure
ly cannot lay much claim to being a
Christian Such an one places himself."
far beneath the non-professor who claims
to bc a gentleman, for he will not indulge
in vulgar and obscene language ; no, not
he, for he canuot lay claim.to the title of
'gentleman whiUt given to vulgarity.
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cides not to be a Christian. Hut then we
find'another obstruction in that of the Ztf
timbered Christian, lie who cannot or
will not restrain his temper, but will give
way to all the feelings which Satan can,
put iuto and bring out of the human
heart, and yet cail himself a Christian, is
at once an obstruction to the growth
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Christianity.
Skeptics sneer at the idea of maniacs
and of persons bcins possessed of evil-
spirits iu the days of Christ and of the
apostles. Well, for argument sake, let
us admit there were none. IJut if we will
turu to some of our professed Chirstians
and see them iu some of their fits of ill-
Inmnur c ii'irei n r
swearing, and
yield-
. - lheif fioer rcelio to the spirit-
of the dgvil, we would pretty soon come
to the conclusion that, if there never bad
been evil spirits in apostolic times, thero
certainly aro in our own times. And
thus does the non professor conclude, fcrt
says he, "if Christianity cannot restrain-
and keep in subjection the teniper of pro
fessing Christiaus, what good is theio ir
; it?"
And so he stauds aloof.
j V. Tho spirit of revenge instead of for-
givness manifest in too many ' professin
; Christiaus. Our Saviour's injunction to
Ihis disciples was, "Love your enemies
: Mess them thnt rtirA vmt iln nn J
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1 them that hqte you, and pray for them
; wr.icn uespueiuny use yau, and persecute-
ciion, cry out, I'-tlcr, fori;' iAun."-
Hut wheu vie fco this spirit wanting,
and that of revenue Ulihj its pUce,
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