American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-02-17
Volume v.

snort all the misery now occasioned BY man % his
fellow would cease and earth become paradise.
Inc man OF integrity needs human watcher.
lsod untold Ia safe in his hands. It is no, enough
for him that an act would be deemed Unsuitable bp
the publlc nothing viii he do that he does not fer.
to be right; nothing, which he is conscious will
not meet the appreciation Of Cod
Integrity OF heart leads men to sacrifice ever
thing to the cause Of righteousness --Tkiak We
that the man of integrity will for the sake OF sccu-
nuating little wealth, see mult,ndes around him
pincbed by necessity. and withhold the relief which
II IS IN his power to bestowe Suppose ye that tie
Manufacturer possessed Of this divine nrincip!c
can endure the thought or enriching himself by The
half-rewarded labors Of the lorlorn ard injured
children of drunken parents. Never, no never can
this be the case. No, he would say, If mu.t rise
on the ruins Of others, will not rise at all.
The world is suffering, groaning. bleeding at this
very moment, for want of more integrity among
mankind; nor, until its moral renovation can il be
expected that the state of things will be hanged.
There is, however, one place 10 which we have
RICH, to look for better things: we have RICH, to
demand the fruits Of integrity at the hands of
Christians; nor will any plea of imperiecon
screen the professor barren OF the same, from the
censure which the lack thereof deserves. Talk of
inhrmities and failngs as much as you please
these form no excuse for destitution Of integrity
OF heart. person may have sound heart, ara
hypocrite no endure.
1t is integrity that sometimes induces an iniivd.
ual to dissent from crooked and perverse genera.
tion mourning, thereby the charge of singnlarity.
and the more grievous charge Of stabbornness. II
is this that leads some to brave public opinion and
to stem the torrent OF popular customs, when THAI
opinion and those customs wrong.
The faithful servant Of Christ can but deplore
the present want OF this grace in the Church.
Few, too few there are who are faithful to what they
know in their hearts, and even sometimes confess
with their mouths TO be right, because he same j.
not 10 conformity 10 custom and unit, there is
more OF this principle POSSESSED by the Church as
body, we Shall look In vain for reform. .Ton
may wear out your strength in argument /; you may
point out errors with the meredian rays of demon
stration; you may force your opponents reluctantly
TO acknowledge the errors which you denounces
bn, all TO no purpose, where integrity is wanting
They will acknowledge their errors, and most stu
pdy persist IN them While you are looking for
better things, To- you find them following the same
old beaten track; and it has never once entered
their heart to reform TO- they had no idea of do
ing any thing about the business they knew these
things were not right; but then it might make
disturbance il they undertook to alter them; OK
what servants OF Christ are these that are fearful
of discord with 3elia! What champions of the
gospel! What very Pauls! Afraid OF making
disturbance, and so let the truth be trampIed upon
by its enemies No doubt ye will have your re-
ward Woe to the church, woe to the community
woe to the nation, woe TO the gener; lon and woe
to the individual who is devoid Of integrity Of prn
ciple.