Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-08-06

themselves sequaiated with the rumber of the
INDECENT women alluded to, who are { = quently'
in rant Of the eommon necessaries OF lie, and
in the meek unausten,aio1s sbrTI of frTe CHRIS
f,an benev0lence. have kindly visited them, and
ministersd 90 their wants?
~ a single fgs,a1cs car be reierred 70. otsuch
e direction Of The religions end beHsroleat Jest
ines Of any Of them, supported by errGbe ct.
dsnce, u vii most readily be reoogn zed IS a
coed Get IF 10 their undsrLiddng for, and aoiuot
maktng "a ith their own far haods, OF a full do
zen o; HypscJles, the sane number Of Bckfes.
I half ? dom pair of Rreechcs, and al Ms patches
! put on hy eli the members OF the "the hsr,iRs.
! burg benevolent society" upon Glide Oh BED
| Ticks which were found'in the BHrg TO afford :
JOB m aid Of ,heir 6sneveieHf bUrbosss But It
lie ~riier may be psrnfted to Judge from her
! Acquaintance vito the members OF "the Msrt.
benevolent society > land IL is no, a limited one)
il is al least 10 be seripaS'y dsubfd, whether AM
snch eUideHcc. Can be adducCd OF euch a direc
ten If the reiigiuus and benevolent feelings Ut
the most religious and beDevo,e1. among them.
Ia is absence however. they may possibly hold
| Themselves prepared to shew hat "the foreign
object for aiding in The accomplishment os
Which, thev are so heneveleutly laboring, sd,
dresses sueh paramount CLAIMS to the exercise
Of the Chr,stian sod benevolent leeiirgs Of the
: mem5ars &c 'Ghe Mrt benevolent society"
- entirely - merge he eia'ms of the objects
slIuded 90, f1r Their exercise ot homs. Wen.
what Can ,hisall Absorbing ~'toreign object bct
Is It ~ 'aag than che conversion Of n Oh iti
del v Grid 10 tie benign doctrines and influences
of Christianity u 30, II wagjd have been welt,
TOR these very ChfiStisn and henevaleut souls,
70 base deferred TO The precepts and egamoe q
of taeir LoHB avn m%asIEBs twb"s. eenpis-some
II them ~ doubt aPe.l l. constituted no part
Of his precepts and example 30 deprive one
portion OF his creatures oi their only means of
subsistence, for the benevolent purpose of aid.
ing in The conversion of auotherto Christianity.
They we're alike distinguished by the legitimate
Influence of true bene y~olence. tie ministered
to the temporal necessities, cf tie poor and
needy within his reach, as well az disseminated
THs worn OF ETgREAL HTs. TIE legitimate
Influences then, oi his precepts and example,
90 not al Init of the employment of me ssures
for a.olng in he accomplishment uf spg "frreign
Object" contemplated by the society, which are
not onlvCtteriy iFrecencilshle with Christian
benevnience. but iEeonsiaten, with the dictates
Of common humanity. WHIT estimate then. must
be formed OF the real motives ut such member
of "tl,e Mart. henevolent society,"" as have not
hesitated TO employ sRch ,reqsares, for aiding
the slledged Christian benevolent purposes of
the society? May it not in plain truth, welt be
| fb]ClfBJCts tE2l EH1iu t8'tlf motives ne tPC-
ted even by impartial human scrutiny. they
wouti be found subject, to the predominant
Influences of pride, vain glory and byooepisv.
instead Of those, Of the precepts and exam.
pie 81 "the meek and i0U4y Nazarins?" Here
such The conclusions OF the writer, they would
no c0ubt be depotHInatrd, the result of"ilibe.
r1.ity and gross misrs presentations" But apply
the a'uhH8ty which declares that che tree
shaH be judged by the fruit TO the condttct IN
| question of such members Of t'the H.rtinsburr
benevolent society," ard the rre6er co.,ci b. o,,s
to be deduced, ste ebeerully submitted 10 the
Judgment Of all candid. 1isintefested. common
sense 2ersons, "lln may consider the Christian
and benevolent eondHct and purposes of : the
Marunsourg benevolent society worthy Of ex.
animation Bat POSSIBLY in the last resort the
members OF tins most Christian and benevolent
association, hold themselves prepared 20 shew.
/ that the old fashioned and said preceots aud
examples referred to. for doing well have been
wisely and b~nevoleatly superseded by the
better rules Ut action adopted by stbe Mart.
benevolent eoc'ety,' composed ot ttt,c better
order ct tie female community of the plscs 81
While the claims OF This new fapsisd system
fFor fhe proper exercise, aud p-omstjno of
Christian benegoiepce,l to superior Difference.
are left to be asserted, by the further practical
exercise GIFTS Christian and benevolent rules Of
'clon, Il rem ms 10 5e made known when and
horo, core Of the members IT 'qhe Martipshure
Benevolent society" acquired their cpeA. nfioLr
for setting up for such gregt foAs, as the bet
ter order Of the female community file nace.s
" is perfectly vr,hin the recollection of the
writer, and no doubt more extensively SO with
Older inhabitants OF the town wien at least
half a dozen Of them. were quite plain unaus
tentatioCs folks, hating ABOUT as much use for
4 JHntet Bdsket, as several Of them could now
make Of a Shciar& Pdif Gu, and interfering a.
bout as much with bs business of others, as
they (vth others Of the society have shewn
themseives prepared and qualified to do in the
chsrac'er OF Christian ph,lsnthfopis's. But,
Good Heaven. how 'ostune and fashion in their
vagartss, have permitted some OF these folks.
D. hooN and By crook 10 mesnder their wav cut
OF the places Which knew them once, ana as.
sumo a s'ation among The gres, folks Of the
burg, becoming part and portion OF "the bet
ter order OF ths female community srthe nIace.'
co."otkers in regulating and governing society.
polishing It's ruder parts, prescribing the bet.
Ter rules OF acton for the exercise of true
Christian heneEolence, making matches, es.
tsohsh'ns fashions, Debating etiquette, and
quit would be an endless undertaking, to de.
scribe the plenary authority, Of these pre-.
e@inent peFsonages. The powers Of the Pope
81 ZONE, in imposing restrictions and granting
'ndeisencies, would bear no comparison with
them. Such hoists however. are sometimes az
dangerous 10 zone folks, as the elevation cf q
idnd'u66er to the msinmast of a man Of wsr
would be; fer lacking tbe sort 0fdeaG 10 main
tam the unaceus'omed elevation, although thew
may be able to mold on most awkwa-dlv FOR a
tine they are finally compelled to descend 70
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