The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-12-04

Z iEyowp ofrejoicing, that shall be awsrde
70 every g good and iiithfbl servant,
who, having been careful with "his Lord
lgoods," and used them in tightening hu
man misery-in relieving. distress ant
promoting happiness, is at last called Il
enter into the joy ofhis Lord" u,
. For the power of doing good, wealth il
Q chiefly to be desired and FER this alone
8 the rich should be envied. The fnery o
| dress--the splendor Of equipage and the
; magnifcience of establishment, are mete-
ors that glare but they soon pass away.
r The master and the serf, in little time,
r lie undistinguished in the grave-and he
who was bourne to his narrow house on a
, rude bier, by ga few poor and decayed
neighbors," mingles his ashes with those
Of the rich man, whose funeral obsequies
were solemnized with the pornpous pag-
eantry. Of burning understanding
plumes, and long train Of sable follow
ers decked with all the Z" magnlicience
Of woe" aa
The watchfll eye Of Providence is ov-
er all the works of his hands. To mortals
various conditions are decreed. Some
are entrusted with wealth; others seem
destined to remain In the ranks ofpenury.
All 60 10 make up the polity Of one great
moral compact, and it is required that
each, faithfully discharge the trust COM
lnitted to his charge. And while the rich
are stimulated TO acts Of benevolence
from the conviction that they are only
stewards in trust, and soon to give an ac-
count ofthe manner in which they have
employed their Lords goods, the poor
should learn to be content in the situation
they occupy; not reviling the wealthy, as
is frequently the case, because they are in
possession Of much substance, but striv-
ing +" to provide things honest in the sight
of all men," and relying on the care Of
guardian providence to supply any lack
of what is needful for the comfort of life.
And when the eye of envy is turned on
the broad domains of the affluent, and a
feeling Of discomfort is waking up, check
the impulse by refecting, that in being de-
MED an abundance; you arc also free from
the responsibilities that are connected
with riches and power.
This life is but state Of probation
and while all are too apt to repine and
think their own condition the worst Of any,
each individual has his peculiar trial to
support, and is, on the whole, but sharing
a common lot with all the human race
There is something to mar the felicity of
every one, and prevent this earth from
yielding perfect happiness SO that it is
folly to indulge in envy. and worse than
folly to lessen the. sum Of human enjoy
ment, such as it is, by needlessly intiict-
ing pain, or RETAINING from bestowing all
the happiness possible, on those with
whom circumstances have brought us in
contact. BY endeavoring to render 9TH
crs less happy, thorn is planted ia the
breast, that inhicts more pain than can
be given, and those unhappy beings, who
like the envious man in the fable, are will
ling to lose one eye that their malice may
be.grati6ed by seeing competitor loose
both, may in the result expect to have the
double misfortune rest on themselves alone.
As before stated, there is an eye that
hooks to the intentions-that judges not
with mans judgement, and His eye is
vigilantly watching the latent springs Of
action, and causing him who set the gin,
frequently to be caught in his own snare.
The overHowings ofa bitter and envious
heart, generally fail to produce Ivery last
ing mischief to any but him in whose
breast they were generated. The de-
cetful and double minded perish by their
own c ahir e,s This sort Of men al