Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-02-06

: shoot forth in bcautifu! symmctry-itpu's
IN vcrJant foliagc-cansingi it TO put out
he buds and the blossoms, and mature the
rui,s of a heavenly, practical, godly life.
So, then, the gospel, while it insists pr;ma.
rilv upon faith, so far from making void the
aw Of good works, does, in very truth, aim
a, the production Of good works. In COM
handing faith, it commands morality; in
crciiins faith, it ercites TO morality.
Bu, this is not all. [ say the tendency
of the gospel is 10 the production of a pure
morally. There is very much of ofrelieious
accsracy in the conduct Of men with is
speclous, and unqucsionably dlminshcs
the aggregate oihuman wrctchcdncss.
It's far in its appearance. Il is beauti-
fu. 1t is attractive. And vet is impure.
For cxample-a man may H. rigidIy hon.
est. 1t may be marin with him TO de-
fraud no man. And it may be that fear of
dctcction-or some other remote cvil-or
the mere love Of good namc--or the ap-
prchcnsion Of rctributlvc provilcncc--or
some similar thing, is achat makes him hon
est. 1t may 5e that he is so-not for the
love which he bears 10 honesty-aot for the
abhorrance which he has for iinavery but
simply for his own interests. Il may be
that Ills honesty has such a onndaIon--'nai
i, would all melt away the moment he
$ s'oald be satisfied that fraud would BRING
him tho g 'ea,cst good. Now this is moi an
honesty ofheqrt, And though it is spccious,
aud though it may be sorvicable, it is I'm.
pure. And so is any other species OF NOR
ali,y having its origin in corrupt motive.
Now the gospel seeking 10 excite men TO
good works seeks TO do 1t through tahh. 1t
aims at the implanting of this holy pr'nc';.
pie, whence will spring, not morality OF
selfishncss, not a morality Of policy, not
morality fed by the stimulus of hire or re.
ward, but a morality rooted and grounded
in divine love, a morali y gushing forth
spontaneously. 1t seeks through ia''h' as
an indwcllnng, moving power. to make men
honest, for honesty's sake to make them
kind, for Kindness sake: TO make them
courtecu-, FOR couriesy's sake; to make
them do rig t, for the 7ove Of right; to
avoid wrong for ,he'hate Of frro'g. ltseeks 10
cstabl sh within them the principle of right
doipe--failh-that SO it shall be effective
not only of morally, but Of unadul'era'cd
morality.
So, then, this is tie tendency Of the gos.
pel-,he tendency of the whole gospel.
We canno, Gull out of it q single precept
wllci, does not point 10 this result. We
cannot selecta single truth, nor single doc.
trinc, which, when rightly received BY the
heart, does not bring forth the pcaceable
and lovely fruits Of a beautiful, unsophsti-
Gated morally"
Honor thy father and thy mother that thy days
my be long upon the land which tic Lord thy
God giveththec.
81 DON'T SEE WHY.
l know little girl whc has avery pleas
ant home, and the very kindst of parents
and who is yc, often dscontcnted and un.
happy. She pouts her lips, and throws her
aims about, and sulks and stamps with her
feet, and makes strange noise in her throat,
between growl and a cry. 1t is not be-
cause she had not enough TO eat OF good,
wholesome food; nor because she has not
time to play, and play'hings in abundance,
and bro:hrrs 10 play with her. She IS not
blind, nor lame, nor deformcd IN any way;
but has I.callh and strength, and every thing
which any gill could wish to make her
happy in this world, except good heart.
What was it that made her iret:ul =
Whv, she had kind mother, who tod her
what she must do, and what sho must not.
will tell you what heard -
"Carolnc, you must not take my scissors,
my dear.
why, mother, have no scissors 10 Gu;
off my thread" said Caroline pet'ishly.
"WelI my dear, will give yon pair;
but YOU mus: not take mine"
liam sure I don't see ,chy, us only just
TO cut off my thread" .
The scissors were Of the finest, kind, and
highly polished; ano Caroiinc's mother
knew that it would soil them if she should
handle them with her moist hands; and
that, # she had them once, she would want
them ;gain. Caroline's business was 10
ob"y chccrf:liy, whether she saw the reason
" ~. or rot.
"Carolinc, my dear, you must not climb
up Oh the ch ':r TO rcach your work. You
must ask some one to get it for YOU"
slam sure don't see achy. 1t is less
t ou5c 10 get II myself, than 10 ask some.
ty for IT,"
VERY vel, Child yoa shall DO it in
your own way, an! Sec
That very afternoon Caro!in, moun:cd
a Chair to get her work. She reached too
far, and over went tn, chair, and Caroline
wjthI'. Her work was scattered over the
fcor--.hc needle. book in one direction, and