, 1843-06-03
o PATENT SERMON.

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SHORT PATENT SERMON.
BY 20 JR.
The words ofthe text may be found
somewhere, as follows:
Fleas have o fher feas to bite EN-,
And so go on ad infinitum.
My HEARERs-vou are al proba.
bly, aware that biters oftencet bitten:
that people not unfrequenrly fall into
the pits which they dig for Others:
and that he who speaks evil of bis
neighbors is sure 10 be spoken evil OF
himself. The spider eateth the fly
the fish eateth the spider-the fish
hawk eateth the fsh-the eagle mas
tereth the hawk-tIe sportsman
shooteth the eagle-Dea,h devoureth
the sportsman-and the Almighty
hath power over Death and the devil.
1t does certainly appear that there is
none upon earth so mighty but some
can be found who is mightler; and as
wicked as q individual may posi-
bly, be, some reprobate wearing tie
human form divine IAN be scared up
who is yen still wickeder. Well.
my friends, this is all as it should be:
for, without this variety. the music Of
the moral world were one dull ana
nonotonous tone-enough to give
the lever and ague a fit Of l~aziness.
and render q glass of soda water too
stupid 10 effrrvesce. All the rough
and dIScordant sounds that echo from
hlther TO thither are producrd bv the
voice OF Nature: and the voice of ma,
ture is the voice of God, which, al
though IT sometimes speaks in nigh.
ty thunder, yet speaks in love. 'fhe
overriding waves give beauty and
sublimlty to the ocean-the HIGH hills
and deep valleys, loneliness to a
iahdscapt--and the irregularities that
exist among the human race make a
picture of perfect uniformity, even
all dIScord, as my friend Pope SAYS.
is harGony-hut nut understood bv
those who have no more an ear for
music than a RABBIT has Il tail expressly
Tor the purpose Of brushing of the
flies.
My dear friends-altEiourh every
thing IN This world is made int alb ~,
as 1t should be. Still! nan. icing a free !
agent. endeavors daily Ia make in
pfovements upon himself-ani Vet rs
he progresses intellectually. he retro
grades morally. Ambirinn & thirst
or praise. perierb DOT nnlv his own
peace, but often, too often. that ofhIs
fellow creatures around him: and vet
he finds that while with pompnuS
tread he makes disturbance among
the ants OF industry, he is ut the same
time molested by annoying insects
that buzz and bite with impuni,v.
Pride lays the egg of envy, which
matches out SANDER: and Won nav de-
pend upon IT, my beloved brethren.
that If you SANDER your fellow NOR
tails you will be slandered by the
of slanderers. The dorset
regions Of 3ackhirers are kept contin-
uallv sore by the inhic,ion of fresh
wounds from those behind them; and {
there IS no position in society 50 high
bat the Poisoned arrows OF calumny {
may reach. The lofiesr pinnacle OF l.
Is accessible 10 reptiles rhIt &C. y
!isht IN deyourlng each other; and the '
serpents OF sin cast their slime among
the lo"e 5 that bloom upon the hea-
ven kissing hills of rerown, as ueli
rs iEose that flourish in the wales oil
obscuriiy. You are all ralated to
each other by consequently. and you
to feel bound to assist your !
brothers-in-blood in days of toll and J
times of trouble: Tut Oh! TO see how 4
you pounce upon the helpless, take Ii
Of the weak, and pilfer Q
he lest penny from the poor. is e. |
lough to sink the heart ola christina a
aio 10 seat of his trowsers. !
Ny hearers-don'i be like the bed P
Bugs that suck stolen blood from the o
Of n another; but let every Il
IAN eat the bread he has honestly a
armed, and add, if possible a mite to
is enjoyment. Push others along
he path Of prosperity-act friendly :
} wards your foes-aRd Heaven will
-s-ow upon YOU It's riches, OF bless
20 =, ,u'. If YOU bite. yJu must ex- U
sct to get bItten--ior, as my text C