The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-09-07
THE SLANnEREn PASSION.


THE SLANDERED PASTOR.
. Tie mgsi be one Of he isrnnsit soma
! Of Levi. who can GET shroeeh a i~+i.s
month ~ithopE having somebody o longas
wsg un~issly sgsinsi hsm. There are
sOae ia every PARISH. ~ho are no,s Lille
given 10 tsking Bp rproseh ass nal HER
ne ghbors. and. Il o,her objects are sol Il
hand. the psslus's char .rser 10 sissys IN
eight. and they can comfort ihsmselses BY
disehsrgins their sVows 10 HAT difetiH.n-
In his movements 3mrng Me people hs
sseefia ne fh.l sn evil report 10 en- The
~ing. and lhs III nmensd bird 10 asing
about 10 I'll directions. What shall be
doi
Shsll he give Il ehsss. snd iy 10 rafrh
ie Shall he stop ~ M~sleI's work aud
hssien here and ihere to discover TIE
sIsadefs,i Had he better waste bis ener.
Ries in beadng he bush alter such bndi
lie viii dsi,nd bic coed name be ssys.
He will not have his reputation spllled.
He 10 an injured man. and he w,ll bring
tia iniurious 70 JUSTICE But he must
catch The snake before hs ear klll IL. And
ne thai undertakes IN fad the fiher OF an
evil rspnr, against himself has so. 20 hsll
in deep sea. lie would Ike 10 indihe
man who has slandered him. Bat who.
10 10 confess himself the parent Of 'hst
eslamnyf lfi,is a lie foul and black.
aho 10 going 10 be 20 stupid a. 70 adait
himself The author ofni Will The archer
who sent shrprrow. siand forth with bis
bow 10 his hand end say here an II
Mosi likely The SANDER 10 JONI pro-
duciion. The raw material cppeared,
nobody in The crestion knows whsfe 10
came from. |, wss spun; the Uarp by
one. the filing BY another; woven by q
third. score had 10 do with the colors
and the fabric, and 90 many mrre hsvs
given The f.bric each Jog. 10 ito journey
round the parish. There have been 90
many faeers In this work lhsi The idea 81
identification Of an individual 10 ridlep-
lous. Each d,d so little sbcul the m1hr
tina, they do not know nor does any body
else. that they did any thing. Ak them.
D,t you utter This cslunn,i One 10 g,ir-
sed n The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS seowls
in resentment. Knock II every door in
the parish-the slsndsrer is MT there.
He rs not here. nor yonder. All The en-
ergies of Iegs, wings ard steam cannot
catch hin.
But suppose yondo cs,chhim.. S~sai.
ing and weary you are yet triumphant ct
last. You haze iraversed every ses,
threaded every break, and you have 81 Iast
the slanderer before sou. You will not
beat him; that would not be very minis.
ierisl; besides sou prefer .clsan hsnds
You will give him terrible rebuke, like
~. You will pour rusning tide Of indig-
nant eloquence upon him. You expect
to see him quail before you.
But he was an outrageous slanderer,
was he! Aud think you then ic has any
conscience for you to assault Think you
he has any sensibiliies that you can
arouse! More. lf his tongue was once
a sharp sword against you, your rebukes
may canse il 10 leap out Of It's scsbbard
again Ynu are nui match for him.
Tie can besp.lter you faster than you can
him. He is mofe used 10 II. In ca,ck>
log him therefore you may not have made
a very desirable prize.
Besides. before you make sail 10 chase
Of every pirate upon yorr good name,
whether sou can End good scrip.
rural example for it. The good men of
~ !. NIL. Ivad .ar,a >f thax- -
hurricane Of cslomnies. There is Panl
for example. If every SANDER had rarri.
ed away The smallest piece Of his flesh,
he would have been perfect skeleton
before be had been preaching . twelve.
month. They SAID every thing about
him. He has given specimen or two
Irops out of an ocean--just 70 let 10 see
ha, Apostles had enemies People bad
tongues in those days. aud the man that
.t,rred up their gully consciences rs often
~ Paul did, was moi The man to escape
rirulence. There wac MI vile or ma.
ignani thing which . corrupt heart c..uld
generate or an envenomed t,ngue utter,
,ui was charged upon him.
Wei, how did lie manage the maiteri
Dad he 90 putting about the streets to Cad
"a, who slandered hint Did he give
.hase to wicked reports. and drive In,o
palaces and cottages. highways and BY
Says. 10 see who was the father OF them!
He could mol stop for that. He had TOO
much 10 do, anu much better business.
He lie, them rsproach him that liked the
business. Tie did moi make after them
with the slcdge hammer OF the law. or With
committee OF friends who had he care
II HE reputation. Ring reriied. pe
bless" This was economy OF time. foe
! man can bless his slandesers most ca
Tally 10 much less time than he can hlxt
through the parish after them; and eco
nomy Of moral feeling. too. for il isa
much happier state Of mind to pray for q
prosecutor Than 10 chafe ones spirit about
how vIolen, hands shall be lad =. 'on bin,
and he &c. 40 good as ss gave
Let the slsndsred pastor consider. then.