The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-12-14
SPEAK KINDLY To HIM.

= Ii We would touch the heart, or ipAu.
ence the conduct of The ineorate, we must
speak kindly to him. Harsh words will
never effect our object-wlII never reform
him. He is bowed down with chains
crushed to the dust with CALLING yoke
the slave of an unnatural appetite he
leels MS lost condition - he knows his
own degradation 49, he sees the ruin, the
sad ruin which has been made of his
hopes - and the anguish of his homes |
comes bitterly and keeny to torture him
l. In moments of reflection. He looks
out upon the world - but he sees no eve
TO phy' no arm to save. The cold passer-
10y looks upon him with disgust - be
knows It, he feels it. Old friends turn
towards him the gances of scorn and
tepfoach-and this, too, he feels, sensibIv
KeenIy. He gazes upon his own family,
made mlserabIy wretched by his habits Of {
incompetence, and terrible remorse laws +
hold upon his feelings, aud tears his soul. :
There is no friend to advise him none Q
70 advise him - none 10 encourage his il
hopes if he chance to have any. lfthere a
were place of safety, he would gladly C
ny to lt,-but he sees none A black cloud c
OF despair rests over him - darkens his h
mind and obsructs his vision - and be. d.
cause no KIND hand will open the window CT
81 hope, ne thinks there is 40 hope for is
aim. Ten thousand spirits of evil min. Y,
ster to his plaques and in the madness al
u dreadful despair. he rushes again, and e.
gam, and again, to the poisonous bowl
1o would drown his troubles - and he 81
oes dfo'o@ them, as one is presumed TO no
foWn the troubles Of earth BY pIunping m,
n'o those CT eternity. IL is the drowHjn1 Ia,
the soul to destroy the consciousness Of te,
resent evil. W.
Soch a man is to be pitied - above all he
.Aer men IN this wide world, he is to be as
tiled. His seryitude is not now volun. ~
fy; 1t was an easier yoke he placed eff
pom his own neck, He smiled calmly he
hen he pu. it there, and thought there enr
as no Danger bat the demon OF the still finn
Is fastened it upon him, and now bows mi,
IN down with terrible burden. O. he edr
to be pItled--and DOT only to be pi,ied 10 ,
|! TO be helped. He needs assistance: nov
me good Samaritan 10 bind up his is Il
ounds--to minister 10 his wants-Io rr. r. :.
hdie his hopes-to plead with him and snir
re for him. sr',
Westinghouse! this work is for YOU. saIi
gu can point that unfortunate fellow We,
'ature to the star Of hope you can re- bioI
I'VE The dark cloud of despair that hangs shIr
81 h!m-you can tell him of the JOYS ele,
Sobrle'y - and you can convince him er n
1t he may reform. AS you love hu. ,ere
'nl'y-as your Father in Heaven loves ton
n-go to him now, and whisper in his exaI
the great truth that he may vet be the
N and lfeeman-proud, noble, happy; the
i peace and JOY may YET come and sit than
'h with him III his own dweIling-lhat octje
reputation may come back to him oraa
ms tneadS may return and rejoice fecu
# MS redemptlon-that prosperity may mon
e more crown his labor - and that and
rious sunshine may light up his path But
Invlgorate his energies through the does
lander of his life, Speak kindly to Of II
l-Show him that you are his friend Cob
you love him, and that you will stand near
him IN his efforts to reform--and he who
l. ne must be willing to~make the ef. inc
He aolU do it. And you and he, and
f'er tines may rejoice together over show
restoration of another of the sons Of and
e.r'ng to The bliss and happiness of but a
riety. biS .
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