Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-08-18
No. 44--WHOLE No. 4GO

give others whose feet may have slld ia
slippery places.
Here the Professor related two elFs
coms;snces 10 proof that those who ate
in favor ol voIeu, and oppressive messs.
ures towards offenders, often needed the
mercy they refused TO show to OIhers
for themselves. The latter case was
one where he, himself. had conceived sn
unius abtipa,hy to broihef minister
on account OF his surly, morOss and sell
FISH actions, which was never removed
until he accIdently head The minister
in secret prayer bemoaning over aud
lamenting those same unpleasant aud
unfortunate pecuiarllies. lie then burst
into his retirement and folded his broth
er 10 his arms-fut he bad learned that
he had such a burden to bear which the
speaker had not
now approach ths second branch OF
my subject sod am TO answer the inq1'
ry. what is the law Of Christ which We
fu fl IN bearing one another's burdenst
It's the law Of love-a love as wIJs
as creation, and goes out over the who's
family OF mao Of whatever kindred,
tongue or nation. 1t is that love which
bege,s love-a love higher than earth
/ Il is christian love.
Some make This objeclion-l can Tor.
give my brother his tresPasses-sBd
do forgive him, but can never forget!
But God does forget as we'll as forgive.
| He saws that he casts our sins behind
his back and will remember them no
more forever-snd so should We forget
as well as forgive il we have one par
lcs OF the spirll Of God and Christ about
us.
/ Some people profess to have chrIstlun
love who love very strangely! 10 their
treatment oil weak or backsIdlng bresh-
rem, they always remind me Of the Qua.
ker, who, angry with his dog. said, ~
will moi kill thee; but will give thee
f bad name"- whereupon turning his dog
out of doors, he raised the cry Of mad
dog, and the multitude soon killed him
and the quaker said to the cruelty
slaughtered animal, well dog, thou csnst
not say that ever gave thee blow!
Le, christians feel that the bad name
, the slight mention the half uttered
suspicion make up The fatal blow. IL
was the name killed the dog.
. Christians should never forget that
they must love aIi-friends and enemies
l. all together that they must forgive
E those who have trespassed against them,
D with, or without, repentance on the part
of the wrong doer- clear their minds OF
I any wrong or hard feeling, and leave
the sin at the door OF others, il any
whsre.
The great curse OF the church in the
present age is iallling and SANDER. God
remove it far from our borders.
The second aw OF Christ we fnlfl by
bearing one anolher's, burdens is Tho
aw Of kindness
"Be kindly a6actioned. one towards
another" ia The sacred injunction. And
how wrechsdIy is this regarded when
. any one en,erains perhaps large COM
pany with the errors, faults, weakness.
perhaps ignorance OF an absent brother
J Does The thought ever occur TO such
' slanderers- what pretty fix we should
be in If at this moment. some one were
II using our names and character with the
same freedom we use our absent bro
y lher's!
Brethren. don't let US stab, bite, de-
YOUR and kill each other If we do not
like each others coat, hat or bonnet!
. can never forget the good Bishop
| Soule's remark in distant conference
N when a backwood's ministerial brother
endeavored 10 have me turned out OF the
ministry because did moi look, dress
- speak or oct like himself. "O," said tho
- bishop, "you NAV as we'll lei brother
:" NalIit be as he is, he was born and edu-
- Gated in different par; Of The world,
- - and you can make noiblag more or less
~ than an Irlshman OF himm General
!. smiling Yes! am an lrishman-WiIh
~ " my heart in my hand for my friends o.
nv enem mies-and all it's feeling as bound
= ing as fresh as " when | left the green Isle
: of the ocean, and made my home in THU
H. fair land OF the West.
n [Tn The same practical style; enliveDet
i, by the narration OF striking facts, tht
h, Rev. Professor, went through the re
nv mander of his subject, embracing Ih'
w wys "Iaw of Mercy" and the claw Of Mutua
no Forbesrance, belonging to the law o
? Christ ell fulfilled by bearing one auOlh
se er's burdens. The vas. audience bs
,o. came melted and tearflI under the bril-
m ling appeals, while the Professor close
vv his sermon Of an hour and half, in du
me ration with sentiments like the follow
we ing;l
Des NV dear brethren and sisters! AZ Ion
I've as your Savior lorgives you, so long an