Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-06-05
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s.nnronriiate 10 ourselves: aud as this IS a
ssh6ieet on which 1t is5yerrY dithcnit e. .or
ministers TO preach iplainly without li
preaehins personally hope you VIII g give :
ii anSinsertion aud ask every re ed ader oi OF
YOUR .paRerlo read III 10 pray over II, ana aos
10 ash, '.lssitl IT,
s,Religion that does mol make a-man man
ssss,ousst is good for nothing. II man pro-
fssses 10 be a. Christian aud delrauds his
neiehbor, that mans religion is vain. And
he is dishonest who withholds from anoth-
Ser ,ha. brauch which is his due, when
ssil5is in his power to pay it. .;.s,
e, in / his country, have acquired bad q
name abroad for our Stale repudllailtlo2ns, lil 10
.bulit is not this Of which we wish to speak
inst now.s IT is. .oflhe laxness, moi to call
X abys tharsfer name EFF many professors
safreiiaion, who seldom or never pay their
dsbts suntil asler being called upon again
and 5agaia, aud perhaps finally threatened
With a suit al law. There are soae such
men in almost every community.
We have one oi',hese Inennow IN our
eve. He is a. very amiable, easy man.
who never wishes 10 quarrel with, his
nsighbors andis always willing 10 do them
favor when they are in want ct help.
Bu, he never pays1hissdebts II. ne ca can
apoidit. His bills atIhe store, the shops
of mechanics, perhaps.for the food which
he eats or the raiment @hichThe wears,
are unpaid, and he feels moi the least COM.
punctiuns OF conscience on the subject.
lie prays in his family aud in The social
meeting, aud some people 1hlnshe may De
a Christian but men of the world say that
if he would be honest they would have
better opinion of his religion.
We see another debtor. lie has noob-
iec,ious to buying any thing that pc can
get upon trust; he will even sabscribe for
religious newspaper, or a new edition OF
The Bible, and makes loud professions ol
his Willingness to aid this effect and ihat
butswhen called on 10 pay his subscription
,heis unfortunately jus, Then out oil money
hesMill certainly pay il in aiew days; but
he is no more ready month afterwards
than hewas before, aud be never intends
10 pay. He pretends. nevertheless. Ito be
q pious man but he deceives very few.
4 Just now, We see another man OF this
.always-owing and neyer-paying class.
Sometime ago, he contracted heavy DEBT
and he has never yetseenlhe time when ne
could pay the whole oft atoEcei aud there
fore; he has paid more oft. His income
has been such that he might, with litIie
economy and. much eif:deuial, have paid
a part:of the debt every year, and by this
tine have extinguished it; but his con-
science does snot seem TO trouble him a,
all, salthouglH he lioes on that which does
not tlbelong 70. him. # = -
Men may sophisticate as they please,
they can negorsmake irright aud all the
Bankrupt laws in The uniHersescan never
mako sit right forsthem .neglect1e pay
ifeiriieb,s. There. is sin in ihis neglect as
cIearsaud as deserving church ldisipline, as
iinstealinga orifalse swearing. He who vi
olates his promise 10 pay, rswi,hholds
the paJmentSef a5debt, whenitis within his
power I'D meet his engage gemeal, ought to
be made e,to feesin,the sightsof God aud of
ailfhonest men, heis a s@ihdier.T Religion
"a very comfortable cioak; ;uader
which 10. hide, butifreligion does no, make
man deal justly, sitisnotiworth haylng.
{ utswbat shall a poor man do who. IN
debt Eet him work hard and-pay II.
DepySFourseif all ssthe hxuries and very
inanysof fihe comfortssof'llfe; beSwilling TO 4
take a humble place in sdciety, and morti- = !
fl 4our Spride, in dress: andIstyle ofslivlng
be- as simple and economicaE:as possible;l
if necessary Z live on breadz zapd water aud
labor diligently antiI you satisfy the, de-
'mandssof.yoirla last creditor; hut never lay
up accent sof money or spend "a cent need
aessIg, while youso owe itsto another. We
Wish thar this principle could be ingralned
snto lbe hearts and colsciences, al least of
professing e Cilrisiians. here lis a 1oose:Z
ness on The sabjecie in the @ Church that is
perfectly irrec conciiiabie with The law Of
God md HE maiatainanceso esof a good repu:a !!
iaf;on tho eyes The wefld. = 9
Lef man be trnsted who neglecls TO
nav his &c bfs. i flnisfo fortnne has suddenly
siepriiyed him of:tIie5abi1ity 10 pay; That is
anpiher 4hihg; but fszby his conduct he
,fIas3 no disposition TO meet his enga cement
sespeeial i small; debts lei thin: hot be.tEust..
ed. iie that is sbfjIs ia a. Iittle,swih be,
iiuDiust in5rnach. IA e who delrauds will
steal and there is scarcely no difference
5et8eensleaiing and Wiifully neSlee,ios To
discharg debt
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