Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-10-11

may be and appreciated by all who pro-
fss the name Of Christ. Then would the of ecces
asca and secular power from which spring tho orcb!e
lpostons for the support Of religious services
oppress tender conscences, ana many greyous inpod
mcn the free OF Gospel truth would. believe
| be removed.
/ 1T is required IN stewards that BE- found faith
fa:+ had need often ponder the and
of stewardship in life, and call mind tina: day of
awful reckoning in which every of US shall give ac
count Of himself 70 God. Happy hat who, sock
ing good conscIence towards eod hath
ed live himself and living Him who died for
us and ngninf Those whom given upon this
wise look upon themselves bought With price, and
who do desire that they be helped 10 gorliy God
their body and IN their spirit which are Gods and IS It
this, dear friends that every of call
ed? will be brought feel that this is not the place Of
their their hearts being upon heavenly
that which earthly and pershable will have less place in
thoir affections their moderaton.-hot right and tempe
Of the Lords outward gfts,-wl appear unto all
mon it will be their be kept from the love Of
oasc from undue creaturey ndu gcnco, and from the lux
of hfc Regulated by this Christian standard,
personnl expenditure. style Of living. the furniture Of
houses the supply of our tables the panness and SIM
pcty Of apparel the right OF leisure time and
Of property, will far these things
cernod that the love Of the world IS losing lis hold upon u.s.
and that the love of Christ growing stronger and stronger
within This love, be rcnembered,l rs active prnc
ple the live under It's influence, the will
hearts DO open feel with tho the inirmtes s. u
OF those by whom surrounded Io do good
and to communicates which forms no small part of the
righteousness tho Divine law, will be privilege and
pleasure. Did this love prevail, and this right
allowed its rigd dominion among the
OF society would DO maintained, ana OF
those evils which dep!oro, whose origin may be
traced the spirit OF this world would longer ac the
family of man.
Blessed is he that consdcroth the poor."f 1t is our
desire that may all of be kept in that of
watchuIness from day day, and III that OF
possibility God, which may be enabled ascor-
tam whether due portion of time, sympathes,
and substance devoted the great duty of visiting
tho poor respective neghborhoos to tho inspection
of their condition. and TO the roief OF their and
we wish 10 put it to our dear young people, to consider
whether larger portion of time tho they
have at thor disposal and that which they could spare
from the superfuities of life. might be acceptaby de-
voted to this object. 1t is important ourselves, we'll
those who in need that the due support of those
institutions whose object the relief of human suffering
should substituted personal visiting of tie
poor in their habations, and the nlinsterng their
wants.
The annual enquiry made respecting all members
IRE Friends just IN their dealings and punctial IN full
filling their engagements has claimed close
ton. We concerned aflcctionatoy press upon
friends everywhere the need Of watchtuness, that in
degree lose that of the standard of sterling
honest and uncompromisng integrity which tho Gospel
qires in these respects We are, indeed enoined both
by the examples and by the precepts of the New fiesta
mont to provide for necessities and for those who be-
long and he who negects this duty declared
high authority to but IN all things
do others what would they should do u.s. and
be with such things have, which the
the blessed promise is annexed. will never leave thee
ror forsako thee He who, with conscience quicken
cd by Divine grace up this holy standard, will be
preserved from the of engaging IN transactions in
business whereby tho property of others be endanger
ed, reproach be brought upon the of Truth.
\ comprehensive view of religious profession has
brought into doep and serious thougtfuluess tho
ground and origin of all Christian testimony. In the
ming of tho blessed and glorious gospel day, when the
language Of tho apostle, declared, The rness
is past the light shineth by the Spirit
Of God enlghtening the dark heart Of man, the early
Christians brought how much there the
world of which they had need deny themselves and
from which they TO be converted They them
selves up tho Lord and following Him He pleas
ed lead hon, the midst of persecution, stripos and
surrounded by all the denominations of
darkness. they stood the world and be-
peculiar people Jealous of good works. Had they
resisted this Divine visitation. they would have be-
that peculiar people. in their daily walk would
their light have ined the glory of God. Our orcfath
being brought to the clear shining of the light,
acted upon tho same principle. That which they
Of tho spirit of the world which bad origin the pride
resisted though they counted the and could
them tho oboquy, and contempt. and persecution of
powers of their day they tainted they followed their
Lord step by step he pleased TO lead them they
withdrew themselves from that which they and felt
be evil and in their fathfness God also in
day stood witness against the world they became
peculiar people, and according their they
Jealous of good works.
To the origin all Christian tes,inlo
MES. Those which bear the spirituality of the Cos
pei and against the corrupons of the protesting church
the poaceabcness of tho law of Christ and against the
evil policy of tho world and also testimony snpc
truthulness and plainness speech and appare all
OF which hold important place IN our Christian profess
sloll-Spring from the root. : Therefore