Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-08-08
THE DEATH OF'rIIE CHRISTIAN AND
THE SOLDIER.

: THE SOLDIER.
Christian charity is one of the brightest and
strongest links in that chain which connect is
| mankind: it is the child of love and pity and
powerfully it invites all those kindly affections
and sympa,hies which adorn the heart of man =.
1t is the "cemcnt Of souls" proceeding from
compassion, and causing gratitude. We need
not, therefore, wonder at the numerous praises
of this virtue which we find in the Gospel for
Christianity is a system Of charity, and it came
from one who loved and pited our race. Our
Saviour thus addresses US -" Give to him that
asieih thee, and from him that would borrow
of thee turn not thcr.,tway." "Lay not up for
yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth
and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break
through and steal; but lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven" "Sell that ye have, and
give aims"
Paul has devoted whole chapter to this
subject, and treats it with a force of language
and powerful strain Of eulogy that are unpara-
lelcd. He shows US that charity is something
more than mere assistance to poverty; that
it il dsinterested and sincere desire for the
happiness of man; forgivng compassion for
their blindness and vices a love, true and uni-
versal, for our brethren. "Charitv sulfereth
: long, and is kind ; charity envleth not; charity
vaunteth not itself, is not pulled up, doth not
behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own,
is not provoked, thinketh no evil rejoiceth not
in nquty but reioiceth in the truth /; beareth
all things, believeth all things, hopcth all
things, endureth all things" Such charity as
this, extensively diffJsed among the human race
would promote their welfare, would elevate
every praiscwor,hy and beneficial sentiment,
would establish peace The Importance Of
this virtue cannot be expressed in stronger
terms than those used by the same apostle -
land now abideth faith, hope, and charity. these
three; but the creates, OF these is charity"
Had he not then good reason to exhort US to
"put on above all things, charity, which is the
bond Of perectness - and again, Let all your
things be done with charity" In his advice to
a young Christian, he observes, "Be thou ar
f example, in word in conversation, in charity,
in spirit, in faith, in puri,y;" and in the words
Of another apostle: "Above all thugs have fer
/ vent charity among yourselves, for charity shall
cover multitude Of sins
!, The mission of Jesus was one of charity and
= beneicence. He not only bore salvation to the
soul, but even condescended to heal corporal
: inGrmtes. Himself took our infirmitcs, and
bare our slcKnesses.T To the miserable leper
: entreaiing for assistance, he answered, I" Be
thou clean; - and at his word the palsied man
received strength and vgor. When the wo-
, man, suffering with disease, touched his gar
ment, he said Daughter be OF good cheer, thy
. faith hath made thee whole" The blind he
: ONCE more permitted TO see the fair things Of
d earth the sick he healed; and the insane he
restored to reason. When the weeping father
- besought him TO recall his only daughter to life,
he Immediately entered the house of wee and
consoled the afflicted throng with the words
n weep not; she is not dead but sleepeth )
and having taken the young liieless form by
y the hand. he exclaimed, "Maid arise" ant
her spirit came again"
Beholding people oppressed in every man
Is ner, slaves TO superstition and ignorance, his
n heart was flied with emotion. lie was movet
If with compassion on them. because they faintet
4, and were scattered abroad rs sheep having nc
shepherd. Docs he pronounce a woe on Che
rain and Bethsaida it is only warning t
those towns, to rouse them to reflection ant
amendment !: to cause them to repent and de
plore their unhappy condition. And when he
speaks of the righteous judgment about TO over
take Jerusalem and the Jewish people, wher
he tells of their obstinate enmty and opposition
to him, and his exer,ions for their salvation, he
cxclans with cordial tenderness, ." o Jerusa
lem, Jerusalem, how often would have gath
cred thy children together, even as hen gath
ereth her chickens under her wings, and ye
would mott"
When lIerod had beheaded John the Baptist
~ Jesus at once departed from the scene of peril
5. and being followed by a multitude, instead o
t. feeling anger and revenge at the iniquity o
man, he "was moved with compassion towards
lie them, and healed their sick" He would no
ID suffer the adulterous woman to be a victim I,
4, lawless violence but tenderly exclaimed SEQ
re and sin no more" -iSjy nm was lazarus res
tored to the arms of his sorrowing sisters; AM
A." all men who came within his sphere, received
ID the benefits for which they entrcated.
+" The disciples learned how to exercise TIT
Christian attribute OF charity in lis most eXten
sive form, and also in that branch of it whcl
relates to the relieving Of poverty; for "all tina
believed were together, and had all things com
~ mon and sold their possessions and goods, ant
=, parted them to all mem, as every man had need
" Neither was there any among them that lack
ed for as many as were possessors OF lands o
n houses sold them, and brought the price of thu
|, things that were sold, and laid them down at thu
). apostles feet, and distribution was made unit
RS every man according as he had need" The
y pure charity taught by Jesus, is no barren theo
p ry, that does not produce good fruit, but flour
ishes with strength and vgor within the heart
and dspenses benefits around; it enters int
every opinion and every action.
MAoNAMARA.
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