The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1848-02-02
From The Boston Oliue Branch.
APOCRYPHAL SERMON

AHS' ''o e0i@ 1Ace3 illlSt;tken Irlenth mat
pride is no proof of thy superiority over
thy nelghbor; and more than this, pride is
very silly feeling to be governed by,
and very dangerous one to cultivate.
Many think that pride is dignity; but thou
art very mistaken, friend, if thou thinkest
thus. The truly digni6ed man IS never
proud; it is only the brainlcss fool who is so,
and he generally thinks great deal more
OF himself than other people do of him.
Suppose you are of proud birth; many
descendant of u high family have closed
their life on public scaffold, while the
more unpretending neighbor has been
| elevated to Office of trust.
You need not be proud of your power,
for that, at best, is short-lived. By one
misapplcation Of power, Haman proc ured
his own elevation on n gallows, and
Ncbuchadnczzar was reduced to a level
with the beasts.
Thou needesl not be proud of thy riches
either, for one nights calamity may reduce
thee 10 poverty, and send thee to the door
of thy despised ncighbor for protection.
and for a morse OF bread.
And, fair hearers, thou nccdest not be
proud of thy beauty, for brief sickness
may destroy it all. All beauty is most
uncertain; i; is most dangerous, and too
ohen inspires weakening confidence that
is the destruction of the possessor. "a fair
woman,' says my venerable namesa1e,
Solomon, "who is without discretion, is like
Jewel in tho nose of Il swinc' This is
very true, for pride is I very @egg;M feeling.
lor 1t desires TO appropriate every thing to
its own use. Wilt thou not admit, NV
friend, that, if there be no force in the ser
mon, that there is great force in the text?
Listen: Think not thyself above thy
neighbor, for 10, the day may come when
thou shalt need him." Some very remarka-
BILE changes have taken place, and are al
most daily occurring, where the proud man,
who looks contemptuously upon his less
favored neighbor, is brought down from the
pinnacle on which he considered himself 80
secure, and is surrounded by circumstances
OF so peculiar nature, that it would be
great aiieviaticn Of his suffering to ask that
of his neighbor which that neighbor can and
would bestow; but although reduced in
purse, still there is no reduction in feeling:
he is too proud to ask a favor at the hands
of his once scorned, once neglected, and
once despiscd ncnghbor. TO be in such a
case, is truly lamentable, and we'll thou
mightest be ashamed to look thy neighbor
in the face, for thou hast not dealt Justly by
him. Now, dear friend, heed the voice of
Uncle Solomon if thou art favored child
of Providence, and hast enough of this
worlds goods,-if thy hands are soft and
white by abstinence from labor, do not
spurn thy hard-working neighbor who lives
beside thee ; respect him, cheer him in his
daily tolls, and, if thou hast heart to do it.
cast an occasional Offering in his scantiIy
supplied cofiers, to ease his burden; thou
wilt not feel it, but he will, and his heart
shall rejoice ia the midst of his labors
BY thy kindness, thou shalt ever have
home in that neighbors heart, and when
reverses come upon thee;-when clouds
both dark and heavy gather on those scenes
which are now so bright and prosperous
thy former kind nesses and tavors will rise
up before that neighbor,-the avenues of
his benevolent soul will be thrown wide
open, and, rather than see thee suffer, he
would share with thee his last crust. eff
thou wouldst have friends, show thyself
friendly" Uncle Solomon himself never
spake a greater truth than this. 'Tis said
that elite hegets like" and this is no less
true. Then lay the axe at the root of the
wv VI Pa'oS3 Sus ~ uO"h oAu OuIu IL III tu6
fire of love and benevolence. Respect
every man according to his moral worth,
and not according to his purse; ), for in that
case, thy respect shall not be misplaced; if
thou doest Otherwise, it will be; because
there aresmany rich Williams, and whilst on
them thou bes.owest thy praises and re.
spect, thou art neglecting the humble flow
er of virtue and moral worth. which is
blooming at thy feet. Riches may be a
great blessing; in the hands Of digpified
andtvir,uous man, they always-proye so j;
in thea hands of a purse-proud, brainless
afistocrat, they are curse TO him,a and with
them he often courses those around him,
Remember, then, my friend, the truthful
text Of Uncle Solomon Think not thysell
labove thy neighbor, for Io;s the day may
come when thou shaltaneed him" i .YY<,l, .
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adding thereto about q fifth past Of water,
land nsing Y. gentle heat when perfectly
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