Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-02-17
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II there is set Of rebels against their Maker in
His universe, 1t s the ascetcs who affect to despse
the good things of this life. The crowds who seek
after pleasure without stint forehough till they
plunge among the swine, are less 10 be blamed. They
At least confess that God has made all things very
good. But the poor ascetic quarrels with his Maker
from the outset and at every step. He sets up for all
possible independence. He goes to work regularly
abusing the good things of God without and the
denotes Of his soul within.
Ascetcism did not perish in the monasteries 1t is
not confined to Roman Catholic or Hindoo countries.
1t creeps like the black funeral of the cypress
swamPs oil christianity. 1t whispers to the
young and ardent devotee deepse wealth. to eschew
pleasure, TO trample the world underfoo 1t prates
about the blessing Of poverty and in fact as good as
promises that the Lord will feed the lazy If they will
but devote themselves to him, thus fastening continu
ally hordes of paupers the Lord-that Is to say,
upon the Industrious, benevolent and simple. This
teaching is worse than in6deity, as we might prove
from scripture.
This world, though it abounds with poisons, and
sweet poisons which to be abstaned from or only
handled with the greatest care, Is full OF pleasures
which were made to be enjoyed. Wealth, which is
only another name for the materials OF enjoyment,
is to be despised than man himself is to be.
The accumuations of wealth. the mighty engines for
It's production, are sublime. They the honor of
the race. The only coming of the world is that
they not by any fit law shared by oil.
do those VINO Oulld heavens III the hereafter,
people them with ascetcsl Do they encourage US by
bidding struggle per Gspera nd aSperG! No, it Is
per aspera ad aSrd, through difficulties up to the gold
and we'll ordered stars, to the streets of the Jeru-
salem. where poverty is known no more. Nobody has
ever yet conceived of heaven with pauperism in II.
All such places got up in a style of the most sur
passing richness and beauty, whether it be by Ma
homeians Christians
God forbid that should inculcate anything against
selfdenial for the good of others in this world OF
against labor ITSELF without which it is impossible tc
enjoy, but insist that any rational scheme OF I'M
provement look TO the production of wealth. and
that every child should be religiousy trained to the
actual production of wealth-money- making if you
please to call it-n sphere other-the making
of money that which money buys Joke they
please about the Almighty Dollar-they who lazily
inherit dOllars-the dollar is the symbol of almight
mess which cannot resist and be saved. 1t lies al
the foundation Of all spiritual achievements, and moi
till devise some plan by which wealth may be
produced by and to all. without the fierce con-
fict and collisions by which thousands now con.
stan;ly hurled into poverty. without the corroding
care which stamp the indeble imprint of meanness
upon the SOUL shall we be able 10 realize the MISSION
of him who came to bring peace and good will tc
men. In other words, there must be an organization
of labor and an abolition Of poverty before we can
have anything answering to the beautiful prophecies
of a mlllenun.
But now, while the strong and the cunning have
the making of our laws and the handling of the pub
lie money and COntrlye to accumulate far beyond the
necessity of labor parasitic priesthood is preaching
the poor strange sort of contempt for wealth anC
amusement promugating sort of popular ascetic
ism AID Standardization by mean of which the nc
cnmuators easily accomplish their purpose
Every spare coin they persuade them 10 give to tn
Lord" by which. they various plans of secta
rian ACKNOWLEDGEMENT How much better would 1t b
if the educated and refined clergy would excite tn
ambition Of the poorer members of their flock t
beautfy their dwellings and add to the refine
ments of their little family circles, lending them
hand occasionally to show the way!-BostOn Chrome
tune.