Washington telegraph., 1849-04-04

couatrymen, in order to Danish all vice at once,
to throw all their money into the sea. " In mare
| prorimum sunmi materiem mali" The passionate
exclamation Of another writer of the age, has
from frequent use, grown into proverb Of almost
| equal value with any of those of Divine iuspra-
ton, ~Auri sacra farnes," execrable--accursed,
lust of gold. "But is not all this (as is justly
| INQUIRED by the sensible and pious John Wesley,)
mere empty rant. 2" Is there any solid reason
therein? By no means! For let the world be as
| corrupt as it will, IS gold or silver to blame
The lone of money 1--WE know,) is the root of
| all evil" but not the thing itself The fault does
not lie in the money, but in them that use it, 1t
may be used i'll, and what may not? Blu, it may
likewise be used well. 1t is full as applicable to
the best as to the orst of uses "It is of unspeak
able SERVICE to all civilized nations, in all the COM
| mon affairs OF of life 1t is most compendlous
instrument, in transactng all manner Of business.
| land if used according 10 Christian wisdom0 of
doing all manner of good. If man was in state
of prmeval innocence, Gr all men were "filled with
| the Holy Ghost" the use of gold would be super
ceded, as we cannot conceive there is any thing
of the kind, among the Inhabitants of Heaven" In
the present state of mankind, it is an excellent
| gift of God answ wering tie nobest Hence,
in the Scriptures it is termed "a defence, an
| answerer Ia substitute in accommodated d
sense,> for all things"
| How much positive evil. may money be the
means of preventing or renewing? How much
positive good, may it be the instrument of prevent
| ing or confirming How many deserts can it make
10 " blossom as the rose?' How many habta-
tons of distress, il transform into the abodes of
peace, of Joy, Of praise How often does it Sc
cure food for the huHgry-drink, for the thirsty
rament for the naked--a place Of repose, for the
| traveller and stranger, as we'll as refuge foi the
oppressed? How often it found to be health for
the sick--eaSe for then that are IN pan-eyes
| for the bnd-and feet for the lame How many
widows hearts it Cause to sing for JOY? How
many hospitals, infirmaies, aims houses, nstitu-
tons of learning, and temples of divine service,
can it erect and maintain? TO how many towns
| and villages, can it ,end the glorious Cos
pel?" 10 how many parts of our earth, can it
be efficient agent, in publishing "glad tidngs
| OF great joy" 1t can be the gale of Heaven,
waiting the Missionaries to distant coasts,--the
tongue of the learned, addressing all nations in
their own language, and declaring the "wonder-
ful works of God" The instrument Of acceera-
ting the triumphs Of Emanuel upon the earth, and
facilitating his seeing ''the travail OF his soul until
he is satisfied"
But while in all scrip,ura fairness and honesty,
speak thus, it should be seriously remembered,
that the word of God, every where condemns the
abuse g. immodernte loue Of money yea, indeed,
denounces the most heavy and fearful woes against
those who misapply thisprecous gift OF Heaven
and who dare make it their trust and cohfl-
dence. In view of this, Job makes most solemn
appeal ia his own case, to the great searcher OF
hearts, If ] have made gold my hope, or have
said to the pure gold, thou art my confidence !; IT
| rtjoiced bee; use my wealth was great, and be-
| cause my hand had gotten much,--ths was an
iniquty to be punished by the Judge: for should
have den,ed the God that is above" This is the
language of every pious and awakened heart.
Nothing is more cautiously avoided by those who
truly fear God, than ardent pursuit and undue
.ove of money-since nothing more etfectually
saps the very foundations Of spiritual life, and ex
peils all comfort and communion with God.
d" They that will be rich, fall into TEN ptation and
| snare and into many foolish and hurtful desires.
which drown men in destruction and perdition
| SO, then, without citing other and innumeraOe
| passages of similar inn ort, it is evident, that all
| lovers of money-all that take delight and plea
in tall that seek their happiness in it--all
that brood their gold and silver--bonds or
bills, in great DANGER and exposed to the ana
thamas of Heaven--the plaques of the second
death-tbe anguish of the undying worm, and the
| fire that is not quenched.
But who will believe our report ?' VIII those
,oho go! VIII those toho stay !? All are more or
less exposed to the tempting influence and power
of Mammon. Let US here reason moment
Suppose ye til at money multiplied as the sand OF
The sea shore give happiness? Then you are
given up to strong deIusion, to believe lIe-a
palpabIe faIsehood, --confrmeJ daily by thousand
experiments. Open your eyes. Look around you!
Are the richest men the happiest? Have those, the
largest share of content who have the largest
possessions? Are there no discontinued, unhappy
spirits operating amidst the gold and silver mines
of the earth? Trust me, my friends, when in all
due honesty and sincerity, assure you that "a
restless, and eager concern for wealth, leads only
to disappointment and vexation of spirit. Io
seek happiness in this way, is after all only striv-
ing to drink out of empty cuPs-empty, let them
pc painted and gilded ever SO finely.
What are all the pleasures of sense-all the
objects of this visible world for mans heart, but as
the dropping Of pebbles into deep chasm, instead
of filling it up, only tell how deep is by awaking
the dismal echoes Of emptiness and desolaion'-
He who fathoms worldly gain and pleasures, soon
touches the bottom and finds it to be but mud.
Multa petcntibus, desunt mult0," or as 1t Is
diuinelv written -.sHe that loveth silver, shall not
be satisfied with silver, nor he that LoUeth abun-
dance {of goldl with increase" THIS is the testi-
mony of one, who not only wrote as inspired, bul
who himself had made the experiment, who had,
"gotten together ldssand silver, with the peculiar
treasure of kings and provinces, beyond measure:
And in whose days. (as it seems now likely to be ID
ours) because Of it's abundance, gold ana strer
uere nothing accounted" In the days OF Solomon
AID David, there was great abundance ofthe pre-
cous metals In Jerusalem (as we are informed
in the Book of Kingsl silver WAS as common and
as little regarded, "as the stones Of tn" street
OF gold there were many rich and valuable
mines Those of Sheba, Arabia and OphIr, are wei
known. Yet in the possession and direction o,
all these, and the national Golfers overfiow'ng' and
multiplied sumptnous palaces, together WIN inc
God built temple, richly and gorgeously adorned
there ;-how amidst all thisl was the mind
and heart of king David affected? What was
his language? Let me give you, specimen
of the taste-g genius and piety of this truly great
man, who wisely preferred the service Of Jehovah
10 all the riches and pleasures, that "ths snori
enduring world can give" psalm AiA2 AND
l.os in fha 1nnI1c1fiOn OF Lhe