The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-06-28
Dow Jr. on California.

DOW Jf. on california.
We make the following extract from one
of Dow Jr's Patent Sermons, recently
published. 1t contains truths worthy of
consideration at this time:
Ny HEARERs-I know very well what
you imagine will procure to you bliss by
the hogshead; It is that wretched, filthy
stuff called money. This it is keeps Your
souls in futer, and sets you jumping
like lot of chained monkeys at the sight
of string of fresh fish. You think if YOU
only possessed a certain heap of the lucre,
you would lie off in lavender-make
mouths at care-say, How are ye? to sor-
row-laugh at time, and feel as happy as
an oyster IN June: o, yes! if you only
had enough of the trash, admit YOU might
feel satisfied and of course contented; bu,
in such cases, more, (accoriing to Daboll
and the devil,) the last more requires most,
most wants more yet; and so on, to the
end of everlasting. There is no such
thing as enough in worldly riches. As
well might the SOW be supposed 10 get E.
nough of wallowing in the mire, as fer
mortal TO be satisfied with rolling in the
carrion of wealth. So false are your ideas
on the means TO obtain happiness, that you
would, if you could, coax angels from the
skies to rob them ofthe jewels in their dia-
dems. haven't the least doubt of it.
Ny dear friends-I will tell YOU how TO
enjoy as much bliss as heaven can afford
to humans. Be contented with what you
have, no matter how poor it is, I'LL you
have an opportunity 20 get something bet
ter. Be thankful for every crumb that
falls from the table of Providence, and live
In the constant expectation of having the
luck TO pitch upon whole loaf. Have
patience TO put up with present troubles,
and console yourselves with the idea that
your situations are paradices compared
with others. When you enough TO eat TO
satisfy hunger-enough to drink to quench
thirst; enough to wear TO keep you decent
and comfortable; Just enough of what is
vulgarly called tin to procure you few
luXuries, when you owe no one, and no
one owes you, not even grudge-then if
you are not happy, all the gold in the uni
verse cannot ma Ike you so. A man much
wiser than |, once said, give me neither
poverty nor riches; and look upon him
as the greatest philosopher that the world
ever produced All he wanted was con-
tented mind, sufficient bread and cheese,
dlu IL CiCdH Sliill. dhc dilBE
him, o We discontented mortals who vain
ly imagine that bliss alone is to be found
in the palaces of wealth aud opulence.
My hearers-If you consider all crea-
ton too poor to afford you pennyworth
of pure blessedness, you must pray to be-
come reconciled by its poverty. Grease
your prayers with faith, and send them up
in earnesmess, hot from the souls oven.-
This manufacturing cold petitions with the
lips, while the heart continually cries Gam
mon, is ofno more use than talking Choc-
taw to Chinese. Heaven understands
no such gibberish it knows only the pure,
simple language of the spirit-the souls
vernacular. SO when you pray, do it in
as simple a manner as possible but with
red hot carnestness, and your souls will
find rest wherever you are-whether nib
bling at a crust in poverty hollow, or half
starving in California, while endeavoring
to transmogrifry bag of gold dust into an
Indian-puddiug. So mote II be.
Dow JR.