Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-09-23
short pntent sermon--I,y Dow.
TExT--T ye are hoHes,, honorable men, co
 aad--sag the PRINTER.

short Patent sermon--By Dow.
 TExr--T ye are hoHest, honorable men, co pc
 aaa--say tae PRtsrEa.
 My Hearers:-There are many seeming trtfles in this world which you are tos apt t0 overlook 0D account of their apparen. unmportance, the neg lcci of which has plunged thousands into the dee- est ire of misery, and sunk their characters into inextricabIe degredation Among these DsteBslble tTles that of neglecting to pay ones honest debts is the most eonmon and attended with the worst consequences. Ii takes oil all the -silken iurz from the fine threads of feeling, creates sort Of misanthropec eoldneSs about the heart, skins oii all the cream that may chance to rise upon the milk Of generuSity-and makes man lookas savage ly upon h's brother man as does dog upon one of his own species while engaged Tn the gratiy ing enjoyment Of eating hts maSter'ssdunel One deLt hegels another. l have always observed that he who owes man dollar owes hlm also a grudge; and he is always more ready 70 pay com pound interest on the latter than the iogmer.-- Oh my friends, i0 De over head and ears in love is as bad 8 prcdicaneHl as person ought ever 10 be ln,. but 10 be so deeply in deb{ that you can't sleep of nights. without bein4 hannted by the ghost of some ipsatiate cfeilDf, 1a enough 10 give . man the hydraphoba-maAe hiAbite wheel barrow, cause II to run m4d, and create general consernaton among the lamp posts.
 My frends--The debt thai sets heaviest on the conscience of mortal provided he has one---Is the debt due the Printer 1t presses harder upon one's bosom tndI lGc hlENlNdft-KaiIS tue ApNt--IIetS and chafes every ennobhng Sentment--squeezes ali the laice of ffaernal sympathy from the heart and leaves 1t dryer than the surface of a toasted potatoe. The man who wrongs Printer out of single cent never expects to enjoy comfort in thlS world and may well have doubts of finding hap pineSs in any other. He will be sure to go down 10 the grave time shall have hedecked his brow with the silver blossom of age; and the green leaves of Hope will fall before the first bud of j0yment has expanded. IL IS true the mushrooms of peace may spring up during shnrt night of forgetfulness but they will all witheT beneath the Scorching rays of remorse. How can you, my friends, ever have the wickedneSs and cruelty 10 Eheat the Printer, when you consider how much he has done and IS every day doing for your minds some of the most valuable gifts that anything short of God'can bestow; aye, riches wth which you would not part for tie possession of the whole world and mortgage on a small corner Of heaven. With the keys ofmagic, as it were, he has opened the iron caSeti doors of the human understanding -dispelled the darkness of ignorance, and lit up the lamps of knowledge and wisdom. That mighty engine-the preSS--lS surrounded by the glory, and its ehugence spreads over the broad empire of mind Illuminating the darkest avenues of the heart. And yet the Printer-the man who tolls at the lever of soul enlightenng instrument-is ofien robbed of his hard earned bread by those whom he has delivered from mental bondage anu placed in paradise to lay off and grow fat upon the fruits Of his labors.
 Oh, you ungratefu sinuersl Ifyou have hearts mostoaed with the dcws of mercy, instead of gig cards filled with gravel, take heed what l say to you, If there be any among you n this congTe- gation whose account is not settled with the Prin- ter, go and adjust t immediately, and be able to hold up your head ia society, like Giraif; be Tes- peced by the wise and good, free from the ortureS of guilty conscience, the modification of repeat ed dunS. and escape from falling into the clutches of the lawyers. ifyou are honest, honorable men, you will go forthwith and pay the Printer.
 But let me tell you, my friends, thai you don't do 1t, your pathway to the tomb will be Strewed with thorns; you will have to gather In food from br8mbles; your ehildren will die Of the dlSentery, and yourselves will never enjoy the blessings oi health. l once called upon a sick person whom the doctor had given up gone case 1 asked hm fl he had made his peace with his maker. He said he thought he had squared up. l asked if he had forgiven all his enemies, lie replied, yes. then asked if he had made his peace with the Pnn- ter He heSitated for q moment and then said lit believed that he owed him something like four dol lars, which he desired to have pald before he bid good bye to the world. His desire was immediate ly graufed, and from that moment he became con valeScent. He IS now living in the enjoyment o health and prosperity, pays for bls paper in ad- vance; at peace with his own conscience, his God and the whole world. Let this be example tc you, friends. Patronize the Printer; lake the pa pers and pay for them Tn advance, and your days will be long on the earth and overnowing with the honey of happness.
 AIy hearers !--pay all your debts. and keep an honest reckoning with your fellow mem but, above all keep paYng by daily instalimeuts, that ever lasting debt of gratitude which you owe To Him from whom you obtained capital sufficient 10 be- gin the tTSt transaction of life, so that when you cone to balance accounts on the day of general settlement all things may appear fair and above board So mote II be /.