The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-12-08

u LiueI OIauO, WHO cOulu work on M
y farm all the week and preach on Sun
d day They must have a collegian, VIII,
S can't preach without he has salary .
t five or six hundred year. For my
{ part, Deacon, can't subscribe to then
t proceedings"
l " | will grant, Brother Norris, that
) there are many faults in the world and
| in the Church but bow are those fault,
S to be corrected! Will the object be
gained by standing aloof and magnifyina
). the faults of our brethren without cor
recting our own Brother ~. | solcrnnly
believe the error of which speak to be
one Of the greatest which has ever crept
into the Church. 1t is an evil which
strikes death blow at the best interests
OF humanity, so common is this evil that
you can scarcely enter Il family circle
where 1t is not seen and felt, and Won
will invariably notice that those people
who are the very worst, dulge the most
in this habit. Suppose that each man
looks only at the faults of his brother,
and is unmindtul Of his own, we see from
the very nature Of the case, that relorm
alton is absolutely impossible. Suppose
on the contrary that each one forgets for
time the faults Of others until he has
'ccrr"""tT1 - ."'"" ~ lnn ..:.L r-l.y.y
OF love he may 90 to those around HIM
Having first pulled the beam out Of his
own eye he will then see more clearly to
pull the mote out Of his brothers eye ~
The time had now come for the Dea-
con to retire. Having urged Mr.. N. to
give the matter a serious consideration,
he left the house. During these re.
marks, Mr. Norris had listened with
marked attention. The words Of the
good old Deacon had evidently produced
II deep impression upon his mind Being
now left aloue with his wife, he remained
for awhile in silence. After ref .cting
for short time upon the subject, he
his wife
The view which Deacon Hunt has
taken of this subject, | believe to be a
correct one. | now see this matter in
light different from usual. | clearly see
the great source Of all the trouble in /
which have been involved for the last
ten years. The feelings which have
prompted me to speak Of the faults Of
my neighbor, have ever sprung from )
corrupt and selfish heart. When | have
spoken of their errors, it has been with
feeling of cxultation rather than of pity. i
Nay, | have ever been desirous that !
others might commit faults, so that mine :
night nol appear so hcincous in my own (
eyes, and ih the eyes ot the world. Led q
IN by motive like this, | have not il
,nly been able to detect the slightest ii
mistake in others, but | have been I,
,nablel to magnify that mistake into q
such an enormous size that have re- :
,ardcd mine, comparatively as unworthy a
If notice. Twill now pursue this course ii
# life no longer. | am determined to :,
,ut the best construction upon the pro- ,t
seedlings Of others which the circu nstan. n
es of the case will allow. If | Gnd h
hat my reigh or or my brother is guilty :,
f some faults, over them | will throw i
he mantle of charity. In short, | am :,
csolved to adopt these two rules; first h
0 see that | am free from faults my "
elf; second, to mention the faults of in
theirs only when they may serve as cx ii
IMPLIES ofwarning; and when mentioned IN
'r this purpose, they shall be expressed an
| feelings Of pity, not Of exultation." on
1t is now more than a year since Mr..
orris adopted this new course. Even
lring this short period a great ch1nge ~
rs been wrought within and without. ~ ~
he cheerful smile now fingers upon that 'h
which was once the index Of pa
cold and selfish heart. lie who was III
ice regarded with feelings of displea. he
re aud even disgust is now looked upon
th respect aud admiration. The slip up
1ich was once vacant, is now filed with DO
ecrfu aud attentive listeners. lie who nit
Is once a dead weight in the Church,
now an afGctionate and beloved s,y
other. No
ps5- Rash Judgment msketb haste to be'