The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-06-17

4 -. iaioOhOoV uOOul worthy
neiglbor into The, community, 10 blast
and destroy bis repulaton.1 Blu, if Jack
sons were an onlylinStance, i would no,
complain, for we oil know his faiIing.-
but i is TOO common among better men.
i seems sif Q aneighbor's praise for any
goodacto hurt them, and they must of
codrsc suggest an offset 10 every good
characteristic that is manifested in So
ciely. You know that Sarah Longfeld
joined, the church tho other day.-Well,
dozen motives, from as many Of the
members, were suggested, all Of them
fpEaPosing some selfish cause for her
doing 50, rather than her reasonable love
10 God, and knowledge of herself as a
sinner. She is a widow, and one said
she was looking ont for a husband an.
other, that she wanted 10 get in better
society; another, that il was better for
widows to belong 10 the church, i, hid
their faults; another said she would now
get into the sewing circle, and be able
10 backbite at leisure; another said she
wanted an excuse 70 gettolprayer meet
ing Of evenings, and possibly she might
be pickediup by somebody for her piety.
and SO on, For my part | heard till !
wished that they knew the woman they
we're talking about, whom IIknow to be;
as kindhear,cd and simple -minded "a
woman us lives, and one, that will be o
real ornament 10 her religious profession.
But there is fur too little charity among
both men Ind women. They seom to
love to pick q flaw in the fair fame Of
each other; 10 disparage, and suggest
faults which are often covered. with real
eScellencies, and il appears to. me asslf
they could not bear each ctber's good
ness Speak Of a mans ability, his
knowledge, or his honesty, and YOU win
be told that his, ability consists in mere
repetition Of other mems ideas--that his
knowledge is but the parade 'aninform-i
alton on a few subjects, and is superficial,
and his honesty will Be described as q
nero pretence TO get soEe advantage
If you say Of man that he isa good
farmer, instead Of IFS being agreed to.
chesrfully, il will be apt to be coupled
with The charge Of miserliness or Titles
moss, or some meanness will lesson the
value Of the admission. For my part, if
men and women would dis,rust ell i'll
reports Of each other, withou, due proof,
and would seek to find a virtue in q
neighbor, wherever another hunted out
a supposed defect, society would be the
betterfo it, i2a.i32 d'.,F ,i5's H2'i 2
Mr.. Ma1,oeu had his own opinion on
these matters. |, is, natural that men
discuss character, and il is seldom done
in The spirit .ha, Deoeon Salisbury dis
likes, unless there is some defect in The
person doing il, which makes him carp
at others good traits. For his port, in
the long run, he thought society did
justice 10 every one. Each might fail to
get il at times, but :hc world was no, uni
fair, and generally was. generous, to most,
men. Still there was occasionally hard
words spoken ofsome, it is true, and in
all probability they dcservedii.o eisg''
Mr.. Hanson.-Tie world can. never
do JUSTICE 1t is too imperfoct to do
juslicoq Ii is true the few the world
honors and fatters think they alone de-.
serve its praises. But the world is sci,
dom truly Just except TO those who do
not opposeit.l Look at the ofice-holders
in high places Are they always the
best men in society, OF are they those
who best krow how 10 feel the popular
pulse and respond1.o its beatings? Look
at preachers that are called popular. Are
they otter, the men who speak out boldly
against prevalent sins aud wlongss Is tho
world ever justto its reformers--.o those
who in morals, politics, or science, are in
advance Of the common mindi Never.
No, no. The world Justice is not to be
depended on, We must look 10 = higher
rule, Of right il we seek TO measure ac1
tiona ibyia correc. standard. jao' Itslls hal
Parsonn3 Williams Indeed, friends,
Joui are all more Of less right. 90 The
word OF Eternal Truth is the only true
standard 20 guide u.s. Itrebukes pride;
il ia ODnnseA N hnck hifinu N doea moi II