Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-26
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 Eothing is more true than il,is precept of divine inspiraiio7 It's the ctrbpdimehi of . ncble principle which lies Ut inc foundation of all real benevolsk action; it is the life giving puwer that snpeis the machinery of henevolence in all iis varied forins. What noble thous hi-whot an incentive il pfcscn,sto all classes to give "f ,her means as the Lord hath blessed tl.cm, knowing a, the time that yau are not only beneti,ing others by ynur donati.ns but doing what is 80 v. " ac- cep,ab'e tp Him who G,iered this prscep, and receiving at the same tune the happy assurance shat what yoa have will Do increased thereby and dinvaiuahl. b.esslnss will follow. But nowhrre d. w. zee this prccspt so often violated aud for. gotten as in the ncr-suprort of ihe gospel Ministers are fr qaently pro. y paid aad in many cAscs have heen ctsnipeIled to abandon firids Il urefu!ness and leave ps opN they loved highly owing t, their very limited support Thsis nol right there is fsu't here, and il ge neraiiy iies with the penrkr. And what mischief io (;od' i heritage II br;nga; i, sends withering hligI:i in hs train thai will bc felt 10 . eternity Were il necessary could hcre show how 2. minister wbO has proved himself very nscful in his 6edo labor has Leen cosnpe Ted to leave it for.t went el suppDg,, aud souls thereby leftsto abandonment and negleet--perhaTt. fuf along series of years. and perhaps forever. And what solemn refec- ,iOn this: that before ano,heS suitable satchn,an is secured shahy souls will have been loas. U is paseing etrangc thai tbis couse of proceeding has not long efe thas called down :has severe rehuke it demar.ds from the public--5ut % iar frcua
 inc community have even encouraged this state of things This isnol the way 10 pf0sper in cur ieznptEal or spiriinal matters ts prosper in the fssne& we mus. contribute freely fat the latter. There is to much pinehing of ,he dollars which go. into the L-Eds treasury. How tisn& would our lawyers and our Statesmen snbniis'to ahi- siringeut rals not long The psesvss Tom Maine to Georsis, from h.s Atlantic N ihe Pacific, would speak in trumpet tones on the suhicei, and they would be heaEA tpn. IL is . proisseioa shas costs mary years q hard stndy-- hard toil. io 6biaiA 1t is . prosession thst con yrmes he pospins of life. ihe dew .of ycnsiA aad csisn iAsss.rsrg,h ef the aPhysicsl sgsism --shr
 expense. tpo, is not ireonsideTsbe- And ysL for the pisianee ofs6vs or six hundFed dollar, sems efsrr churches srasely ask. "Cannos w haxe ee0a pEesching, : good minister. and fifz' tslents !" Serious questi n. Let some of thE fourteen vacant chaschss ih Litch6eld County answer-le let some of her ministers reply. Al! they have, and in tnarner not to De mistaken
 The empty pa'pit speaks volumes on this suhject. I, reachcs the truth m this mattel. without any help from she deacons !. she 5peeds neither la~ nor lawysf, j1dsc oT jury, 10 decide her sase- io sine. 10 preach or to pray. There she ssands . sublime. though lonely spccsaels on ile hills anI in ths valcs sf ihe Earfamrd Dtchfsld COuniy. She stlnds as . monument of better days mourning the prevalence Of avatics. ol sriGr. Sl6th and sfpas stupidity. Hcarteh v descendauss of the PiIgEinls of he illnstfii ous dead hsafken, yc daushless 0E wealsh and dissiaetiqn. io lhs sad echo: of empty palpi' orstuEy. and tell what you lhipk ef this Is il profitable Q eiihsE sosl os body doubt t. No. s' far isOm aonhsins-is -is is fle geasess hane q huSuau p1ssfeuas of spiritual Gdsancemsnt. q growth in- grace. &sss NC.