Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-03-30
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in days OF old, when notoriols sinners
repeuied OF all The evil which they had
done, and resolved 10 worship God in
future with the same, or even still
greater, zeal than they rreviousy y mnn-
itested in their devotion TO the prince OF
Darkness, they always took low and OBJ
scure seats IN the synagogue, and exhIb-
tied ihcr peni,ence by constant prayer
and strictly devotional exercises. Bu,
with he lapse o. years this custom has
materially charged, at least in very
modern days. Now, those who but re-.
Gently have been the chief oi sinners
according to their present professions
Of faith and adherence ,o-morul reforms,
Ipke the highest seats in the temples Of
religion and far ou,strip even their
minister. in earnest warnings and ap.
pe,ls 10 the wicked. They are Jealous
even 10 madness; tkey are noisy even
10 rioiousnesS they pretend TO be more
sincere and devoted than VAS Peter al
ter he denied his Master. Such is tie
case with very many Of the most violent
advocates OF the Maine Law. We
should have n good deal more lai'h IN
the professions aud prttelsOhf oi III, Sc
violent advocates, who are determined
TO mix up this question with politics, il
their past conduct had been somewhat
different, and if their present career was
not so suspicious as II ls il is u noto-
rious fact that many OF the most promI-
nent and malicious Of the Maine Law
advocates in this city, have heretofore
been the most active and perniclous
dealers IN liquor,-p or liquor AT that,
and cold 10 the poorest and most dcgra'
dcd portion Of The community. Among
these new sain's are men who have
dealt ou, the vilcst stuff TO men, women
and boys, any body md anything who
could pay the two or three cents which
was charged i those days; they had
10 conscientious scruples then-no fear
that they were violating the laws ol
God and doing a great wrong 10 socie'
~. Oh, no. They continued in the
businrs. as long as j, was profitable, or
until they had made money enough
and then retired, and nave since become
immacula'e saints, and now denouncs
all dealers, who sel! urc liquors, and
for nothing but family purposes. who
arc tar moro respectable than they ever
have been or ever can be as danger
Gus characters demoraliZers OF society,
vile rummic. IN TACT, these men ILL.,
variably deDounce every man who does
not belong TO their chu rch OF moral re-
form, 10 matter how honest sincere and
conscientious he may be, as a rummy,
although he may never touch drop ol
liquor. Surely, they are very modest
men, indeed
Now we have proposition to make
" thc.e new saints and immaculate re.
formers Let them all appropriate the
money which they have made, in years
gone by, by selling liquor, for The relief
OF. the widows AMI orphans whom their
poor rum deprived of husbands and
fathers or il these widows and orphans
have all gone to their graves, let them
give il to other widows and orphans
or, II they have lost the money thus
made, and consequently have none Of il
now, let them give u proper proportion
OF what they have since accumulated by
other means, To the same charitable OBJ
iects Let tn IN do his, and then they
will be entitled TO he considered very
sincere, and they can then raise their
laees and their voices in cause which
they profess TO love so much, with some
degree Of teasonableness. But until
they do this their present furious acts
will be entitled 10 no consideration, and
their loud professions Of sincerity will be
recognised as nothing but windy decla-
nation, made oolely Tor effect, and
for the purpose Of sitting the continued
knawings o. that silent monitor within,
which will s,ill rap, Notwithstanding
their loud prayers, yet more audibly,
until iull and complete restitution is
made Tor the wrong which they have
done in the past Remember, gentle
men, that your violent profession, now,
cannot atone Tor the wrong which you
have been guilty Of In the past the
public may not remember it--your lel.
low mortals may forgive you, but you
mus, answer for these old wrongs be.
tore tribunal, where the great Judge
and Jaw maker cannot err. Think OF
these things soberIy and well, and be
convinced that your first grea, duty is
10 make restituuon-and that your sec |
ond is to seek for pardon for pact trans \
gressiops which have net yet been for \
given, merely because sou have ceased
wssll liquor, ,--and laslIy, pray that you