M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-03-09
LAY SERMON 5.
BY SOLOMON SIMPLE.
''JeshErun waxed fat and kickOI.r Rible

milk OF sheep, with fat of lambs, and
rams of the breed Of Bashan, and goats,
with the fat of kidneys ofwheat"-and
washed II down, mot with lager beer.
nor with Adam 5 ale, nor with bad whis.
Ky, but with 'the pure 6lDod OF the
grapes-wIEE, equal, Idaresay 10 The
.hestsnatise' -msnufaetuFsa M ifnniItan
eounsy. cut ofalcohol river Va er. and
West India molasses. The consequences
was, he grew fat, liksan alderman; nd
before the gout had time to get hold OF
him, he clicked" and thrashed about,
like one possessed OF devil. Good gra-
cious-how he kicked
But, Beloved, it is important that we
should understand how the old fellow
contrived TO get such an abundant sup
ply of good victuaIs. The scriptures
are judiciously silent on this point -
But it is as plain as preaching, that he
got his supplies in one OF two ways
either first, by stealing; or secondly by
purchasing then, either with cash, or
on credit-perhaps little of both. And
as all sinners are inclined to be charita-
BILE, am inclined to favor the opinion
that he was about as honest as people
in general in these days, and secured
good living By the proceeds of fair deal.
ing, only when cheating was the most
profitable.
And "Jeshurun waved fat"-he prob.
ably weighed not less than two hundred
pounds, nett. and presented, to the half
starved worhing. men and women in his
neighhorhood, (who had to pay dollar
and fifty cents bushel for rascally poor
potatoes, and shilling for pound OF
beefsteak from the shoulder of one of
Pharaoh's lean cattle)-the appearance
of man "well to do in the world"--a
we'll dressed gentleman, with only one
prominent fault, he would kick!
"To kick" in the scriptural accepta.
tion of the term, is, to stand on one foot,
and lift the other little higher tha n
common. This operation causes the
kicker to raise his nose, or rather the
farther or top end Of it, considerably
above where the nose ought to be, when
the owner is in decen:ly humble frame
OF mind--which gave rise to the highly
poe!ical saying, that some people "car.
~ their noses little too high" This
all comes Of "waxing fat and kicking. !"
And 1t is a noticeable fact, tn at men,
and women, Of this class, never kick al
their superiors, or their equas-because
ii the! did, the compliment would be
returned, and possibly with interest
but they always kick at those who are,
or are thought TO be, below them, and so
badly fed that they have not strength to
kick back again! This is the reason why
great many snobs, parvenues, cod. fish
arislocrats, loafers, dandies, and other
upstarts, who live on the earnings OF
honest people, have no. been kicked out
OF respectable society great while ago
But, dearly beloev christian friends
mus: not neglect ylur condition and
affairs, and must hasten to make an ap.
plication Of the subject, as it has been
presented for your consideration
must take it for granted that ou are all
rich; otherwise you could not have built
so many splendid churches, nor pay such
large salaries to your priests, for keep
ing your consciences in good repair, nor
buy the fine clothes, costly jewelry, ele.
CANT furs, and other adorLments with
which you bedeck yourselves, when you
60 out ito be seen by men," and chat
you are well fec, and in thriving con
dition, so far as "creatufe comforts" are
concerned, is evident enough from the
fact that you turn up your noses at those
who ale thought to be little below
you in the social scale, and kick, like
Jeshurun, at all who are less conceited
hypocritical, and insolent thar your.
selves.
But may not daub your follies and
extravagances with unismpered mortar
Hirelings will do that, for by the craft
they get their living. 1t is my duty tc
tell you, that you are in bad way and
are making yourselves ridiculous, by the
airs you put on, and the pretentions you
make. You pretend 10 be somebody
not because you have done anything tc
boast OF, nor bacause your minds have
been improved by cultivation, or your
hearts by grace. or your souls by humil-
ity, oryour natural desires by the re &.
straits Of justice, mercy, or love--no,
but simply because you "fare sumptu.
ously every day." while the beggar is al
Jour gate, and the dogs more merciful
than you. =
Who are you? BY the accident oI
fortune, or the success of mediocrity, or
the graspings of pavsimony, or the slow
gatherings of averice, or the prosper.
GUS legerdemain Of dishonesty, You have
gained the only elevation you can ap-
preciate--that or the aristocratic up
start-t the envy of fools. and the laugh.
ing stock Of sensible people.
What are you? The offspring Of hard.
working, and we hope honest parents -
Some Of you are but one remove from
an illustrious generation o. cobblers:--
Your progenitors lived on "hog and
hominy"-your uncles, aunts, and cous-
ins do so still. You are no better than
they--nor as good. And yet you claim
to be christians, as though pride were a
passport to eloy, and folly an adjunct
of immortal felicity.
Kick away, then--who cares7 A stu
pid animal | wot of can do as much -
Your antics are rather amusing than
lrightful. The world sees through the
fimsy veil that conce Is from sensuous
observatiop the rottepess of your hearts,