Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-08-03

lose your livelihood by joining these
heretics. No one will have anything
TO do with you,'
Il trust in Him who gives US day
by day our daily bread and if God be
for me, what can all those do who are
against me?'
You will be a laughing-stock to ev-
cry body"
And what will that signify? Was
not Jesus Christ mocked and set at
nought?
Every body will shut their doors
against YOU.
Jesus Christ had not where 10 lay
his head"
"You will be called an apostate.'
"was not St. Paul the greatest Of
apostates at his conversion
Every body will take pleasure in
refusing to you a kindness
"The world prosecuted the Master,
and therefore may well persecute his
Disciples and the more l am persecu-
ted for my faith. the more | shall feel
that am truly a disciple of Jesus
Christ"
"Welll We shall see how long you
will hold out. First Of oil, no one will
give you any work
And what next?'
No one will admit you under their
roof
And what next?'
No one will have anything 10 do with
You, either in buying or selling
And what nextr
No one will receive you into their
society," =
so then the whole world will con-
spire against me?'
Certainly
And who will be at the head of the
conspiracy
who? who? what does that signify
AT all events. whoever he may lie,
you may tell him that he is not chris
tian; f,r Christ commands us to for
give offences. while this nan INDUCES
revenge. Jesus commands men to love
one another. and this man appears
quite disposed to hate me. Should he
happen to be priest. you may tell
him that his prototypes were the MEM
bers Of the Sanhedrim who. through
hatred, condemned Jesus to DEATH
Should he be an Ultramontane, yoi
may tell him that / am astonished at
nothing done by him and by those
who invented the Inquisition. Last
ly, should il be yourself, be assured
that your vengeful spirits TO me the
best proof that you are not in the truth.
Chris; said, Forgive, and you take
vengeance. Christ said, Teach all
nations and you refuse even to LET
them read the Bible. Christ said,
Freely you have received, freely give
Matt. 10; 81 aud you sell, not, in
deed, the Gospel, for that you conceal,
but sell your masses, your prayers,
your dispensations, your rosaries, your
tapers, your indulgences, your bap-
tisms, your interments; but as for me.
| can make shift to do without any Of
your wares, while ! apply to the God
who gives heaven gratuitously.'
'Gratuitously!
yes, gratuitously; and this il is
that vexes youl For when a blessing
is bestowed gratuitously the occur
renee Of those who sell is not wanted.
Yes, gratuitonslyl this one word is ru-
inous to all your schemes. God gives,
and you sell. God pardons, and you
punish. God loves. and hate. How
can you expect that We sho'd not go
to God. or wonder that we do not 90
TO you? But act towards me just as
you please; / have learnt not TO fear
those Sho can kill the body; but only
to fear those who can destroy the soul:
in other words, | stand in no awe of
YOU
You are an insolent fellow
i am not; but have the courage TO
speak the truth
You are an insolent fellow
i am not; but have the courage
to speak the truth
"You are impious."
Il have been so, while bending the
knee before the imsges Of wood and
stone; but l have ceased 70 be so.
since l have believed in the living
God. and trusted only in my Savior
You are n miserable wretch.
Yes, a miserable sinner; but PEN
itent and humble sinner, l trust, whom
God has pardoned."
You will always be a.
What / shall be. | do not know.
but know what | iciH TO be. / wish
for the future to live in purity, because
il was precisely my sins that cruci6cd
my Saviour. wish 10 be sincere.
just. and charitable. because Jesus has
been so good as to give me every
thing. Allow me TO tell you what
kind Of person l am. When per-
sons love me. love them In return:
when they do me favor. l wish 10
return il twoiold; the more generous
others are towards me. the more
grateful l feel. Well: and has not
God been generous to me more than !
have words TO express? lie has gran.
ted me pardoi, and heaven, and stern-
ity. Thus my heart bounds with joy.
and l am ready to do all that God re-
quires Of me; but what he requires Of
me Is most delightful. II Is TO love
him. and TO love my brethren; 10 love
even you. reverend SIR
Il do not want your love-
Il shall not the less pray for you.
Il do not want your prayers.
See the difference between us, your
reverence. love you. and you hate
me. i offer you my prayers. you re-
fuse me yours. But Jesus Christ has
said. BY their fruits ye shall know
them: do men gather grapes Of thorns.
or hgs Of thistlesY' Matt. 7: f6.)-l
Judge now. reverend SIR. which Of us.
you or l. Is the disciple Of CHRISTI
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