The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-12-18
CHARITY.

Once, the earth had not witnessed sin, Itwas
then the abode of peace and unalloyed bliss
Our first parents then enjoyed direct communion
with their benefcent Creator. Often did ,hs
Supreme Ruler of the universe condescend 10
meet Adam and his fair companion in the cool
shade of the umbrageous grove and they met
his searching gaze without being abashed, for
their hearts were pure. How blessed -.
lot! aloMed.t. .ol vaulting ambition and hend-
ish malice, offered the alluring temptation-they
were beguiled to disbeeve the Almighty-ths
prohibited fruit was eaten-they fell. Earth
shuddered to her center and all nature was sp-
paIled. God sought the guilty pair; but COLI
scious of the wrong they had committed, they
thought to hide themselves in the dense forest,
to avoid his burning look and retributive hand.
They could not evade the eye of Onniscience-
trembIingly they heard the awful sentence e
banishment-in bitter sorrow they left the Para
disean retreat, nevsr to return.
Thus wrong, discord and woe made our earth
their abode and began their unrelenting reign
The divine nature once impressed upon the
heart of man, was now marred and erased. The
image of Satan was stamped upon the sIui in
stead, and until kind Heaven in mercy, provided
a full ransom in the person of the Lamb Of God,
mankind were under condemnation, and exposed
! to the sword of Justice. All have alike gone
$ astray. Then how vain, ungrateful and impious
to despise our fellow man, who, because of cir
- cumstances over which he could have little
g control, and such as we have never experienced
,r has been left to sink himself into the depths of
% degradation! Thou sanctmonous religonist,
m contemning thy less discreet and more unfortu-
er nate brother By what right presumest thou tC
ie upbraid and neglect him? Thinkest thou tina,
he is the chief of evil-doers2 Dost thou point
Lo with complacency, at thine own good works
ho then sneer at his waywardness? How knowes
nj thou that similar circumstances would not hav
Ist plunged thee in.o still lower ignominy7
All! how much better It Is to remember tina
mis- we are all fellow beings,-liable to wander fror
the path Of duty,-and, with soft words, en-
deavor TO win our erring brother back to tn
way Of righteousness and life everlasting
rHE Acrimonious crimination and unfaeling negleC
HIS invariably denote, not true holiness but hyP'
critical conceit When one individual detec
the himself mduging in unfriendly iault-hndir
and language of reproach, he may safely CO.
sti- clude that that he himself is farthest from
ich path of duty, and he VIII DO wen 10 ins'itu
ev- forthwith thorough examination OF his ov
ed heart, that he may see of what spirit he Is
ord How can one offer in faith, that sweetest, co
su- cisest' simplest petition, The Lords Prayer
rch, his heart be devoid of charity? st, Paul
e S. forms us that though possessngall other acco
plishments, the absence of this one grace, woC
read render us but sounding brass and tinkling cy
sion, balls
oiect Oh 4, how lovely is the disposition Of the T
the son who is always ready to adduce pal!iat
lcia- considerations in behalf OF wrong ana criI
His heart never holds grudge that will ren
n to him unhappy in the presence of another, but
pace peace with both his fellow man and ms Ma
he enjoys life and can sweetly welcome
ough messenger, Death. d. A.