Smyrna times., 1856-02-13

ehee--hIs fall from state fpurity and peace
unto state of sin and wretchedness-that he
was driven from his home in the garden OF
2 Eden' and Jehovah, in the execution of his NOR
u law' demonstrated against his return by pla-
eng flaming sword at the gate. Adam re.
Pented, obtained the favor of his Maker Gt is
supposedly, but never lived in Eden again. |
Il ~ WIZ give two more instances out of the many
that might be cited. While the children of Israel
were IN the wilderness on their Journey to the
promised land, Aaron made them god of gold,
ana they worshipped it, For this violation of
the moral law, the Lord threatened TO destrov
Ihe whole OF Israel except Moses, but Moses
presented remonstrance, and the threatened
calamty was turned aside. The narrative in
winch The other instance is found, commcncrs
III The I'D OF Numbers and continues tbrouoh
three succeeding chapters. During the iour
nFy OF which have spoken, Balak, the king OF
Tue Moaoltes, sent messengers to the prophet
DaIaam' with the price, &c, to induce him TO
curse israel, saying "ior they are too mirhty
Tor nae they will Z" lick up III that is round
about uS as The OK lrkcth ND The orass of tba
"e'u paradventure | shall prevail, that we
may smile them, and that | may drive them ont
Of The land for wot that be whom thou bsssest
IS blessed, aud he whom thou curscst is cursed ,,
balaan loved the price, and therefore reo,ss,ed
,"e messengers to tarry for the night "And
>'ou Cd'le unto Balaam, and SAID, what men are
'"e'e with thee !" Bllaam told Him who thew
"efe' and the purpose for which thew came =
ana I"d said, thou shalt not curse tho moo.
ple Here was a remonstronco d., a.
"'0'S'"ser' came again, aud, poor Balaam. he
""' o''rcoIhe-Balak had reached his price
anu away he goes to curse Israel, but God sends
all anger to demonstrate with B,laom AnJ
II the Reporter had studied our moral I,,.
"ioFe' ana grogshop slang less, he would have
Scch tneSe instances, and wuuld not nav. said
''lat the system of remonstruncc {" is rvrr,.
where frowned upon by moral law B,I. nc
Is he Is evidently more ignorant ,an u,s
o"t4"m Ass. for she did see the anoel stand /
'n@ IN the harrow place." with a drawn su,ord
'"'''iS''''' ing against the wicked course. of her
i''"S'er' stop, Reporter, aud listen tn. and
iooK Tor, the remOnstrances against vour,,,,,r.,.
-'"ey are the poor, miserable druaL,.J..
@roanS-the wlte'S broken heart-broknu -.
the conduct Of him who. bul far r,,,, ..I,
=, ".' oee" man or Intelligence aud rrsDccta-
Oiii'y' loving and obligng husband and :,
KIND lather, but now he is found loainr ,ho,,,
some tavern, kept by those men against y hon.
'he remOnStrance is to be made v.s,nI;
opportunity to ge! drink OF rrtt.n-cor, IL.
Key out OF the ncgro hostler's iup. wbilo he
WIG Is left al her miserable home. 10 snonor,
az leas'' hers:lt and her worse than G,tbarlo.,
0"'Ioren. Those children, too, arr. ron,o,,s,.,
ing; look at them, sir, as they p,ss alon,, .,,l
:, 'o ""'I uIlhe TO buy some nourishment for
Tue niue babe-look at their tattered garmcn,s
-'ne'r bare feet, as they press the snow and
III irost' follow them to their 1rcary a! O e 90
mem shlverng over a handful of coaIs-L,Ir
starved and worse than dead I;s,,n
ne o't'er cries OF that widow aud her orphan
children dlsgraced and ruined by rum. The :
'uSOand aud father left his home ON Sunday
morning, went TO tavern, got drunk. and nv
ONE means got home, fell upon the n,,ur in
@ony-the physician was called, his remedies
'ere applied, but the man slrrekcd; he .roan.
d-alas ! he died. Oh ! what death II !.
ne death caused by selling and drnkinr ru,,
sunday Against the tavern-kecper who =
DID hun the rum, even if il we. @ throuub h;s
egro hoSt'er' we will demonstrate. o! the
'ars The groans, the suffering, the deaths that
g thls moment demonstrating against the rum :,
arhc! Does moral law frown upon the svs- .
IN oi remonstrance practiced by the Mainc .
aw men! The miserable drupkorJ ,.ho,
Oer' and is brought to see his own condition '
e condition of the wife he loves, and the CON- :,
non OF his ragged, starving children depen. :.
nj upon hm for support and in a large mea-
re Tor character, answers, No!-"save ma %
'm drunkenness and my family from poverty g
d wretchedness, gentlemen, if Won can :.
'u must remonstrate." Ifthe unruly tavern. /"
eper repent we will try to forgive him; bu, Z"
u ne snouia be of that class of pentents to 1"
mn The Sussex gentleman belongs, who re- :"
nted before the court, and obtained tho Fxo
i've clemency, we must keep him in his placa {"
ieast until we prove him. | do not know I"
often the Reporter has sinned against MS ="
our cause, but suppose we would he safe
having mercy on him, if he should ash !, ..
m; but II he persists long in his present "
Irse, he will be beyond the limit of "a seven,v 4"
es seven In such case, if an attemp, ~
uld be made to annex him to the United '"T
ties, we should demonstrate. And los, h.
uld 60 beyond the bounds sci by the Scrip. .
e. VIII make suggestion to his party that
en- they meet in Dover, their bead.ooor,a,. =
''hey take the course once adopted by the Nv
nocrats towards one of their organs, and an q q
II an intelligent committee 10 take the over. "a"
It OF The editorial department. I snnn,ss 4"