The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-04-30
ARE YOU YOUR BROTHERS KEEP.
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It is hard trial TO hear a friend de-
ncunced; how hard 10 have The great low
ing soul that would take the world in the
arms Of its sympathy, and bear it with all
its crosses righ, up to heaven. .nisunder-
stood, insul,ed and neglected to sec il,
in the midst Of persecution, torn with an
gush, yet, constantly breathing forth that
God.hke prayer, Father forgive them,
they know not what they do" Aud you
know not what you do-.you, Who thought
lessly lend an ear to the lightly spoken
but deepy-reromed words Of slandcr /;
you know not the fearful extent Of your
hearllessness. Suppose the man has in
volved himself!--suppose. owing to CIR
cumstapces which none but an Omnipo.
tent eye could { resee, and none but an
Omnipotent will prevent, or control, he has
been whelmsd 10y the waves OF m>fortunc
%! Christian world you who talk sub
timely VI ",rasl,"-who get up and rcpc It,
"the gold aad the silver are tho Lords,
and the cattle upon n .housaRd hills"
how will you answer Lcfore youI God for
the many prosecutions cf the noble spirits
who have fallen under the tan Of you-
displeasure-for what! Not that they
have openly committed theft, 1, or aiulry
nor murder, nor any Miiful, premeditated
sin, but because Of soIne unfortunate ex-
pertinent, which it successful, q. G , money
making) would have placed them upon the
pinnacle Of your esteem.
Is purity Of heart, then, nothing. com.
pared with business success Is simple
and chiIdlikc goodness of no acc, mt Is
that virtue tha, will stand thoucl. walls
as high IS heaven are built between il and
Christian & sympathy, worthless ;s
that heart thai can dry III. tear Of sorrow
and snatch tlhs faliiug and the fallen from
tho pits OF destrHciioa-,hat hears The
cry OF the orphans, aud takes from Itself
even the necessarics Of life 10 sx,isfy their
cravings-tl,nt delights in noiaiag so
much rs doing good,-are MI these t. he
looked upon with cold wishes. aud cold
hopes, and colder doub,sl o! TO see the
bitter tesrs fall from the eyes Of one uho
has suffered hu>!--to see that body a,,c.
the step grow slow! to see the hectic OF
mental fever burning on the cheek. to see
such an one struggle on, year after year,
dienchcd again and again with the cold
waves Of disappointment, borne by the
heavy hand Of unmcr,ed persecution n.
gain and again to the earth, and yet no.
bly, rising, though with diminished
strength nobly clirging to his God and
living life of purity and unsclfshnc.s
Ihsnk God, II having seen this in the ex.
per'cnce pf those near and dear 10 you,
yoUf fal.h yavcr not; that you learn not
- cherish thc sentiment Of hatred tow ards
the slanderer and the opprcssor. And
thank God again, these mysteries will be
explained in the future world, w
Calculation apd monied is;c.cst are
laid down at the door Of The grave. II
from that solemn place we took our stand
points, We should no, cherish our money
bags more ,ende'ly than The souls Of lhc
unfortunate. No; We should hold on,
our arms to them, and with words of d.
vihe PITY mingle tears of.ymra,ky. We
should not wish to lay up our gold Cor
heirs, but looking into that silcut place
whose floor is paved with our kindted,
how quickly aud how eagerly should We
say, Let moi few pallry dollars bar you
from our hearts, or prevent you from do.
ing that work your soul yearns to accom-.
pl'sh. You are poor. yoa, have been un.
iortnna'e--we are able to shield vol
cometo the sheln Of our love-" :"
God Of the churches " hen shall Chris.
tian charity learn that rs Thou Games,
not TO call the righteous. but sinners u
repentance, so Thy people should throw
triple shields around men with whom tho
world has dealt harhly, ips,eaI Of Arpil
ing only upon those wbo nss ip ease sSJ
rffuence, and who can turn The course d
Justice bceause they have money TO throw
in the scalesi ~. A.p.
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