Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-23

The cold weather for the last week has been
vel calculated to remind the benevolent of the
wants Of that cass in society whiSh the Scripture
tral7 says we have with Us always. There is IS
lite dsstitudou il Nashville, we suppose, as any
,i.y in the Union, il proportion to population;
sud stil there are by no mesIs few who stand in
need pressing need, Of the necessary protection
against The severity Of the winter It viii be no
fancy picture, if those who are blessed with all the
comforts and Injuries of If, will remember,
while looking into their cheerful fires, or reposing
snug'y in their comfortable beds, secure from the
bleak Winds and snow without, that many poverty
stricken women and bel less children are shiveripg
with cold, destitute Of the mere protection to
which naturs entities them, the sad victims Of dis
ense and wan.
IBpuzz,es our dull philosophy to enter one of our
gorgeous Churches Of a Sabbath evening, beneath
the mellow light Of tie costly chandeliers, and,
observing tie elegance and display Of those who
cone to worship, reflect how much Of baggard
want and misery there is within q stones throw,
lrROugh Of whose hollow moan and sad griefs
are rackoued By the Al-saeing eye above ct the
sane moment that these formal prayers fall into
BIS ever balanced scale Of Justice Perhsps,
good soulz, they would not leave the Sanctuary
without word of prayer for the poor, but when
the prayer is said their conscenCes are easy, and
Providence alone must give the shelter and protac
ton. We would not pretend to question the lib
crafty Of our modern Church going people; for
mary would subscribe freely to buy carriage for
the Minister, Cno improper git) wLo would party
much about their own wants if asked for more than
a pj.ta1ce for the p2o7. Many fair lady could
find it within her means to provide her pew with
stool that she might kneeI the more gracefully in
Ter devo..o17, who would consider herself all
too poor to contribute more than a penny to her
iIcal sister who sleeps upon the straw in neigh
boring bowel AID these nice people, coming from
their fashionable worship, would not hesitate to
critcise the rude vagrant in his rags for his IN
seguly appearance on the Sabbath day.
fSacl IS the Convenient and accommodating yeli.
gi5a Of the times. Would we speak too harshly
were we TO say tbst this modern fashionable, pop.
slz- Christianity makes more iufleIs than all the
philosophy OF V0LUAEE or the fascinating deusiOns
Of lou PAINE? Il Men ere rot fools that they viii
not think ard reason for themselves. TIE time is
past when the die,um of the preacher was taken
for tie Gospel Goody profession, eDvsloped in
attractive phrases, have 30 long beied the reality
Of things, that we look for practice as well as
preaching; and tho absence Of the latter makes
the former thing of positive evil instead Of good.
- But we did not intend to sermonize our read.
ers, but merely to remind them that there is want
and distress in our city-and, IT may be, in other
communities where we have readers. These are
severe times with the poor, and it is as much the
d1tT Of every community to relieve them as if it
was special contract made with each and every
individual. lie. no one excuse himself upon the
uea that It is every -6odys business and therefore,
&o5 his Tie Robertson Association, we observe,
J as called meeting It is, doubtless, the most
Efficient agency, at hand, of administering relief.
We trust therefore, thas every one will cooperate
with It, and that its efforts may be so far successful
tlat when we lay down in a warm bed at night We
uls7 have the comfortable reflection that every
body whiting reach Of Us have the privilege Of DO.
inc the same thing. Z