Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-05-08
Correspondence of The sentinel.

Mr.. ED1ToR: My article in the Sen
Gad Of the 24th ultimo, it seems, has
attracted the attention, not only Of com
mon minds, but minds of mental and
moral worth. 1t is not little crafty
ing to an inferior mind, if inflated with
vanity, to be able to arrest the attention
aud call out the talent of the g Rector of
St Johns Church
My purpose in writing that article was
not to court controversy, nor make I'm
pressions altogether erroneous in relation
to certain matters therein referred to !"
but simply state, in a plain, truthful,
unvarnished manner, an incident which
occurred under my own observation
Believing the Press to be. the great en-
CINE which moves the minds Of the mas
sos-the moral lever which overturns
error and equipoises truth--a channel
through which we may transmit our
thoughts to others, and have interchange
of opinion, relating to the business of
everyday life-maintain what we con-
slider to be right and condemn what we
consider to be wrong. With these ideas
in my mind thought would write what
did write, and my motive was to do
good, not to create evil,
| confess in so doing I am at loss to
know, nor can see wherein have been
guilty of cruelty to the dead and in
justice to the living" Let me see ! in
looking over my former article, | cannot
find one word which can be so construed
as to cast any reflection upon the char
acter of the deceased while living. -
Wherein, then, have we been guilty of
''cruelty to the dead?" Wherein con-
sists our injustice to the livingY In
saying that the Jagged couple were too
much neglected" when the :" Rector"
himself frankly admits that we do not
come up to the full measure Of our duty
to the poor, are we guilty, as he says, of
unjust imputation?" Let the reader
judge.
That duty to the poor has been omitted
in this instance, the writer knows full
well, living, as he does, in the immedi-
ate neighborhood, he has better oppor-
tunity of knowing than one living "near-
ly four miles from the village" there
fore re-assert that, Through her linger-
ing illness, the brethren visited her not. !"
But honor to whom honor is due, while
the Priest and Levite "passed by on the
other side," the ''good Samaritin" took
care of her; read Luke, x, % to 81 v.
This beautiful parable is very applicable
on the the present occasion. If / am
culpable for ''ruthlessly bringing before
the public in newspaper Of the county"
what know to be true, then was Christ
culpable for "ruthlessly" answering q
':certain lawyer" as he did. The para
bic referred to and my article, are the
same in tenor; both calculated--if char
itably construed-to awaken in the heart
sympathy in the cause of suffering hui
manity, and at the same time TO strike a
deadly blow at the hypocri sy of the self
righteous Pharisoe.
There are those living near Mecban-
icsville--onc lady in particular who
have been unceasing in their attention to
the deceased during her illness. These
are some Of the exceptions referred to
in our former article. Much credit is
also due the warm hearted, pious mem
Der Of the church" for having an enclo-
sure put around the grave since we last
wrote. And we hope, as or article has
received the attention of the religious
part of the community, that old Mat
thew, the surviving partner--a stranger
in strange land, and in many respects
destitute of the comforts of this life-will
receive the increased attention of those
vino claim the honorable name OF Girls
tian. l hope Mr.. Hutton will not think
it amiss if the writer should furnish the
Sentinel from time to time, with the cur
rent news of the day, as it comes under
bis notice. And he assures Mr.. II. that
if the article gave offence, it was unin-
territorial on the part of the writer.
1t may be little soothing to his feel
ings to know what, when | wrote, / did
not know-nor do l now believe, that
Mrs. Hannah was member of the
+" Episcopal Church" She attended the
Tierh06ist Church as long as her health
enabled her to walk the distance, and
often since her feeble health began, she
called the Methodist Church the "'Church
of her choice"
| regret that my questions in the
former article were not answered but
as am directed to the holy Scrip.
ture," | will give the result of my inves.
legations;
Question. Can Christians be distin-
guished by their deeds?
Anacer -"Ye shall know them by
their fruits" by which is meant dds
tributing to the necessity saints, given to
Hospitality" Romans, 18th and 18th
chapters.
Question. Docs God equally respect
the rich and poor?
Answcr. --'' For there is no respect Of
persons with God" Romans ii, IL f;
Col iii, %; LIST Peter i, II.
Thus we have endeavored to answer
our questions as directed, and consider
ourselves sincere when we say that we
are glad that thee is standard availa.
BILE, whereby we may measure the statue
of the Soldiers of the Cross-a guild,
by which we may test the genuineness O
church currency.
May a, 1857. SUBSCRIBER.
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