Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-02-13
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Tho Rev. Henry Ward ,Becchcr, upon tho
text Rev. 5: 30 gives in the Now York II.
dependent newspaper sermon, Of which
the following is an extract:
The soul is dwelling Of many apart
ments. Every sense, every affection, every
sentiment every faculty, may be regarded
as a separate room, and in this regard all
men are alike; they have tho same humber
Of rooms No one has a single room lessor
more than another. In an outward build
ing, one man may have ono room another
two, and another score; but, in the soul
house, all men have Just exactly the snme
number Of apartments. Yet there is
great difference between ono man and an-
other, in the size aud furnishing, or in other
words in tho contents Of these apartments.
Some arc built Ike pyramids, exceeding
broad at the base, or on the earthly side,
and narrow and tapering rs they 90 up, or
heavenward. Their rooms are very large
at the bottom on the ground, but very
small at the top. Other mon arc built sub
stantially alike from bottom to top, like
tower that is just as broad at its summit as
at its foundation
But there is, i'll general part Of tho
structure Of every man that is not used, and
remains locked up. And they arc usually
the best apartments that are SO neglected.
Those that have glorious outlook, that
stand up to sun and air, from whose win
dows one may look calm across Jordan and
see the fields and hills Of the promised land,
these, men seldom go into. They choose
rather to 60 into that part ofthe soul-house
that looks into the backyard, whore moth
ing but rubbish is gathered and kept Ma
ny mon live in one or two rooms, out Of
thirty or forty in the soul, all their lives.
1fyou should take a cande-that is Gods
word, which is as a lighted candle-and 90
into these soul-houses and explore them,
you will find them generally very dark
There, for example, is the apartment or fac
ulty, called Benevolencc. You can tell by
the way the door CRATES that it is seldom
{ opened. But it you were TO thrust in n
, light, you would see that the room is a most
stately place. The ceilings are frescoed
with angels. The sides and pannels arc
filed with most exquisite adornments. The
{ whole saloon is most inviting to every sense.
= Seats there are, delightful TO press; and the
inches are filled with things enticing to tho
eye. But spiders cover over with their webs
: the angels of the ceiling. Dust blackens
S the ornaments. The hall is silent, the
: chambers are neglected. No man in this
If house lives there
Turn to another room; it is called Con-
science. 1t is an apartment wonderfully
: constructed. 1t seems to be central. 1t is
t, connected with every other apartment in
y the dwelling. On examination, however, it
n will be found that, for the most part, tho
doors are all locked. The room is thick with
. dust. The dust is its carpet! The room is
&c very dark. The windows are glazed over
% with webbed dirt. The light is shut out, the
Ie whole apartment is dismal. The man who
70 owns the house does otfrequent the room.
!, There is another chamber called Hope
if haply you can see the inscription over the
o door. 1t has two sides to it, and two win
r dows. From one of these you may see the
stars, and heaven beyond, the Holy City, the
&c Angels of God, the Assembly and Church
- of the First-born, and most wonderful things
II beside. This is shut. The other window
~ looks out into the Worlds Highway, and
re secs men, caravans, artificers, miners, arti-
n, zans engineers, buildings bankers, brokers,
,o pleasurc-mongers. The window stands wide
open, and is much used
y The room called faith, is shut, and the
lr- lock rusted The chamber named Worship
ke is SILENT unused, unvisited, and is dark anC
ok cheerless.
"a Indeed in those upper and nobler appart
w menLs, on which the sun rests all the da,
n long, from which all pleasant prospects rise
al to which are waited the sweetest sounds tina
IA ever charm the car, and the sweetest odor
mt that ever fall from celestial gardens, arount
about which angels are hovering-these are
"s in most soul-houseS, all shut and dcsolate
OF But if you 90 into the lower ranges you
ed shall find occupancy there, yet with various
he degrees ofinconveniencc and misery. If yor
,o listen You shall hear some rioting and was
sail. The passions never hold lent; they
ne always celebrate carnival In others, YOU
shall hear sghs and murmurs. The dwell
arc ers therein disappointed, restless desires
en- crippled and suffering wishes, bcdridden am
g bitions! In others you shall hear weeping
oi and repinings in others, storms and scold
ar ing; in others, sleep and stupidity; in 9th
the erS, toll and trouble; in others wearine:
and disgust Of life.