The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-11-25

marks on mefchandiSe, the false advertisements
and the other mixed decept ons, which are no
less hated Of God than those false balances
with their false weights which Holy Scripture Z
has declared TO lie IAN abomination 10 the
Lord"
Ii has fostered the most irrational outlay in
shops, dwellings, dress, elupage,and entertain
mentS; exhibiting an extrayasance Sufficient
10 provoke sarcasm. did not sorFoE for the loss
Of Christian and republican simplicity prelude
other emotions. ..r..
! 1t has produced combinations by means OF
which the cost Of Iood has been unrca'ouably |
/ increased to the great injury of those who were
/ in moderate circumstances, especially to the !
poor, and this has incurred the guilt ofextortiqn.
1t has filed society with luxurious sensual
ism, which has already goho far to curse the
youth of the land, who were growing up under
its influence r.
4 1t has engendered mopstrous spirit OF spec
ulation, destroyed much faith in legislative vlr-
tue proluceda horrid progeny Of fraud amoag
men holding public and private tusts-and by
these ingans has eaten as canker into tho very
/ heart OF public confidence. a..
/ 1t has trampled on that sacred law, which,
by enjoining religious rest for body and soul,
aims to cool down and keep cool the feyerish
spirit ofgain; making many ofthe great corpo-l
rations which are the barriers Of the land, agents
great mischief, and sufferers from great pun
r ishment. -.....-..
But why enumcrate all the evils which the
craving for speedy fortune, under the mamie Of
enterprise, has brought upon our day, and upon
every other period when ii has ruled the tratile
Of the world. The question is whether God Is
not at war with any system Which proceeds
upon principles AMI involves consequences 50
| : 4, f,,lt t1lino1
and to society? And to this Question, baloved
brethren, you know well there can be but one
answer; .tVerily there is God who iudgeth in
the earth" Can any one fail to see his maies
, tic jurisdiction in the means by which he has
: made this madness Of men rccol upon them, and
forced covetousness to be its own punishment?
In the very heart Of land ab9undns with the
elements of wealth he laws his hand upon it,
. and locks it up for season. BY a touch OF his
finger, he affects the securities Of property until
they seen, to crumble The air is thick with
the dust of the falling arid fallen fortunes
Whare is now the wise inan,-where the secu
and boastiny man who prosumptuously thought
: that our material prosperity was beyond reach:
: God has brought 10 nought the understanding
u = oC the wise. He has defeated their cousols at
i every point At lime "when men slept the
. moth has fraved, the rust has eaten, The THE
" has stolen. In this catastrophe the innocen
!, Indeed have suffered with tie guilty 81 mach
u he worse for the guilty. The innoGent sIlal
: have their conpansationi in spiritual gool. Bu
u what we would have YOU now observe, il th(
u simplicity of the methods by which God has
:, caused a spirit Of fear djstrust to demolish til
~ towering fabric which but little white az,
! seemed 50 staple and called forth 50 much boas
), ltng When Cod wills, the building Shall ceas,
- 10 falI. Meanwhile, Christian brethren, VIZ
'o pray YOU to stand SILL, and ask the meaning o
= the catastrophe. But more especially we com
y imend yoa to consider how farany OF you, bi
:. free and bold speech enforced by . wise an
= consistent example Of mo leration ana integrity
' in your plans Of business can aid in ree1nStril3
- ting the editice public and private credit upoi
, Christian principles. Now is tho time to at
:, tempt this difficult but necessary task. keeI
e yourselves un spotted by the base practices whcl
a. ., We have held up for your warning. Utter YOU
~ remonstrances against them, Rather suffer tn
~ lnartyr1om OF Christian poverty than cotlsen
y TO touittenance the least departure from tn
=, straight forward paths of integrity. HONESTY Il
;t all things is one Of the great wants Of the work
~ ~ at this moment Now is the time for the churc
-, - Of Christ at least to set her mark upon a
~ shams and lies and frauds, however concentra
@r ted by usage. Let her pulpits lift up tho VOC
( Of warning, and let her tribunals arrest and dis
~ cipline the least violation by one other pledge
- subjects Of those laws Of God which enjoin hon
~ osty in word and deed.
~, But, we beseech you to remember also that
90 legal integrity may be preserved and yet an al
nv sorbing love Of gain eat out the spiritual life
20 20 the soul. We soleinnly counsel you, brethrei
,s to let your moderation be known unto all mel
Ire he content win 'ile caiihlS sotIeh hu''" o'
va steady but temperate activity. God has ote
se "li''e.' ~ ou i"F'' F uoTVi ir,9 - y
mere riches the world He is enforcing h
N. lessons at this moment. Crave not a conditic
,o- of which the dangcrs.arc more numerous an
yo greater than the pleasures. Rather recall Il
oh sad history Of mutitudes who furnish US with
An memorial comment on the warning of Him VIII
n. never spoke an idleword, and who said, "lio
or hardly Shall they that have riches enter into Il
a Kingdom of God"
~. g Our Missions to India.--A calamity h
w. come upon our missions in India, SO sudden,dj
~ q astrous and distressing that the Synod is Co
GI strained to make it a subject of Special comm
nd nication to the curches under its care.
in Six months ago, the Presbyterian Board
or Foreign Missions had fifteen iourshing static
iii in Northern India, whore with the church, t
school and the press their devoted missonar'
on were successfully prosecuting the great work
an ~" giving the gospel to tic pcrishing heathen.
r. an hour when VIC looked not !or it, six Of The
,a' stations have been broken upby the violence
bo wicked men; the churches have been deStroyt
the schools have been scattered printing pres,
no torn down, the dwellings of the missionar
~ consumed by fire. their property wasted, VIII
his they nave oeeH compelled 10 nee pe'ore
not sVorIl, anu souie VI bheili, VIC nave every II