Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-02-20


and town, is stramtny at Il y"at and srat-
ioioiny camel.
A question for you, Messrs. Editors:
Would my foregoing confession Of faith
be a sufficient platform npon which to erect
a new sect? or is it only part OF the faith
Of the primitive church ? j. +. l..
REMARKS BY THE EDIToR.-We do
no, think any more sects would be of more
than temporary utility: better bring them
all back to the only Standard.
The variety in the dispositions cf good
men, has positive advantage IN that 1t
furnishes peculiar advocatts for every
particular branch Of moral reform. The
different character of the Apostles and
the writers of the various Books Of the
Bible, is clearly indicated in the rariety OF
doctrnal aud practical pointa urged by
them. 1t is an interesting study to note
how wide the scope of discussions in the
New Testament particularly, and yet how
perfectly harHohlous'
As the human body is composed Of many
members, all useful in their !ace-as So
ciety is composed Of men Of different occu-
pations, most of them of general benefit
so this peculiar disposition or extreme de-
votion to one science, or branch of human
welfare, tends to the good Of the race in
the long run.
While the Christian church should be
promotive Of all reforms in the moral
world, it is not so aud societies devoted
to particular reforms are of great utility.
We can not therefore look upon extreme
devotion TO any one reform, as at all lpJu-
rious, but rather beneficial. Study and
enthusiastic love of one, may be indeed
essential to make an impression upon the
public mind and heart.
Thus we find one man almost wholly
consecrated to the cause Of Temperance
another,to the cause Of Freedom another,
to Prison Reform another, to preaching
the Gospel another, to Ministerial Edu-
catior another to Missous-aud each
while having his particular attention dlrec-
ted to one thing, doing something for the
general good.
Every one should of course endearor to
SO act as to accomplish the greatest posi-
bic amount of good. But each must &c.
and Judge for himself. And there are
minor manners of vastly injurious evil in
their results, worth the attention of some
one-not only wolves in the garden of
pu bic morals, but also "little foxes that
spoil the grapes
One man deems Intemperance to be the
greatest evil that afflicts humanity; while
his neighbor regards Liccntiousness, or
War, or Gluttony, as that evil and each
throws all the light he can upon the sub
ject. Across the way, neighbor holds
Calvinism as productive of fatalisln, while
his neighbor charges Arminianism with a
similar baleful tendency. One gentleman
thinks Lawyers do great deal Of harm in
the community and perhaps one or tive
really think-heaven forgive them that
Printers lie !
One Of the evil effects Of depreciating
efforts for the public good, is the encour-
agement it affords cavlers. If one sin is
opposed, those guilty of it will ward off
all attacks by pointing out greater sins
If personally urged to repentance, they
excuse themselves because the preacher of
righteousness is himself sinner. Every
act having some moral quality, must be
judged-as every man must be judged
separately and independently.
Thus the advocates of human bondage
retort, when reminded of the, golden
rule, that there are white serfs in Russia,
and overworked paupers in England that
that (as we'll as other) crimes were once
tolerated in Judea and in New England !;
and wind up their apologies for Border
Ruifianism by the all-sweeping taunt,
"Would you marry nigger!" Gust as
though you could not advocate the rights
of every man, woman and Child on earth,
without marrying them ,
The righteousness of endeavorlng to
square all others by our own standard, Is
well illustrated by the case of farmer
who wished to discharge from service his
old pastor. He confessed that he was
good man, a faithful pastor, an eloquent
prsacher, an orthodox divine, popular
c;tizen-but-but "But what ~
"Why," said he, eff l must tell it, he
feels his derned old horse on punktns Z"
10 make practical application OF these
general remarks, we think it no objection
to an argument against Dancing, that Sla-
very is an immeasurably greater sin. II
a man deems himself called upon and
capable of correcting a particular lesser
evil. he should not be deferred BY the
fac. that some one else deems some other
. much greater evil. tLet each be fully