St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-06-02

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with usefulness and prosperty-our. .eoar,s
marked BY deeds Of charity and justiee-
and re be looked upon. with respect by all;
honest, upright and honorable men.
: But on the other hand; should we per-.
vert, this great principlc-bleat Of Hea-
ven-by systems of trickery,. pnes.rics-
tion and falsehood by setting aside. all:
dictates Of conscience and promptings. Of.
honor, We shall most deservedly be spurn--
ed with contempt, by all hig gh-m;nded,.
ruth:loving persons, and be left to pursue.
the downward and degrading course, we
have chosen. And then, of what use= can.
he expect to be-what influence can: We
ever hope to have, when our character
shall be blackened, and we be branded,
with the odious epithet Of. 'Liar?'..2. Who.
will repose any confidence In us, CT. who,
will respect us, when We are universally
acknowledged to pervert the ends Of Truth.
TOR the answering Of our own purposes
The beginning of this vice is ike the
letting out of waters There is a ,chit<
lie to cover: a small fault, then, to justify.
the first, a second is necessary; and So On.
until what at the beginning was but a.
drop, has, ere we are aware of it,; swelled.
to desolating food, which sweeps away
all the foundations Of virtue, and covers
the whole character with the drift and
mire Of contempt. When thus befouled,.
We may cast our thoughts back, and 6nd,
when too late, that all this calamity might
have been ayerted by simply telling the
truth. {. - zs,.~;.:y ,.z .n.=.
Falsehood appears to be the stepping
stone to every sin; and the greatest curse
to which mankind is heir.
I When man can, without q solitary
sting of conscience, or pang Of remorse,.
calmly and deliberately tell a falsehood,
his heart is 50 steeled to pity and generos-
ity-his finer feelings SO blunted-and
himself 50 degraded, that all manner Of
crime and wickedness can be committed.
without one moments regard to its being
right or wrong. ~.= ~
And yet, how beautiful, how sublime;-
how mighty is Truth. We find it inserib-
ed in all Nature. The songstcrs Of our
forests warblc their praises, and inscribe
their sweetest melodies to Truth. The
flowers which deck onr homes and lovely
land, bow their heads and offer their in
ense at the shrine of Truth. The mur-
muring rivulet, from the moment it gush-
es from its fountain-head, until it mingles
its waters with those of the mighty ocean,
speaks nothing but Truth. The broad
and geatly-gliding river-the impetuous
torrent the foaming cataract, shall,
throughout all time, proclaim themselves
true to their nature and the objects Of
their creation. ...s, ,-,;
Why is it the Bible is so sublime, 20.
aweing? Because Of its truth. We
know that all the precepts and promises
God has given US in His Holy Word, are.
true; and that all the .threatenipgs BE has.
made will surely come 70 pass; hence We
| respect and reverence it. But, did we
not implicitly believe its teachings, We
should treat it with scorn and contempt,
and cast it aside as 80 much worthless gar.
bage. ,s...,<z ,s...:. i, se,.s.a..-..,,
And then We know truth is mighty:
since, like a two-edged sword, it cuts.
through all opposition; reveals all things
that are hidden (except those God has
purposely kept from our view; convinces'
tho pnbelieving; teaches the igno7ant; and
stands proof against all Vaccinations Of
Satan and his allies, hurting back their
weapons with terrific destruction; and al
most universally bearing Of the palm Of
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Why Is it,that in view Of all this, there.
arc 50 many who appear Determined. to be-
liars and traitors; instead Of taking a bold
and .:p.ndinchins stani for Truth, Freedom
and Humanity. .....z.s.5ss.....
Thnn let % a.wa5s:Temember g have
Ian the ends ve .in, s DIR God Our
Country and Trsth'
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