Litchfield enquirer., 1859-04-07
For the Litchfield Enouirer
PREACHING ss PRACTICE.

For the Litchfeld Enquirer. PREACHING ps. PRACTICE.
 It is far easier to preach, than practice, what we so eloquently hold forth. We may meet a friend whose flushed face and curt reply denote great irri tation; how cooly we stand and reason with him. There has been nothing to excite us. and we are ignorant of the petty vexations or great troub tirely unfit for trte moralizng. If his temner is naturally quick he has more to strive with than one ever mild and amiable.
 Your brother has been tossed on the wild waves ot fortune, his bark swayed by each rude gust now
 floats in ruins upon the white-capped heaving surge You calmly tell him of the folly of trusting in riches. of their liability to take wings and v away you can exhort him not to despair, but |" hope on hope ever.' saying, that the sky now black and tempest driven will again smile over him. and the reflection gid each ripple of the subdued waters You bid him gather together the scattered frae ments of lis boat and man it once more With Faith as his guiding star, Hope for his anchor clear sighted Reason his steersman; with courageous heart and Neper give up the ship as his motto he shall hear away under clear sky and prosperous breezes He cannot help to float gaily as before each breeze that fills his sails will help to fill his coffers with golden treasures. To you the picture may seem captivating, but not to him. Then do not rudcy upbraid him, although for time he continue to despair. Every energy is stunned by the sudden transition from prosperity to diversity, and the mind cannot at forget the past ignore the present by presenting to fancy the visionary 1uxuriance of the future. Neither he rush into the busy mart without trembling lest mi.fortune again overtake him, and the hardearned treasure vanish as before
 No, it is easy fer you, reclining on your tempting pillow, with sweet odors stealing through the rich folds of your curtaias filling every sense, and sooth ing to that delicious repose, that dreamy sleep, which breathes of luxury and gives glimpses of re- aities only through veil of its own roseate weav- ing to form schemes for the relief of the suffering. Easy to tell how they should practice economy work early and late curb every desire beyond bare exist ence never thinking how miserably you would bear this load of wretchedness and poverty, nor how readily you might yield to temptation, when it pro- missed even temporary relief to the trammeleI soul and body. You can laud to the skies benevolence, plead with trembling lip and watery eye for the downcast and with prayer upon your lips beseech the owners of gold mines and Fl Dorado to come forward with open hand and equalze the fortunes of mankind. Are your purse strings ever looscd! Do you ever administer much as cup of cold water to the thirsty wayfrer or like the poor widow give even your two mites!
 The practicing of self-denal and benignty on your part and less of preaching to ethers would aocomp fish more good and speak louder in your praise than volumes of words.
 Although not exactly politician, you have. per haps been an influential citizen and active in cleo ti ins. In public well as private, you denounced the trucking meanness of o6c-eeekers, contending that men of character and worth should alone be the ones to occupy governmental seats and wied the destiny of SO great nation. Capital theory! and worth your remembrance. You have haranglfsd eloquently upon the claims of our cou,try and were applanded patriot and orator. But now, phari- see there is prospect of your gaining high office by dnt of some electioneering and the free exlend tnre of filthy lucre. You think of the honor attend ing your election, of the admir- ng multitude who will throng the Statehouse or the capitol your van- ity becomes elatsd as you contemplate this coming exaltation and in the eyes of self, you quite a man. Where those great and noble princi- ples often uttered with enthusiastic applause In what respects now you better than your prede- cessors, oh self-suficient mortal' Before the de- sire of political elevation took possession of your inflated soul, it easy matter to point out the shoals and qucksands, to proclaim the breakers of faction, the mad tumnltuous of civil war; but row selfinterest and vain glory have had trans forming influence. You neither see nor speak as you did before, andin your case as in numberlesei other cascs is clearly seen an essential difference between preaching and practice. 'ErHEl1SD.
 Nrw MyrropD March 795q