Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-06-14
,ithin the circle Of our influence


Unchas'e thoughts will loom up an
be cultivated in our hearts. till they ri
pen into brutal action. We will seek
associates Of low order Of morals
and the influence in the whole circl,
in which we move, wilt have demor.
alizing aud debasing tendency
Now. which road are we travelling
That we are in one or the other, i a,
sure as there is light anil darkness on
the earth: as sure as life and death
as sure as Jehovah reigns supreme. Ev.
erv one can tell which road ne i t,av-
cling by his desires. his aspirations,
his motives and his purposes. IL mat.
.ers not who he is, what he be called
what his position may be in the world
what stigma may be stamped upon
him by the fiery tongue Of slanler. il
his heart is pure. If his Language and
actions are chastc. IL his designs an
labors are far the elevation OF himself
anil those around him, his name will
stand, his character will slime a. a
beacon light. h. will establish bril-
liant reputation despite all the bitter
epiIhets of designing en"mies. Let
the raging tempest howl. let the oam
ing billows roll mountain high. let
the lonming thunierS AMI blazing
! lightning, seem To- rem the moral an
social sky. AMI let al the hitterne>,
AMI cruelty. and curses OF the most
hostile foe. he PLAYING in every pass
ing breeze; vet the brilliant min l. th
pure heart. the noble soul. hee l. MOI
the vii CONFUSION he notices il only
to 'le'v lis fury. Bn the benigh hte |
mind. th" impure heart. the dpbaSs !
soul. ru>he> blin lv ON in his lown
ward career. Step bv step is he lel
an Nv the allnring pl.anton,. PLEASURE.
Tie h..,l~ nu; thr coin>"lS of pinu>
parents. ihr gentle rrproof of kind
'ri"n u, 90 thr >;crn warninys of the
grave >ate. IL laughs. yea scoifs At
tho Wi e. nf vir'hr. anil the very
hongit of religion he spurnS from
him with utter contempt. as being
something too small. Tao trihing Ia
"rrupv ni- attention. or ,ontem plation
But remember. oh. vdnth. that this
is the roa.l that lea l. tn the rlrearv re-
gions of eternal night. AMI that The
! lime ha>teEs on apace when from tn.
lark raverns of the past. will loom up
and appear before vou, in one grand
panorama. all the deeds. all the scenes
all the actions. all the words and
thoughts OF your past life. and the
boundless future will present TO view
one vast sea of hopeless ruin. confu-
sion and despair
We are judged bv onr actions. more
than bv words. He who is ever boast
ing Of what he is doing AMI going to
10. seldom does much. because it takes
80 much of his time to tell what he is
going To 10. that he has but little
time to do what he is going to do
1.-The tree Is known by its fruit" Ev-
cry word we utter, every act and eve
nv deed of our lives is doing ourslve'
anl others GOOD. or it is doing our
selves and them an injury. If no
directly. it is indirectly Bread cas-,
upon the waters is gatherei-somc
times after many days. Who can tel
the good. the joy, ami happiness thai
one kind word, one gentle. loving
smile has sent home to the human
heart! How many heart has beer
gladened by little acts of kindness. 81
small in Iced that they were hardl,
noticed at the the time, vet like th,
; leaven that the woman hill in tn,
measures oe meal. they have power
ful effect. they leaven the whole lump
| And oh, how many dark hour q
sadness. of detection and gloom ha
. one little unkind w"ri "r action cau>
Ell the soul. How the heart has beer
made to sicken. 10 pin" away. and -
dawn tn the chambers of death. at tn
ntterance of nnkinl. harsh languag
from those whom we love.
Every worl we utter. every at ~
la. i telling for time AMI COR ctrrni
tv. Time is ma lie up of - on +
minutes. hours, lays. weeks. month
and wears. So life is mn |. mp pf .
worls. dec.l>. mptive> an' l.-isn
AMI these are either go,l or Ia |. Ev
cry good action. cvsrv kin VOL. ~
cry pure thoughf. if 'thatel bv M
: ,ive- proceeding ir'm pIce heart
rring> onr vessel nearer tn. poff a
| hcav rn-n,arer the >ho. o. %. >uprem
happin -. an | an ,l.>s i,v All bliss
/, AMI every imrare 'h,nyht. rve',
y vi XII at every unkiui. low. vulga
sal s-i,g wn~l. is hrinsin. ou
; ha K nae an nea~ the lark. inter
r MINIS T.. re,ians - eternal night =
: rhr lrra,v w,>f. = -n ill., wne.
> W. ar prrgre->iVe l.eings-wr "a
! not iirlp progressing Il i ixa1
~ n hangahle Law. that wa az. con
. tinasllv growing either better i.
. w"r-" Nav il le oars IL progress i
2 c"odnH-s. in yu.i,v. in Il,a' high IA
| "levating tone - cha ~a''tdi. whi-h evt
u pre- dominates in the virinnn> AMI th
. g""i. Let IL ever rem mber ths
without virIne. without purity :
= heart. unless fri"ni-hip. love an
{ truth animate our souls. "nliven OF
q hearts. AMI happifv our beings life :
. MS Is blank: AMI the eternal fuful
-tw'll he a lark wild .rne>s of desol,
r ti"n AMI despair. Onr influence is Q
: iher for gooi or for evil. We are a
!. initiative beings. BY a.sociatiny wi,
! others we IN greater or less leyre'
: necome imbnci with their action
u their language becomes part of q,
. own. we 'nvolnnfarily catch their hal
:. us. we 'm'ihe their character. the
I principles anl their faith. Il i in
Il.