Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-01-27

/. proeegi to remark tia, tho fall Of a
man i. evidence simply Of his own state
aud weakness. Sometime. a mans fall in
dieates long geonccaled evil. hut some
times man who is not corrupt, may be
orcrtaksn by temptation 20 strong that,
striking him like tornado, it will carry
him down, in spite OF all his power OF re-
sistance. The fac, that a man has fallen is
no evidence that be was corrupt before he
tell. This is proved by the history OF the
financial failures that have taken place in
New York since my residence hero-ior tho
store cannot rail at the pulpi, any NOR,
than the pulpis can rail at toe store tho
bank cannot take sides against the church
any more than the church can take sides
against the bank The business world hM,
been the scene Of terrible fal. as welt as the
church Add according to my recollection,
more than half Of the cases Ia which bu'i.
ness men have fallen, have not given cyi-
dcnce that they were radically corrupt bu,
have gwen evidence that they wcrO brought
iuto circumstances where they could mo-,
stand the pressure Of temptation to which
they were subjected, aud gave way, because
they could not help il. With many men,
the question is not whe,hcr they can bs
overcome. bu, at what pressure they can 30
overcome. All pieces Of timber may DO
broken. some will bear ton. some ten
tons, some hundred tons, and somc u
thousand tons but there is roin, Ri
which tho strongest piece Of timber will
break And We must not bs IN hurry
when a man falls TO say. "iha, man was u
corrup, old hypocriie. There 4. 'omsIb,n:
else in men thatsin beside, hypocrisy. Con-
slider thyself, lest thou as, o. tempted.
Remember that the same passions which lol
him TO take false siyp are ,n you There
i, M reason why We sholli D., uniust to
man when he has fallen. on the contrary,
", should be very careful not u do him In-
justice. When men are rro,,ratol We
should surround them, no, like herald. Dc.
maudius their blood, but like messengers
Of mercy, seeking lo know II there - not
some palliAtiou and help for them. In or
Der tha, we may have a large charity. u !,
iudispensibly necessary that We should be.
lsvc in the doctrine Of mans deprayity,
and begin with low expectation. Of human
excellence. If YOU believe that men are
naturally purc, aud judge thcm according.
~, You will b, severe in tho Judgment YOU
form rc'pcc,iaS them.
H. Truth may be illustrated by men.
lives. bat il docs no, depend upon uen for
existence Truth s,auJ, quite Independent
OF all our help, in auI of itself. Where a
man cmbOiics in hi. lie heroic trait, he
bcc,mss an exponent and interpreter Of that
trait; but the tral, exists, and the EXPOSE
ton and Interpretation Of the trait exist.
whether be bs true 10 il or not. There !.
such thing a. beauty, though svcry paiui-
cr was LAUDER. Because ,,mo men are
towards, arc there no courageous. men B..
cause iher, arc some ArnolIs. are there no
Wa,hingtons? Bscaus, some proiessel
philauIhropi.i, ar. bound up in .cIG,hnsss,
arc there no Howard, that make the cir
COMMUNICATION OF the globe for tho sake Of
charities! Truth does not s,aul in the
fact that thi. man or that ,a.n !, true TO it.
Blessed 10 God, the truth stands irdepend-
ent Of US; and {, becomes every ono 10 see
to il that the mistake OF men do no, rub
ou, his faith therein.
Ill God has an infinite interest in the
preservation OF truth and Righteousness, aud
will no, permi, his eternal DEGREES to be e1.
tinsuished because men dash upon them as
moth, upon fame. ID YOU suppose that
az miserable and malisuant.minded men be-
lieve there is any check 10 the onward pro-
gress Of truth in this world, because men
thought good turn out 10 he counterfeit?
Do you suppose that, because eminent men
in tho church fall the clurch itself is con-.
ius to the ground! These prophecio, oil bad
mems hearts are put to shame every day
for 4, is God that holds up the church, that
lie the lamp OF truth, and that relshts il.
lie that carried his people through the des.
ert, and watched them with mothers care,
will not forget his cause, nor le, it como to
harm. Though every man in twelve be a
Judas. the victories Of tn, cross shall not 10
stopped.
". God employs theso things for cur
profit; that is, he permits us to gain prof,
from these things. lie teaches US By human
wiekedness not to put our trust in men. Ii
/. not .afe to 10 30. 1t certainly i.righi to
be encouraged by, aud 20 take social com.
fort in, the affiliations Of good men. But the
worship Of man by man is poor worship.
Only God can bO truly worshipod. Tho
strongest men are siill weak the purest
are still impure the most stable have but a
narrow basis. There is but ono God and
they that put their trust IN him, shall be
like Mount Zion, that eanno, DO removed
while they that put their tru.. in men shall
come to trouble, disappointment, shame and
oitsn.tmes, to despair itself. And God is
teaching us, by permitting, here and there,
man to 20 down, and by bringing mourn.
Ing on the church, tha, it is never rish, nor
sale for US to lean on an arm Of aesh, and
that our dependence should bO on the living
God.
have bu, one other word to say in this
direction. | have an ineOneelvable and in