St. Mary's beacon., 1861-01-24

= We adopt the sentiment Of cotemrora-
ry. in commencing the following article
t, the careful consideration Of all our rsa-
ders, and if any Of them end the hints ap-
plicable to their individual case, let them
''pst it on" 1t is from writer in the
Congregationalist. and be describcsa reli-
gien which the times require, in sensible.
pointed language:
We want \ religion thss goes into the
fsnsily. as3kscpw ths huiband FROM be1ng
spiteful when the dinner is late. and kee ps
the dinner from being iatc--keeps ,h,.
wife from fretting when the husband tracks
the uewiy-washed floor with his muddy
boots, aud makes the husband mindful Of
the scraper and the door -mat-kseps the
mother patient when the taby is cross.
aud keeps the baby pleasant the
children as well az instructs thcm-wins
rs well as governs-prcjccts the honey
moon into the harvest-moon, and makes
the happy hoprs like the eastern 6g tree
bearing IN its bosom at ence the beauty of
the tender blossom and the glory of the ri
pened fruit. We want religion that
bears heavily. not only on the exceeding
sinfulness of sin, but on the exceeding
rascality oflying and stealing religion
that banishes small measures from the
counters. small baskets from the stalls.
pebbles frsm the eotion bags. clay from
paper, sand from sugar. chicory from
coffee. otter from hutser, beet juice from
vinegar. alum from bread. strycbuine from
wine, water from milkcans, and buttons,
from the contribution box
The religion that is 10 save the world
will not put all the big strawberries at the
top. aud all tLe-bad ones at the bottom. 1t
will not offer more baskets of foreign
wines than the vineyards ever produced
bottles, and more barrels of aour than
all the wheat fields Of New York grow,
ami her mills grind. 1t will not make
one-half Of pair Of shoes Of good leather,
and the other Of poor leather SO that the
first shall rebound to the makers credit,
and the second to his cash. It will not
put Gouvin's stamp on Jenkins kid
gloves, nor make Paris bonucts in the
back rooms of Boston milliner's shop,
nor let piece Of velvet that processes 70
measure twelve yards. come to an untime-
ly ED in the tenth. or spool Of sewing
silk that voushes fur twenty yards, to be
nipped in the bud .. fourteen and . half.
nor The cotton thread spool break to the
yardstick' fifty Of the Two hundred yards
OF promise that was given to the ere. nor
yard-wide clsth measure less than thirty
ax inches from selvedge to selvedge. nor
all wool delaines. and oil linen hsndker-
chiefs be amalgamased with claadestine
COTTON. nor coats made Of wooden rags
pressed together. be cold to the unsuspest-
ing public tar legal broadoloth. Il does
not put bricks at Eve dollars Der thousand.
into ehimneys it eontracted to build Of
seven dolian matsrials. nor smusele
white pine doors that hare paid fr hard
pine. nor leave yawuing cracks in closets.
where bosrds eughs to jsin. nor daub
the ceilings that ought to Be ssooshly
plastered. nor make sindsw -bliuas nth
stats that cannot stand the Wind, asd p.int
that cannot stand the sus. and fa,seniucs
that may Be locked At bus srs on no ss-
count 70 b touched. ssI 81
The religion which 10 TO ssnet;fv .hs
world. pays its debts. Il dos no. cousid-
er that forty eents retained for one hum
dred cents given. 10 according to Law. It
locks upon man Who has failed in trade.
and who continues to lire in lu,sry. .s =
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