The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-02-13

and the preachers for the peopl'
should be well supplied. with gooc
libraries, bat after all, the best book,
are the circumstances in which peo
pie are placed. their spriuations
temptations, struggles, and affections
Let these be studied a5t really
felt, by the expoundcr of the mes
sage of reconciliation, and he will
be in condition to preach so as tc
interest the masses, and lead them
to see that, while he is harmony
with God, he lives in sympathy
with his brethren.
The study ought not to be neg
lected by any minister who would
make full proof of his ministry;
but the best study is the hard o0ork-
ing-man's humble cottage; and the
best authors, meet to the Bible that
he can consult, are the passions,
prgudieies, periIs, and privatiOnS
of those by whom he is surrounded;
and whose miseries and wants i'm
plore him to come to aid them in
their struggles to build themselves
up above themselves. The preach
er who would go whSre others a0lI
not 90, and thuspenetrate the depth
of pOrcrty, and the hauots Of intem-
perance, and feel it q touching
privilege to face squalid misery,
crime, and the haggard counte-
nance; to teach the people how TO
improve their condition; to aid
them in their efforts to improve it.;
and to demand, in a Cristian spirit,
that justice be done to them; de-
monstrates that he is at once a man
Of God, and a human brother.
The preachers for the people,
should be disinterested men. 1t is
their duty to live and labour
amongst their focks in such a
spirit, as to have it in their power
to say at all times; "We seek not
yours but you; we labour not for
your smiles, gifts, or money, but
foryour souls, and to promote your
physical and social elevation.-
Our grand object is to be one with
you, both in your sorrows and joys;
and to instruct you, so as to present
you all perfect in Christ Jesus. To
live in your service on earth, is our
highest ambition; to promote your
moral and intellectuaul elevation,
shall be our constant endeavour;
and to die in your service, will be
to US the death of the righteous,
and the gain of the saved"
1t is we'll to listen to those who
tell the real patriot, the true
philanthrapist, to be on his guard
when he obeys the stern summons
sent him by suffering and guilt, to
visit the abodes of wretchedness
and crime, lest he should be impos-
ed upon; but let him not forget,
that the parties who give the eau
tion may be of a class who have
never looked on both sides of the
picture That tie suffering classes
have in their ranks the ignorant,
the selfish, and the dishonest, is a
lamentable fact. But is there not
a cause? Yes, verify, there is; and
that cause is traceable, to a great
extent, to the tyrannical conduct of
one class, and the cold neglect of
another. Let the preachers for the
people be upon their guard, against
the dishonesty Of the poor, and al
SO against the hypocrisy of their
mammon- aoorShipping grinders.-
Let them exercise prudencein their
intercourse with all ranks and
classes; but let nothing stand be-
tween the masses and the overflow
ings of that love which is the es-
sence of kindness, and the impel.
ling motive to the exercise of real
benevolerce. The spirit which
carried Christ to the cross, is the
only spirit by which the preachers
for the people ought to be actuat-
ed in all their movements among
their fellow men. 1t can only be
by the most disinterested conduct
on the mart of ministers. that tho