The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-05-09
For the Jefiersoninn Democrat
The Hambden Mite Society Again.

The Hambden Mite Society Again.
FRIENp CONVERSE :-Knowing you always
to be pleased with the news of any laudable
enterprise. it is with much pleasure l assure
YOU OF the fact that the interest in our Sold.
iers' Aid and Mite Societies is rapidly in.
creusing, Each meeting is better attended
than tho preceding one. We had very
pleasant :irno indeed, last Friday evening
at MIR. }. T. Folds, and were highly enter
tanned bv an essay from Miss Zlpha Free.
man and an excellent address by tho Rov
Mr.. Beano. At each meeting, we have an
essay, written by some lady, an address, n
patriotic dialogue and excellent vocal music.
Mr. aud Mrs. Milton l.. Maynard were
chosen to entertain by an essay and ad.
dress, the next society to be held two weeks
from last Friday evening, at Mr.. l.. G.. May
nards. We bOpo there will he general
turn. out.
am sorry indeed to inform you that tho
article | sent you for publicatiO a few
weeks since, caused such a sensation in the
breasts of some, as 1t did. l noticed by
your last weeks paper, that some one was
so much troubled about it's sentiments as to
respond to it through the columns of the
Jefersonian Democrat ; which, ! consider,
10
"a hit bird always flutters," Never before
in my life, have known of such misrepre-
seutations of any article as wero beaped
upon that, Some claimed it was a slur
upon tho Christians of Hambden others,
that it condemned all those that did not at
tend the Aid and Mite Societies. But the
most absurd of all was that which was stated
by the writer of the reply to my first. II
he, by reading carefully my article, thon
drew the Inference that | intended il for
'lhose who, by their prayers, benev olence. in
fluepce and property, are trying to sustain
and advance the calse of our Divine Lord,
| would say, my friend, from the bottom OF
my Eeart pity your Ignorance. Not one
of the charges brought against it was evel
thought Of by the author nor 10 there Z
single sentence in il from which suoh at
Inference can be drawn. Why should wisf
to injure my kind friends in Hamhden
have boon with them. as a teacher, for nearl,
four years, and with them have spent some
of nv most golden days. In my prosperity
they we're friendly, and, when kind Prov
denco saw fl to dash my sweetest cup o
Joy to earth, to forever blast fond antioipa
tions, then, in my darkest hours of afllction
! found them tho same, ever willing aDt
anxious, as far as lay in their power, to bint
up a heart bursting with bitter grief Thor
are many for whom IL 10 very inconveDien
to attend the meetings of either the AID OF
Mite Society, yet who donate literally Il
the cause, and are kind and charitable tt
the soldiers fanatics. To such the article
had no reference at all. 1t roferred TO thos,
only who have means, and yet have no
been known to contribute one cont TO thu
cause. Are there any such Let tho sold
iers families and the officers of our AiC
} and Mite Societies answer.
! We are assured that "he that pitieth tn
poor lendeth to the Lord, and that whicl
no hath given will be pay him again
, Proverbs, xix:l7. We know of some VIII
, are lending freely to tho Lord by giving /
the poor, with full faith He will pay ther
e again. The mentioning of one will suffice
Mr.. .Abisha Williams, of Chester, was g
moved, few years since, in behalf of tn
, children of his immediate neghborhooC
D that be bought with his own money, owe
5 $l00 worth of Bibles and Tes,aments, an
gave them to those children. He is no
il, actively engaged In the cause of our wounde
soldiers. Many time | have been thor,
and heard him pour out his soul to God i
prayer, in behalf of :he poor everywhere
3 and as willingly does be lend TO the Lor
, by giving them aid. Though he is woll Of
yet he lends no money for the profit h
v gives all he has to spare to tho Lord h
, nevor lends money at usury interest Will
! the Lord needs it.
n NV friend insinuates that he does no
!, condescend to % cents per week, but lfi
;, his noble heart to that pitch of benevolenc
} which prompts him to give "two, three, fiv
J or seven dollars" By so doing, he agai
9 stumbles over the teachings of his God
G despising "the day of small things" Ztcl
d ariah, iv:lQ If it had not been for his il
sinuating that he gave dollars TO the oaus
m | should have concluded that G.. S. s. live
Il Ia Hambdeni but, as ! have boon iniOrmt
- that 70 such person has ever donated OF
" cont to the cause, VI must conclude no is res
TO dent of some other township. lie insinuat
F. that he did not wish to patr0nize our S
IN cieties even by his presence, owing TO Il
De manner in which they were conducted. o.
d, fastidious friend. our meetings have ev
10 been conducted within tho strotest rules
20 propriety The young people, as wou
4, naturally bo expected. have a very fC
- times indulged in some innocent plays.
., that morally wrong Perhaps some mig
ed think il 10. In the language of Henry Wa
b Beecher, "there are few who, in this iii
lg soem TO DO preparing themselves for tn
at smileless eternity to which they look IA
n. ward. by vanishing oil gayety from the
- hearts." don't doubt he would cut off
80 90 kittens tail, if he caught her playi
%, with il. s. Il.
III Hambden, May 9th.