The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-09
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'twhat VIII the world think OF ItI's
Exactly that's the question we all feel
an interest in, and ask ourselves, when
we feel prompted to diverge little ffom
the ruts that the arbitrary exactiops Of
society would compel US to run 10, sx
cept in the business Of getting money |
and then we don't care straw what the
world thinks because, with enough |
money. we can secure the approval of
the porld. !" and no thanks. What's the
difference what the world thinks? What
honest man, or woman. cares for the ap.
proval. or disapproval of society SO long
as they are following out their cobvic.
tions Of right agaiust wrong, or Of truth
against error, and have resolved to live
for the future, and not for the PRESENT.
Those who live to do good only. are con.
temoed. II is after their day. that they
begin to live to some purpose. Those,
who live for The present. die, and are res
membsred no more. Their graves ones
are tina ends of their journeys. They
build no monument TO mark their exist
enee; and when the earth closes in over
them, it is just as If they had never ex.
isted. Aud though ''tke world' may have
been pleased to think" we'll Of them
while they were Autteriug round, ahe
,uuld" don't remember them alter their
bre.th stops, because thfy have given it
no reason 10 doso Ht J
.'The Uorld' erucifed its own saviour
between two thieves because his king.
dom" was ''not ofhis world = Il stoned
The prophets, and murdered the apostles.
The discoverprs Of scientific truths have
ben consigned to iu'amy and hunted
from the wo-ld, Philsuthropists and hu.
msnitarian reformeIs have received as
litle approval, and shared as little Of
the worlds sympathies. And's SO it will
be In future IL, n, l5-,
But II you really dssire TO know what
'the worid thinks of as' (I take ii for
granted. that my reader. with the rest Of
US, is occasionally troubled with this i'm,
pertinent desire to know,) / think can
serve you. II you are man Of good
sense, and your manhood prompts you 10
at,emp. to substitute rational thoughts
and conduct for the absurd fancies and
folies Of ''society." soci-ty will cast you
out. If you are dissatisfied with the be-
tsrodoxies Of the jarring elements oi pro
Tossing christians. and dare 10 disagree
with .hsm, (po matter how much they
disagree among Ihsmselves.) orthodoxy
will denounce you, and "tas world' viii
call you intid-l, with emphasis, BY way o.
reproach. "T6e worla" will claim The
right TO prescribe tho method Of you
thoughts, and how you shall express
them, and demand your compliance. =
If you initiate the example Of Christ Sy
going down into the low pisces Of earl
and aAsociatiug with sinners, for the ssf,
Of doing them good and elevating them
"hs uorld' won'trecognize your motives
and will condtmn you. y.i- .o.
Are you female. and stooP to; III
yon. frail, erring and SHINING sister from
ruin and infamy to purity and holy life
though you are in the capacity Of an An
gel OF mercy, "Ms 'worlf' will identif
your character with theirs. Tile ,Oorld
will not allow its bes. citizens TO touc|
this subject and remain pncOntaminstrd
These ate some of the ways which III
Oorld' will think Of H." What do yo
oMink Of M" Will you sacrifice Jour
self, ard forego all the good you may do
for fear the world won't think well Of II
or will you honor yourself aud God, b.
doing right, and let "the 'OOrld' Tin
ON. Ilu antsa hg'1 rc ECLECTIC.