Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-11-11
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child" "He that oppresseth the poor feproAcnetn
his Maker" "He that opprssaeth the poor 70 IN
crease his riches, and he that giveth to the "cn,
because he is poor" "And when ye reap the bar.
vest of your land, thou shalt not Wholly reap the
corners Of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the
glcanings Of thy harvest; and thou shalt not glean
thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape
of thy vineyard; thou shslt leave them for, the
poor and stranger" "For the poor shall never
cease out of the land therefore l command thee,
saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto Thy
brother to thy poor, and to thy needy in thy land"
" Hath not God chosen the poor Of this world nch
in faith and heirs Of the kingdom which be hath
promised to them that love himS' But whose
hath this worlds good and seeth his brother have
need and shutteth up his bowels Of compassion trpm
him, how dwelleth the love Of God in himr-
/" Blessed is he that consdereth the poor, the Lord
will deliver him in time Of trouble. /" He that
hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the Lord;
and that which he hath given will he. pay him
again." "For the oppression Of the poor, tor the
,sighing Of the needy, pow will arse, saith the
Lore" He shall judge the poor Of ths psosaa
he shall save the children of the needy, and shall
break in pieces the oppressor; for be shall deliver
that hath no helper" II know that the Lord will
MAINTAIN the cause Of the afflicted, and the right Of
the poor" "Whoso stoppeth his cars at the cry
Of the poor be also shall cry himself but shall not
be heard" ,,-
"Hear this, o ye that swallow up the needy, even
to make the poor of the land to fall, saying. When
will the new moon be gone. that we may sell corns
and the Sabbath that we set forth wheat, making
the ephah small and the shekel great and falsifying
the balances by deceita That zoe may buy tho poor
for siloer and the needy for q PAIR OF SHOES yes
and sell the refuse of the wheat. The Lord hath
sworn by the 'exceilency Of Jacob, Surely will
never forget any of their works." -.
We have fallen on times when the price Of "sil-
yer" and the cost of q "pair of shoes" makes the
last quotation of the Scripture especially striking
"lt" said JOB, in the midst Of his Affections, ~
havs withheld the poor from their desire, or have
caused the eyes Of the widow to fail or have eaten
my morsel alone, and the fatherless have not eats6
thereof: if have seen any perish for want Of covers
ing or any poor without clothing: if his loins havs
fleece Of my sheep: if have lifted up my am
against the fatherless when saw my liep in ~
gate: then let my arm be broken from the bone ME-
let it fall from my shoulder blade"
He who only knows of the poverty around hifa
through the occasional repres entations Of otn3
people, has very little idea of the suffering whic6n
is his duty to relieve. All !. there is palenes9 ~
hunger, sickness and sorrow, helpless Infancy i9ms
arms Of powerless poverty, melancholy old ~ 10
the wretched novels of the poor, cbeerless heetehS
whero no fire Is kindled, comfortless beds Where
shivering age and infancy tremble togethef " the
long winter nights coarse tables that hold ~ nsA-
gre fare of those who never know freedom fSm hun.
ger-these" sights that thousands whx. dwell at
ease in the midst of abundance never ~. Amid
the enoyments and diversions of societ{, ths rich
too often forget the poor. Some leave the poef y
be cared for by public charity, by the evil snther
ties and humane associations and relieyt thesel1s1
from ministering in mercy personally; thinking
they have done their duty when they havs given
to the general fund Of charity. They ss6m TO r.
gard individual effort as needless or supefAuouk--
But what scanty relief is after all afforded by pub
lie appropriations. Credtable - they are to the
sp,'+sr.si.AAsa as fhaz tnay be to the poor,
the responsibility resting upon them 70 mlnlst~
sonally to the poor Public dement's expose :ae
feelings o. the most sensitive Of the poor to pAn-
full publication of their circumstances and many.
prefer wretchedness to the poor house, and misery
in secret to the degradation sometimes attached to
public aid. Alas! many hand is held up for help
and no man sees it The duty We urge is not mere
ly that of the community to provide for the poor.
but that of individuals to care for and seek out and
visit and cheer and bless the poor. It is to 60 to
the houses of the wretched the infrm and the sad,
and carry the light of hearty Christian sympathy
and the aims of generous Christian love. 1t is to
give them food and raiment and then to bow down
with them upon carpetless floors and mingie your
prayers with theirs 1t is to let the sound OF your
ieet on the threshold gladden. the poor, and the
music of your voice in the ears Of the suffering 30
as the voice of an angel
A short time ago We we're at the house of Chris
tian lady widely distinguished In Virginia for her
charity to tho roor A poor woman called for aid.
1t was given her at once. An excellent dinner Of
cold meat and bread was brought out and deposited
in the wonans basket After she loft the house We
learned from the lady that it was her custom To- sacs
from her diantr portion for the poor. While
her health permitted she visited the poor but since
she had become feeble, the poor visited her. How
many in our land might thus daily feed the poor
around them. Send the worthy widow and her
children in your neighbcrhood. portion daily from
your table If it is in your power, go and see them,
counsel them, aid them with your advice. seek to en-
hance their happiness We know a lady, who is
not rich. and yet from childhood We know, she
has minstered her gifts and presence to the poor
so kindly that it is joy to Us to hear the poor peo-
pie bless her when her precious name is mentioned.
Take care Of the poor-they are committed to your
care and you are Gods stewards to provide faithful
ly aud generously for them. To economic for ones
own sake may be commendablc, but how much
more commendable to econcwize for the sake Of the
sufferers who need yeur help. Ifit be matter ef
complaint with many in good circumstances that
they find it necessary in these days TO give up many
things which they have been hitherto accustomed to
enjoy, how must it be with the very poor, who
have to part with the neoessaries of lfei The tine
is rapidly spproaching and now, while the weather
is good go ont and look up the poor, and make your
plans for their assistance 1t will cost you m eort
but it will be BILE eff,rt 1t will cost you much
sympathy, but it will be Godlike sympathy 1t Will
cost you benefcence butt will be money most wise
ly spent. Il Will cost you time, but it will be time
that eternity will richly redeem 3aieh Ch. Adee
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MORE ARRESTS IN New YoRK-SEwARD's RRzl
RINGlNe AGAN.-The Herald, Of Thursday says
United States Marshal Murray made some xsrJ
highly important arrests in this city yesterday ant
succeeded In getting, with the parties alafse mum
Der of documents Of very valuabie character. :
The contents of these have not yet been diyulgsd
nor has it been deemed prudent to give the name
of the parties arrested. The sabiecs matter Of tn