The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-09-18


Ed. JErF:-At another time. when
Paul's nephew appraised him of &C.
cret plot to take his life, by band of
forty oath bound conspirators. he did
not abandon himself to Indifference.
and presumptuously rely on nm I'M
promised providence, where other
means OF safety were at his command,
but availed himself of the shielding
shelter of the supreme law. guarded
by the rigorous arm of the military
police. He ordered the plot divulg
ed to Claudius Lysius, the command
er, cautioned him to he upon his
guard, filed his objection on legal
grounds, to being taken before com.
ell, in consequence o; which IN escort
OF two CAPITA ns. two hundred sol.
diers, Il cavalcade Of seventy LIGHT.
horsemen, and two hundred light in
fautry or spcarmen, was placed ut his
discretion. Thus by body of four
hundred end seventy two cavalry, tax
ing advantage Of the late hour at
night, Paul suffered himself to he cs-
cOrtcd ont Of the city and reach Of
his pursucrs. with orders for his safe
delivery into the custody of Governor
Feliv. at Ccsarea.
On subsequent examination hy
Porcius Tcstus, successor to Felix.
who well knew his innocency, yet at
the expense of justice, was willing to
crafty the Jews, by returning him TO
Jerusalem for fresh examination
the martyr prisoner knowing his le-
cal rights, said: Il stand Mt Ccasar's
tribunal, whore ought TO bc tlicd,-
To the Jews have done no wrong.
rs YOU very we'll know; for il | have
been an offender, or have committed
anything worthy of death, | refuse
not to die; but if there be noac OF
these things whereof these accuse me,
no man may deliver me to them. |
appeal TO Caesar" Why not deliver?
Simply because as citizen prisoner
he had concluded to use his right to
appeal to the imperial chancery of
Rome. Thus the facts of scripture
history. Similar conclusions are ar
rived ut from certain scriptural max
inns and prccepts Of n general charac-
ter:
"As raving lion, and a raging
bear, so is wicked ruler over the
poor pcoplc--Proy. 22: 10.
"Whcn the righteous are in author
ity the people rejoice; but when the
wicked bcarcth rule the people mourn
Prov. 90: 3.
This was conspicuouSly illustrate !
In the histories oflTpmrn and Mordc
cal. While the former was in the
graccs of the King and ruled, it is
said, "'rhe King and EIaman sat down
to drink; bnt the city Of Shushan was
perpleXcd." But when Mordecai was
ascendant, and in favor at the Conrt
"Thc city Of Shushnn rejoiced and
was glad ''--Esther B: Is; s, 10.
Panl says. Gal 6; 10, as opportuni,
ty may be had, 'lct ua do good to
all men, and while expressly deliver
ing himself on the duty of Christians
t. the state, he adds--Titus 3: l--"Bc
ready to every good work" Finally
he adds-Phil 4: - Whatsoever
Thurs are true, honest, Just, pure.
lovely or Of good reputation, if there
be any virtue and praise, think on
these things
Whercyer. then, q chance for doing
good presents itself, f,whethcr in church
State, in the shop or OH the farm, do
Iit--hc active TO every COOL work.
Christians should be the most active,
useful, cntcrprising persons ia the
world. They have much to do, and
little time to accomplish it in. In
these articles l have now shown, be-
yond room for reasonable doubt, that
the rights of q minister are those of n
citizen, that n preacher religious
ly and innocently do whatever u citi-
zen may righteously do.
Your respectfully,
A CLERGYMAN.
The lessons ofcalamity arc far more
a, lNx,