The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-03-15
The SOul Market.

Tie SOul Market
AS suitable reading for the presen: excl.
ted state Of religious revivaliSm at Me-
Grcgor, and indeed everywhere else, we
clip from an exchange, the following ex.
tract from . volume Of sermons preached
in the Church OF St. Paul the Apostle,
[Ca,holic) at New York. 1t is said .hey
are all terse and vigorous; if this extrac.
is sample Of the book, it would do both
Catholic and Protestant good to send for
it.
1.-THE real value of the soul, therefore, is
much greater than its market value. MAR.
ket value y hear some one say; "why
father what do you mean?' | tnean by
market value, the price that souls common.
~ sell for. "Sell for! why human souls
are not in the market to be bought and
sold. Indeed my brethren. fear they
are The devil is bidding for souls all the
while, and the market value Of each soul
may be said to DC that which its owner is
willing to let it 60 for. Every time that a
man, under the influence Of some te,np'a-
ton deliberately commits grievous sin,
does h, not know the consequence is the
| forfeiture Of his souls eternal liberty and
happiness? What is that but trading with
tn. Devil, who takes nothing but souls in
payment.
The Devil is pedder, and goes about
to Sell r., i'll gotten wares for souls. All
/ how many q clerk has sold himself to the
Devil for few pieces Of stolen silver from
the drawer How many drivers or car
conductors for the privilege TO embs zzlc a
few half di;Nes in the day. How many a
! miserable girl for a stolen dress, n pair Of
shoes or stockings, bracelet, ring, a
breastpin!
1.-The devil is smuggler. How many a
merchant has traded away his soul for 4
fraudulent return to the custom house, or
the tax commissioner, sealing the aorri
bic contract with an oath! .s-.. .,.. =.
"The devil is a pawnhrc,Ier That Dir,
r.sns away to hun her religion and he,
soul for the sake Of a marriage ay rand
pledges away beforehand the souls Of The
children that may be born t. her.
1.-The Devil is an attorney. When peo
pie buy and Sell real estate, there is always
a third party, the lawyer. The same rul,
holds in every sinfu! transaction. See tina
ragged wrc,ched man leaning on the coun
ter at the grocery Is it only dime h
gives for drinks No! but he lays dnwr
on the counter his wile's heart and his chill
dr.n's bread. And that other man tina
sells it to him behind the bar. Is i. only
so much Iiery drink he sells, to help hi
neigbbor on to ruin? No but as he emp
ties that dccanter. he pours away bis owr
hopes Of HEAVIER. his part in God, the watt,
that baptized him, the share he has in tht
blood Of Christ that died for him. There
is third party here, a bideous ting curltt
up like black ape on the counter. II,
acts rs attorney between the pa, ties II,
claims his fees, and for payment takes
mortgage on the souls Of both.
oh! IF had the power, | would com
pei that wicked fienit, come up here il
his own shape. and make him point GU
the unfortunate creatures that he Ia.
bought, and confess what he has paid 70,
each. can imagine his confession to b,
something like this IL bought that msel
ly looking man for few rromissory note.
and some tenement houses. The other ont
near him cost Inc corporation contract -
Some Of my bargains were cheaper.
bought two or three of them, soul and all
f,r the right to vote upon false oath -
That young girl with paint on her face
for night: dance and beau. Tha
other one for new cape;, and that ole
woman sold out for some Blankets and
few bars Of stolen soap. That little ,;o.iti
clan gave me his soul for an office; and
do you see that man that looks as if To
wages Of all the laborcrs Of the parish has
gone into his one body-he and trade il
souls; I bought his for corner grocery
and he brings me whole army Of drunk
ards. and then when the wicked spiri
had ended, l would ask for an angel
trumpet, that might shout over the head
Of the entire congregation, with a voic
ike that which will one day start.e ID
dead in their collins. those words Of Jrsu
Christ "What profit shall man have
he gain the whole world ana lose his ow
soul; or what exchange shall man max
, for his soul ?"