Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-02-17

MIR. EDITOR In perusng the Tsirrroph
see special notices Of liberal donations, with
spirited eulogies for the same, and extensive
subscriptions for building costly Churches, and
notice after notice OF tin, silver and gold we'd
dnss. with their exiravagant expenses and
costly array, bat in all Of your columns am
not permitted to read OF Que single blessing
bestowed on the poor, not one single act Of
benevolence in accordance with the Gospel o.
the Son of God. Not one line to cheer the
heart of the humble follJwer Of the meek and
lrwly Savior not oue note upon the Crucifed
and the efficacy of his blood to cleanse and
purify the heart not single notice Of the
powerful revivals Of religion, and the gathering
into the Church such, as shall be saved. SO
we find that the religion of Christ has become
secondary In all the acts of life the disciples
OF Christ boosted net in the high and naughty
things Of time, but in their deeds Of righteous
ness, and the notices of that day were of heis
wonderful power through God. Bat the boast
of the watchman of the day is in big donations.
and building large and costly Churchesn which
the poor can have no equal seat. We have to
read notices OF these things aud of tin. silver
and gold weddings, only as q reminder of our
poverty and our exclusion from them, simply
because we han'G got the ready TO pay for a
pew, nor the tin nor the silver nor the gold TO
fetch. but as we pay for your paper we want to
read OF some circumstances that will seem to
cheer our hearts. Now dout be partial any
longer, but hunt about and get some notice OF
revival OF Holy Ghost religion, or Of some
striking deed of charity best owed on the poor
or OF some Of those divines that receive those
great donations doing as Christ has bid them
Freely ye have received, freely give" or oi
their visiting the abodes of poverty and woe
and administering to the wants of the suffering
by preaching free salvation TO them without
money or price. Give US few notices Of this
kind, that We may be blessed in the reading oi
your paper. A SUBSCRIBER.
While we acknowledge the justice of the
admontion Of our correspondent, we mingle
our sympathies with bis, aud share freely with
him the grevous burden that evidently weighs
down his righteous soul This is indeed way
ward world, and the evidences Of its evil aud
deprayity, to one thus devotionslly constitu.
ted, with heart so tender and susceptible to
grief and sadness over the desoation of Zion
must be overwhelming, aud forbid ull hope
OF consolation or comfort this side the
grave. Extravagance and luxury such as
are traceable in donation parties, where
Fat salaries OF $500 or 5000 per snuum arc in
creased sometimes 10 $500 or 5000, gaudy
and luxurious Church ed6ces, from which the
poor ore excluded, or are made to feel their
poverty, gold and silver weddings, and even
some ot tln' are resorted TO. to. make the pov
erty OF those who have no tin more apparent
revivals OF religion scattered through tie land
reforming the world from its degradation, treat.
ed with criminal silence and indifference. anc
not line or allusion to be found in the yillag,
organ, by which the head bowed like burust
may be lifted from its deje.tion and discourage
ment. We have indeed fallen upon evil times
ard unless the tide Of iniquiiy can be stayed
aud the world regenerated. sorrow aud th'
grave, and that too without gray hairs. viii
certainly be the fate OF our mourning friend
From the days Of the squanderiug OF preciou
ointment upon the Saviors feet, even to th,
present time. somebcdy has been made wretch
cd oy the wickedness Of this naughty world
Pity 10 that such zeal absorbing devotion a
evidently has possession OF our "Subscrber'wa
not more common and more effective. s