The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-08-01
For the Lancaster Gazette.
Conflicts.
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NO I.
| We have before said, that life
is a conflict. AS things are, true
man must fight over every foot Of
his path, till strength and life fail
him. We have also said, that tc
qualify for the warfare, one must
stand by his best Judgments, and
act them out, no matter what 9th.
ers say. Think of it, and you will
see that it is right, II you suffer
any influences to induce you into
acquaintance with thought and
conduct that your mind does not
approve, you immediate yourself
and your authority, afterward, is
worth nothing. Not by any means
THAT you are to suppose yourself
infalliblc, or always right; you are
to seek for the best evidences OF
correctness; with fair, and candid,
aud impartial difference to the
views Of others, and draw your
best conclusions from all the data,
by an act of your own mind; and
then carry into practice your judg-
ments. You may be 6lbowed out
Of company; what Of it2 If you
can elaborate anything good, and
set it up, not all the ignorance and
prejudice of the world can eclipse
it? it will pcrpetuate you, and you
will live in your good deeds, when
your form is seen no more !;
and that is all that it is worth
while to live for.
And right here is where your
conflicts will commence. Society
will tell you to do many things, and
afterward sacrifice you tor doing
them. For instance why is it
that you can't be the friend in
deed, of the poor, the low, the out
cast or unfortunate? Every body
will tell you that it is q high vir'
tue and paramount duty to do so,
But try it carry it out; as Christ
commanded, and you will find that
now, no less than eighteen hun.
dred years ago, you will be called
the friend Of "publicans and sin
ners;' you will be eof them
and receive the treatment that So
ciety gives to such. l once heard
man say, "harenothtng 10 do with
an unfortunate man." He meant
what ho said; but he meant it in
pecuniary sense. He was a fnan-
cier; q man that "mqde money!"
and therefore model. His advice
was acted upon is acted upon.
Why is it that you cant stand
by the man thatis trembling on
the verge of bankruptcy, and with
your name, and your dollars, and
your friendly interposition in every
way, try to keep him on his feet :
1t is because your credit will suffer
and you know it. Your means
may be hazarded; and you know
from experience that you yourself
may soon ncod friends, and ask for
them in vain. You are deferred
and keep aloof through other i'm
huences; you know that creditors
will scramble for what the man
has, and take your property with
it, if you place it at thor mercy.
You dare not do it; but you must
do it if you are true man. This
is the tyranny of the root OF all
evil. We worship Mammon, and
Mammon is our divinity and our
master. To act ont life on an OK
alted plane, we must disregard the
rule, and take the consequences.
Why can't you go to the revil-
ed, the degraded, the neglected,
and take them by the hand2 Why
can't you call them your brothers
and your sisters, and make them
feel that they are worth something;
and by your sympathy and aid, help
them to better lie, raise them a.
bove their fraities, and make lie
cheerful and happy to them! Be
cause society won't allow you to
without making you suffer, Ifyou
are weak you will tremble and
stand off Why cant you espousc
the cause of the weak and friend
less? Because you feel that to re-
cieve society's smiles and approval
you must concur with the populace;
must be with the majority; the
more especially if money or pro.
motion stands before you.
1t is incomprehensible th at 80
ciety should, by its precepts, com
mand and counsel manIiness, vir-
tue, magnanimity, christianity, and
then visitpunishment on those who
act out its injunctions; but it does.
The sore conflicts of life are endur-
ed in always doing the right, let
come what may. And we are con-
scious of the right; the excuse of
ignorance cannot be pleaded. If
older heads have not afforded bet
ter examples, or made the way cas-
ier, we are left very much to our
own resources. But the conscious
ness of a pure and true life, a life
all spent in goodness and inno'
cence; and of having worked for
the good Of others, will be worth
more than all tho riches of earth, or
the smiles and honors of malform-
ed society. DELTA.
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