Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-09-27
Obj 0rfurh democrat
Moral Courage.

Moral courage - a. esscntial element
Of succes- IN every department in life. A
great many nen would Ike 70 Do right.
bot they hsve not the courage % esrry
thei- rod aesires into exccafioa We
cfs~a see thi. IN retgious sad @oral thinSs
There are hxr,lreds % persons an the
~srid Who rev~r even care express an
-espsssoa -.s.oa th.sc sublccts. until they
look over tbsr sh0alsler and srst see Who
Is hearing. or 80 the opinion Of the per-
-cn or person. they xse taking ws,A. Such
individuals are rvnerzlly seen drihing
about 9TH the crowd swimming With til
tide. ard travelling With the nsllitssls.
Thy t<sOr that rcigioa -hieh Is possessed
hy the ma,ority. attend that Church -bich
10 most thronSed. OF 4 q Is more fashions
rlle TO desecraie the SabhAih b. staying 4;
houss. los6ng srO1ad lie streets. going n
fishing. cunning. or visiting. they follow
son- Such persons have no opinions q
their own. bot IKE the ,ane upcu the
church -Pirs. arr ev'r veerins about With
every wind that blows.
ia Is popular 70 ~ Temperate. thry
WI preach tenrcrsncc; on the csAcr hand.
II the majority are ~ rum s-d - Lic~nss.'
they take q Etfle - Tor The ,tosar-hs sake. =
and talk firpsrtly about the c0ns,itS,iOoal
rights Of every nan 10 eat and drank ~hAi
thrg- please Tkis sss especially trse IN
the eaEiy drAft Of The tenpsrasoe reform.
Some ministers Of the gospel then (snd
even no-) cater IN The pulpit 20 The de-
PRAYED aPPetites Of their Congregation
"A most hamiliating exhibition Of the lind
Ess seen IN Boston last ~infer-vencrstic
ministers Of the gospel volunteering to 20
before . committee Ct the Lerislaiure. az
there tcstifyiu., that rrohibaicn IN Massa-
-husciis had been a failur~. sod AZ t.ceauss
thev had - promincnt supporter Of thsir
ministry. 1T q h~srt-lardcnrd brc.er-
snd rum seii-r-- Lest ~e 20 isjassice 10
the clergy. vr desire here % cav thai thc
cases above reirrrvd 90 arr cxcrption. &C.
the Isle. The great majority Of that pre-
feSIOa besas right upon the great question
Of prOhibisioa. Ia Vas 80 Tor years aftcr
the iaaggarstion Of the anti slavery reform
Thousands Of minisfers % the gospel. snti
members Of the Christian eAurrhes IN the
great Norrh becasYe co-vineed that slaser,
vas morally -rong. vt " abol;Soa' -'ss
then 50 unpopular. they h-ri no. the n,oral
courage 10 sAy 80. Lov~isy "a. uursiers-d
N Aiton. GsrrOn ~as dragged throurh
the streets a Boston ~ith a ROPE about 81.
n
AMI broken up BY drunken. ho~ling n.OAs.
and vet oc-sraratiseiy lev evrn anorr tn
ehurche- hsd the courage % openly rebskr
their hcrrIbie Osirsg-s "a th- T,lltlcai
orranizss ioas OF the oosntrv. moral cos
ar'iice has sissys ben proaincni ele-
nnent- lears ago. almost ans nznber 81
aen eosld be found who -osld sdma pm
NAtely that slavery vas vrong. Yci thcy
wood vote q" every TINE % sustain \ Do
EtIcal party then entirely ooniruled bv
siaveboiaing olisarvby. Thai rrvs,. higher
lAw ofrigb, and Justice. ~hich should ai-ay.
be The guide q every good nsas. "a male -
ssbservient % party obiig.fious. sd farsy
ties The wsr has chaur-d 'he asr--cs a.
things upon the slavery Question most A..
ionishinriy. Where we ssed 90 have o.
moral hero uron tn slavery qaession. 90
have hund-cds 49, A grss.t many usn
who bcfo-r tbc reheiiion ~ere without b.ck
bone, and Who's knees sino;e together Ekc
The Old drsnken BABY iOuisG Ka.c's. nov
stAnd er'et a. 90 Nay poe. and brArelv
boast hat they -ere Al-sys opposed O.
slavery Bot q - rot alope upon ar
sLAso1 saession that &C fad grcal Iaek
Of moral stamina an PoliiisAl parties. I.ook
a. ne oo~ardice o. ibc great RePsbl.csn
party q the e0sntry IN no, denouncinr the
sssH-sisi druakcnness Of Andre- Jobn.on
@ a - of b.s .azsSzs=ssoa a. Va
fresideni. IN the time Of az.
Then again. that a terdencv th~r. b. 90
cover sP add hid- The villainous aet. o. d..
fasiters AID public s~indicrs IN L;sb places.
merely because men havr no; suHc.ert
eourase 20 eondemn tbe vrong 90. Of ore
81 their ON party. Thc men uho a'-sr.
3" dare to DO right Away suoceei hes. r.
the cud. The nen ~ true morai cogr,-.
may be Perseeu'ed ior time. they nav
even 20 down % their gave covered ~
obioq0y. yet they rin live after shev A.
dead. and their virtucs shine a. ihs brirh,.
ness q he 6rmsmsri forever and ever.
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