, 1869-02-22
THE PULPIT.
" Deceivers ard geducers."
Sermon BY Rev. q. N. Powas Upon
ths Dangeru Which Surround
the Young.
Tho Terrible Prevalence 0f Sc.
ductlon and Ruin.
Relieion the 0sly Safeguard.

Let no man deeelse Ton with rain words, for
npor tic children Of dlsobe edcnce. .''-Bphesaus,
TIT ehAptef. 9Th vsrec.
Tie deecpuons, he said, sgtlnst which 81.
faul wazns his readers. src the die.
Eutsss Of rnbtlIsL wosldllucts and sen.
euali'5. The Eroeser forms oi evil
usually marx theusel1cs. and. under the cover ot
falf exterior. prosecute Their ecduclions aud
weave tLer tn,ies. ffwith hta perverted nature
1naE runs eas,1y to tiu. Without fpceill eplcl.s.
tlon, what muti not b. tdc baleful utret OF the
snttls and Infamous e0btfranetR thAt arc en-
r,uJed to chsat h's reason, to make wrong F4ee1
IA'!nr, AtA To crkpof him Of rsJp that lcad d.
Tor ty and ste,,Ah'y 10 deash. ~. \ most start.
ling and ihd,'tutah1e fse'. th,t stete arc Alwsys
autnr II the wwtd ~h0, r'.hss for gain or 4
0rpdtsh ,aiaacasob. seek tn c-su pt lhslr follows
atd 10 'nsnrr lh'ir s,tscsy. They % no,
ti'"tiy sugxsst TIN ehatscser u tao.r
etdtasors; do mol aiht at the
traifnl tnhtsqunntts oi yielding 10 ihctr ennnsrls
and prrtMaatuhs. An lAAt II tcFnlt!nE. htdnnu4
and .rs.ihuu's In The cnulsts into which thcy
wonid t'tgu,ls thar vlc.ttua, Ia coucssa1. Thuy
r!cseLt p1tAsufs Under mort rhs1mlng alfufe.
menss. uAhelisf,s ms'ta 10 Ioak sstncsys with
a short at eLtvalrlc Independence. With vain
words respecting lie. !ia object, IL engagement
and IT. dcsliny. tAcy seek 10 draw thc unsophls.
eated into theft power, to tA.nt ihe hart OF tho
1pnocc ut. to ertsnule souh In tho or v'co,
and 70 asa't and defseo ~ that y nohc 10 man
Ell; " sees,1e,. a 10 eye yeunS
1t.ends. ssalnst tho.e WHO make, merehlndi.e 81
ree both souI and body perish In heli. that
woul1 call yonr attention 10 aome vi th.is afts,
as a of tnr 10. tho
rsts,h.h hns nt sIt retntosccmcnt OF life set 10
fs a a. E9Sy 9aas r. H. so,
Of Jesus christ, snd IN tue rewards an1 sctsshu
tons Of eternity. ia esscnis II Is On this foun-
Gaod hs sei ~
lre and powerful tcnip,stlons. In faith ia 9oa
s' r.. ,hs.s b. ssa ~on4
4 Mi ts,|sI ~ + H. cnfis!i.n.1: 'Gs: son:.
q ii ths,is holy and divine; sonsunes ~ !
eut nlos taph,s1y thu. suggests diutulncs which
t9s nnass Tho
p..ls arc made TO .he Independence nd eonr,Ss
re sea hs MI Il o ts
Btble ia ook that has had lts daY; tnat II Ii sien
q = .sss? FL; a es5 saSs
expire thai religion u but mask for the hypo.
s5s ,n,s. ssd 81 nss 10 se e9' s 'fs
broken. ard nan ~ cmacctptted from the
1n0uetce Of such childish nonsenec As that en-
epccctsiul. the rteuit il fatal 10 nsuiy vtytne
Eo,, snse.ed IN .sup,ng the conviction IN 'as
that eternity will no: bring Its rctzlbutions wst
awful cetta'r,y; 'ha. IN eternal 3ptticc dos no
and ll,lre she ent.s.ries Of darknesa to enter ID
But who aru thuse who seek 10 nndcru1nc th.
1he nat,es1 in m.n @ sy Suffering sed sscries snS
Are noble tt.nca recorded OF their conduct
"a i ,s. sssy n.ys ~ I'D .;1s
Dut who ere those that hold up their vcr11tcs Q
revelation with holy constancy. and dcmonstsat,
Its power snd pfsciotsncss In thetE liyesf Who
f. It Ta&
Thss have proved tner ,.tth ,! their Works ths
hus s11 fa5e @ IL shea iGe
Tb-rc sre ihote who conceive and execute work
is.s and .nite1abis; -, 'T'vo the friends
vice act nnbclicf from tho homes Of th
Sretshsd a1a led the aroma %as Of ,,'a,: 1hs
ali ot .in and irnosanee and woe. The bright.
1snef, the moss nasullted character. The nv
Of these vho not on, a.ecpt The great vcriNes
bid win chri.t. Thr.e III tsll you by the +
1.-The b6c; 10 cling .oi rs Solemn and control
te1.s. Ard ~hieh Of ,he,s classes n,e mo
Horihy Of your cor ndeocc' Which aru m7'cd
fullest comprehension Of the great que
~ s,sa' ,ns e.ps'i.n.h:ssh,..:, ls .d;s
it'era.ure: qntrts IN rc,cnee; creature. tm6l,ter
hy ttei. sr!.,,Hictco tn,sct,ra: eharlhtanr see
ptd rlLfulnr,a uf MN and or The other hsn
Ehrist,en erho,arp, trnitrd In tho .rrercst schol
o',nhy rage' A!,tnx ,hc 'otc q ,hr e eeh!n.i M
f1rr. fs,t:s. whorr rharacirFs shcd srht
laaniy nycr The getefns11nf. nnh Of whom
ipe.k win frvtf, II rsat,r. surely ynu cnn
ltstlalu ~ to ~tosn cnun'rl tD foEiow IN maj
nisneH r''at importance as That VI hcI'rE 1T Ec
ih',nr,
An,.bcs iorsn OF deception. ,rprtssy cnths
liz t.the Jnunr. J. ihtt which lHEhe.ra n II
Gh.~ tsnry IL .j.ili. aid iae pa.s,nn~ sro IL Ii
s.rly rl.~. ,h- .nlna is y"e eu.nrlr lIa" to 'e
tor e"rn1* o; y Of t.nr,s J. H.. :s
Hu, its'aa a tu'uinEths thuusnia ~ u" ynt
~ thr fiEni th4nuel. 'nsltah u ,t'itpg 70 ~
slhn Il .le .ons; to wtskvn tue .t.tfa'at. {
snooa that Ie di.sni,-ntd With thu plain reAll
sn1 'n .,n!n I'm dnlts OF .,tg hs'.g ,r,aa ahh
rfs.nr-; fs VIII H. lin. .o,.t.: m tsr unnstu,a
Hn.nst.; iht sedu.t,ss E!t.s; ,he fs'se dtss
II, ta:t agn1 IN sa o. ss, s'ety
Il.,e liz. arm " r'aalA + univ A. = gnte
uf an Int, titst1sR)'t> I" gts''ft tt'tl'nF
atr: !, ,srpes.e Al us,esht apt"il'c; to IN
;su'l+nt t.'ea. j. t"l'e,.a 4. Il. ,rhet,
I'm, u ~. re.ets aud s"'e'n tssk.; III
J, W stsd ihe s~e.s"r:s
T. T. ] .%'s H. ~: ;.,. ;"s .st :S. ." II
ent"f,",,s ttats. Ait HAL '"s pntH1tsha Ets
tMtts s,s |" ~ Manifested ~@sh'h II ~ u
stsd, II il ~ tk'n ~ntha. ~ HI tuf1s If sssn
tuinil lhaas at'ishs. aHa shnss Ut \ hanzf
and HEsAibttttL II IN IhaI lttEss A1sElsrfa =
thtH ,hts. aid :" taa gtnnl.t1 u pfsI'sIel, iI
aAsE 4 Man:, tdI a1rtutnatfa ~ earnest
dtt.stte thr hea'iLy aid Eaas u .Rlnt mani Sid
<utetuA GiLHl ltis othlhaFF Ieuutremrits III !
iii Aua ptacs!ral tLau'sty. Ihnt many isrnt
81; iiis, ii q tho's sao sloiy i lhslI slaa,s
hu, lh.' vor.t Is no. y. .tla. r.; VI
i' & at.iea @ ard H. % s:sa acetpt,on. iot 10 llst
thtec w., paint wee in the hues q par!
Who, Win :c't"f tbs tentcIesl n1and,tn'
wtotttN slrfim* u Itrdtton who. prom
h!,rt,ul LIE. nFe d'ReiLg hopeless graves
TIC feet Of elamnrcd hstt h. r., ann v %,
eeees uf VIZ, chson nrss anG dea'h Kuowfp
The ii n:mt1:ea Of human will, tie power o
t,e e nT 11 10 pso lis
III: ea.i III wcAsntsstnat cnraciertze 30 L
po1t;fu Of nanx,rd. ther adapt their ne.h
fron t.ii coteequeree,, au catieS, brighter
ior.. .he ns ena, M insiy q aesised sr.tdse:. the :
at,zea plaIr. that are eDplosca II. tho'o de-
defencee OF virtue, to enlnare the nn.op alst
to dclucc ana rum all who give eredenc.
ueudar!ty uLce1 the promise uf peHt
ard ges,ly tney whisper to fascinated ears.
Ee1teton.l5 thsy co1ccal their Infamous
How tntewtly they tempt Inc cyl tpt1lt
lUstt. With Hbut ws1tonIess u9 ln!Qu!t.
Icrnat their Internal ratrtlFes hitore the IN
AID seLd Cut TIT conl1e1t OF seduction all Q
la.d. Dy pefe1La1 arts OF speech and 20:
paper d pamphlet: .oy p'ctnres snd adv
Dturs ftndtetlJ tcvieed By shsfnc!cee :
md by the p1sst1ricas PoBt otdec4 the,
lonsstds and lens OF teoasaass "lsa a,; "a
fhuie.. At ~hose Fare mention modest
binth. ate shocking be, ond description
it enough IL tht pages OF EAny neRbpsI
pscselse OF 'he aueacltles OF these deceive
the corruut2on in the community. to make
xl1Ld ,icn BILE 1est II wrath OF God be nc
Withheld. Ii tue same breath in ~hfch so
11fsrto b al the dltsaees Of t1b thcT ten p
talindu1ReEce It tt ninymeht that IL pre-
thln- u eaid OF ,h- tKht Of 4 fAlE an
ful 1e; 10th ne IL told OF tho paie that
uaIsgrs stian The ms]iee and age th4t
Sc oLted ny inedeltty, ard the awful e
AwAlts the ylc'In oi slcc. No; al. ts 4
Eetm Living te.o1.sn :, de5c,nus. So IT,
arc dsnao hca ,,a ro he b., rron.'uE ma
sorrow Tor the hv;Eg ltti OF which the
Eneak: Q hou. c:olus occe happy arc h.s
ma tcme. oLce isir made foul with tho
ftc ssrpeLt. Tue 3ouug mao thas.san =
lie path Of hhcit passion o.,
to tic reducing ice flnfa awaJ u
pi her beauty, ard Fande:s an on:esstir
The Mt uafoEal mother ea11ee IN nef 50
The worm II tortnc.4t; oTtF the Ffeat p
pfthesr deceived oEe', these vi:'lms 81 81 :.
what q burden ec,ne bear; what stnl
x1orrc; what M q o:les that call amer !
ACQUIRING *oec, arr tunlnan up dtfs 9. !
hno pears itat are parsed foFeverl n 1
{otwsru, II not atrcsuy ha:dcned In
%Ent thttterec. tuRt:tr9 bod - th1t {