Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-12-28
might be said, to a limited extent, of


classes as with MS own. He was mo-
had reason to fear that that gentleman
had done him injustice. Some meI
would frequently spend whole day
loafing at his shop, breaking his tool
and keeping him from work, and ther
hold him responsible to a minute o
lost time. An unfulfilled prom
ise was not necessarily a falsehood
But admitting ali charges against shoe
makers as true, wherein were other
classes any Improvement? The lawyer
perverts and fabricates for pay; it is hi:
profession. And yet he is an honorable
man. The merchant cheats his ignor
ant customer out of his eyes, and, per.
chance, swindles him with counterfeit
change. And yet he is a model O
good morals. The doctor, ere you think
of it, will have you dangerously sick
contrive to keep you so, call common
salt "Chlor. Sod" and charge you q
dollar for an ounce. The farmer is NJ
better. He hangs for week on the
last fraction of cent while the city
poor are dying of starvation; and then
delivers rotten potatoes. Even minis
tiers and presidents of colleges oftimes
deceive themselves into saying things,
and printing advertisements and cata-
logues which are an outrage upon truth
and their sacred calling. So is it with
teachers, editors, and all classes of peo-
pie, without exception. The straightest
rule could be made to turn corner,
and he believed that everybody in
these degenerate times had found ii
out and tested it for himself.
Mrs. o. was sorry that Mr.. ID. bad
taken so debasing views of his fellow
men, and she would refuse to think
that he sincerely entertained them.
He had been provoked, no doubt, and
would in his calmer moments admit
that the people, including himself, were
not so bad after all, as ne had repre-
sented. At least she hoped Sd.
Mr.. II. remarked that it had been
Characteristic of the world to heap con-
tumely upon the Various vocatiOns in
turn, and because of reasons applicable
to all. 1t was once the turn of priests.
and then of preachers. Afterwards, #
money lenders, and merchants. For
some years past the lawyers have been
serving their turn. Now. the burden
would seem to be shifting upon the
poor shoemaker, or editor. All right;
pass it round.
Mr.. Y. thought the difficulty consist
ed in arriving at the average of man.
some men are estimated by their best
qualities; others by their worst. As
appears from rule attached to the
blanks for teachers reports, the average
of q person is the quotient of the sum TO
vs,.&,, hrav.
This rule will substitute demonstrative
know ledge for estimates, and thus do
away with the injustice Ofa generaliza-
tion which includes the innocent with
the guilty. 1t would work revolution
in society.
Mr.. A. was truly glad that this rule
had been discovered, and was so easy
of application. 1t would enable US in
our efforts at reform always to keep in
view the good of the average man.
DR.. G. was of the opinion that the
of a preacher would develop
much better in u less artificial state of
society. No one respected them more
highly than he did, oIreeognized more
fully the sacredness of their calling; but
he had reason to fear that many preach
ers were so petted and fused over and
spoiled as to have their efficiency and
usefulness greatly impaired. Some
had sense and constitution enough to
get along under this kind of treatment;
but others it reduces to state of over
grown babyhood which it is difficult
to respect. Should not this matter be
exposed? He hoped he would not be
Rev. @. recognized the true character
Of this uncalled for fling and could not
permit it to go. unrebuked. He felt
deeply panied that the proceedings OF
the evening, thus far so charitable and,
he was going to say, so truly christian
ike, had been marred by the remarks
to which he had just listened. That
was all he would say now; bpthe would
inform the gentleman that he should
it his duty to attack his
dangerous and unscriptural statements
under circumstances that would give
him no opportunity to reply.
Rev s. said that Rev. Q. had no rea-
,on to be affronted. The D)ctOr's re-
marks were unfortunately too true; al
though he believed the people to be as
much to blame for this state of affairs
Is the ministers themselves, and per-
laps more So He would further state
hat he didu't much approve Of these
ubtle discussions in casuistry; as they
,fteu lead to wrong views of the bro;.d-
" principles of ethics.
The thread grouping the topics was
low retraced from memory; and the !
society adjourned. SECRETARY.
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