The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-02-15

hey say, are very cheap. nevertheless, they |
lcel 10 be given occasionally. And sure
y do the people need to consider more in
diligently the manner in which they dis
ributc their aims. There is n much in
lie manner of giving az in the act Itself.
cannot think it Wcll-dirvct"d bcucyo.
in every case where some rich man
makes II princcly gitt to some institution
Of learning. All honor to such bcn"-
factors. George Peabody gave away nil
lions, and We are not 80 unkind n u shy
de did so only because he saw tllthi> days
earth must. in the course ofnatur'' be
very few. His hcart--and it j. the heart
which sanctiiie, the gift. whether 1t be lit
tie or much-~was bcyond question IA warm
and noble one. But We clnnot hclp from
thinking that it he had given sooner
though in smaller quantities, more good
would have been the result. There was
TOO much b ick-and-mortar bcneliccncc In
what he dih--too much pomp--too much
notoripty. And are there not smaller
Peabody, in our midst? We tax ourselves
to support paupers--tlIat i, rive them bare
~ bread enough to keep them from starry
ing. We allow little orphan children TO
grow mp in Ignorance around us. and visit
upon them the sins Of their parents. We
have in in our minds eye now two little
9irl, in Winchester whose mother cannot
support them. and if she could, calnotc N-
crt that influence which is necessary to
make them perfect ladirs. But a certain
good man in our town has succeeded IN
procuring them ahome, far removed from
the cruelty which mankind show in visit
ing the sins ofthe parent upon the child.
Aud they will be educated, and why Should
they not become ornaments OF society
How many little boys and girls have turn
ed out the very worst Of men and women.
who had the gem ofgoodncss and noble
ness In their souls, but which faded and
persisted because society never she'd there
upon one single warm smile, or spoke one
word OfcncOuragcmrnt. In very truth Is
is society often responsible for the crimes
il furnishes in Others How many Oliver
Twists, and Paul Cliilor T., and ulrirS,
have been made because tlfcy were lett by
society to battle against temptations which
nature could not master, and being driven
back to the first loye Of nature, dciied the
lawsin which they found no protection.
Bearing somewhat remotely upon this sub
cuct was IL scrm0n delivered at Trinity
Church in this town, during the holidays.
by TT. Rev. G. i. Quiutard. We were not
present, but We heard the remarks ofthe
eminent divine cXtolled by many who
rere present. And he arraigncd the
church-told the professors OF religion
that men outside of the church were doing
work which it should be the delight, AS it
certainly is the duty of the church to do.
If Il member OF tle church, who was like
wise Il Mason, should visit some distant
place and be in need, he would 90 to the
Masons first for relief. lie did not value
Masonry rs he did religion. He was Il Ma
son and loved the ORDER, but he wanted the
church to be first in acts Of charity. This
is the Substance of what he said AS report
ed to lis. And Il strong point it was. How
it ought to put the professors OF religion
to solemn thinking, 1T does not require
much rcli zion to cry salvation, or halle
Iujah, or glory to God, or praise the Lore
ut the top OF our voice. Most amy One
can do that. BE not deceived. The rob
Der, John A. Murrrll, preached sermons
glowing " it'll cloquence, and stolr his land
lords horse at night. Too many are tie
ceiving themselves upon thisn matter ORE
Iigion. Not that it is wrong in itself. But
because they belong to the church, and
give something to support the preachers
or build an cdiiice, or procure an organ,
poor lcluled souls, they think that Got Is
satisfied. They Ito not sec the little or
plan children, the poor. broken-llcartcd
beginners upon II lite Of toll. They beg
the mercy OF God upon themselves and
Spurn the begging children from their
doors. They say in church, where the car
pet gives back no echo to their tread
Give us this day our daily brcad,' yet let
the helpless orphan stnrvc. How can such
christians wish Il Happy New lear' to
humanity What do they to make it hap
py How many begin the new year with
out hope. detected, heart-Slck, and while
the worll i wan Cling over points Offlitll.
poor souls they cke out "A miserable life
if indeed they do not prefer, like "GtnX'
baby" TO find rcliefin suicide. lie indeed
is to be pilicd who finds everything barren
in his travels. And winter, because it con-
tracts our muscles, should it also shriycl
mp our affections? Don't affect disdain
for helpless brggnrs. The poor we have
always with u. to teach us not more our
duty to them than the distinction between
those who have the mcuns of giving and
those who have not. Begging, in a large
sense, says some one. Is the normal cOndi-
ton of society. Children beg of their pa
rents, wives of their husbands, and hus-
bands of wives. We petition Congress
and the State Legislators and Governors
for pardon; judges tor mercy, one another
tor relief. &c. We borrow and We lend
I'VE do pray for mercy.
And that same prayer doth teach us
To render deeds of mercy"
And it is our duty to help the needy, not
only because Christ commands it. but as a
measure of public safety. When large
majorities become poor and hungry they
make laws tor themselves. Communism
Is Il terrible state of society. but the suffer-
ers by communism are frequently to blame.
If those who are able would educate the
poor and helpless; if they would scatter
Soma of thrir wealth anon tIp imncru-