Smyrna times., 1872-06-12
For the "Smy rna Times.
0ur Church,

saw in the TINES OF the 2sd May. ult., a commu.
nlcalIon under the head Of e Our Church, signed
Pilgrim" Whether he is follower of Mahomet,
and on pilgrimage TO Mecca, or follower oil some
other leader strange god. know not, but judging
him by his COMMUNICATION should infer that no was
not a follower Of the meek ard Iowy Jesus,
do not Justify the conduct OF those he speaks Of.
(if such there bel who take the Sabbath day TO attend
TO their concerns, whether they drive one
horse, or two, or 60 foot. Tor such conduct Is
breach Of the 4ih commandment and God SAID turiher
the Jews, by his Prophets IL thou turn away thy
foot iron the Sabbath from doing thy pleasure on my
holy day; and call the sabbath deighti the holy Of
the Lord honorable; and shall honor him. not dong
thine OWL ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor
apeaking thine own words, then shalt thou delight
ihysef in the Lord and will cause thee 10 ride on
the high places OF the earth, and feSd thee with the
hsriIage of Jacob thy father. for the mouth of the
Lord hath spoken 1t" Part Of the heritage of Jacob
was that he should have the dew Of heaven, anl
plenty of corn and wine; !; and altho' men may take
Gods holy Sabbath 10 attend to their worldly inter
esis how easily God can frusIIate all their plans The
drough that has prevailed during the present Spring
and the consequent failure OF crops plainly proves
better TO attend that day TO spIriua interests
in obedience 10 the command OF God and leave
crops him; but far the interests OF this world
are concerned, il any Of them aspiring TO ride
the high places of the earh and wanl secure Gods
blessing TO aid thom in so doing. they must refrain
from the violation OF Gods sabbath.
But has Pilgrim pursued the proper and Christian
course IN order TO correct the evil. Let us see.
Jesus in his teaching his disciples in Mat Is ch.
shall trespass against thee go and tell his fault be
tween thee and him alone; Il he shall hear thee thou
hast gained Thy brother But II he will not hear thee
then take with thee one or two more, that in the
mnu two three witnesses eVIry word may be es.
Iabshed and II he shall neglect 10 hear them, tel.
II unto the church. But If he neglect 10 hear the
church let him be unto Thee as an heather man aud
publican" The above command not only applies 10
injuries of one brother TO anOIner. hut evidently IN It's
spirit and teaching applies a general law 10 where
one brother may find fault with The lie or conduct OF
anOiher and tho same spirit the scriptures teach
Therefore II thou bring thy gift 10 the aliaT and
there beresI that thy brother ha aught against
thee leave there thy # before The altar. and go thy
WY; first be recon ,lied To Thy broher and then come
offer thy gift"
But Pilgrim. instead Of obeyIng the plain command
Of Jesus has taken another and followed the
Oounses OF hisown heart and has published the faults
Oi his brethren to the world IN newspaper not witt
the intention TO benefit Them but 10 expose their Ia
the world, and bring them into rIdicue and dIsre
puIe not only TO their personal injury. but through
them 10 mare the church OF God generally. aad By
pursuing such a course he has become a PLAIN anC
positive VlOlaor Of Gods law as those Of whom ht
complains.
Again Jesus say4 He that heareIh these saving
of mine and keeps them not. shall he likened unto
foolish man wIO built his house upon the sand ant
the rain descended. and the floods came and the wnt
blew and beat upon that house and IT fell and grea
was the fall OF IL" and the course whit h ne ha
chosen IN the error or his way TO pursue lacks tina
charity which suHerelh long and is kind doth not be
have itself unseemly is easily provoked, besrei
all things, never faIieth.
He Is. therefore. according to The plain teaching
scriptures, on sandy lOundatlOn-a Sc undIng bras
and Inkling cymbal-and in his attempt 10 pubhcl
expose others viOlaors Of the law ul God has pu
lIcIy and voluntarily placed himself III the unenvl
bic position as plain and positive vioator of II
law himself. We have a parallel case in Eslhe
7th ck. 10 verse.
We would advise Pilgrim to humble himself befo
God and repent, and pray God TO forgive him Il
toOlishness and naughtness OF his heart. and when
gets his own heart right, and life to correspond al
lad aside his green glasses and takes another look
his brethren, he will find that they are not bad
he though they were, but that the fault was in q
heart OF Pilgrims wife's husband; and when he ags
appears in the public prints let his object be I
edlfcaiion of his brethren and the glory of
Redeem er's Kingdom A. o. HAND