The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26

to others OF the imperfections that they have
noticed IN them, while with scrupulous care
they guard against speaking to them Of their
merits. They don't believe in fiattery. The
directors OF district school hire teacher. II
she teaches good school nothing will be heard
from them, but let her make mistake and she
will quickly hear OF that. II the physician has
for years attended faithfully and skiltully to a
complicated case and brought it to successful
issue, keep still about 1t don't let HIM know
that you are pleased, that you appreciate his
efforts. But il, IN your opinion. he has at any
time made mistake, then give him piece of
your mind. IL the minister breaches hun
dred sermons that do you good keep still about
It, but IL he chances to deliver one that does
not exactly accord with your ideas. let him
know that. 1t will do you good to speak to
him about it. IL your wife prepares hundred
meals for you in good shape, remain silent re-
garding that. AS long as the meat is we'll
cooked, the bread light. the potatoes mealy. the
tea or coffee OF just the right strength. keep
quiet; don't tell your wife that you are pleased
1t might make her feel happy. She might get
above her business. She might think that you
appreciate her, and you will, OF course, avoid
creating that impression But if some article
OF food happens to be poorly prepared, don't
forget to call her attention to it. 1t will be so
husbandhke
4. People who are very emphatic in their
denunciation of certain sins may be guilty Of
even greater sins in other directions. These
Jews are very careful that their temple shall
not be polluted by the presence of foreigner,
but they would have murdered Paul without
any scruples OF conscience. So one may de-
nounce profanity, but at the same time he him.
SELF may be an lnveterate liar and low-lived
back-blter. One may be very severe in con-
demung the drunkard, and yet he himself vii
sir down to a well laden table and eat and stuff
and stuff aud eat until bis face is red beat
and he feels as stupid as the anaconda after
swallowing ITS victim. The one is drunkard,
the other glutton. Whisky makes fool OF
the one, chicken-pIe OF the other One may
denounce dancing as sin-so updignihed, so
indecent But that same good deacon will go
to church social, play Rope" Ruth and
Jacob" and join in the general kissing-bee
Those Jews we're very religious IN certain di-
reetions. and so are we.
5. We see that secular influences are some
times necessary 10 secure justice and preserve
order in the Christian fold. Near tins temple,
dedicated to the service of religion, was the
lofty tower Antonio Here large garrison of
soldiers were kept to assist in quelllng any dis
turbance that might arise IN the temple below
The tower was so conveniently located that on
a moments notice the troops could file into
the sacred ediice. Pagan soldiers were sta
toned here 10 make the people of God behave
themselves Were the tower OF Antonio and
Its garrison OF Pagans taken away, cruelty, in
Justice. bloodshed, would prevail in the temple
OF Religion
The Church has ever needed Autonia as much
as did these Jews. Queen Mary OF Englt nd
was sincere in her religious conviction and
three hundred persons charged with heresy
we're executed under her orders. She could do
this because Church and State we're one. There
was no Antonio outside the temple. But, says
one Queen Mary was q Catbohc-of course
che prosecuted bitterly when she had the evil
power. But we follow Engand's history down
to the DAYS Of Queen Elizabeth. Here we have a
Protestant ruler. What course did she pursue
! in ths regard; She made prayer-book and
imprisoned for life all those who refused to use
that particular book in conducting religious
services. Protestants have prosecuted wher
they had the power. Protestants and Catholics
alike, need Antonio to keep them within prope
bounds. Well, says one, these things occurred
great while ago people would not do so now
! Go back, then. to the Puritans Of Massachu
sets They left England to escape religion
persecution, and the first thing they did whel
8 they reached these shores was to persecute al
who were not of their faith. They banishe
: the Quakers from the settlements they whippe'
them publicly out Of town. II one was foun
in the State of Massachuse tts he was to los
$ an ear, if he returned be was to lose the othe
: ear, aud if be came back the third time he wa
: to have his tongue bored through With red
hot iron law was finally passed that a
o ,t":"ors Who persisted IN remaining should suf
= fer death Some were executed, guilty of n
y crime save that OF differing with their persecut
}. ors IN matters OF religious beilef. This occurre
l. only short time ago in the good old State @
= Massachusetts. They needed Antonio TO pre-
, vent such outrages.
J. never want to see any religious denomins
al ton in control of tue evil power in this cour
}. try. They might none Of them abuse the
.e power to further their peculiar religious faitl
T. but would not trust any OF them an hour
g. From the graves Of ten thousand thousan
le martyrs, both in Catholic and Protestant land
Id there comes the cry, unmistakable, Let th
q. Church and State remain separate foreve
s. Never make the temple and Antonio one. L,
Is each remain distinct, for the latter is eve
I'd needed to prevent abuses IN the former.
'k 6. Again we learn from this incident tn;
DR. secular institutions are sometimes more read
rs than is the church to help Christian when /
e. is in trouble. Paul found this to be trut
s. " And as they went about to kill him. tidint
c. came unto the chief captain OF the band th
ts all Jerusalem was in an uproar. Who imm
es diately took soldiers and centurions. and "a
down unto them, and when they saw the CHI
r captain and the soldiers they left beating
ig Paul" In the temple are the professed chi
II, dren of God. They are his particular favo
to ties. But Paul finds no help from them tn,
ct would have killed him If they could. But
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