The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-19

down with their pockets full OF money. You
see lady acquaintance walking down the street
with gentleman whom you do not know
They are talking az II greatly pleased with each
others society. You say, Ah there is some
thing wrong there. 1t is rather good joke on
you when You learn the next morning that the
gentleman was the lady's brother who had
come from distance to visit his only sister.
II is worthy OF remark that these differences
are always detrimental to the parties to whom
allusion is made. We are not prone to infer
good OF people, stubborn facts are required in
this direction. II is the same condition OF
heart that enables some persons to speak freely
to others OF the imperfectons that they have
noticed In them, while with scrupulous care
they guard against speaking to them of their
merits. They don't believe in fattery. 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 skilfully to
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 if, IN your opinion. he has at any
time made a mistake, then give him a piece of
your mind. IL the minister breaches a hun
dred sermons that do you good keep still about
1t, but il he chances to deliver one that does
not exactly accord with your ideas. let him
know that. II will do you good to speak to
him about it. II 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.
Ii 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
anv scruples OF conscience. SO one may de-
nounce profanity, but at the same time he HIM
sell may be an lnveterate liar and low-lived
back-blter. One may be very severe in con-
demoing the drunkard, and yet he himself will
sit down to well laden table and eat and stuff
aud stuff and eat until bis face is as red as beat
and he feels as stupid as the anaconda after
swallowing its victim. The one is q drunkard,
the other gutton. Whisky makes fool OF
the one, chicken-pIe Of the other. One may
denounce dancing as a sin-so undgnihed so
indecent! But that same good deacon will go
to a church social, play Rope, Z" Ruth and
Jacob" and join in the general kissing bee
Those Jews were very religious in certain di-
rections. and so are we.
5. We see that secular influences are some
times necessary to secure justice and preserve
order in the Christian fold. Near this temple,
dedicated to the service of religion, was the
lofty tower Antonio. Here large garrison of
soldiers we're kept to assist in quelling any dis
turbance that might arise in the temple below.
The tower was go conveniently located that on
a moments notice the troops could file into
the sacred edifce. Pagan soldiers were sta
toned here to make the people OF God behave
themselves Were the tower Of Antonia 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
az did these Jews. Queen Mary of Engls nd
was sincere in her religious conviction. and
three hundred persons charged with heresy
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this because Church and State were one. There
was no Antonia outside the temple. But, says
one, Queen Mary was Cathohc--of course
she prosecuted bitterly when she had the civil
power. But we follow EngIand's history down
to the days of Queen Elizabeth. Here we have
Protestant ruler. What course did she pursue
in this 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 when
they had the power. Protestants and Catholics,
alike need Antonia to keep them within proper
bounds. Well, says one, these things occurred
great while ago people would not do so now.
Go back, then. to the Puritans OF Massachu-
setts. They left England to escape religious
they reached there shores was to persecute all
who were not of their faith. They banshed
the Quakers from the settlements they whipped
them publicly out of town. IL one was found
in the State Of Massachusetts, he was to lose
an ear, If he returned he was to lose the other
ear, and If he came back the third time he was
to have his tongue bored through with red
hot iron. a law was finally passed that all
Quakers who persisted IN remaining should suf-
fer death. Some we're executed, guilty of no
crime save that OF differing With their persecut-
ors IN matters OF religious belief This occurred
only short time ago in the good old State of
Massachusetts. They needed Autona 90 pre-
vent such outrages.
never want to see any religious denomina-
ton in control OF the civil power in this coun-
try. They might none Of them abuse their
power to further their peculiar religious faith
but would not trust any of them an hour
From the graves Of ten thousand thousand
martyrs, both in Catholic and Protestant lands
there comes the crv unmistakahIa lat tho