The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-01-22

The n. Y. Tribune on Monday,
publishes synopsis of several of the
sermons preached on the day before.
Here is an extract from sermon by
Rev. Mr.. Parkhurst, Presbyterian
Minister:
For the sake of example, let us apply our doc
two T0 sorts t Of honest ne men il the world One is Of
have been described disnclined to he rnjust. TO
the other class yoaye done Justice only by 9escrib
enkindled with glow of conservation 20 all that is
The only sort ofhonesty that ii safe to put in the
thick of the ght thai Is everywhere waging in soci-
the honesty not rha leans away from unprimcipie
prneipie, that knts and knots itself about an idea
That is the oniy honesV that is bfave enouGh to oV
ern mans heart and dealings; the only honesty that
impulse along The line of iniegrity the only honesty
that we really have any heat to admire Indded It
lies at the basis Of certain admiration that all
ness and we cannot help it. There is certain mag
aimp soul. Nothing short OF archangel had sinews
enough in him to degenerate into an archfend. The
whole -heartedness of the commi ,ment the devil in
the posture This principle Of honesty is of course
only one Of many One great secret Of the moral dis
acter that each daily issue of paper brings
iy These defaulters, fraudulent cashiers and treas
urers that an unbaptiZed press enjoys publishing
cnurch members, deacOnS, and Sab1ath-SchoOl super
intendents are not that believe in unrighteous-
lnesS, but there is no positveness afrmatveness
in the belief which they have in righteousness. They
are not positively prncipled enough to be willing 10
die for their principles. If a man doesn't think
enough OF MS wife to be willing to die for her, the
liability is that he may become entangled in the
meshes of somebody else's wife. If man doesn't
think enough of his principles willing die
them the liability is that he will become ensnared in
the tolls of self interest and orally consumed by the
willy snare-Setter.
Now there are young ga. in this community thai
are just moving out into he active responsibilities
and perls of lfe and viii many of them the and
substance of their morality is expressed in this: u
never 90 anything particularly bad" l have heard
that substanceess credal negation hundreds times
an6 the man who stands, rather lies in that posi-
(and there is predestination obstinate thai
self-predestnation) on the AIRLINE to his self
fOreordained destruction 1t is always has beer
and we understand why it is The tree tina
is not rooted, when the wind comes blows down. Th
vessel among the rocks that is not anchored, when h
the empty absence of wrong doing, more holC
upon his feet under the assault sharp tempta
tion than man can plunge his head in vacuum
have his lungs impregnated with vital breath. AnC
enjoin it upon you TO abandon this negative NOR
ality 1f 1t is proper to speak of abandoning negativ
and dropping vacuity)-abandon this negative NOR
ality, this rresolute Siding off from what is
and crowd your soul and Saturate your heaven -bOr
energies with trenchant afirmativeness and an he
about them substance enough to sustain tenact
enough to anchor you amid the wrenching of the Sc
: and The straining of the storm. Our young ar
pershing- falling before the scythe of temptation
= nor because they believe i'll what is wrong but be
cause there is in them spirited whG
II | is good,