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VOL IX
HCItULL lOA, OMIO-I K1DAV, AtWSIHtl I , 143.
o. 1 1 -WHOM; No. 400
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when ho advocated the National Bank he left theeity!
in the name year when hi labored lor er Anchises!
the Cumberland road mid a judicoiu sys So shall chrisiianity prize, higher
tern of Internal Improvement bv the than earthly treasures, ih ho'y exam-
General Government. Mr. Calhoun ploofthe godlv fathers and mother ot olien time very erron-ous mtion
went with hun in these measure. How the church, and cling to ihem when an
else I lost ! aboum he. I tie It notion are in.iprup-r,
W nen Cyru, as a conqueror, bestrode because they may fancy that lb" whole
,h ihon bnnufn world hnvii.ir bv the course of a christian n on- ol entire l-
r,i,,.. nf w.r made eantive a nntieess evation above the care ol earth.
of great excellence and beauty, her hu.
band sought the court of the conqueror,
gave himself up. and belore the assem
bled generals, noblemen and captives,
offered to surrender his lile a a ransom
lor the life and liberty o( his beloved
2d What l the law of Christ fulfilled dres, aipearnees, mode of thinking ol
by bearing ihcise burden. f men, a well as in their form and face
A a general remark I wvu'd say that Somp have good memories; o'her have
both the unconverted and coil v'td have not, (and I among that number ) S inn
of after once reading a page can go ssy
what chnatian character reajiy '. or
1816 to ihe present time, is now denoun
ced by the party which calls itself dem
ocratic? How happen it that every
prominent measure which marked the
democratic policy of Madison's admmis
tration n now denounced by the "dem
ocracy t A protective yitem for sua
a sub-
lnn'iiion of spirituality soaring above
time, a perpetual triumph forgetting
that on earth religion i a flame Uicker
and repeal the whole correctly; but
fitter long st idy over aingie pusags
ore text of cnpiur, I may go away
and misquote even that, although the
piril I h w t retain.
Among other burdens to be borne,
the practice ol shouting in religious ex
ercise troublf o'me. By some it is
no! and uch are the very people wh
ere generally the leat disposed to for
give other whose feet may have slid in
ililipery place.
Here the Profeisor related twoeir
CuiDllSB ( id proof that those who ais
in (avor ol violeni and oppressive meet
ure ioa.'d off nder. olton needed tbt
mercy they relued to show to others
for themselves. The latter ce was
'one where he, himself, hd conceived aa
' unjust antipathy m a brother minister
on account of hi surly, moroe and sel
fish scuons. which was never removed
From the Baltimore American.
Me. JEFFERSON AND THE AMER
ICAN SYSTEM.
In Nilea' Regider for 1830 the sub
joined letter from Mr. leffarson is pub
lished. It was copied from the Rhode
Island Literary Subaltern, which states
that it was addressed to a distinguished
manufacturer and capitalist of Massa
chusetts. The sentiments expressed in
the letter relative to the protective poli
cy are in accordance with the views
maintained by Mr. Jefferson in his ear
lier life. It appears indeed from a let
ler of his written in 1817, and refnrred
to by the Register, that he was the au
thor ol the term "American System" as
applied to the policy of sustaining do
mestic industry The annexed loiter is
from the Register ol July 3d, 1830:
'Mmticello, May 25, 1823.
Dear Sir I have received your letter
ol the 10th of this month; and at the
same timo wa delivered me by Captain
Barlow a piece of domestic fabric called
nero cloth, containing twenty six yards
for my acceptance and inspection. I
thank you for the kind and very flatter
ing expressions contained in your letter;
and for the handsome present of the
cloth, I should be happy to return you
something mora solid than empty
thanks.
I have examined the cloth, and al
(hough. I am of opinion that it is well cal
culated for Ihe dreis of negro slave,
who reside in South Carolina and the
more genial climates of the South, 1 am
fearful that it would not be found ade
quate lo the whii's ol the Virginia slave.
For the summer, it would be too warm
-for the winter, loo cold; still, if you
can improve the fabric by putting a little
more wool in the filling, and mixing a
little with the warp, I do not know but
it might be found adequate to all our
purposes.
You ask my opinion of the American
ystem? Relative to that somewhat ab
orbing question, I should hope that the
whole of my past life and policy had giv
en a satisfactory reply. I have always
been of opinion that the people of this
nation should manufacture all the fa
brics that their exigencies demand, if
they can do so, and that they can do so
Without applying to thu workshops of
England, France and Germany, who will
doubt? Cottons and woollens wo make
in rare abundance, and of a quality quite
good enough to answer all our wants
and demands; why then should we trav
el to Europe (or our supplies? For our
ilks and fine linens, we must lor some
time to come go to the workshop ol Eu
rope; but I apprehend that the day is not
far distant when even they will be
manufactured by native industry.
You ask my opinion of the merits of
Mr. Henry Clay and hi policy for the
protection oTdomestic industry and man
ulactures. These are questions which
I feel some delioacy about answering,
first, because Mr. Clay is now a candi
dato for the Presidency, and secondly, I
never yet fully understood to what ends
his policy extends; and although I will
ndvanco my opinions relative to the
questions you put lo me, I must beg that
you will not at this juncture give my
views to the public through the press.
As for Vlr. Clay, I consider him to be
one of the most talented and brilliant
men and statesmen lhat the country has
ever produced, and should I live many
year longer, I hope to see him hold the
place of the thiel executive of the Amer
ican republic, lln career, thu far in
life, has been a career of glory, and he
has achieved that for his country, whilst
engaged in her cause, which would or
nament the brightest place in the escut
cheon of the most favored statesman of
any age or nation I say thus much in
reply to your interrogatories, but, as 1 1
aid before, I do not wish to have my re j
mark given to the press, for the aim
pin reason that this country is involved
in a political excitement, of which I am
not disposed lo lake part, as I have long
tnce resolved not to take part in the
politics of the times. My wrist, which
ii quite lame, admonishes me to discon
tinue this hattv note. With assurance
of the most perfect respect.
I am your obliged le'lnw citizen,
THOMAS JF.l'THRSON."
The manner in which Mr. Jefferson
here poak of Mr. Clay would lead one
to suppose that the Kentucky statesman
was regarded as a good democrat by the
head of the democratic school It is
true that Mr Clay was so regarded; he
was one of the leaders of the democratic
party, and thp foremost champion of the
war under Madison. He was a prnmi
nent leader of the Democratic parly
when he upheld the Tariff of 1810-
taining domestic industry , a national in Iwife. The generous and nob's hearted
siitution to give an equitable and sound Cyrus, moved :o tears, gave life, liberty
currency supported and carried by the
democracy of 1816, are now reckoned as
abominations in the eyes of the democ
racy of 1843. How is this? Mr. Clay,
laboring in the same cause which calked
forth hii gallant efforts a) a democratic
leader nearly thirty years ago. is no
longer to be deemed a democrat, w hilo
Mr. Calhoun, who has abandoned every
principle of Madiaonian democracy
which he once supported, is now a darn
ocrei and an aspirant lo the Presidency,
under lhat name,
Well, this is strange to say the least
of it. The democracy of the present
day is so different from Ihe oM democ
racy of the last war thai any one adhe
ring to the latter is called a federalist
for his consistency . Modern democracy
dates from the Jackson era. It signal
ized itself by destroying every thing
which the democracy of Jefferson and
Madison had established. I there a
single measure of policy which it found
in existence that it did not diiturb?
Great must be the potency oi a name
and wise must they be who wear it, il it
is to be regarded as a sufficient reason
for inconsistencies and absurdities as
gross and palpable as ever startled com
mon seme.
Hnd fortune 10 both, with all their friends
and when the delighted group alter
ward were speaking in rapture of Cy
rus, of his oerson, manner and goodntss,
the silent princess was asked by her bus ceed the moment the s
From the Baltimore Sun
A Practical Sermon.
SKETCH OF THE REV PROF.
MAFFITT'S SFRMON.
Scene Time, 10 o'clock, A. M. church
then crowded and hundreds more com
ine the gallery stairs used aa seats
and densely filled the children ol ihe
Sabbath Schoo's in the galleries num
beiing hundreds at half pist ten a
number o! seals in the ladie gallery
cleared and re-seu'ed gain -by pui -
ting in the big and little, thick & thin
alternately, succeeding in gaining 3
inches on one seal, on which space iwo
more were seated the choir singing
8 sweet hymn in welcome ol the Sab
baih at 2 minutes before 11 ihe Uev
Professor ascends ihe po'pil.
Text. The word of God, as vou may
find recorded in the epistle of Paul, Ihe
Apoitle to the GaUnans, sixth chapter
and second verse: "Bear ye one annth
er's burdens, and so fuljil the law of
Christ"
"In the day that tried men's souls,"
when the Roman Empire, emerging
from the sea nf persecutions which she
had rolled over young Christianity, was
herself about to become revolutionized
to the roligion ol Jesus Christ, one of the
most daring, able, eloquent and perse
vering enemies of the Apostles and their
immsdtate successors, after resisting ev
ry argument, was finally silenced by
one which ias ona'iswerah'e, one which
ho could not gainsay and which sealed
his month forever. What that argu
ment was I will express in the words of
an Apostle: "I e are our apostle, seen
and read of all men 11
To (his champion of infidelity were
pointed out the lives and examples of
hundreds and thousands of once poor,
ignorant, benighted, and besotted heath
en, now living in order, uprightness, ho n
or and sobriety, wnh a complelo and
glorious change of character, exhibited
in a'l their lives, relations in lile and
leelings nf heart, and this one argument
convinced him of the trulh of the reli
gion ol the cross !
And, my brethren, if we live accord
ing to the spirit of Christianity, whn
unable by argument, Ichors, tears and
prayers in subdue ihe pride and shut
Ihe mouths ol adversaries, we have this
one argument us a Inst resource, we can
point to christians, surrounded with all
the beauty and g'ory of their christian
character and ask "what but a true r ol i
gion has done all this?'' We can point
to H aa an unlniling source ol Ihe lean
chrisiianity ever
band what she thought ol the gracious
conqueror, she answered thai she did
not see him. Not see him! was the re
joinder of blank astonishment. '! cnuld
only ee." said she, "the man who said
he would give all his treasures and his
life for me!"
So chrisiianity only sees and prizes
the face and example of ihe blessed Je
sus, as seen in the conduct and daily
walk of christians.
When a certain learned traveller visi
ted Athens in iis proud day ol magnifi
cence and glorv alter having sen lis
peerless temples, monuments of art and
columns ol historic glory, and whatever
was rare and generous in th it universi
ty of ihe world, he w is asked tiy on l
he had seen Socrates, he said no. Then
you have not seen Athens, was the an
swe r !
So in Christianity, if nn has not seen
Jesus, he has seen nothing of religion.
If he ha not seen ihe examp'e ol ihe
one who bore ihe burden ol our sins for
us, shining forth in the daily live of
christian il he has not leeu them also
like Christ bearing each other's burdens
and so fu filling the law of 'hrist. he h'
seen nothing of irue, pure and bless d
religion!
Christianity shows brotherly kind
ncss and ihe examples nfehrUnan ion
as her iewels. They are ihe n fleeted
features of Jesus, Ihe Lamb ol God.
shining through his children and fol
lowers. 11 the world were in flames, what lre
sure would Ihe christian seek to bear
away from the ruin? His blessed Jesus!
Il all Ihe beamy on earlh or in heaven
were clustered around me in a moment
ing in lempie.o. ci.y naving m..v ,m- w ,. . , .... , , . ..,, , ,H .u. m,,iU,r
firmilie that ha many tear a well d i h on y way in which na'ure ano - r ,
" . . . ' L ' J ..L:. .i.. I.... iibhsI prayer bemoaning over and
B9 ri,iie gloom as well a glory, n- inenio e lencn ns 10 p mun ioc m .
c . . 1 1 1 1 .. . I Laa
soul Crving nr.ionuoaie pecu-iornir- no mm,
nd DoitS are burdens .0 soma who do ,0I retirement " ''"
not bsl.ee in -heir necessity. " 0 h," '-f"' "e '"i ...
demonstrations of; ne " n l,u"e" 10 UBal
1 now approach ihd second branch of
y uiMc! ana am to answer mu mo,-'
unai i the la
nnther mistake arise from the expecia 1 grnd and joyful emotions ol the love ol
lion of finding complete perfection in God h-d abroad in the
the christian character as if eonver-
lion wa full ol complete redemption;
from end triumph over sin and lhatj
trial, ilruggle, temp'aiion and labor j
oui felt the asm ;
ranco ol a Savior' pardoning lov!
A new convert enters in'o the church
ltd into christian fellowship smneihing
as a couple enter in'o married li'e. The
tempers, pertiliarine, disposition of:
each are not fuMy known to each oilier; j and distressing
k a Jr.. 1 !... I
f.elina. ii l.mv amnion that ih-v a.e all , d not
well, if kepi irictly under ihe infl.ience
of religion If religiWI feeling prompt
r ni l - l ... -
lean, let them 11" or a snoui , ici n , , . . , ...j
it j i ; u m in oearing one auouiur s uuiu,i
come. Under such an influence, none ii
,i k , . ..l..., ii ll is the law of love lovo wU
will never be irreverent or vulvar it
... , 1 as creation, and goes out over the who s
wiil be in order not coarse, unmeaning ; ,,nfi,,i
' 0 If 1 JV Ul llltiu HI witaiT.-u, v
I. ' .L. I ... W . M.
necdote i ,ongue or nauon. n is uiai iua w
is love a love nigner mau eann
ove.
( The speaker here gave an a
ii....- mini In. il.. v .. 1 1 . ii -I hv lull,- nnd
itlMitmitirtMi and tn.ichwilhA Fnililif 1 ol him tmin.0 invited bv a governor of i
: t.i.uik. Jo..,. ,...u : .!.',. ,.',rh In i chrntian
II) rtlXO U U" Mi'givil. t ' win uo runic o'aio iu M cauii iti an ijpirrm -
lime gloomy no rjuhsppv. end secret jon condition that he would read the Some make this objection I cn w
trial snd temptation Oft time will-over prayers of the tervice of -hat church, give rny brother his trespastes and I
shsdow and onr the u'ually iovous and which he giadiy complied wi h. and wai j do forgive him, but I can never lorgat.
., i ...... u... c .:, A . (...,.. moll (n,uii.
...;....iiu i, nail hourl I'.viri r 1 1 a inn in r Ii i I tl e it I, V t h H oilfl ft IlO 0 e Ji r ' V r e (ui uuu uura iuiu'-i wu.i
iilf ni spn nooo ertri is not Derlect. I snomes nl the firm III iced and able bo- He avs that he casts our
John We-ley s doctrine ol perfection is died worshippers; but ihe majority oi me j tm uaca
relative penection christian perfection : audipnce were horror. s' ruck wh-n tw.o
n )t the tierlectton ol angels and spirits Meihodi! who were present ung out
of peril, could 1 see them? Ah, no! my
eve would he riveted on the dear lace ol
him who. not only said he would, but did
give his liie for me!
H.td 1 sludied nature in the solemn
temples of her irnnilrv where rock,
nttr! mnimt. IllriCier heinht, and cloud
eapt summit shine, or in the deep and
fragrant de l amidst ihe peifume ol lov
liesl flowers, or high above 'he moun
tains where the cloud p'l their mana
zmes of thunder, tower obove tower, snd
biltery above battery, or down beneath
Ihe sunless caverns where the mines and
diamonds form in the uller central gloom
or out upon Ihe WIIC. uninmemi'" mom,
until I had garnered up in my mind all
that was striking and wonderful, and
ihooghl myself perfectly acquaint
with ll her secrets-an angel might ask
me.Hiive you seen Jesus? If I an
swered no! well might he exclaim , t hen
you have not seen Nature? Jesus is
the glnry and the bright morning star of
the world!
Mv dear brethren nd sistors! the
text I have chosen, 1,01113 ui uip ww f
ciou iu Ihe Bible,) and in mv introduc
tion leads me to do lo day whni I have es
sayed lo do twenty times since I have
been among vou that is to preach Irom
this, ihe sweetest leM in ihe New Tes
tament, a plain practical sermon, direct
lo ihe live and consciences ol cbris
tianson lhat lest of christian character
that compendious mode of fulfilling
the law of Christ-ol bearing one an
other's burdens
I humbly ask your pravers that I
may be Onihflll thai my mind mav be
iH mm Ihe whole of the solemn trulh
mid doctrine of my text-and that it
may fall on powerful and attentive
hearts.
As it is rather unpleasant for one spenk
ing on what he conceives a mini impor
lant theme lo be nodded at by the sleep
ns in their seat, I beg the sleepy to try
to keep awake-and I shall request the
bright eyed little fiirls md boys from
Sabbath 'schools in the gallenes 10 keep
,,';. shun, look out that no one does go lo
I - r
I
who sin not . nor the perfection ol Cj"d
a It bough it may Ih perfect love which
casu-ib oui tear, or u may be perfect
reliance n a Savior's menu lor sulfa
tion, yet imperfection of naiurn lill
Clings, and wil. c'tng to man while earlh
is his home and day his tabernae'e
As long years have often intervened
hetween the periods of my visits lo this
city, and as in a very lew short werks.
(and they must bo very lew ) I shall be
compelled to bid ynu adieu once more
and perhaps re we meet ag un a change
may have passed over u and our meet
nig may be in a world of spirits, I can
ii ul but feel that this is the lasl chance I
sliall have- to address you on ibislneine
and pros on your christian hearts the
duty of bearing each other's burdens!
The first burden we are to bear of our
brethron is a scrupulous conscience ' con
cerning many things thai are not, in them
selves sinjul.
This scrupulous conscience sometimes
extends to manner, dress, personal ap
pearance, and a disposition to place un
due weight lo trifles, to see mountains
where mole. hills only exist. Much ol
this overscrupulous conscience arises,
nol from the injunctions of the word of
Gud, or the leaching ol the Spirit; but
Irom a want ol knowledge ol human na
ture, Irom early religious prejudices and
other causes This ci nsoriouaness arises
reaily irom a sciupulous conscience and
nol a bad hearl, and should, therelore,
be bomo with by more liberal christians
as a burden.
Some of this class of christians, if
iheir leelings could be fully curried out,
would impugn all wno are not exactly
like them, in U'ents, dress manners and
general deportment if not cut after ihe
same pattern and moulded from the
same b'ock they pronounce al once that
they are nol christian. Such condemn
a preacher ior the cul ol his coal and
pronounce hi. manner ami christian in
the nut pit it lie does not stand bill up
right look as g um and solemn s a grave
stone- especially does he sin il he act
natural and easy in the pulpit and has
any nature and grace in his gesture;
it is al once pronounced iheairica1, for
getting thai ihe In si ac'ors in a theatre
iniike nalur their copy, and to call a
minister theatrical is only, in olhet
words, io call his manner naium !
A gnod old Udv was once so enamored
of a preacher who sung out his sermons
through his iioe thai she could not bear
10 hear anv one who had nol ihe samej
"godly iwmig. (Sin -l's liang ng tnrich
clusters on hundreds of cheeks )
j Some cry nui.O for ih gnod o'd days
1 of Methodism! whi n ihey all wor" those
BIOS behind
and will remember them no
more forever and so should we (org'-t
s we!' a forgive if we have one psr -tide
of tbe pint of God and Christ about
u.
Some people prore tohe christum
love who love very strangely ! In Ibeir
t . J I ik
treatment ol wcik or oacKsiioiug "''
ren, they always remind me of the Qua
ker, who, angry with his dog, said, "I
will nol kill thee; but I will give thee s
bad name"- whereupon turning hi dug
out of doors, he rsied the cry of mad
dog, and the multitude soon killed him
and the quaker sid to (he cruelly
slaughtered animal, well dog, ihou csnst
not say thai I ever gave thee s blow!
Li christian feel that ihe bd namw
the slight mention the half uttered
suspicion mske un the lata! bio
was the name killed the dog.
Christians should never forget that
they mubt love all friends andensmies
all together that they must forgiv
those who have trespassed against them,
with, or without, repentance on the part
of the wrong doer clear their mind of
any wrong or hard feeling, and leave
the sin at the door of others, if on
wri9ro.
The great curse of the church in ths
present age ts tattling and slander. Gud
remove it far from our borders.
The second law ol Christ we fulfil hv
i bearing one another s, burdens nine
law of kindness.
"Be kindly BflVctionod. one towards
another," is the tacred injunction. And
how wretchedly i this regarded when
It
Amen! to some parts of the serm n J
The objection lo shouting mnde by
those who cannot bear ihe burden of
their brethren in thi practice is that it
has no meaning and no intellectuality
in it and is dectdudty loo much ol the
animal,
1 believe all ibis difference in the
modes of making public manifeiiation of
feelings, srist entirely irom the differ
ent organization ol men. I have known
some men who could not be happy, or
have the leal extraordinary njossssat
without shouting aloud. Some can be
sippy in no oiher wav . And so it is in
atiditie inauileautioiis of sorrow, two
widows may be bereaved of their hu
bands in the same day, having equal af
leciion and feeling equal degree ol or
row, and the one shall disracl snd n
iuze the neighborhood with her shrieks.
cries, Indentations and tear, while the
other is as silent as the chill form in
death she ssmnssj and ac's ill ihe live
long day "like patience on a monument
smiling atgnel!'' Both of these only
act oui of ihe peculiarities of their na
ture,
Religion doe nol change the outward
color, the sttipe. or the characteristics
ol the animal part ot our natures. It
only puts the passion in check; it tears
them not oui by Ihe roots, leaving the
man a monk or a hermit insensible In
surrounding influence.
As general rule to pp'y to various j
religious exercises, thi i good one;'
whatever has. right u.flueoce on ihe wiln lhe errori, (bu,.. weakness,
mind is right. I ,,, rhap ignorance of an absent brother.
Although I never could bear vu'gartiy r)(1. ,ne thought ever occur to such
in shouting, low expressions, and my ! ,anoor(,r, what a pretty fix we should
nature has a perlect horror at me pri. ; be m jf g( )h momPnt, 0rne one were
lice I have seen of jumping when under nsmP, and character with ths
i r..t I ...,.-.! hi I 6. . . . ,
same fieedum we use our aoieot oro-
excitemenl ol feelings, still I would be
nnd am very cautious in guarding my
feelings against any severe prejudices,
against any one in regard lo any such
pculiarilie. If such are strangers, I
ask of competent persons lhe qneslion.
are they good men? are thev chritians?
If 1 get an answer in Ihe affirmative, I
am bound to bear wnh thorn still, even
under such infirmities!
Another burden which the fol'owers
of lhe cross are to bear ol each other, is
ihat morose and gloomy temperament!
which olteniime results from lossos, j
long continued disappointments, loss of i
health , or secrot causes on whom no eye
hot (iod's ran rest. IMow I wisn an
christians and ministers who have to
iher's!
Brethren, don't let us tab, hits, de
vour and kill each other if we do not
like each other's coa', hat or bonnet!
I can never forget the good Bishop
Sou'e's remark in a distant conference
when a backwood's ministerial brother
endeavored to have me turned out of the
ministry because I did no; look, dress,
speak or nci like himself. "0," said the
bishop, "you may as well lei brother
Maffn be as he is, he wa born and edu
cated in a different part of the world,
and vou can make nothiag more or less
than an Irishman of him!" General
, militia ) Yes! I am an Irishman wnlt
oo . '
with hreihren and sisters under differ
ent and vatious stales of feeling, to lis
ten to me and I will tell you lomething
ol value in relation to the subj-ct.
consider myself an old gentlemen. (fAe
mnnv which
within itseir ihe ever during proof con sleep! ( 1 general ftnur.
ferred on lhe doctrines ol ihe cross byrily given, so far as looks go. that no one
holy living and pure examples of lhe : could slcepilitnng trie term j
prolessoraolihereligionofJeusChril
heavenly white satin bonnets, and those ( A,fn,fmfn smte, look satisfied, and try to
gracious shad belly coats! i yung and innocent, and the ladies
A for Methodic bortnots, (a'Z ryes i,wktd mtredulous.) and have a right
were turned to the ludie bonnets.) I be j ,0 8lvft my brethren lhe lesson of my
lie ve i here i. ever was a canonical term; i fXperience. Much of the mischief we
and as for lhe Methodist coat, lhe dress S(,B jn other arises from our nol having
of John Wesley , lhe lounder ol Melho. r(,jgjnn enough ourselves lobe in a
dism, was in the highest fahion ol his I rl(!hi frame towards others, and we see
day, and has come into fashion ince, and j h fBUits 0f our breihien through a mo
may a hundred limes again. I rnt, discolored and d scoloring medium
Indeed there are some christians who; rph:a constant complaining and heavy
When Cornelia, the daughter of the
illustrious Grai hehi, in the midst of lux
urious and splendid Rome, was asked to
show her jewels, she brought forth her
lovelv children, and said here are wu
jewels.
So does ihn "angel of the ehurehe
point to holy live and pure exanipnSs,
as the jewelry nl lh cross of Christ. 1
When the pious yEneas fled from the
sack of Troy when ruin stalked over
the lowers of the mighty city, when
pi.es of barbaric gold and pearls of the
orient were melting down in the fierce
conflagration, what enormous sack ot
carry their prejudices so far a to be ab
turd enough lo refuse to hear a preach
er who did nol dress to suit lh-m. A
,.i,i,.l Imlv hi ihn Sou h relused lo CO 10
For manj weary and IBWrtOUl V'"" , rhorch because her preacher wore Irath
I havo sought to find out the best meltl-I g H(lched , hj, ,,nn,0ons. be.
oils of addressing niy.elf to the mmds ol , h GeMral gmik.
mv fellow men, and have nau various
success, although in moments nldespon
dency, I have often thought and leared
that I had learned but little of the ap
proaches to the human heart; yet such
I consider lhe importance lo the cause
of Christ ol my subject to day. I need
more, far more lhan my own strength
anil knowledge lo sustain me in the ex
ercise of lhe great duly before me.
I shall consider the subject of lhe text
under two division;
i.i uhuir thoin burdens-which
trcaiure waho seen ilaggering under as christian. are to boar oue of anolhei?
But who is going to regulftie this
thing? Who is to set the great copy,
which is lo be the standard, and from
which, if any one deviate, ho shall be
punished with expulsion irom member
ship?
As Ihe matter is nol susceptible of
general regulation, wou'd it nol be wi
dom lo bear each oiher1 burdens oi pe
cultariiiea in the matter ol dress, ever
preferring a mediocrity-s medium lo
exiremes on either hand?
There are diffetoncei in ths msuusia
and discouraged temperament ol some
christians whom wo would ever have
with us on the mounl of rejoicing, does
nnl arise Irom a had heart. They have
disease-ihey have the weariness of
manifold lemptaiions lo huffet, and iheir
burdens too must be borne by their fel
low christians'.
Another burden which oft-times de
christians, is the Icar
my heart in my hand lor my menus
mv enemies and aM its feeling as boun
me bs fresh a when I left lhe green Ills
j nf ihe ocean, and made my home in this
lair ihiiu ui ma co,
In the ame practical style; enlivened
by ihe narration of striking facts, lbs
Re Professor, went through lhe re
mainder of his subject, embracing iha
"law of Mercy," and the "law of Mutual
Forbearance," belonging to lhe law of
Christ all fulfilled by bearing one anoth
er' burdens. The vail audience be.
came melted and tearful under the thril
ling appeals, while the Professor closed
his sermon of an hour and a half, in du
ration with sentiment like tbe follow
ing; My dear brethren and sister! At long
as your Savior lorgives you , so long and
so often do you forgite others Do you
not have to ask God's forgiveness ever
day, even to the end or your lives?
You cannot be like God in wisdom-
knowledge and power; but you all can
i
presses certain
thatoiherswill not forgiveihetr wrongs
This ever depresses and drive some
even to despair.
Indeed when I witness the conduct of
some christians towards those who may
have haekslidden and offended, I am per
petually reminded of the words of our
Savior; "let him that is without sin can
lhe firsi sinn !" .Some people hv
never made a ilip-'aud never will'- Oh,
be like him in lorgivenei: uo lorgive
and love one another and emulate ihs
good old apotle John, who, when blind
and above a hundred years old, when
they would lead him out lo church,
would still preach up christian love
nd when his strength was so far gona
that ho could not preach but a few words
his sermon would ever he "Litila chil
dren, love nne another'." Little cb,uV
dien, love wi) auoihet!