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VOL. 2.
S IL V E R T O N , OLKOON, T IH ’ BSDAY, N O V EM B ER 3, ¡S 9 8 .
NO. 43.
T he W o rsh ip of N atu re.
highly esteemed and have no ene- dioiisly w ithhold th in e »tints from
If such instructions had been
Julies.
¡those objects which are poor and followed to the letter, the hum an
HY O .S E X T O N .
Blessed is th e m an who can sue- i d e s p is e d .
race would have perished in a hell
H E Y tell tis th a t we w orship not,
cessfully impose on the credulity of
When thou enterest a church or of madn» ss and disease. As it was,
Nor sing sw eet songs of praise.
his fellow men, because thereby he a street car, seize quickly the most a thou-and y ears’ purgatory of half
T h a t love d ivine is not our lot,
In tiiese cold m odern d ay s;
shall receive great rewards.
comfortable seat, for thereby thou insanity cured the world of its de­
T hat p ie ty ’s calm , peaceful sta te ,
Blessed is the m erchant who can Oialt ensure thine own comfort.
lusion; and the sinners against the
We banish from th e e a rth :
They know not th a t we ven erate
outw it his fellow trad er, for he shall
1'reat the great with deference, law - of c o m m o n sense escaped with
W h a te ’e r we see of w orth.
thereby heap up great riches.
and treat the lowly and poor with the penalty o f a m illennium of b ar­
The singing of th e birds on high,
Blessed is the m an who can shut contem pt.
barism , a barbarism which, in the
T he rip p lin g of th e stream ,
his eyes to the evils and wrongs
The sp ark lin g sta rs in von b right sky,
Associate not th y self with any m ost orthodox countries of the four
The su n lig h t’s m erry gleam ,
which surround him , for he shall movem ent, whatever its aim, th a t teenth century, had sunk deep be-
The o cean ’s w ide and w atery m ain,
thereby secure his soul in peace and is weak and despised, for thou wilt low the lowest ebb of pagan sava-
T he lig h tn in g ’s vivid d ash ,
The sw eet and gentle show ers oi rain ,
be saved from great vexation of thereby expose thy self to the sneers gery. The untuored hunters of the
The a tvful th u n d e r’s crash ;
spirit.
of thy fellows.
piim eval G erm an forest were at
T he trees and flow’rs th a t deck th e land,
Blessed
is
the
politician
who
can
Let all the ends th»»u aimes* at least left to the resources of their
The soft and grassy m ead,
successfully befool the people, for he thine own and those of thv fam- anim al instincts;they were illiterate,
The drm set e a rth on w hich we sta n d ,
Are w orshipful indeed.
verily he shall hold high office and ily, and thou sh all achieve great hut m anly and generous, braving
We v en erate great N a tu re ’s p lan ,
have much applause of men.
And w orship a t h e r sh rin e ,
riches and possess great pow’er.— danger,and prizing health and liber­
W hile goodness, tru th and love in m an,
Blessed is the lawyer who can be­ [H alifax H erald.
ty above a 11 earth ly blessings. T heir
We hold to be divine.
fog the judge and hoodwink the
—L iberal H y m n s.
children were dragged off to the
jury, for he shall have great success
L aw s of C om m on Sense.
bondage of the C hristian convents
in his profession and revel in the
and doomed to all the misery of
BY FE L IX L. OSWALD.
A New S erm o n on th e H o u n t. adm iration of men.
physical restraint, not for the sake
Woe unto ye , who speak the
of their intellectual culture, not
BY PENDENNI8.
H E R E is a storv-
•» of an enter-
tru th , for ye sltall have m any ene­
with a view of purchasing the com­
prising
Ita
lia
n
who
in
­
mies and much abuse.
T seems to me, viewing the ac t­
creased the patronage of forts of after years by tem poral self-
Woe unto ye preachers who de­
denial, hut to educate them in hab­
ual condition of things in the
an
unpopular
m
ountain
resort
by
nounce the daily sins of your con­
its of physical ap ath y and supine
C hristian world, th at there
gregations, for ye sh all heap up effecting an in u n d atio n of the low­ reliance on the aid of interposing
should be a radical revision of the
lands; and if the apostles of other-
B eattitudes and various o ther m ax­ great w rath and your places shall worldiness had tried to enhance the sain ts—a habit which at last reveng­
be taken by others.
ims an d preceps contained in the
attractions of their hereafter on the ed itself by its transfer to the p rin ­
Woe onto ye reform ers who strive
Sermon on the Mount. If I should
same plan, they could certainly not ciples of ethics, and encouraged
to
m
ake
the
world
better,
for
ye
venture to put in form a popular
have adopted a more effective m eth­ m alefactors to tru st their eternal
shall have vexation of spirit and
appreciation of what constitutes the
od for depreciating the vaule of welfare to the same expedient to
men
shall
revile
your
motives.
highest d u ty of m an as illu strated
tem poral existence. The vanity of which indolence had been t a u g h t to
Woe unto ye m eek, for ye shall
tem poral
interests.
in the daily conduct of most C hris­
work, of th rift, of econom y.and the confide its
he
trodden
under
feet
of
men.
tian people, the text would run
superior m erit of reliance on the aid Whore was the need of rectitude if
Woe unto ye w ho toil for others,
som ething as follows:
of p retern atu ral agencies, were a iniquity could be com prom ised by
for
ye
shall
rem
ain
in
poverty
and
Blessed are the rich, for they
favorite text of the G alilean m»'8- prayer? W here was the need of in ­
men shall call ye fools.
shall in h erit the earth .
siah. “ Take no thought of the dustry if its fruits could bo obtained
Woe
unto
ye
m
erchants
who
rep
­
Blessed is the m an who gets
morrow, for the morrow' shall take by faith? W here was the need of
ahead of his neighbor, for he shall resent goods as they are, for ye thought for the things of itself.’’ san itary precautions if the con-
shall have few custom ers and your
dwell in comfort.
Take no thought, saying, W hat sequences of their neglect could he
fellows will wax rich.
.hall w «eat? what «hall we drink? averted
BVWted by ce.«n,o»ieS? - T h e Bibl.
Blessed are they who attend fash­
Woe unto ye politicians who
of Nature.
ionable churches, for they shall
or w h e re w ith a l sh a ll we he c lo th e d ?
seek to govern the co u n try by hon­
have comfortable- seats and short
For after all these do the gentiles
est
m
eans,
for
ye
shall
quickly
lose
serm ons.
seek.” “ Ask and it shall be given
office and your career shall he a
P ush vs. P ro v id en ce .
Blessed is the preacher who is
you.” »Secular foresight was depre
failure.
able to secure a rich congregation,
ciated even in the from of a pru­
In all vour gettings, above all
NE grain of push is worth
for his salary shall be large and his
dent care for the preservation of
things get money, for thereby ye
more to the world than a
family shall enjoy the luxuries of
physical h ealth ; the selection of
shall live in great bouses, eat rich
thousand tons of Provi­
life.
clean in preference to unclean food
viands and all men will call you
dence. It is worth more to the in ­
Blessed is the woman who m ar­
was
denounced
as
a
relic
of
world-
great.
dividual who possesses it than the
ries a rich husband, for she shall
iness; and in m itigating the con­
Teach thv sons and th v d au g h ­
piled-up providences of all the ages.
wear jewels and ornam ents and
sequences of sucli insults to nature,
ters to achieve wealth ar d fame,
Though the gods pile the H im ­
shall be clad in tine raim ent.
prayer and m ystic ceremonies were
th a t their nam es m ay be glorified
alayas across your path, push. If
Blessed is the man of whom ail
recommended
as
superior
to
secular
am ong men.
it is y<»ur will to advance, they ca n ­
men speak weli and who is boomed
rem edies. “ If any m an is sick
Crush your enem ies, and dem ol­
not stop you wholly.
Tb«>se who
in the public press, for verily he
among you, let him call for the eld
ish all th at stand in th y way.
e
,
j i . .i
urunv in
i H v iu tiic r, n never
e v e r a accom
ccom -
trust
in i Providence
shall hold higti office and enjoy the
ers of the ch u rch ,an d let them pray
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piish anything.
Cromwell pro
Possess thyself of enough religion
good things of the world.
over h im , a n o in tin g h im w ith o il in
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claim
ed
this
tru
th
when
he
sup
io
m
ake
thee
respected
among
men,
Blessed is the man who agrees
the nam e of the Lord.” “ And the
1
plernented
his
silly
advice
with
ihe
hut
avoid
too
m
uch
religion
lest
it
with every person, for he shall en­
prayer of faith shall save the sick,
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wise
adm
onition—
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Keep your now-
m
ake
thee
meek
and
unselfish.
joy the favor of his fellow men
aml the Lord shall raise him up.” , „ r ... . _
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A.
Ratcliffe.
Do thy charities is p u b lic , a n d And when he had called unto him
and pass his tim e peaceably and
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see th at thy benefactions are duly his twelve disciples, he gave them !
happily.
power ag ain st unclean spirits to
A New Y ork paper says the lat-
Blessed is the man who never re­ recorded in t h e public press.
bukes w hat is wrong or vexes his
M hen thou gives!, give to those cast them out, and to heal all man- est society fad is the wearing ol
soul with reform, for he shall be things which are popular and stu ner of disease.”
wings and halos.—[E x.
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