The National Banner, Volume 8, Number 32, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 December 1873 — Page 5

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ART THOU HOLIER THAN ‘T?I‘( . . NEIGHBOR? o "Friencﬁy" Epistle to a Restless Bre [ ther. Broruer FArr:—Youare solittle ac customed to receive any marks of re spect or esteem from the publie, anl have so contemptible a place in'tle confidence of your neighbors, that if ia the foflowing lines a compliment sho’l escape me, I fear you would consider t mockery of your established character, and perhaps an insult to vour limitel understanding. = Youhave very exalted views of yoir duties as a christian and your perfetion in the divine attributes, if we may _iml,ge from your associations and pra:tices. ' -

You are indeed & very inconsidenble man; your virtues are lire—emineli 3 your ehristian character is above ieproach, and your acts of love, charf.y and benevolence couintless as the stas. Your friends, if you have any, have a privilege to play upon the easiness of yowr temper, for, possibly they aze better acquainted with 'vour good quelities than I am. You have already done much goal, and are daily doing much mote in the line of your christian professions, by fighting secret organizations ratler than the dsvil, by holding up to sinhers the evil doings and professions of secrel societies, rather than the crss of a crueified Savior, - ~ Your great talents entitle vou to constitutional claim to respect; vour virtues are hereditary. 7 "\ Theuse youare making of theseunCommon :ul\'nnt:ig‘(‘s might have leen used with 11?1;()1'0 honor to yourself, but could not possibly be more instruciive and advantageous to mankind. . We may trace it in the veneration of vour country, in the choice of your friends, and in the accomplishment of the will of the Master. Your great abilities entitle you to be the leader and dictator of the elect, rather thdn the humble door-keeper in the house of the Lord. ;

If; nature had given you an understanding qualified to keep pace with the overwhelming resources of your brain and thenatugal goodness of your heart, she would have made you, perhaps, the most formidable champion that ever was, now is, or ever will be, —of -that class of fanaties who ignorantly profess to regard secret sdt*i& ties as subversive of both churel and state —to accomplish, & mischievous revolution in society; disorganize and disrupt the ¢hurch, and ruin the liberties of g free people. : ~ When neither the feelings of shame, the reproaches of conscience, nor the dr‘o:ul of forfeiting the confidence and esteem of neighbors and acquaintances, form ;myi bar to the designs or motives of your econduct, the people would hive too much reason to lament their condition, il"'the_\" did not find some resouree in the weaknéss of vour understanding. :

. We owe it 'to | the Younty of Providence that the completest depravity of ‘the heart is sometimes strangely unit“ed with a confusion of the mind, which countéracts the. most favorite prinei_bles; and makes-the same man treacherous without art, and g hypoerit without deceiving. ‘ i - Your attack upon secret societies, though conducted with commendable zeal and activity, lacks the very essen‘tial elements of skill, dexterity. and judgment. : o CYour chrisgian -virtues should have OB TR is A v e oSR {ine your attatks aguinst‘the' principles of secret societies, and not exhibit a personal malice and resentment against individual members of such m"(lers,K even though they be found within the pales of your own church. But truly, Brother Fait, the execution has been as gross and awkward as the design. i By one decisive step you have defeated all the arts of aggressive warfare. You have fairly confounded the intrigues of your fellow ‘conspirators, and silenced the clamors of faction by over-activity and a dearth of judgment.. Yourstanding in the church—‘where you might have grown to some degree of useftilness by Tumility and repentance—has been severed.

' The professions of répentance by you so repeatedly given to your hrethren in the church, have been as often accepted by them, and as frequently broken by you. é Is your vonsciyonce reconciled to your Creator, Brother Fait, and can’st thou still, with all thy variableness, thy in--sincerity, and thy treachery and hypocricy, ¢laim to be a consistent child of God and an accepted lahorer in His vineyard ? o In your last communication to the BANNER oceurs the following pathetic appeal: * And, my christian friends, “should not our answer be as the true “prophet’s: ‘lf God be for us, who can “be against us” I would give up the “fight if our success de%)emled upon “our strength, either in fvealth, num“ber, or popular favor. But I am con“vineed that God will uphold,strength“exn; and fight our battles for us.” And do youreally think, Brother Fait, that .you and j‘(nu‘ friends have any claims to the title or inheritance of christ‘ians? What are the fruits of your warfare? Do you sow the seeds of love, peace and good will? Or are the fruits not rather discord, strife, illwill and contention? “Go, preach the gospel to every creature,” was Christ’s command to his Disciples. You and your confederates assume to be the true prophets, and éxclaim: “If God be for us, who can be against us? " What assurance have you that you are the “true prophets ” and that Qod is JSor you? , Measured by your standard, the great body of all christian denominations the world over, are false prophets—men and women without hqpe or God in'the world, % ' - o Although the, ‘comparison would i prove odious, what is there in thelives, 'cimductran,d example of your follow- | ers that makes them vastly superior 1 to their fellows in heavenly graces, in. the purity and unselfishness of thejr

lives, in their mental and spiritual endowments,and in their social standing ? If God be not for you, who is? If your success'depends not “upon your strength, either in wealth, number or popular favor,” what, in IHeaven’s name do you rely on? = You{ success surely cannot depend upon ‘your sincerity, your freedom from hypoerisy, gour purity aud wisdom, or. your évershadowing colossal intellects. ! : ‘ You are-“convinced that God will uphold, strengthen and fight your battles for you.” Happy band! What evidence have you of the faith'that is within you? If you have a sure thing of it, why not let God take the whole responsibility off your shoulders, for “Tle is mighty in battle,” and would ‘thus save to you the little self-respect that* may renmily.s I fear, Brother Fait, that your sanguine temperament has misled you; that your convictions as to what |God will' do for you and your cause are the gloomy companions ‘of a disturbed imagination—the melancholy madness of prophecy without the inspiration. A few words in relation to your abilities as a ' writer in the -public prints, and I have done.

LA liberal eduncation, and the resources of an exceedingly well-stored and fertile hrain, has given youw-aw unlimited command over the most beautiful figures of speech. : * «Seriptural quotations,and historical _ullusi(ms)_ dance through all your articles, in all the mazes of metaphorical confusion. I will not contend with you in point of composition. You are a scholar, Brother Fait, most profound in logie, overwhelming in argument, and bewitchingly seductive in ‘all the arts of eloquence and oratory. The thousands who read your contributions to the Cynosure and BANNER hang with rapture on your accents, awe-struck with the brillianey of your talents, the exhibition of your capacity, and the unparalleled display of vour ‘powers—a display that reflects the highest horior upon yourself, lustre upon letters, renown upon your cause, and glory upon your couitry. - No holy‘seer of religion, 110 sage, no stiltesmzm, no orator, no: man of any literary description whatever has come up in the oie instance to the pure sentiments of morality; or in the other Yo that variety of profound knowledge, force of hmagination, propriety and vivacity of allusion, beauty and elegance of diction, strength and copiousness of style, pathos, and suablimity of conception to the articles which' you from time to time fling out, challenging our ardor and admiration. . Allow me to congratiulate you, Bro. Fait, for you are indeed a most wonderful man; an intellectual colossus, without a rival and without an equzil. Great man! I bow with awe, humilia“tion and reverence before your august abilities. o

‘ _(‘onﬁhe yourself, however, in your future efforts to your own peculiar field of usefulness and glory —the Cynosure, whose readers are true prophets—the elect of God, and the only it c'om'p:mions of angels and angelic men. Spare’ us impartial readers of the BANNER, ‘I pray thee, from further visitations of your thunderbolts of rhetoric, logic, argument and eloquence—your lightning flashes of piercing, heart-bursting truths. . L ; . | I closk,my friendly tribute to your genius,’ in the hope that from it you may draw profitable instruction for your fugure life. They will, if heeded, aithar ﬁwh won sotto regulate your. conduct! 4. to be able; to set the most malicious inquiries and aspersions upon your motives and character at defiance, or if that be a lost ilope, they will teach you prudence enough not to attract the public attention to a character which will only pass without censure when it passes without observation. ; . Howmp,

* The Brooklyn Heagle advances the idea that the way put of the Virginius complication will run somewhat as follows: The President will propose to lend to Spain, in the interests of humanit&, an. armed intervention between herself and the recusant oflicers of her colony. Spain will’accept the offer, and an American squadron, rominally acting in behalf of international comity as \\;ell as in behalf of civilization, will insure a protectorate to Cuba. The headlong rush into war with a decrepit and helpless European nation will ;be avoided, while tlje actual local offenders against Christianity and the human race will meet with the punishment they have sq deliberately justified.

. AT the City Drug Store of Eldred & Son can be found a very fine assortment of Fancy and Toilet articles, to which'they desire to call special attention. Fathers, mothers, go buy "yn)u’r children something nice. Young ;i_m'an, now is the time to secure for that fair one.a gift that will make the heart glad. =

It WILL pay you to buy at Engel & Co.’s, Kendallville. Theirentire stock is to be gold at greatly reduced prices. o —————— i BUSINESS AND DRESS suits for men and boys at greatly reduced prices, at Engel & Co.s, Kendallville, *

[d @tm éﬁhn‘tzsmmtz. —¢*A good advertisement in a widely circulated newspaper is the best of all postible salesmen. It is a salesman who neversleeps, and is never weary ; who goes after business early and late; who accosts the merchant in his shop, the scholar in his study, the lawyer in his ofiice, the lady at her (breakfast-table ; who can be ina thousand places \at once, and gpeaksto a many, many people every week, saying to each one the best thing in the best possible manner. - R **A good advertisement insares a business con- | nection on the most permanent and indépendent basis, and is in a certain sense a guarantee to the customer of fair and moderate prices. Experience ‘has shown that the dealer whose wares have obtained a public celebrity is'not only enabled to sell, but is forced to sell at reazonable rates, and to furnish a good article.” !

Fifty boxes and barrels of Glassware, every style, just res« | ceived, and will be sold so cheap | as to make the ladies happy. ‘ ¥, Decker,

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ePe UV Hluw U HWQ £« iQ@e Who Ras :Ll\\"ays kept a '('(,nnplete'» assortimeut: of everything ]'):<‘3l_‘tdillm__gv tohhlmo of buéil;ess, ;‘ sends gl'eet'iug to his numerous customers and the people of Nbl)'l‘e- :tnd.:kdjoh'l'vinf_‘:?-_ s o -Counties in general that from and after-the = - g THIRTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, iB73° : o HE WILL SELL e x GROCERIES, I &e., at positively: lower figures than were éver knovn bef(ﬁfe mt]m ‘tq‘y\i;‘n, '(:)fénjgol]iﬂéx'f : . o I HAVE 1{1«:1)('(%1;'1) PRICES ON MY '.\"J‘()(‘li\' or : i ev _i GLASS AND QUEENSW.ARE, TABLE CUTLERY, &c., : ‘ Lo ' o e , In grder to _g:ive those newly lﬂﬂ%'l"iﬂ(] folks a fair start, and ‘e‘m;tl;ble the nm,&11'?)113«%-1{60%@(@ to =8 2y el S ; L s S e i % X replenish thew supply with articles of ﬁ]oderllfﬁt}do. o

. - . ' MY STOCK OF "‘ b . HOLIDAY GOODS, Smeking Setts, - - Nevelty Goods, e e e | A]l:of{vhiéh are without their superior futany city of thd I_Tx.lioﬁ,.:y‘tr‘il.l'ill.)‘(‘éjﬁsio;d < AT PANIC PRICES! S ek —-———————Mﬁ*w : 7 e Price List will Appear in next weeks' Banzer. e . _ “:Rcver‘n;xnﬁelrf The“:;“I.NDUcE]}‘;“?W‘PS #P;)ls to salesfmneadycaﬂ‘h . , gkiﬂg#opy ’LOQ%% WA Amﬂ DECEMBER : THMTEENTH ; ;