Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-04-20


higher and hoher aim-spreading the
Cospel. and advancing the kingdom of
tho Redeemer. In relation to the world
at large, believe that public virtue has
n, basis but in Religion. | mean by
public virtue, that winch impels man,
in all his public acts, to look solely to the
good Of his country, without any view OF
personal nggrarGizcmon, ! believe that
the Fathers &! our resolution were, Tor
the most pant, such men. 4 great cli-
sis called .hcm out, % the common dan
rer. az well as the common hope, sup
piled "A great m.iiyc o. action, which held
them together. and directed their united
efforts 70 the liberation of their country.
But that crisis once passed, and the OBJ
iect achieved, the natural passions oil
man cane into play, and then came per-
sonal ambition, with all is disastrous re-
tinue of faction, intrigue, injustice, bar
hariry, SANDER, contention and strife, un-
III our whole country presents n scene
from which every honest aud pcaccablc
man recolls, without a ray of hope, cx-
ce.t fam the power Of the Almighty.
Plira'e vice always keeps race with
public inmoralily. Princi les and man
nsrs descend naturally from those who
occupy di,tinguisho d Places, to those who
dwell in the humble walks Of life. This
is an admitted truth in nonarchlcs, and
"" have had experience enough to know
that il is cNtcn.ivcly true IN REPUBLICS
Ore Gi tingui,hcd nan is able To corrupt
whole ucighJorhood by his example
and machna,ons; and the sphere of his
pcinciDus Influence becomes enlarged,
IN proportion to the cmnence TO which
he has risen. The only correction is that
which you seek to apply, and the Ian is
laid in the rroIound wisdom. Begin at
the other cLd Of society with the rising
generation, in the huubIc walks. Plant
in them the seeds of that Gospcl, to whose
power the world Of civilized man bears
evidence, and YOU raise up great an
tagori-t principle which will oycswhclm
corruption, though seated on high.
/ he people in truth hold thc upper
place among is. They are the spring
head, the natura! fountain of all power.
Purify the fountain and il, streams will
be pure. And what is there so e!hca-
cious, nav, what Is there that has any
power n all to produce such an effect,
bat the Gospel the Eedccmcr carried
home t. the heart by his spirit; Mere
human virtue j. chcat--a scintilla,l9n
at best, which We see continually eXtin-
guished by temptation. 1t has no pow
or t. resist the ca!l Of selfish ambition,
and the tissue Of vile means and agents
which such an ambition never fails 10
employ. Ii may make a show in public;
bat II has 40 power To resist the tempa-
tons hich solicit the passions of man III
private, and which nave already poisoned
all the springs ot moral action among US
~ olhing less than The living conviction
of an ever present God, before whom we
are acting * thinking and speaking, and
that wc have future state Of never end
ing existence, dependant on his approba-
ton, can impose n moment ) restraint on
the Indulgence Of human passion, and
n"thin. can reconcile man to such re-
st:aini, but the formation OF il new spirit
within him, which will convert that re-
straint nlo Liberty and privilege, and
piucas, here, as well as his only sure hope
hereater.-Ihis is the spiritual work Of
the Gospel of the I,cdecmcr, which has
brought lie and Immortality to light, and
furnished to nan a motive and Il spring
of action, which enables him to tread the
earth and all It's vile pursuits beneath his
feet, III the contemplation OF that lmmor-
t.ltty =, At Ii,.h I,n bn, NJ itb
these sincere and deep convictions on
this sub iect, il Is delightful to anti cipate
the change that will, in all human prob
ability, DE wrought by this great and
magnificent scheme oiSABBATH SCHOOLS,
IN the rich and populous valley of the
Mississippi. 1t Is happy to see that there
Is nothing sectarlan about IT, but that the
whole christian church untes in its ad-
sauccmcnt And is it not less happy to
see that the narrow spirit of political par
ty, or ottcmporal dominion to the church
has no concern in this case: that the great
objects in view are Of univcrsa! concern,
the diffusion of light and knowledge, and
the deep and wide dissemination OF that
pure religion, without which human vir-
tue degcncratcs into an empty show, or a
hyp0CrItlcul instrument oi ambition. That
TN, truly noble and benevolent plan may
be placed under wise and IudIcious d rec
ton, that It may be crowned wlth success
By Him who alone has power 50 to crown
1t, and that the kingdom of the Redeem
or may come, Is the ieryeut wish and
prayer OF
Y ann G.noo.- -cifiznp WN NyVD'T