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are tno painful snsits, Of meeouooo, 81
those whose only claims 20 Distinction!
are their inches aud their gorgeous dis
play.
yorable 10 tho moral healthfulness Of
man. n II . 10 bis physical well.being;
and it, effects are equally manifested
in the day laborer a. Ia the landed pro-
prietor. II 10 this noble stock Of Ame-
rican freemen that will prevent our be-
comings puny and degenerate race.
II is amidst this host that we must look
for that true worship OF liberty which
is well nigh extinct in the bosoms Of
those who bow At the crowded chime
Of Mammon.
Wherever human beings congreglte
in masses, there viii be found the work.
ings Of human corruption. In the so
ciety OF cities, the influence Of evil will
ever be more apparent than that Of
good. even IL Il be not greater, O. some
have said. II 10 true, there IL much
that u pure and elevated, there 10 much
that 10 high and holy. among the dwell
lers in cities; but its effects are not
sensibly felt beyond its own immediate
circle Of action. The still small voice
Of religion and Of reason is only beard
in the hours Of retirement and reflec-
ton. The hurrying crowd are impell-
ed BY their passions--those impetuons
leaders. whose clamor overpowers the
claims Of truth. integrity. and virtue.
The multitudes thar throng our tho
roughfares, are divided into two COM
mon classes--those who are toiling and
grasping for wealth. and they who are
SYSTEMATICALLY spending II. Look at
the money-seeker; observe bis care
worn, his anxious counienance. Fol-
low him TO his counting room see him
clutch with nervous eagerness, the sum
he has just gained in the way oftrade.
but not in the way Of upright dealing.
Look ct him rs he goes over page after
page Of bis leger, and sums up column
after column Of its figures, to estimate
the profits OF the past year. Newton
could not have shown half the tremb-
ling anticipation, the eager delight, as
be was about concluding the caleula-
ton that was 70 establish has great dis
covery, that this man exhibits a. his
pen writes down the thousands tina.
haze been added to his former gains.
This craving desire for wealth 10 the
fruitful source Of fraud and forgery, and
Of every species Of gambling. from the
wild speculation TO the lottery and card
table. This Lust for gsin--shis master
passion that deadeBs every other emo
tion--has spread its baleful influence
far and wide throughout our cities. II
Is not confined to the svowed worship
era Of Mammon il is only amidst the
money changers, In the outer court oil
the temple. that its corruption IT,; il
has entered within the veil. and those
who have openly professed to have re.
nounced ethe world and its lusts,' BY
becoming the followers Of Him, who
when on earth, had not where 10 lay
his head'---even these will lift the sa-
Ornamental cup 10 their lips, while every
desire Of their hearts il devoted to the
accumulation Of money. have head
Christian mothers Try 10 convince their
youthful daughters Of the happiness 70
be enjoyed in the possession Of splen-
did establishments, and in having
wealth at command. I have seen
ChFistisn fathers give their blooming
lovely giFls 70 the arms az sensnalists
and dotards, and then 'eomplacentiy
and smilingly receive the eongratuIa-
lions Of their friends on the Asppy oc-
easion. Il this = false pictnrel Would
that il werel But Il is too truel The
canker Of gain hath eaten deeply into
The hearts core Of society.
Let as now turn to he money spen-
der, and zee what was The object fog
which these treasures were 80 anxious
" laid Up. He has ncw ielt the woF-
ship Of Mammon foF that Of fashion.
He surrounds himself and his family
with The spiendog that u 20 gain him
adsnission inic those circles that have
been the haven Of his desires and CO.
deayors. AZ FIRST. BE may meet with
something like . repulss; but Il he
repeat bic advances. and eonlinue "a
increase the numbeg and bsilliaacy 81
he gilded tFappings. be will zee the
gstes unclose, snd End himself most
warmly welcomed By those vho most
i0udly condemnsd bic pgosumption.--
This being gained. "a y nov Fequisits
fog him 20 copy Ire usolions. Ire nan.
nsrs. and the fashions q lhose ssouBd
him. He finds thai these ere Ell drawn
from EuFOpean models, nnd IN order
20 make . faithful imitation, Il - eoa.
sideFsd necessary 70 fake bis family
aeGoss the Atlantic, That ihey may
catch the living msunsrs.' from seeing
the nobility passing IN their equipagrs,
from iivieg near theft palaces, o. per.
haps b The supreme happiness q gaia.
iag adniasioa - an enieglaiamsnt n.
yea By sone ere Who Il second eoasin
10 lord ~ q bsgonet %, fashioa
what folIissare committed 10 thy narne'
Te "a European observes. there ioliss,
would - . 6t thens for ridieule. ST.
u frss Americas. they excite feel.
fnga 81 TIE deepest norii6esfioa. Can
such = ons read e. heaE q The eoaaucl