Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-02
pRorANlrY-lrs ORIGIN AND EVILS.

profanity has is origin in INV otihy und Degraded
conceptions " the character and government at
God. Sarh ,irws n Is scsrc.}, oh,ious. shut out
the mar WI" cn'crtsios tbre,. frum a mnsi smpaf
,aut ana cbeica; means Of ait own inicicclua; brd
motal improvement.
By law ot oHr nature the holman fuul ersitni.
ls'es itself Go Dee objects oliis own contemplation,
Every body understand, That pursuits ~bcb give
liiilc eNotoisc Ga the intellectual pnwcrs, tend 10
cirenm.etbo sud cripple. those Pc ycrs. % ainu
90 the stature OF pcdcu, nca The faculties of the
mind hSs those Of the BODY must bee de-, clopcd aud
expanded and ma'nrcd by oNcrcisc-- patient. cun
timed hebtlual exercise. Th1s II Is that The IN
ycstgation Of truth "a ihc va,nus departments or
abstract scIeucc IA pby.es. ia0. politics and mo
rails. hriug for~ AID 10 admitting view, sucn men
Ne, ION, Locse, Bltier, Edwards. Mansfield,
Burke. iiofshuli aud Cdutr. The course of de.
cigiue. fur more than wc are accustomed 20 contld
e., makes such men what they are. Each step Up.
Ward aud onward, sh1rpens the mental vision and
expand horizon and inports new strength and
,igor tor that which l. to follow. ln obedtence To-
this law. the youthful artists eomphses mud
land study the productions of tho mastcf OF HI,
art, that he may catch something OF the same ia
spiratIon, and imbuo his mind with something OF
the same spirit. In obedience to the same law and
for q kindred object the poe, and man of taste
/
,aius top and watch the furkcd lightnings and the
foaming pillows of the great deep, and hold CON
verse with the spirits Of the mighty dead. The
image ofall that is beautiful and all that is grand
in the conceptions of man. or IN the works of God
they seek to enstamp their own minds by hm-
lar contemplation. Oar moral nature also rs sua-
ioct 10 the same law. So delicate indeed Is it's
texture, and easily is it impaired, that We Gnu
hardly come IN contact with what Is morally i'm
pore, without being injurously affected. Accus-
toned by scenes Of vulearl,y, or mpurity. or pro-
! lanenese, the moral feelings lose their seusbIiity
and by degrees cease 10 be excited IN view of vice.
! The contemplation of moral virtue on the other
/ hand quckens The moral senslJllitics, adds to the
| conscience new power of discrimination, and Gu
arCes the heart. Every parent in his deep aud
ceaseess solcitude in regard to the associations
Of his children, feels and admits the universally
and enorgy ofthis law Mos, beautifully has the
inspired writer illustrated il when lie says 1--WE al,
with open face. beholdng ms in g,ass. the glory
of Ike Lord are changed into tho image from
glory to glory, by the spirit Of the Lord; )" and
with admirable wisdom has he also snid--"mhnt-
.or-r,- tnirgs ptrr tchatsorrcr things are iorey
,chatsocper things are Of good report think Of lies,
Mtngs."
What subject then, it may well he asked, can
be presented to orr contemplation so vac, as The
infinite mind : What work so grand as his. so
curousy contrived, exqusitely finished -
| What law comprehensive so lust, 80 perfec, as
/ his law What wisdom profound, exhaust
less az his? What moral purity spo,less -
BY degrading in our own conceptions. the charac.
ter and government of God, as The profane person
necessarily docs we shut ourselves out from a
most important and eGectual means of our own IN
tellectual and moral Improvement.
Habits of profaneness also must necessarily tend
TO weaken the apprehension Of moral obligation
generally, The virtues, it has been said are IN
their nature greganous they grow up aud flourish
together, and with equal truth II mny be said the
langush and die together. II could not be expect
ed that the man who pruianely tribes with the
character aud attributes of his Maker, would II
other respects prtlorm the duties of peiy toward,
him and where the claims Of plety are disregard
ed in carnoi be expected that the obligations Of
benegoence towards men viii be very distinctly
recognized. l. this expectation, IN itself pro-
bahie, verified by facts Are not proiane men
generally woGsnppers of the god Of this world .aud
Sabbath breakers' and do not too frequent,
find proanencss associated with lasehood and FRAUD
and drunkenness, and debauchery and perjury
and indeed sith every crime All history proves
that there i. sinity among the vices. O0e he
ny admitted to home IN Tic bolom, is naturally
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invest CATION 20 on this principle. witness prov
ed to be Of bad general charsctcr rs to TRUTHS $50
10 be believed, unless cortobpraled 10y other wlt
uesses. mnn couVitled o: murder, or robbery, o.
theft or forgery ulher infamous offence, u pre-
suued to be 20 utterly DEVOID Of moral pfIncp'
TIA, hc is not permitted Ia testify at all. Nor II
the man who denies toe existence Of a God anG
stale OF re,ibuuon after death. The Law presume
That The mar = no hae Donml,led such az offence Il
"a ust his Creator oI hs fellow man. has 80 IA
oxlucuish,d oil moral principle ~ hls osn sonl
ilmJ be ls prepared for the damuHg an Of perjury
And What tpInA sou---R o.,d dat there where %,
occasion 10 ssk tle qne'uoa--"ha, think you o
ia- women aha can poiuto her hps whh oaih
.laI .lrsr- ls che uo. BY Yutscfssl consent loo
't. aU tusl pure and iorsiy 0iei n good cqWf 80
a. n.1.s boz interesting o follow tut this puncpl'
' f.i.s auqhcsI5u 90 poIics and public morality
... ... r. ..ia be aside o.my present purpose. u
ia, .a-e4 a.mile4 that the tendency may be hh'
.eH.ly is fr-,sirl greater Of .ess eHien. .A'
toaAlers4iH. .oblt- 81 iDolses, SUCH a. me toTc'
~ education, PRIDE ofchsta'ier, fefpccl i"f public
opinion or ups'Ay. Yet ,his By no means De
troge. Inc e4..f+Bcs ~ tho tendency. u binip.i