The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-17

tracted tne attention OF the world, This Is a re-
markable instance OF the immediate influence OF
great mind. exhibited In few disconnected papers,
neither adj fressed to fame nor widely circulated
But the PLAIN reason is that every thing thus man
writes rs full oil him-tull of the great and lmpor-
tant princpes with which he was identified. He
writes nothing that does not deveope, enforce, and
sustain the great fundamental truths which 1t his
mission to plant and revive In tue human heart. II
matters not how secular his theme, he never false
to his sacred views, nor inconsistent with them,
nor ever momenary forgetfu OF them. Nay, all
that he mas written, IN the way OF criticism or poll
TICS, mas Deen only IN application OF his religious
and spiritual principles to his views of life Thus he
sits In Judgment, as Napoleon, with something Of
the solemnity and responsibility OF the Final Judge
he write! OF Milton as though pr0nouncing upon
HIN the ultimate verdict OF postery, according TO
the unchanging principles OF Divine justice. There
Is a decislveness and authority in these, and IN
in almost all the writings of this man
which indicate his arrival at such cleamess OF vision
and perception OF primary truths that he has rather
TO publish what he knows than what he thinks and
this Is the peculiarly of all his writings They
seem hardly TO come from talllble source We
think lntultlvey, as II were, OF Jesus, saying
speak not mine own words, but the words OF him
that sent me-" He views all things IRON the unm-
FASHIONED, serene height OF the moral nature. he
speaks not from an uncertain understanding butrom
the pure reason, not TO the feeble apprehensl0ns OF
the mind, but TO the common heart; his writings
have so little dlsputatiop ingenuity or varlabeness
about Them. There Is subtle reasoning, no close
logical distinctions, no arguments addressed to the
preudlces or PASSIONS or based upon the we akness
OF those whose errors he strove to correct. His
controversial writings are rather strong aud con-
vlnclng statements OF truth than searching exami-
writers from whom so few splendid passages could
be selected His writings press rather than strike.
They are characterized rather by gravity than the
electric fluid His style is transparent and the wri-
ter himself so carefully Withdrawn, that nothing but
the naked truth appears IN what he says. You think
almost as little OF the literary execution OF his works
as III the case OF the Sacred Writings. It's only
when your attention is drawn TO the subject that
you notice how taultess they are in this respect
1t impossible not 10 say that the love OF lame mas
not given birth to these productions. You see that
tits not the literary world that IS addressed. 1t does
not enter into competition with other aspirans for
reputation before the tribunal of critics. He ad-
dresses man, andevery man. He appeals to his breth
rem throughout the world. Il is neither tor money,
nor reputation, nor amusement, tor the sake OF COM
batting this theory that opin on, but 10 teach the
worldt0 say what ought to be said upon vital sub
ject. He is not a literary man.. He Is a public
teacher. He is not scholar. He Is moral sa-
viour and guide. He does not devote his time TO
books or to authorship, but to doing good. He is
constant and abOrous observer OF the world tor the
worlds sake. hearty and deep sympathiser IN all
human concerns; an anxious and earnest friend OF
man. Hislfe and fortune are identified with human
ity; he is writer only so far as he public bsnetac-
tor; and guardian of the common weal-tO correct
pabhc sentlment--to enghten public ignorance-to
arouse public insensibillty. These are the objects
of his writings. His works are therefore a part OF
his life. They are acts. He writes nothing alb
stractly, but ystematlcaly--nothing learned
nothing merely tasteful-nothing for posterlty (O
His writings are a part of the movement OF the age
in which we live. They are formed to the present,
60 far as he is concerned They are purely moral
and spiritual, and relate to mans immediate and
eternal welfare They concern the right and wrsng
OF public opinion existing institutions-commo
interests-and public and private actions Such are
his writings Have l not rightly said that he did
M fhac nF alrfb IN
consider him as philanthroplst. His philanthropy
is not partial but thorough. His interest In man
universal. He recognises In him divine nature
TO bring that nature QUITO elevate every man-to
secure him intellectual and moral education-this Is
his great endeavor. Poverty is chiefly grievous in
his eyes, on account OF the degradation which IT
occasionally. produces. II the poor can be taught
and elevated INTO moral existence and sefrespect,
every thing else in their lot is tolerable So with
the slave. II is not his stripes and chains-his poor
hut, and bad fare, which excite his deepest compass
SION But 1t is his deprivation of humanity
OF the rights of humanity and of manly privileges.
His philanthropy is towards the souls, not the cir
cumstances of men. The worst feature ct slavery
is the moral and spiritual damage it does its victims
and it's perpetrators. In this view is he an advo-
cate Of the freedom of the slave, and not by force
or money, but by infusing moral feeling into those
who hold him. In this way two souls are eman-
cipated-one from bondage, and the other from
moral torpor. Who does not see the width OF this
philanthropy? How genuine it is! The plnlan-
children of God-immortal and spiritual beings
Man himself calls forth his interest as man. Not
only the poor, and those IN physical DISTRESS but
the ignorant, the supersttous, and the unawakened
man, not fulfilling hisdestny, or degrading his ma.
ture, have claims on his regard Philanthropy
usually means interest only in the foron hope Of
society. But there is broader and deeper phiIan-
throPy, which considers every man. poor, oppressed,
and an object OF compassion and active love, who
knows not God-who loves not truth and virtue,
and lives a sensual and unregenerate lfe--those
were the subjects of that philanthropy which filed
the heart of CLAIMING. [Mr. Bellows here pro-
ceeded at great length to describe Dr. Charming 3
views of the innate dignity of human nature its re-
latlons to the Deity, and his belief in its
ultimate regeneration, and triumph over ignorance,
vice, and error All who Int crested in the man,
land what friend of truth and his race is not =
are, however, well acquainted with his views and
sentimsnts on these matters land as Mr.. Bellows
description did not, in opinion, present very
intelgibe synopsis of them, so as to be useful to
those who have not studied DR.. CPS works. we
omit this portion of the DISCOURSE and give the re-
malnder, which presented not unfathful portrai-
ture of the character of the man.-REp.l In the
same glorious love Of liberty, CLAIMING carefully
guarded his own influence from abuse. He endea-
voured IN himself TO represent calm and holy prln-
cipes. He used neither his reputation nor his elo-
qucnce to bear down, as if by main strength, oppo
sitlon to his opinions. He sought not TO bias the
sympathy of crowds. He would not lead his own
(rellglous) denomination on TO battle, marshalled
in rank and order. He refused TO be made king.
There was beautiful respect for the opnions Of
others, in his He rarely, think, gave his
own opinions, till others had expressed theirs, and
then with marked tenderness, and an earnest de-
sire neither 10 force nor 10 bias acquiesence.
have heard that he guarded his children against
the exclusive authority and weight Of his own mind,
and taught them to consult other teachers, influen-
ces, and opinions And this, Of course, not from any
want ola profound interest in and attachment to his
own peculiar views, but from greater dread Of
sothfulness, parasitsm, and rresponsibility, than
of error and difference of opinion. In the same
spirit he was not alarmed al the freeet inquiry The
excuses Of liberty were less dangerous in his view,
than the least disfranchisement Of human rights
No opinions alarmed him which resulted from
thought or conviction. Lifting errors pere better
than deceased truthths sick may be healed, but The
dead nrwa rot Firm in the maintenance of his
own opinions, with all aspirants after higher
truth, with spiriiuast and enthusiast, however
extravaganza or Unbalanced, he had warm and a
fearless sympathy. The extravaganza of the new
philosophy, and religion, and social reform, nfe-
rested him and fed his hope of society, for they
breathed love Of freedom and truth and, sensi-