The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-19


How dear the bosom, full and light
The holy saints soft bower.
The following is accurate report of the lecture
reporter is able to make out from his copious
notes. 1t contains, as we believe, all the leading
and important ideas
Man made in the image of God.
Man fails to attain the ends of his creation In the early
periods ufhis history he had simplicity and distncness
Of mind direc,ness of character an energy of WILL
,orcs ahd ues OF character which in latter years he
has lost-and particularly acknowledge Of human nature
and OF the convergencies OF mans Judgment Mans ma
ure is threefoldhe has three modes action all
rang and unfolding into the unity of the trinity These
three modes OF existence affection, intelligence and
will And am firm in the belief of all these three spheres
-spheriod-spheriode OF human nature, in
which are exhibited the three progressive degrees of
human excellence combined with the fulness of
animal instincts, and animal judgments Some books
consider man as only the chief brute, but it only
shows how little reliance be placed books-[books
are paper and calf skin-caf skin and paper books
In the next place, to mans spiritual na,ure-a
higher scale of philosophy in which separates him.
self from outward existence and passes ond
circumference OF animal instincts into the world of
gies, the central element Of man. To this belong
those elements and animal instincts which characterize
all the bright beauties and ETHEREAL harmones that are
scattered upon the wings of dvergipg rdapces through
OUT the wide extended universe. In addition to mans sp
ritual nature he also has celestial idea orig
mated by Swedenborg and which of the subimest
utterances that had existence amid the accidents
OF mans personality of his identity, whereby
are filled with foreaste OF that enthusiasm and
ness which hepe Tor love with willingness to return IT.
Thence those ideas which lead essential per.
sonales from forever forever the simplicity of hu.
man volitons and whose grand centre is trIh simple
truth mixed truth eternal truth This is heav eny ma
turesuhlme sad eternain opposition that other ma
ture OF which have spoken being neith,r less
than that comes through ans between
the TWO ne is evermore acting out new life into himself
all these respects man may be said in his essential pu
rty to bear the image of God in every combination of
power, beauty, and wisdom which exist in the divine
nature II man receive will that is free, he is con.
stanty made to approximate and to the
personality II is not simply that there not infinite
harmonies in the divine nature by which man can disn.
guish powers of choice amid temptations become ami
NAL in his energy OF will by which he approaches the
image OF God through this endowment Of personality
made to be free-and constituted to embrace less
OF the conditions, and power to discharge them just in
proportion as the goodness of heaven flows through the
divine nature like the true orders and harmonies Of the
celestial world in which his judgments become shaped
into the will and image OF God. Lastly-Man is made to
become an image God in respect to Gods eternites in
which LIE for moment no longer exists and then passes
around about him will unfold forever into itself spiritual
izing his nature SO far as he ia growing immortal
oped in you than in me. ["oh no they aint"-piousy
whispered old lady and if what have said be true
selves and anotheri call you witness from your
own experience that have overstated nothing but in
fact understated all have uttered especially in re-
lation to mans three-fold nature We pass through
this life as though no better than animals
being more like moles in the underground ma,
in which were first developed those energies Of energies
consistent and consummate Oh how is il that
but the shellsan crusts ofour selves
after former images Of oentties1 Why that
we cannot discharge the simple impulses of goodness
within ourselves amid the great chaos OF human deprav
uesi There is no other possible explanation of this
suit than the faseness growing out of burden OF long de-
parted existence. We the creatures we ought 10
beand it is because have bear the burden OF long
continued uprising accumulated entail of antiquaed
stence transmitted through the whole atmosphere of hui
man life amid the masm OF human phis,ries the
hand an celestial brghtnesse5 emauaiipg from angelic
harmonies on the other. Why should mortal man
n. .,l
scenes OF wretchedness beneath the depths of depavy
in mans lower nature What mean by all this that in
hi, thoughts should cherish deep and absorbing
termination as to his destiny in his Utmost spirit OF spirits
deep within him. as each year rolls around that he will
sriveo gain back again retrogressvely redeemng the
waste lands OF his existence Look at child born to
legacy OF evil example in diseased atmosphere, so
manned and stricken down by those miserable ksnesses.
Yes; and then punish the child--and last Of all when
this thistle crop ripe, then imprson and off
only to de8den conscience within and show how
wide spread is human depravity 1t is not for you or me
to say, will break into heaven, or live 10 cave.
! 'eh you you, shall not hear the backsmith's
hammer nor the thra'her's nail: The life
are now landing IL life pervading all. We must
nearer and collectively pursue those eternal ideas
rectness-tbose creative energies of good
dy whispering-"I has it has feel II in my soul y
and that the path last been discovered RI
~ individual every individual member lives for So
ciety. am man only so long those social ties
unbroken and every energy is directed to goodness.
Then will the rays Of blessedness dawn upon us, and
cold vanity, and insatiste depravity be more The
beauty all seek for only found in heroic love-
and the martyr spirit We born the very side
and border edge Of this newer faith. new conviction
OF humanity isevery where aiding the word-and the
eVshescen Authorizations OF the past transmitted to
shusn .ne imperectons OF subterrsnean humanity
about be forever dspeed by the bright rays OF
radiance y ~ ''e"' '"S 'o' '
Az the close OF Mr. Channing's DISCOURSE young an
whose pame we believe Palmer rose and said IN sub
a. nearly as we recollect that felt called upon
say something but he felt impossible 10 ada aught 10
NE beauties and perspicace the very clear and n,.
hbie discourse which had been Just delivered He fe
that any thing he could say would but muddy tho
and mar its beauty He must say however and he would
say, that brighter dav s dawnng upon MS ma s
brightness 10 already distinctly visible The dsy /. dawn
ing
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