Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-07-17

haunts his habual for years has left this strong and
Il have rum says be- 'ihe silly round Of business and
pleasure, and have done with them all. have enjoyed
all the pleasures Of the world, and consequently know
their fuity, and do not regret their loss. sppsise
them at their real va,ae which is in truth very low !;
whereas those who have experienced them, always
overrate them. When reflect upon what have seen,
aud what have heard and done, hardly persuade
myself that all that frivolous hurry and hustle and plea
of the world had any reality but look upon all
that has passed one Of those romantic dreams which
opium commonly occasions and DO by wish
to the dose for the sake of the fugitive
dream"
Perfect permanent happiness bis been sought in the
walks of literature and pOesy but who spent his life
In the bowers Of the muses. drank deeply Of their nspra-
ton. and commanded the admiration of the world by the
music Of his flowing numbers. he toward the end of
bis days DECLARED bat upon the careful recollection
of bis experience of le of Joy and sorrow from chshoOd
onward he could recoect eleven days in which he
enjoyed himself. and which he could wish to live
agan. And amongst his latest poetica illusions is this
My days are in the yellow leaf,
The f1wrrs and fruit Of love gone
The worm, the eanker and the grief
Are mine alone"
What is the history of avarice the history
seeking for happpeSs in the acquisition of wealth! What
is the history of ambition, but the history Of seeking
fer happiness in honor or powerl And when his
greater than that of The renowned conqueror who
having lad kingdom after kingdom PROSTATE his feet
and then heard from the lips of philosopher that there
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the thought that would be impossible for him conquer
them ALL since he had yet conquered Rely upon il,
the testimony Of universal experience from the creation
down to the present establishes the declaration,
that the world with all 1t contains Is not sufficient pOr-
ton for Ten thousand worlds like this would not
meet and satisfy all his wants. The happiness he needs
is the nursing Of religion. Sweet messenger from heaven,
she takes by the hand and leads him away from the
Creature to the Creator Many restless wanderer has
been brought back under her guidance the
of bessedness and joy Long stranger peace he has
last found in God that which the world denied him
Sting with sense of sn and harassed with fearful FORE
bodings of wrath and judgment he perhaps
like "the troubled sea" which rest" but he
enjoys the luxury of pardon through crucifed Reeemer
and finds by experience that hope in his mercy like
anchor Of the SOUL both and stesdast. Once lie
driven aud fro with feversh desire for objects
which he could not obtain, and which if obtained could
bring nothing but asiness but be embraces the
eternal God who fills his arms, and satisfies his heart
Man is happy only when be gives the world ul-
innate object of pursuit. returns from his wanderDgs seeks
reconciliation with God through aloniI blood and chOos
Him his portion And just surely religion and
religion alone brings him to this course Just surely is
the thing which above all others he needs, and without
which he must be unhappy.
g. Religion is the thing needlal. a support under
affection. II teaches its vctsres regard affection not
the offspring o. blind chance the work of unfeen
ing fate. but the allotment of and mercifu Father
sent for the good of those he would heal purify and
The language pous into the OF the humble and PEN
itent the hour Of trial. full of consolation. Ia
sweeter than those which angels use, is says
my despise thou the Christening Of the Lordi
faint when thou rebuked of Him. for whom the Lord
loveh he chasteneh, and scougeh every whom he
ceiveh IF We endure chastcnng God deaeth with you
with sons for what is he whom the Father chas
teneth not Now Christening for the present seemetf
be Joyous but grievous: Nevertheless afterwards il
yeldeIh the peaceabe fruits of righteousness unto them
who are exercised thereby
Murmur not then, under the sulferngs inflicted by pa
rental falhfuess though seemingly severe they are tbs
fruit of love- and will issue in "a far exceeding and
eternal weight of gloEy In the strength of such an as
surance the stricken sufferer looks up with joy: The
of fails. but sacred caness pervades the SOUL
and you will hear him say, 1T Lord, let him dc
what seemeh him good" Though He STAY me, yet will
trust in him."
.sweet to lie passive in his hand,
/ And kcow will but his"
And who will deny that in a world of sorrow like this
religion that administers such full and abiding consola
ton is in the highest The thing neednl which
becomes every not only to for himself but
urge the dying Jackson did, upon the acceptance o.
all who are near aud dear 10 his heart
4Ih Religion is the thing needful because it gives
hope and triumph in death. is solemn thing to die
This has been the feeling of mankind in all oges 1t is
the teaching c Scr pure aud Of common To close
the eyes upon all that has charmed them in this beautiful
word-io have the tender ties that bind friends and
kindred severed by single rokc-o feel that the hand
of destroyer is US who has never been vanqushed
and tch0se prey ie-to know Tat just approach
philosophy explain. aud the issues of which must be
awfuy momenous-ihat the soul about to forsske its
cayey tenement and pass pure spirit without material
clog incumbrance into world. where lis
laons employmenis and mode of action will all be
ALL where its eternal destiny for veal for
will be unalteraby fixed o This is solemn-and a re-
glen which can furnish solid ground for hope and tri-
umph such crisis is worth possessing Such re-
gon there is IL is the religion Of Jesus Christ IL does
give hope and triumph in death Just the point where
nhosophy and infdey most sgnally fail il achieves its
brightest victory The phi osoher has died with compo
sure and has the indel (hough it must be confessed
such instances have been very rare but when was The
dying chamber either T. the other glded with the
visions hope and made vocal with the songs Triumph?
Never. The history of the world has recorded such
example. Hopeful and triumphant deaths the product
of Chrsany-iot Christianity lodged in the head
cold barren speculation, bu, Christianity received into the
heart vital purifying principle. moulding the inward
character and controlling the outward life The who
honors her with such reception she forsakes Ia
the hour Of dissolution when heart and flesh falling
she stands bis SIDE lays hand beneath his aching
head and points with the other 10 world of glory beyond
the grave and bids him rejoice that the time of his depar
ufe is at hand Ard he does rejoice. The vgor of i'm
mortal hope susains him. heaven fills his eye, and with
his latest breath he exclsms-l know that my Redeeme
lives Roll swiftly ye lingering moments aud bring me
to nv eternal reward Such the trumphs of religion
whose value and importance urged by General Jack
son upon the members Of his family in that last sad
view when he took :he by the hand and saidfsrewel
And il seems that ahe last few years of his life fur
nish strong and beautiful enforcement Of hsdyng
sci and of all have said upon the present occasion
At the close Of his public he goes to the Hermi
taee to spend the residue of his days in retirement Al
that ambition could had been HIS In the Revolu
tionary struggles though but youth, he had displayed
degree Of vaor beyond his and won the admiration
of the heroes and patriots Of that eventual PERIOD AT h
early age of % under the administration of Washington
he had acted as Attorney General of the south western
territory At the age of 30 he had been member of ih'