The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-08-12

ments. Ask, ralherA Has he nias,ern>
AMI harnonzed his erriug passions2 HIS
he lived true life?
| A True Life--of how many lives d,cs
each hour knell the Conclusion! aud how fec
OF them are true onesl The poor rhihi nf
shane and sin and crime, who ,e-r1ine',,s
her eanhly being in the clouded mornio,
Of her scarce bud lei, ye! li.lte existence
the desperate felon whose b o d is shc3
by the community, as the dread penalty of
it. violated Law The miserable debauohee
down to hit loaihesome grave in the sprin-
time of''t'is years, but the fullness of his fe,-
trng in,qnIties these the world vaian.ly
a'iirms, have not lived true lives! Fear
l'ss and righteous world! how profound,
how discriminating are they Judgements
But the base idolater OF self who devotes
all his moments, his energies, his thoughts
II schemes which begin and end in person.
al advantage--lhe grasper OF gold and lands,
and tenemenis-1he devo'ee of pleasure
he man of gnohle and Sinister ambition
The woman of frivoli,y, extravaganza, aud
fashionable idier, the gambler, the volupu
ary-on all these and their myriad compeers
while borne on the crest OF the advancing
billow. how gentle is The rep-oof, how char
iaole the judgement Of The world! Nay, is
not even our dead christianity, which picks
its way so daintily, cautiously. and inoffen-
sively-whch regards with gentle rebuke.
and, is regard with am;ahle tole alton ly
some Of the foremost vices of the times, isl,
not too often oblivions OF its paramount, du-
ty 10 teach men how to live woIhily ad
nobIy'-Are thele not thousands 10 whpm
ITS incu.caions, so far as duties 10 man are
concerned, are substantially negative in
their char acter?-who are fortified by lis
teachings, in the belief that to good isa
causualy; and moi a frame Of beius-whc
are taught by tito feed lite hungry and clo.he
the naked, when they thrust themselves w
OIL the charity Of pcriy sffluence. but as az
rksome duly, for whici, they should be re-
warded, rather ,han n blessed privilege for
which they should be profoundly greatfn'
OF tn. millions now weekly listening 10 tho
minis,raion of the Christian pulpit, hcv
many are clearly wildly impressed with Ii.
great truth, that each, in lis own sphere
should live for mankind as Chris, did for
the redemption, and exaa,on ofthe race
Ard, that the power TO do this in his prop
er sphere abides equally with the hum.
be-t as The highest: How many cenluTie,
more will be required to teach, even tho
religious world, so called, the full mysnln.
of the term Christian!
A true life must he simple in all It's Gle.
msnts. Animated BY one gland and emo
bling impulse, all lesser aspirations find
their proper places in harmonious subssr-
vience. Simplicity in taste, in appetite, in
habits of life, with a corresponding indifer
e1ce to worldly honors and aggtandzemen.
is the natural result of Tie p7edominance of
q divine and unse'fish idea Cltder the
guidance Of such sentiment Virtue is not
an effort, but law Of nature like gravi,a-
ton. 1t isVice alone thatseems unacconnt
able -mouslrous-w ell night miraculous. Pu
health TO the body, and lis absence alike,
the ineviah" SQUIRE of pain.
A true If aust be calm A life imper
fectly directed, il made wreched tl.rough
distraction We give UP our youth 10 ex
element, and wonder that decrepil old
age steals upon us so soon We wear out
our energies in strife for gold or fame, AID
then wonder alike al the cost and the worth
lessness OF the need. "Is not The life more
than meal'' Ay, truly but how few have
practically; consistently, so regard il And
little as it is regarded by the imper,ectv
rir,uous, how much, less by the VICIOUS and
the wording What a chaos of struggling
emotions is exhbi ed by The lives oflhe
multitude. How like 10 The wars of the
Infatuated animalculae ma magni6ed in
drop Of wafer, is the stIlfe constantly waged
in each little mind! How sIoth is jostled
by Glu,tony. and Pride wrestled with by
Avarice, and Oslentatlon bearded by Mean
ness The soul which is moi large enough
for the indwelling of one vitue affords lodss
ment and a cope and arena for hundred
vices. Blu, their warfare cannot be indul-
ged with impuni,y. Agitation and
wretchedness ave the inevitable consequent
ces, In the mids, Of which the fame OF life
burns Aaringly and swiftly 10 its close.
true life must be genial and joyous.-Tell
me not, paie ancIorite, Vi your cedsiess VSUs,
your Hastings; your scourgings. These arc fit
offerings to Meloch, not to our Father. The
man who is not happy IN the path he has chos-
en-, may bs very sure no has chosen, amiss, or is
sclfdeceived. But not merely happer-hs
should be kinder, gentle, and moro elastic in sPi
rits, as well as frmer and truer. 81 love God
and little children" SAYS German poet Tho
good are ever attached and made happier by tho
presence of the innocent and lovely And he
who finds his religion adverse to. or restraint
upon, the truely innocent pleasures and gaye,-
los of life so that the latter do not interfere with
and jar upon its sublimer objects, may we'll doubt
whether he has, indeed, "learned Jesus"
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