New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-15

,,bicb commands respect The latter 10 poor
.oirited. tame and abject Yet 80 it has happened
that with the Founder Of Christianity, the latter is
the subiec, of His commendaton, His precepts His
example and that the former Ia so 10 no part Of
| It's composition DR. Psey in this place adopts
the opinion OF Soame jennings, whose essay on the
.. Internal Evidences OF Christianity" he strongly
recommends but cannot consider it either
accurate and discerning delineaton Of character,
exhibiting correct representation Of Christian
! principles The found or Of Christianity did indeed
pronounce distinct and positive blessings upon the
" poor in spirit" which is by no means synonymous
with the poor spirited and upon the meek
bat in what part of the Gospel did Dr. Paley find
/ Him countenancing by " commentator, by precept
or example the tame and AFFECT ?" The character
which Christ assumed upon earth, was that Of
Lord and Master it was in that character His dis
! ciples received and scknow edged Hin. The ODE
dience He required was unbound ed infinitely beyond
inst which was ever claimed by the most absolute
earthly sovereign Of his subjects: never for one
moment did He recede from this authoritative sta
tion preserved it in washing the feet Of His dis
ciples He preserved it in answer to the officers
who struck Him for this very department TO the
High Priest, He preserved it in the agony of His
ejaculation on the Cross Father forgive them, for
they know not what they do" He expressly de-
cared Himself the Prince Of this world and the
Son Of God" He spoke as one having authority,
not only 10 His dsci Pies but TO His mother to His
judges to Plate the Roman Governor, to John the
Baptist, His precursor and there is not in the four
Gospels, one act, not one word recorded Of Him,
| lexcepting His communion with God that was not
direct or implied assertion Of authority. He
said to His disciples, Learn of me, for Am meek
and owly of heart !" &c. but where did He ever
say to them, learn OF lac for am tame aud ab-
jectl There is certainly nothing more strongly
marked in the precepts and example of Christ
than the principle of stubborn and inhexible re-
sstsnce against the impulses of Others to evil he
taught His disciples to renounce everything that 10
counted enjoyment upon earth to take up their
cross" and to suffer i'll treatment, persecution and
death for His sake. What else is the book Of the
"Acts of the Apostles" than a record of the faith.
fitness with which these chosen ministers of the
Gospel carried these iDjunctions into execution
Ia the conduct and speeches Of Peter, John and
Paul is there anything that could justly be called
"tame or sbject1" Is there anything indicating
a resemblance 10 the second Glars OF character into
which DIR. Paey divides all mankind If there is
| a character upon historical record distinguished by
| a bold inhexible tenacious and intrepid spirit it
is that Of Paul 1t was to such characters only, that
the commission to " teach all nations could be
committed with certainty of success. Observe the
impression of Christ in His charge to Peter "a
rock) and upon this rock will build my Church
and the gates Of hell shall not prevail against it
| Dr. Paleys Christian is one Of those driveers,
who. to use a vulgar phrase, can never say no, to
! ANYBODY The true Christian is the "Justum ct
| tenacem proposit virum" of Horace, the man who
10 just and steady to his purpose) The combina-
ton OF these qualities, essential to heroic char
acter, with those of meekness, lowliness Of heart
and brothery love, is what constitutes that moral
| perfection Of which Christ gave an example in
| Hs own life and to which He commands His dis
ciples to aspire. Endeavor my dear son, to dis
cipline your heart, and to govern your conduct by
these principles thus combined be meek, be gen
tie be kindly affectionate to all mankind not ex.
cepting your enemies but never be tame or alb
| ject never give way to the pushes OF impotence,
or show yourself yielding or complying to preju-
! dice. wrong medicines, or in,ractability, which
would lead draw you astray from the dictates OF
your own conscience, and your own sense OF
right; " till you die, let not your integrity depart
| from you build your house upon the rock, and
then let the rains descend and the floods come, and
the winds blow and beat upon that house-"it
shall not fall, il will be founded upon rock" So
promises your blessed Lord and Master and so
prays your afectonate Father,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.