New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-27

welcomes. H. II - ~ 49, -
as fis talent which be snoll aT'5i - 80
-, ,,sn has the elemel.s ot destruction si'sA
hin, with the char-s Occ-py 81. cone
". r,.gst law anotler illustrator from ; '--5
ofthe great Poets who gl'ted ~iln "a l-i.es -
i,.oi,ed snS capable o. eievarlnz ma zina' nae
,rf.e and the recog aitloa 0i their ooisstion' %
"a ,uised their exercise oi those s1PeF.ol en-
d. meats have perverted and pros--t-tel iAeii
~ ,be bare purpose ~ iuesming the Sors. pas
ssoas and sspping the foundations Of ploAc mo-
rality l:-L 49,.
These have not 6Aed the place ior which iney
were designed
~. z,i,b ins,.Dces Of the evident perversion sld
.buse ~ talents means and Influence. here yol
vii md nan Of properly under no necessity
~ entering into business FOR nls support yet con-
rribgtiDg no quota for the genera. good not once
copcsiving ~ his personal responsibility . Cd
Tor the wealth with which he = charged hol
Wi md young lady havIn. 600 occasion % iaoof
f0r her support. with Tall Command oi her time
having received the most accomplished e1lca-i,n'
with ampe resources a. her disposal yet inter
isg away her time a. the opera aud Al the dAnce.
not once Dreaming tbstshe owes anything o. those
O. her own sex Wbo are t0iAn- without compel.
saiion or D. the poor and needy % whom she
might become a. angel of mercy
Occasionally man appears o DC thrown ny
force o. circumstances or % fae by some pecul Ar
talent OF s9-s.tness into station which - above
Of circ1msrsnces msy keep back AZ Individual
from biz appropriate sphere. Men % not az a. ;
md a. rsi ne place for nch they are best httel
Sill, oar general proposition holds. namely
that each individual has place 70 al in the word
"A part 70 act upon the stage % HE
There is a certain grade o. int lect-tnere are
certain pecUhsrties Of cono.tOn, Of influence oiue
and circumstances, allotted % each iHdiclvld4al
which constitutes his spa>rs snd finding him
self IN that sphere. ne 70 nj Il 70 the utmost ex-
tent OF tbs ability IS DIS contribution - the grand
totsl of bonan progress AID happiness Bat ine
sphere into which man a thrown - clrc1nstances
q Mt always that which be : % Be restricted
Iufaeuce aud responsibility are not hereditary
Ike trades and occupations IN China snd ssnefA.iy
10 those committees where caste Frrsalis n9r NE
titles aud honors 10 az aristocrscy
man may 10 some sense snaps on a ours Oh
lie for himself and may rise y sphere lar above
that ia which ne - hrst placed The poor printer
boy b. the dilgeIt sse O; the talents which God
has gwen him. become the pnilos0pher-draV the
hxhtnings from the skies-may become n states
man, 20 frame laws and constitutions iOr great
people, and may stand ss a. smoassa1or before
kings, their equal True, ia the highest sense, toe
way Of man is not IL himself IL Is not IN mar
that wsiketh 70 direct his steps There are unseen
Influences that surround There are intangible
motives that lead "a. forward. There !. Divinity
that shapes our ends And yet Il IS tor Us q yield
d motives OF % reject them-t0 follow the IntIms-
the convic,io1s Of duty or % struggle assinstthem
TO choose either Of two or OF ssvera courses r,st
are before and thus 70 TX our position for lie
la respect to tie time. the place and the c.rcum.
stances IN which we enter upon our existence
here, we have no voice and no responsibility
neither have we with respect 70 our early training
Bat by-and-o BY there comes a time when, passing
from under parents and tutors. we assume resPou-
sIDIllties for Ourseives-when the guardian seails
Of our infancy, with lingering footsteps. BIDS Us
adieu, and leaves the helm o. hies destiny Ia our
hands. Then & "a thst we decide, as intelligent
and accountable creatures, what place we sbs.4
occupy aud what influence We shall exert on the
erea, plan Of the Creator. The range OF our choice
may be limited. Not every place viii be within
our reach. But there - place for us-s place n
which we can make the best use OF our talents and
our time, and cause them 10 tell upon mankind
We must study the teachings OF Providence and
study own qualifications TIL We have sscer-
tanned " bat that place IS theneudeavor 70 occupy
II as servants no must render al account
First Of all, We must act rightly in whatever po-
sitlOn we are. We must not SIT ode because We
are not quite suited 70 plan nor plan 20 US.
We must endeavor - improve 10 the utmost the
opportunities actually enjoy. Above al, W.
must perseyere IN the way OF right-doing We
must improve the openings Of Providence, watch
ing for them studying them. We must commit
ourselves " the uooer impulses OF our hearts, and
60 forward IN the way that seems 70 be marked
for as.
The place in which We find ourselves may MT
be the place which We should prefer. Il may not
be position Of great wealth or power, or that
admits of wide spread influence. The necessity
OF procuring support and the facilities that are
offered for meeting this trstw must 60 isr o.
determine the place Of our abode. aud the nature
of our occupation. But wc are not seat into the
world merely to gain livelihood We are mora
DEMONSTRATING a character 10 form for eternity
We are subjects Of Gods moral government
We are members of society, and Ia these rcla
tons there IS place Tor each 10 hil work Tor
tanl.y ennobies a man Il he have but adopted
the great spirit of benevoleuce. as a co.worker
with God. God has work Tor him 70 do there.
where the Providence OF God hath cast him and
has work, however humble II may be in human
estimation, may be ennobled By It's results 10 eter
nity. We should be careful tn sreiore. not to un
dervalae any position IA which We may mad our
selves cast but 10 make that position all that il IS
capable OF beng made As peiut OF Influence
You Will rccollect that the great Italian master
Oh the violin attained his proud prominence mere
" by improving the poor facilities that he enjoyed.
Shut up IN prison with no companion but his Ia.
stgument and ~ length each string of that iustru-
msnt broken but one, he learned-this resource his
only amusement-so execute harmOlIes unknown
- the art and came out Of prison o. be the teacher
Of the musical world.
The revelations OF the final DAY will disclose g.
as tue TACT that the Influences most potent az shah
ins the destiny OF our race have often been secret
and anobseUed-ior the secret things belong g.
God that asphere apparently too limited tor any
thing more than the ordinary routine OF lie ln
reality the center Of asystem controlling the move
ments OF bodies IN wider spheres-swsyIng the
greater motions BY the less, snd sweepins It's IN
aGenee over the nations and down the ages.
Who can compete the influence OF the Christian
mother IN the ludicioGs training Of her children
IL Is said in connection with the disung uished
violnist. 10 whom l have referred, that hs mother
was splendid vocalist and that as she was dy.
ing. her son oontrived by means OF her tube. IL
serted into her mouth t. catch her last breath
thar II fingered as an enchantment with hun.
SO that her friends could ever afterwards
recognize the tones OF her voice. TINS Of
course 70 iancligl, bat 10 Is suggestive O! monica
toos truth. Many man VINO has come forward
helping the race 10 its highest contamination.
In the love and nosiedge OF God. has acted under
influence received In infancy. impeled by the
lingering tones OF mothers VOICE. breathed into
his seQl In the last day We shall trace al actions
10 their causes. we shall discover these secret
springs 20 have been the most poteat Of al. tie who
picked up a ragged chld IN the streets OF London.
brought him % the sabbath School. clothed hun,
bore with his rOushne>s and lMpertlne nee, won