Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-08-23

no ulsllnVllon III rdHk' Dut kHeTc is 4 u HeF-
ence in mental endowmen,s, and beautifully
hath Willis described it -
The low,
Ofife time is a graduated scale
And deeper than the vaniies Of power,
Or the vain pomp OF glory, there is writ
A sanlsId measuring its worth for lea zen
The pathway to the grave may be The same
Al! the proud man shall tread IT, and the
low,
With his bow 'dheal, shalt bear him company
Decay viii make no difference, and death,
With his cold hand, shall make no difference;
Aud there will be no ptecedeuce of power,
In waking at tie coming trump o! God
Bu in he temper of the invisible mind
The go!ike aud unlying intellect,
Tacfe are Distinction that will live in heaven,
When time is a forgot n circun stance
he elevated brow of kin viii lose
The impress Of regain, and the slave
viii wear his INN jrtalty as free,
Beside the crystal waters but the lcpth
or glory in the attributes Of God,
Hiil measure ne capacities Of mind
nd as the angels differ, will tie ken
Ol gifted spirits gloriiy him more
, Il is lie $ mystery. The soul of man
Creatch lis Cwn destiny Of powA
hnd, as he trial is nteuser here,
Ills beiag ha,ha nobier strength in heaven.
The influence of these different grades of
society Is The same in proportion as men paw
homage 10 those who compose them. The
Imita.ors cf each arc the influenced, and just
rs they respect outward parade, and show
delenle to Ihosa who make il, are they under
the control Of these different grades, and sub
init themselves TO degradation which is as
humiliaiing as il is contemplate. 1t is use
less to deny but that this influence is potent
il was it is an error Of humanity which the
most worthy have TO struggle with, and find
j, difficult to overcome. 1t is as penetrating as
the degrees Of heat and cod il operates
upon those VITO dream not OF ii, and its con-
guests, on many, are so impercsptblc as not
TO be discovered by n man even long after he
has become victim TO The folly which his
better Judgment should despise. In s or;, its
influence is almost co-eXtens We with humanity
for It is one ct lis most unmlstaka5i1 attrI-
Lutes it runs through every avenue, and II
will never be vanquished until truth conquers
error, aud man learns liie's noblest lesson.
which is
" To love III virtue for itself,
All na.ure for its breathing evidence
AM, when the eye hath seen. aud when the
car
Hath drunk the boaul,lul harmony of IT,,
world,
It's Il humble the imperfect mind,
And Kan he broken 81 init upon God.
This is the mastery herosm Of life this
is the triumph Of humanity over the material
ism that degrades II to the level Of brutality
and when lis nobest efforts have been made,
in the spirit Of martyrdom even, a song oI
triumph shall echo over his once sin.baptisec
WOE d, and its sweetest notes shall be chant
ed by hearts that have longest moaned in
agony, and been mos deeply pierced by OPP
preston.
The responsibility of these different grades
is as fearful as their influence is potent. There
are inconcruities IN life which bafIle man 6
comprehension some dive deeply into all
the excuses Of fashion and folly. following in
the train of the claus We have described, with
as mpious a defiance as that which controlled
I've when she cha lcn5cd O,nnipotence, aud
thus barertd her pos;erity Tor the qualification
of her will.
IL life is real then does our future happi-
ness dcperd exclusively upon the manner in
which every single moment is improved
II life is fiction, then II maiieis not how
tine is pass d, for present enjoyment is all
that can be re'ped from it. These are the
Two positions and the only ones, Tor there is
no middle ground no believing the doctrines
of the bible, no acknowledging the fundamcn-
il principles Of reyealedlregion, and at the
same time serving the Devil, and wiuking at
God by acts Of cold charity and formal pray
els. Dancing unit within fifteen minutes Of
10 o'clock Saturday nigh, and then knecling
IN Church sunday will not answer tn re.
requirements OF Divine law. Prayer, under
such circumstances is a mockery to Him who
cannot err. Ifihe ftiute is so momentous
with fate, the time assigned US here cannot
be TOO constantly improved in preparation for
that which is TO come. Our accountability Is
increased By the extent of our In1uoncJ and
the nature Of our gifts.
Fearful Is / Is condition Who only has him.
selfto guide, and stands free from the world
bttenble beyond description IS his who con-
irols the destlnles of Others. Not only shall
ne be h-H accountable er h.s osG life. bni