Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-01-17

which will be most likely--io injure him. A man
may have eminent qualities Of mind, and yet be
sadI, wanting in the cardinal virtues Oft heart
the indiscrirninatc commeniatioa OF such an one
cannot be sincere, since II is not truc--and there
fore must be huriu TO ourselves nor anything but
hurtful to him. seeing that its tendency must be To
cover up from his notice those faults which all his
shining abilities, in the sight Of God, will not re-
deem. We have NJ more rightto depart from the
trr,h ia speaking smooth things to n man, than we
have in ut,ering bitter things Of him. 81 far as
the Truth = concerned, the evil ia the same, on
which ever side we leave it. And the probability
is that il we disregard it, in the way OF compliment
at one time, we shall equally disregard it, in the
way Of sian Ter, at another. Our great aim should
b, to speak what is justly true, what we believe,
and wha, we feel, obcdient at all times to the voice
Of conscience and then, while we shall dare to
utter but little that is evil Of neghbor, we shall
yield him that need Of praise which is his due, and
which, ifhc turn it to his hurt, cannot but rebound
to our credit and inward satisfaction. Let us be-
ware, then, that we lie not to another" even
in the pleasant and honicd words Of compliment
and fattey.
We pass on now, in the last place, to another
form under which falsehood presents itself, and
that is disamulation. To seem to be, by our own
design and effort, what not ,that, too, is
falschood. The actual hypocrite, the dsscmblcr
on principle, practiscs this form Of the vice in its
completeness. His life is continual lie, the ex'
ternal being all aoug at variance with the interna-
But would fan hope that such miserable men are
few. Much more frequently will one meet with
those who are playing part for a season, and to
some particular end. Others, again, vii
strive to appear better than they are, either by
exhorting others to nm high degree Of virtue, or
by assuming that outward mien which is thought
to betoken it. The opposite Of this conduct is
snglencss Of heart, that simplicity Of character
which acts out honestly what it is or rather,
which seeks to appear well before men, by endeav-
oring approve itself first in the eyes Of Cod.
And just this is most praise worthy, receiving
the highest ccmmendation in the Scriptures OF
truth, so every deviation from it falls below the
standard Of frcctitude, and is open to its measure
of blame. If he is the only "true Israelite" who
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it, are so far forth false, and have therefore need
To repent themselves oftheir sin, and turn with
their whole heart unto the Lord Alas how few
among us are gutless in one degree or another, Of
this species ofiaschood. Aud yet, perhaps, i, is
n crime Of which most men do not evca suspect
themselves. And il they set before them a con.
summate imposter, and compare themselves with
him, they may have reason for such an opinion.---
But if thy take Nathaniel as their standard, il
they consider the requirement Of God, that they
should be "upright in heart" without the slightest
,ingc Of" hypocrisy and deceit" thcn ifthcy have
any knowledge at all of what they arc, they will
confess that they have greatly erred from the truth,
and sinners, in this matter, before the Lord cx.
cecdingly. II is not by measuring ourselves with
those below us, that we discern our true character;
but by comparing what we arc with their excel
lcnce whom Ged has pronounced perfect, or even
with that summit Of all excellence. the holiness Of
God Himself. 1t is not without good ground
therefore, that caution you against this form Of
ialschood. ] might not be able to lay my finger on
single point in your histories, against which may
be brought the charge Of Discrimination; but so long
as you arc conscious that you not guilooss, as
Christ guilecss, so long you cannot lay your
hand upon your heart, aud say, that wha, you have
been before God you have been in the sight Of
men, and that only, there is reason both why you
should be cxhorcd to repentance for sins past, and
also warned against falling into this crime in the
time to come. As you woull b. perfect, be with.
out guile
Such are some Of the ways in which men depart
from the truth, without often admitting it to them.
selves In all these, therefore, as well as in the
more direct and palpablc ones, my cxhortaton to
yous, that, " putt ing away lying, yc speak every
man truth with his ncighbor for we are members
one Of another" Yes as, were it possible, you
would not allow one part Of your body to deceive
another, 30 let not ono member ofthe great family
Of man impose upon another. Society is bound
together by this dependence 1t is built upon that
trust which one man rcposes in his fellow destroy
mat, and the whole framework would cumble in
to ruins. Let us, therefore, do nothing to weaken
1t let us rather honor and strengthen it, by abol-
lshing from our conduct and conversation every
scmbancc Of deceit, and speaking the highest,
strictest truth, whether it be to for evil or for
good. What strange position doth the liar occu-
py coward towards men, but brave towards
God reversing that divine saying, L" Fear not
them Itch kill the body, but arc not able to kill
the soul Va, .,ar Him, rather, who is able to dcs-
troy both body and soL in hell" The truthful
man, humble before God, and ever fearful lest he
incur His displeasurc, is bold as lion before his
fellows, daring their hatred, and anger, and rage,
it may be, rather than sin against his Maker. His
heart, encrced with the triple armor Of conscious
rcctitudc aod Gods approval, and Gods strength,
fears not to execute the right, though in so doing
he .lefct all his enemies Be, then, honest hon.
est towards thysclf, thy God thy fellow.
" Let all thy converse be sincere,
Thy conscience as the noon-day clear"
Let thy words be the true reflection of thy
thoughts and character, weighed before spoken
and spoken in the integrity Of thine heart. "The
lip Of truth shall be established forever but w.
ing tongue is but for a moment" These are
the things that ye shall do, speak ye every man
the truth To his neighbor execute the Judgment
OF truth and peace in your gates and let none Of
you imagine evil in your hearts against his
ucighbor and love no false oath for all there
things that hate. saith the Lord"
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