New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-08


ana these persistent Interests stand the porch to
seize han and hurry him away And 80 with hi n. the
geVy Z I,se man meal aud The rEneut more than ile
The preached word, telling him to-day thu, he IL spis
drifting into eternity. means nothing the EoriTs elsc
ric lips, announcing. Monday morhinZ thu; Co,toa
has advanced in Liverpool, means everything
Now here Is the e-c's error repeated fr,r, the
/ other eide and. have already said PRODUCING a
much fnfs result--here Religious Interest, and
the claims Of the world put snta ,onisri Simply
becsuse the claims Of the world are put flren5s,
Whereas the order Of true hfe spritusl things are
real end supreme IL Is estmatd BY tho stanlsris
controlled By the sanctions and used to the ends Re-
hsion that the world il truly known, lived in, and
joyed Thst interest which these uprearei walls shel,sr
and represent must be siewise occasional later
est but spirit and sanctliy in the whole life else life
u perverted. and chaotic, and mean IL must ne psi
mary and not secondary else there Is antSgonism
between Religion and the world. and they cannot De
reconcied Tie Principles and the Sentiments which
confess and breathe here in this Mount OF c. nnun
ion this Retreat Prayer must enable Us 70 live above
the world cannot truly live in IL This l. the r.
stion OF RELIGION the great FIELD OF life and acton all
around U.s. and this is point which wish specially to
Illustrate.
FAY then in the rst place that we must live ADORE the
world order RRdrsidRilt The Astronomer who sees
the earth swinging in the immenfy ofspace, compre
bends only it. lttenes, but It's value better than
the clown who believes 10 be vast plain liked upon
unknown foundations and walled in by the horizon.
AZ wide il the difference OF between the
to whom this world Is everything and him who seesit
in connection with eternal realities Ia moral a. well
physical the higher the place Of our vision
the more comprehensive our view. he who regards
human lie from a spiritual stand poin-, detects Us
scope ard lis relations better than ne who l. level
with lie sensual phenomena The realities OF the mar
kst and the exchange sppear colossal cover the whole
disc Of sight If keeps face 70 face with them but
he sscends the watchtower Of mediation. they
dwndle. And if from the elevation Of Religious uth
he s better able the relations OF this life he
to interpret the meaning o. = different dspensat ms
The more knows OF any science, the clearly
does he comprehend its elementary principles mas
ter OF geology chemistry teach its rudiment bet
ter than but little advanced He exactly
seize the points OF adaptation and his method Is more
varied and flexible The entire field of Illustration lies
open before him. and the problems that puzzle other
solved by his more comprehensive knowled e. 80
he who knows most VI Religion vaich is the Divine
Science of existence under sauds best the commoncst
phases end the smallest incidents Of life He percesves
the grandeur of duty. the meaning Of acton he value
If an hour. In reference TO the great plan in which
they work, he that the largest partial
but parts Of thai plan, the smallest great Provi
dencc and spiritual education. and iumOrto ends
illustrated in the huinbe-t individual lot well "a in
the grand march OF History. Such n man has key TO
life, while another knows not even ia alphabet Ia all
this battle enterprise this eager striving TOR TODD and
raiment, how many are there who know not why they
here nor for what they are living VINO, II their
practical eldeayOrs sincere expression OF tnelr
souls. have explanation OF the word 10 give but
| most superficial and anomalous one.
Moreover, this faith in Eternal 'alltes gives one
penetrating insight He pierces TO the core OF tnnys
and knows their real worth. Many iancied good for
which struggle and die docs not cost him An aspi
ration. Many Il station which thousands have 20 reach
/ he would not if offered TO him He discovers
the poverty that is hidden under sken robes and the
selfdegIadatOn of him who rides upon the waves OF
popular honor. Recognizing the noble uses OF money
he knows how easily it becomes chain and a canker
for the soul how little real happiness purchase
end how meacery it fts u for the grave. AMI whin
he tests the holowness OF cOnvenonalsm the tJrnll
ties of politics and creeds the folly Of popular dcluson
and the unwothness Of popular idols when he detects
tie envy, and pride and fase-heartedness that are
malked in the gsenng couteses success
OF the chaIlssn the selfconcet that strucks clothed
in little brief authority the distinction that gids the
strsigltened forehead Of the fool = when thus say
with clear spiritual vision he penerstes this swarming
hive OF Humanity and looks at the heart OF what val
he would often laugh IN mOckery were not genuine
Religion more allied to pity than to scorn. but the
/ Christian cannot be a cynic he Cannot rest IA
mean, gloomy view Of life. That insigh
which discovers the tooprevslent vanity OF human
pursuits and baseness OF human motives also recognizes
the worth of the soul and the intrinsic dignity that an
imGtos the great drama OF existenceperceivesi In the
most debased spirits the forecast OF Immortality In the
poorest performance the work of 4 deathless nature
with all It's evil there is nothing in human life to mock
at; much deplore 10 pity, tOblame and to love Take
this ft rcprest native Of the word-a great city Per
haps will tell us that It's dlsheartening ana prohc
In all its aspects and that ii would have thoughts
elevated and refreshed must go into the country M
face the works of Nature But among these orlck walls
and beaten streets spiritual mind will find the grandcst
poetry These walls themselves the archite cture
imperis1able thoughtthese streets are Scared by the
treadings Of quenchless aspiration Despite al the
wickedness and that hudde nj the corners and SINK
in the lanes in spite of the corruption that sagnate5
under many OF these roofs, Gods browning work Nan,
il here-the great elic Of human life here with AL s
diversity And al that encourag in humanity here,
wildly set forth by the very contrasts that scken
and az pal US Among these jOsting and unscrupu0us
Interests walk the front of Honor and the dignity o
honest Toll Here IL Innocence all the more be utigi
in the dark, setting of impurlty AROUND H. Here u
Virtue fresh in its victory these near temptations
Here the patient face Of Affection going forth on its
mission If duty and Fastening homowsrd with the fruits
of its endurance Here is Wealth, sdncthed by unOs
tentsous beneyolence Here Poverty glorined oy ne
gicn Look upon the busy day After all an artery
of mutual goodwill connects these Isolated Dterestss
common heart bsars beneath this selfish crust Look m
1T NIGHT and see the domestic sancttes that twine all
around the stony hesred city-,ountsins OF love mat
vOrldlness canr0t choke up the blessing OF mutual
help and the cheeTulnes OF content Go abroad az
midnight, when Labor ID at rest and even Crime IS
gorced 10 sleep The scattered lights that flicker from
those upper windows show where Duty watches by the
bedside Of sickness and Faith the lamp OF prayer
And surely the City with all it, guilt and sordidness,
will appear anything but mean and unintereslng TO YOU
When you euber that here thousands Work out tne
problem OF life and that these sunbcring hosts
full many spirit, just released from that problem Is
this hour hitting 10 its God
Depend upon IT, my friends, they who are down upon
the dead level Of the world entirely merged IN its cares
and intereste do not comprehend IL the best Their
knowledge oft Of which they boast go much, is but
conventional knowledge They understand the super
fetal drift Of things they are familiar with the workings
Of certain routine they skiliu with the fence ana
foil Of sharp and selfish operations; but 70 un1erssni
life 20 undertand the world 20 throw 10 interests INTO
perspective, TO be aDo 10 sec 10 the care VI ~
and ehtly 20 handle it and treat It, and therefore 10
truly I've IN i-a men must have the inspiration Of
Prhplc that lifts HIM above it-he must De strong
enough 10 IKE it up in hs hand and balance It a"'inst
the Eternal mmensties r. must have an eye clear
enough to see the gres:ess q it1 familiar things; he
nu have heart big enough to take IL IN with quick
and consecrating sympathy. And this Faith and Lore
without which cannot truly understand the worl1,
are Ct Religion and if we would comprehend al the'9
/ things srnong which placed, we muft GEEK and
know This frat.
But observe, in tie next place, that he who lives
above the world Il qualified make the best use Of IT,
de does not .et 90 far above il 70 lose sight Of IT,
While calculating the paraax Of eternity he reneIn'
befs ta his feet upon the earth Nothing can be
more fa acious the idea that Religion units one for
The common work Of life For, in the irst place, Re
qiou hos this relation 70 the world that il reveals me
tue dignity Of Work By many, Labor Is regarded
merely the instrument Of soTdid advantage or as
scmelhng 10 be borne, Ike pain or disease and es