New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-05


Ny text it found in Jeremiah, Xiv, A.
%! Do rot this tho u--stie thias wheh hats-'
Naly deeds have always been noble IN the eyes OF
al men; for example Generosity, which hss had
Ike the music of the spheres, an aiipervading
quality 10 delight It has been equally appreciated
hy the Indian in bis forest the volatile frenchnan
tie German the Englishman, and the American
There is another class of deeds. Which are viewed
according 90 the caprice Of fashion, and IN this way
things. iarinsically right made disrePutable oy
custom; ard ae.in thI Is ntIinsiCaly wrong sane
toned by tie unstable rule. But the real charac
ter Of any act remains unchanged, whether CON
5enred or upheld by popular opinion there Is
licler standard than that opinion. namely: the
no,ire, cLd tie unclauecAtle moral law, Nhen
tie jaws EEL into idolatry. they exalted the
worship of idols into something praiseTohy; baI God
sCIt POP he's. ezcisimnE as N the tex, 10 h|t ms
al Cuinttle thing which hate SIN may become honor
Glc in the eyes Of men, but it, nature low and sToven
is is baseDess il grows ont OF On norinate love
al fegracatiOn il oTccts God in rcuembrance o.
sef and all tits i to advance the petty interests OF the ~
a. Cmy 10 l. Of no value than TIE least Of me MI
roEs wlo.e rights and happiness he waniony destroys
Thus, God Is wrong thloue the w.ols done % rs emil
drer, end lie violation Of lis good AID ~ Partial laws
ma " n - @-.,,loue itOyah 10 enhrone win al ~
~rtrrdIt-iercss The name Z the miscr has becom
liz word aid Kissing among men; his habits are carca
ma frd himself drawn On. ~ sfiigv bv many one
10 i bGsey avGricious Of other good than money
on which he has his heart. All sin. under whatever
Iioieus shape il may conceal ITSELF despeaDe. 1t may
lie sided by custom till Il looks almost Ike genuine gold
Int whose ke i as such i made rs vicIin Persons
ffaver on rooad cars are often arrested by boy, who
vires. almost vorcinc on tears Buy this gold pcncl-l
found IT, But tits velder Of gold pencils which are
wsvs lot lie fo nd ready to cock hfs eye knowingly
n lint from You II you understand tie trek lie walks
away and seeks another customer 80 VIZ AZ ,e slss OF
he Day they Of base metal and surroPtious origin
o,d canrot be the test OF understanding scrutiny
rok al them steadily aid they fade into the domln of
Our sul ect then is tie mean end abOmnable natu.o Of
sin We shall Has this by examples Of specific sins
ard for contrast Il all dwell on the exalted character OF
WlTes'n looks honorable and genteo men win embrace
Z MT Let lis tue nature be known and they VIII az soon
t,ke tcads and thirds for compeniors as her0or H.
ThousaTds viii indulge in fashionable sans when are just
rs wicked as stealing who would moi for their right hand
b. found thieyIg Public opinion, as wei as law con
dlmI hC latter but tear OH the SILVER ven Oh any s'h
aid YOU VII equally It's Mokanna face. Sander IS IN
vogue Lodes sigh over the story Of sisters iau
ircs Int while they s.h weave another small piece INFO
tie web OF deigmatoni and men, m speaAz OF me lats
Crd, add ever little more untl the ouon'e groWsto
NJ Cnormou, stature Sl-Ider is agentemeny and lady IKE
sin but lock at It waIton moral iheiI; look at me
small covardy satisfaction it affords to the thief OF his
r. hbors GOOD fme Look the effect the listener
whose heart .s covered BY SANDER by plaster I'LL pity
has % oIouirg is FROM whose seEsiby Is poisoned
a. Cfectualy APPLICATION Of poisonous spanish lies
st C. the qigcTing flesh, while the poor victim pershes
ev bv III sc who might have helped him to outlve his
fs,t lis worse 10 purlon the fragments of character
alroldy shivelCd. th to steal our neighbors goods
However there s always this comfortable assurance, Il
am sorryl Mr. Somebody was my informant but cannot
give rs rame am very so ms Is no s amends sd Pc
vii not oCp u s pnons fail ard shall have scattered
h venom e1erywheie. The common thief may steal to
by bread end meet an animal necessity out thesahderer
pCas over The weakness Of others to graiiy moral de
ayy to which though nauseous he returns as dog 10
All IN may be made to resolve itsef into the crime
Ct theft for all sin consists in taking away good from
re source and aprropriang it, The liar steals truth and
ciyes TO the world a counterfeit The ayarous man roos
the uoor hoard up treasures which should he scattered
Ike COW drops over n multitude Of thirsty souls. The
gluten devours more than belongs to him. and gorges his
own stomach orgotful Of the starving crowds VINO nave
flLt t. enough OF Gods food to sustain tneir tanning
naurcs cCyetous di position would steal the moisture
fom his neichbors fields in time If drouh would plier
he negbor sunbeoms rather than gather his own ron
tic great Of sunlight In his heart he has already
stole noighbOT wife, his servant tDd ms mlid
servant his and his The eurdeFer steals me- the
tyraI liberty. Every sinner steals something anu all are
u moe IL an thieves.
hef in The palace or the cot is low lived; It de-
has The won Lip which humanity to virtue with the
me an doatiy pa self Oh give Us Light to see the
eld Us TO desuucton How beautiful the darkes aboni
raon cen be made 10 aIpearl Ii eenilcmanike thing
10 drnk wine Kings and Presidents have ennobed the
custm by III august patronege VINE the sParHiing
trIc If lie astooracy OF manhood Men drink and think
emsclves Gods, NOT remembering thai, piece BY piece
T. y immediate wlae'er OF godlAe l. N them
Veto sir 81 angel TO be told tlai men were making
Ic,crace Of the d,ed elixir Of madness he would turn
away incredulous Heppy angel! L. he knew the true
me ness of sin he would know that wine drinking Is 81
Nice vil all he rtst-that there Is sOundnesi IN IT, but
wounds and bruises ard putIid sores.
Agar look al tie spT OF casse arisocrauc PFlu: III
any 'f,lm T. as utterly devoid Of good and refined
tste rs q lock Of stone. Poetry il far removed from H.
and truo ,ue would hide ts faCe ia its presence LOOK
AZ The petty poI ular prejudice against color steadily in the
face quaint old writer speaks OF hFe hunersu ases
dancing on the point of cambrc needle OF the same
,ize sust be the soul of him preudced; grain OF
mustard seed in that mammoth pumpkin his great body
Let tits mfss Of eh be wrapped up in white skin ever
tbr leo that the real animal breaks through H. the
ovler OF thinks himself one OF nature aristocracy and
n little soul Cuyelops. borrowing pair OF teas wings
Lors NJ TO hight whence cornaly looks down upon
Tho whole oooIed You VIII be sneered at unless
ven weigh mird against little oolor.ns mater. Sin shows
iis smollct aspects in our peculiar prejudice May
Heaven alleviate our unnlfigeted stupidity,
1t Us turn 10 contemplate the pure character OF
Iofos e Us pass from the nire OF sin into the sunshine
rue ly beng purely shone upon Tie essence of all no
ines fstIess; and through the life OF pure man.
unseen angels stand around him. he kneels at the
oeahtod and hears the wftchs cry Of horror Can die
80 r' Draw near to the comforter; forgiveness gows
uron bis oouuonance Neghbos may have been wronyed
hut le good man seems 70 take all these wrongs TO him
self and rromies forgiveness. God has been wronged
but the good man have entersd into the heart OF
the D. " and Prom pardon where mere y tue repent
snoe Virtue stands ulmoved amid human insults, for
hers j. heavenly gain The holy man draws nourshment
from tie vine Of life while the sinner is parasite on the
tree of darkness The one Is bathed in dews from above
he other In ogs from the vile earth There are but two
casses the holy and he sinful and 10 the sinful there Is
lut one resource, the Throne Of Eternal Virtue.
The preacher concluded with brief but most elo-
euent and touching prayer.
Nh CLARK then sang Montgomery sacred poem
A poor. wsy-fsrine man Of grief"
,ouuded On the saying of Christ, Mathew XIV, Az
Isssuueh a. ye Of the least these Disciples
We did it unto me-
and then. with brief benedctiOn the congregation
wss dismissed and its leyathan bulk gradually melted
away.