Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-01

On all that is remedilesS
san hang thy g9lte wells;
And make thy charities a dress,
When other foliage faa.
The sharp bare points of niortaIiot
With kindly growths oerspread;
Some blessing on what pleases not,
Some lie on what is dead
UPWARD TENDENCIES OF THE SOUL.
From the birth
ofmortal man, the sovereign Maker said,
That not in humble nor in brief delight
Not in the fading echoes Of Renown,
Powers purple rIbes, nor Pleasures fowery lap,
Tie ul should find enjoyment but nom these
Turning dsddinful . al equal good,
Through all he ascsnt Of things enlarge her view,
Till every bound at length should disappear,
Aud inIiuite perfection Close tns sc@ne,
PuR1TY.--This is an indispensable requisite
to good character. Purity OF thought, Of
speech, Of conduct, should be scrupulously
adhered to BY every man who desires q tair
reputation. All, how many there are who call
themselves gentlemen, honorable meAI men OF
character aud standing, who are guilty Of
offences against purity, which ought to ex-
clude them from the society of the respectful
aud virtuous. How many young men, who
think themselves lit company Tor the alniable.
and pure, and lovely OF the other sex, who
ought not to breathe the same air with our
daughters and sisters, and who would not be,
if they were thoroughly known by the COM
munity generally, as they are by few. How
many WHO, III the presence OF women in our
social circle, will hatter aud compliment, with
the most obseluious manifestations OF respect,
and in the most insinuatlng manner, who,
among Their male associates, will speak Of
women III the most d.sres yectful and Insulting
manner, with gross familiarity and unblush-
ing coarseness. When | hear young man
/. a,
preston toward the female sex, or making
them the subject OF some vulgar allusion, or
indecent double elteldfe, put a mark upon
him as not to be trusted. The highest respect
and consideration for woman, is a mark OF q
noble character.
RELIGION AND PoLIrIcs.--The celebrated
| Robert Hail. in his admirable article entitled,
| "Christianity consistent with love Of Free
| dom, uttered the following opinions, which
! are especially pertinent to the present state Of
| affairs among us.
Though Christianity does not assume any
immediate dlrection in the affairs of govern
ment, it ineu those duties and recommend
| that spirit which will ever prompt US to cher
ish the principles of freedom. 1t teaches us
| to check every selfish passion, to consider
ourselves as parts of a great community, and
to abound in all the fruits of an active benevo-
| lence. The particular operation of this prin-
ciple will be regulated by circumstances as
they rise, but our obligation to cultivate it is
clear Ii we are bound to protect
neghbor or even all enemy from violence, to
give him raiInent when he is naked, or food
whel he is hungry, much more ought we
(ministersJ to do our part toward the preser-
Walton OF free government, the Gully basis on
which the enjoyment OF these blessings can
securely rest. He who breaks the letters of
slavery and delivers a nation from thraldoin,
forms IA my opinion, the nobest comment on
the great law of love, while he distributes tho
greatest blessing which none can receive from
man, bat next to that is the merit Of HIM who,In
times like the present, watches over the edi-
flee OF public liberty, repairs its foundations
and strengthens its cement when he beholds
it hastenihg TO decay Christian Iatetti-
geneer.
ELEGANT ExTRAcT.-The grandeur of mans
nature turns to insignihcance all outward dis
tiletlons His powers of intellect, OF con-
scence, of love, OF knowing God, OF pcrceiv-
ing the beautiful, of acting Oh his own mind,
on outward nature, and oil his fellow crea-
lures ~ these are glorious prerogatives. =
Through the vulgar error Of undertaking
what IS common, we are apt, indeed, to pass
these by as OF but little worth. But as III the
is the mo t precious.
Science and art may invent splendid modes
of eliminating the apartments OF Inc opulent;
but these are all poor aud worthless compared
with the common light which the sun sends
into our windows, winch he pours freely, i'm
partially, owes hill and valley, which klndles
daily the eastern and western sky , and SO tina
common lights Of reason, and conscience, and
love, are OF more worth aid dignity than the
rare endowme1ts which give celebrity to
few ChaDssslsg.
AN ELoouESr ExrRAcr.--The sea is the
largest of cemeteries, andits slumherers sleep
without monument. AL grave yards in al
other lands show some symbol of distinction
between the great aud the small. the rich AID
the poor but iii that ocean cemetery the king
and the clown, the prince and the peasant arc
all alike .undistinguished. The wa es roll
over all--the same reluieo song by tn. min
strelsy of the ocean, sung to their honor. -
Over their remains the same storm beats, and
the same sun shines and there, unmarked,
the weak and the powerful, the plumed and
unhonored, will sleep OH, until awakened BY
the same trump when the sea Will give up its
dead. s
ANGER.--As the whirlwind in its fury tear
eth up trees, aud deformeth the face Of Ma
ture, or as an earthquake in its CONCLUSIONS
overturneth cities; SO the rage OF an auArY
man throweth mischief around him; danger
and destruction wait on his hand.
But consider and forget not thine own weak
ness; SO shalt thou pardon the failings of
others.
Loyo1A's PREAcHtwG.--Wh Lcyola com.
menced his sermon. breathless silenearei9ned
through the church; as he went ON there WA
perceptble pre- ssurs towards pulpit si2hs
soon became audible on every side; then these
signs saelled into sobs, aud sohs into Rroans.
Some fell on the pavements Is ifhfsless. Once
and again al obdurate offender hithsrto OBJ
durate pushed forward. threw himself at the
feet of the preacher as he lett the pulpit. and
with convulsiye struggles. made loud con-
e sai.ln of his crimes - Ilanlnf.t 4 LauQia.