New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-14
SKETCHES OF SERMONS.
4" MANHOOD"

A DISCOURSE By SARAH PELLET GRADUATE OF oBERLiS.
Yesterday forenoon DISCOURSE as above, was delivered
at the Medical College in Fourteenthst. There were
from two to three hundred persons, male and female,
present Previous the address, Mss Pellet read th1Oth
and nth chapters Of Acts offering prayer before and az
ter the reading.
She then proceeded to deliver her address, of which the
following is sketch:
She said that she had chosen for text the 36h Of
the Xth chap of Acts But Peter took him up, saying,
stand up myself also am man" and explained the
verse historically and regarding Comeliuss intention,
which she considered be OF olary and Peters
humility which had been bitterly taught him IN his repent
ance for the denial of his masterwence his order to
Cornelius RISE and his recognition OF an equal manhood
between the jew and the GENTLE with full perception at
last the inspiring love and the aembracng extent OF
biz Christian Mission This text the speaker considered
the best for an Anti Sectarian, Anti Slavery, Anti
Clannh pass ishe connuedl to church-sanc-
toned prejudice prejudice based on
distinction OF coor although practice and Intercourse
the distinction is lost What speak OF Is prejudice OF
experimentation men fjure they hate, unless they seek
repair the injury DONE On these shores OF ours the
vision of Peter vig real fulhTneDt for here
all nations commngleG-Saxon Cet swiss German, Arab,
jew Chnamen yet here have not yet learned TO throw
down the wall II partitions we have not learned to say
with Peter OF truth God Is respecter Of per-
sons" This will continue TIL remove the Our
foI eign population will be cannish until teach them
respect themselves Danish the whisky bottle until
teach children look theirs Of themselves. The
African too will be separated IN )ugh among till
teach them 10 respect themselves; until throw down
the dividing wall blot the word white from Consttu
ton, and give their portion in national
government Those only can be free who recog
nze the freedom Of other all free only in
proportion they recognize the freedom Of their fellows
in proportion they know and feel with Peter that God
is respeeer Of persons. His Jewish brethren found
fault with Peter for mixing with Gentes but the Apostle
ready TO defend himself DO Christians do the
camel Are they Christian enough because they attend
regularly 10 the duties prescribed by their Church
Do they remember that there duties also which they
owe to society," Do they not keep the hodcarrer
apart from hemselves Do they not always address the
mensl mental Whoever thus sets himself up above
his fellows is than Jew
Christianity commands that know the value Of
souls that may know the value Of the talents given
and them ourselves aad others. Selt-depreca
ton no, Christian humility the know and
spect ourselves, the shall discern worth in 9TH
and endeavor 70 create it in those who have not
thus will soul be perceived in every msn and wish
arse for its Infinite happiness through its infinite deye
opment in goodness. Society which by kicks, cuffs,
and snobbshness beats of the criminal all manly
piraons is responsible he for his condition uni
versa haer Society respoeibe for the seihshness Of
the heart which il has taught 10 close IN a narrow
circle around s own instead of opening widely TO ALL
The poor man, however Responsible TO the extent Of his
gifts heed any rich be bameable for every rich
man heed not be Dtres, nor IL every poor LaZa-
The spirit of manhood does fsyors but
takes its rights and them for sef and humanity Ii
does avorsuue humanity cannot brook that
another should be dependent can bear de-
pencenee IN itse But the trail of the serpent is over
"as all" We inherit evis which must continue; but the
those make for ourselves In every barter OF
self the cheat on both sides for he who will sell himself
10 not worth anything; he will be a sneak The true man
VIII nee every temptation to loss Of dignity and make
change OF circumstance 70 the prayer lead
not INTO temptation, unless where the utility Of meeting
AID overcoming temptation Ia worth the encounter.
Danger IA behalf OF duty true manhood neve. felrs.
lheie s DO each moral aN a. 10 What 10 right, regard