New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-24
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/. CHRISTIANITY AND srArEsM.SsHIP. wrs k.-
i ssso TOPS, 3, "ILtrAs HAsrs' ID I'm" ~
2 HONE LIFE: TsslyE Lserysr' By wH HAGUE
DID limo, pp III james Deserson-
| In the FIRST volume named above. DIR. Hague
has collected number of d.courses and essays,
prepared 10 the routine Of professional duty, sew
eral Of which are Of al eccasional character,
but all of them devoted TO themes Of permanent
interest and we'll worthy Of preservation IN the
present form. The discourse from which the
volume tskes its name Is powerful discussion OF
the connection between the principles OF the Cos
pei and the policy Of craftsmanship. enforcing the
supremacy OF religion over the politics of the
world The question is treated with signal yigor
of argument and copiousness OF historical lilac
trstion. Here is passage showing the direct
ness and puDgeDcy with which ethical principles
are brought 10 bear on social relations:
In our OWE time and land the leading power whose
claims come in contact with tbose of Christ. Is the
SLAyE POWER IhrOughOu this country il isluence
pervssiye 10 its practical workings we see
three hundred thousand men ruling twenty millions,
with oetpoilfm a. subtle ana complete a. that OF
The EIghsh aristocracy which ssaSs the masses OF
our fatheraId Within Its own realm il is the foe Of
CONN schools of Tree press and aims ~ keep tbs
majority OF The ~hires Ill state OF isnorsace. leet
they should ,erih tue a5sge tina, Knowledge Is
power IL suNorcDaies the Federal Government
10 fs pnrpor and the ply slcal force OF the
free STATE. to tod slaves in Subsection II has losg
cone violence 10 the spirit Of the and the moral
s.D.irn.bt Of the North by insisting that the District
Of Columbia, the common territory ..o9ni ihs Capi'
tol should be public slsvsmsrket Ii stll enlarg-
eth itself; it breaks solemn eOnpaes At it, pleasure;
il fortifes terrible system Of slavery propag sndlsm
within the buwaIks Of the Cons itn,iOn, AID aspues
10 rule continent that sha ultimately sive law to
- T., all nd han.
of such power every man among Us IA responsible
to God for the expression Of his opinion the exercise
Of his influence the casting of his vote aud IL every
where action is necessary, every man must meet
the alte IN stive involved in the question, wilt thou
a" obey the law Of Christ or OF CGsarl' Ia the mo
ment Of decisive action, Postus Plate cficiay sbsn-
doned Christ and yielded 10 what he thought 20 be
the demand Of Caesar then called fora bowl uf water,
wasbed his baI6s and Unclaimed hts guilt Bat
water coud not clesnse him from the moral stso that
was upon bis soul; and Shosoeyer nov initiates his
style If action. by sscridcng sight to expectancy,
msy ZEE the time ~heL he will excla n. IF wash
m, self with snow w.fer. snd make my hands never
" TO clean yet -hslt Thou plunge Ine III the ditch,
" and my OWE clothes rhsll aDnor me
In lecture devoted IL the relations of Christ
endom with the Ottoman Empire, the author
takes a too favorable view Of the Turkish char
scter and shows that his symoatlies have be,n
acted on by personal reccliec,ons. 1t contains
however, several interesting descriptive passages,
some Of which relate to the preseot Sultan,
Abdul Medlid and his father M.bm,ud. Here is
one of them;
In the spring Of the year 1899 IL my fortune TO
pass a few weeks III CoDst ahtnople Oar lae coan'
Try man, Mr.. Rbooes, ga then acting a. naval COD
ttruc,or 10 the Sultan-belpg tina, office the sue
c.ssor of Henry Eckfoid, II NsS-York While
walking, one day III the navy yaro IN company with
Mr. Ri, des my attention Wa dre~D to youth OF
delic 4te fraue and some what laOgud air, Who was
amusing himsef rs boys are won't IN rowing about
.morg the curious objects of the place and IN VT
Messing the dn and stir the workmen operations
II Abdul NJ. jId, the present re'eolng Saitan,
who then sixteen year. of age, ana IL noS there
fore but little over thirty youthful sovereign,
certainly considering the difficulties with which he
10 called to grspp- the -trl 'sct and force OF CHAR.
actsr which his emerg ,Ici.s DoS demand. IL vas
then a prev srg ,enrimeLt III Cor stnn'ioope, mat
The yonpg Prince sh ,ud be- deprived OF his father IN
ea,, life biz re On would he stormy one; inasnuch
A. IL Va. RI ect-d that the old f-ctvos decords would
bre al forth afresh aud tnrt Ru,sia would embrace
the earliest opportunity to nnd pfe'ei. Tor war III
city of wb Oh the Emperor Alexander wa wont to
say { IL is the key Of nv house
On the following cay ~as favored yltp tha 9opor,
tuufy OF seeirg Auf uI uedJd the Sultan
roud who vas generally Acknowledged 10 be the
mort tale Ut. ana accon pshed sovereign in Europe
Al that time he ean.sty eng ed, by the aid oil
American skill in eplarsipg hi navy aaf Fts pursu-
liz his obi. ct with the ardor Of absorbing passion
On Friday the jth Of April, 1899. large war sh,p,
pierced for $40 guDs-one Of the largest IN the
word-siter having received some repairs wa -
be flowed from the navy dock lIto tne stream ani
the hour was thar the Satan might be present
on his return from the mosque 10 the psltc- Mr.
Rhodes kindly informed H. OF the appointment, aud
paced in favorable situation for witnessing the
spectacle. At one clock, several bo4ts, nlled Tlth
Turkish officers were seen gliding rapidly togird the
dock and after the Sultan appeared IN bis state
barge, seated on cushion be- cath agorgeoas SIX
uubr, LA which was held over him by his attendants.
TIE barge itsef was elegantly constructed on the
model OF Turkish cslc, about one huodred aud
twenty feet in lei 9Th gterpg with burnishei gold,
and in PEELED by forty oarsmen ut distinguished ski
whose noble forms sho ~n To great advantage oy
their beautiful costume. As the barge reached its
dest nation the sovereign arose stepped forward With
quick and graceful movement aLG took bis posifion
with bis retiDue under q CANOPY Of blue SILK spread
over the paven ent Of he dock yard tbs form ana
men seemed fully to realize ones finest conception OF
embodied majesty. He wore req cap fnnged with
blue blue cloak, and white gloves. Tie walked
about near tho ship, converted respecting her IN An
animated manner. and seemed to eol ceep interest
in The occasion. He features fully expressed
a strongly marked chars, ter. They were regu-
larry formed His large, ol.ck, piercing eye Do,
meath finely -arched bros-hls mouth indicative OF
penuesiyeness and frmne's mis- complexion some
what pale yet apparently oearbg ,he nue. OF nsstu,
his dark flowing beard sweeping his breast III unison
with a grand and well proppriloned frame oenulny
royslty, constituted image OF manly oesu'y tha'
esud proudly endure the scrutiny OF TINS rades or tne
most cultivated tate.
The Sultan M.hm buds attempts to reform the
institutions Of his Empire arc related at length
His attention, at All early period, was directed to
the improvement Of the military organization.
His first step was increasing the number OF ar
,illeri.ts and training them to the exercise OF
guns under the best European tuition. But his
plans were constantly thwarted BY the Jealousy