True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-03-05
PERSONAL INFLUENCE.

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Men often live in entire unconscious.
ness of the influence which goes out ey.
cry day from their words and actions
They dOnot recognize their accountable.
i,y for il, and exercise lutte care 70 make
lhls influence only heslihfel dndssless
The N. H. EsangsJist has an orIicIe Sn
|this subjecl, cOnlainipg many Important
suggestions: M
''Each individual being and act is con.
necledFMi,h al, spdltl.e wholelo God =
Each individual lie Is part ofayas syn
tenn of moral being, reached from the IN.
|66Ie God, whS.is over ali, slSEh liiroHgh
alltIhsupgelic orders 10 lhe meanes, cfea.
.nye begollenN h The Divine, ,insgs.-L
The subtle power,.we call Influence, is
flowing 10 upon us frTm-every part of
Gods moral kingdom, and il is all the
while flowing out from us over The same
wide field. This is a necessary law Of
our being. We cannot set ftaside. Ev-
cry word, every action, every uttered sen.
timent, and our silent daily example-al
are made 10 tell. wilhrea aud important
efIeat On the minds, hears. charuc,ers,
and desliniesu OF men3 and they. will con-
linue thus 10 affect mankind while the
world slands-nay, while eternity en-
dures. ii, Life is an endless flow of moral
influence. The influences which shaped
our sentiments, moulded our characters,
and are working oursdestiny, we did not
originate they took their rise far backn
the past; thousand agencies combined
10 produce and shape them. The moral
condition of The world TO day is the exact
result of the, moral influence, of all The
past; for il has received the collected ei-
feet of the whole. AS every generation,
It has been well said, 'owes some part of
its character 10 that which preceded it, sn
il impar's some portion Of its own TO that
which follows il, and thus propagales
blended and augmented Influences Of its
elf and all its predecessors. The first
man is shining still, in effect, in each of
his postcrity. The first sin is thrilling
still, and will vibrate on through the whole
line Of being till it reaches the last of lnl-
man kind. How closely compacttd, how
vitality inlerwoven must be the mutual de-
pendence, and how msleriou,ly penelra-
ting and pervading the principle Of our
reciprocal influence, when simple sin
can thus distract and derange the whole.
This is not speculation. The apostle
broadly asserts, None of us liveth to him
self. No man is isolated. lie belongs
10 the race-to The great family of God.
His relations give him influence. His
life brings it TO bear on the world, and
Identifies it with the character and life Of
The world. A moral power goes out from
him which kills or makes alive whatever
it touches. No matter where he lives,
nor what his outward circumstances are,
nor what the measure of his capacities,
nor for what ends he strives his life. in
its moral effects, enters into The life of his
fellow beings. A mans living essence
in this world is itself a power for good or
evil. AT every point Of contact with
mankind he makes his impression. Along
lhe channel of every relation his influence
IS evely moment flowing out upon the
world. There is a moral atmosphere
about his life which is hreathed by all
who approach him. III all his social and
business intercourse with the world ht
leaves SAVIOR. Every word, look or ac-
lion, and even his longueless example,
enters into those clements which ronsii.
tule the moral character of those With
whom he frllowshps. This power in
vests him Of il for day--on any occa.
sion. The very cast Of his counlenahce
the tone of his manner and conversa-
lion; The style of his dress and living :
his habtual department before his family
and domestics; his reputation deserved
or nol--and The spirit of his whole life =
all these and thousand others, which
are nAmeless, are only elements of thai
Power which n mans living presence in
The world is constantly welding for wea
or VICE." .'t'a. aHfato aug
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Mr. Cramptor
has written a note TO the editors of the Ma.