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that u - b-autifol aud dc.iratie quality
or that II will 20 far to ensure any man : sue.
cess IN llfe-l sLouli degrade and under
value ii. by the very tsmene.. e such eoru'
mendsiion l hope shall di.sppoint 10
just expectations, when I diselain sry aliu
400 here TO Religion or psrsoo.l Fiety.-
Estimatle above al faiie computation. y.
is that "Pesrl ef great price" 10 purchase
which, one 81 cid wa, well advised -to cell
all that he bad"-I shoald deem il next 20
sacrilegious 10 brieg H into comparison with
any--svsu tie mobiles, and the he.,-oftho-e
grosser attributes or attaiumsnts which We
nave been cons 6eripg whiea ma sorv, iuGe ii
to qualify aud equip the actor, to r.rform
bis part Alright on this lover arena bat pLich
after all. must be confessed TO have but ,u.
bcrdiua's aud secondary reference TO man .
higher state Of Being Not. that Religion,
may not embrace and imply the ,ery attri.
bu'e which have IN view. but il implie. aud
emsrssrs Infinitely more works on q more ele.
waited feld-treaiLesa FAR Purer atmosphere.
and looks for its eonsus ation and reward.
not Tn earthly good sr temporal success, but
to joys un.peskshle and transcendentlY
glorious. But the high attribute 20 which
have sllusion. aud IL 10 the last Of the series
Of iwpor'sn, personal qualifications, which
the limits Of q Lecture will permit me to no.
ticeis .~irg'iY, com prising in it's ample scope
CGHdosS. OF the love aud practice Of Truth.
Hosos,. or the love aud practice Of Justice
aud GSad Eaint, compound of truth and
justice, which impli's scrupulou' and sen.
siiiSe respect Tor every promise aud every
engagement ssd q faithful and punetual OBJ
ssrvAnce Of both, TO the very best Of our abil
ity An iog@nuous youth well iu.truetsd
IN the rud,msnis Of common morality, and
whose esrly associations have Lecn ts,peet.
able might be presumed one would think,
to be a, least truthful and honcs. And ret.
and yet, those whom curiosity, or the calls
OF business prompt to seek n closer com.
munion. or more intimate scquaiutsncs With
our frail humanity, have rarely failea TO he
rewarded for their pairs by tie sad discov-
cry that Truth and Justice aud Good Faith,
in their highest and oUly true sense. have al
most ceased to exist as practical virtues in
the daily conduct aud esnyersa,isn Of men,
A sn abstract or ideal grace, the praise cf
Truth, for example. Is indeed on every
tongue Yet how few Of her p,ofesssd vsta.
ries. obey her high behests with stric, aud
unwsvering fidelity. Deliberate and mali.
eious falsehood. we would fsin believe, is Of
rare occurrence perhaps, ne, much more
common than robbery or murder and the 9th
or fsgrant crimes 90 which il bears q strong
moral likeness But how many forms Of
equivosation and dsceptiou-of sxsgera,isn
aud suppression. polute and becload tbst
pars transparent atmo, phere in which eLaste
and unsophisticaied Truth deli iebis to dselll
TBi' man would disdsin the pttersncs Of q
falsehocd. yet he gives il currency, or ere
denee. without taking the trouble even TO ,s.
eertsin its truth. much less TO counterset its
mischief ANo,hev, Of gay and volatile tenn
persmont, ndulges himself by sporting light
ly on the very confines Of Truth, reckless
that he sometimes stands or falls, ss this or
on that side Of the line or this sort are
those wbo fahrichte smusing jss:s or snee.
dote., and who paint realities in m.re,ireious
eolors dsemiug truth and sober fact too dull
and tame too monotonous and lifels. Who
love TO pauder TO vicious appetite for diver
,isn, By presenting truth trieked sfT ia mas.
querade, spd falsehood stalking on the stage
ia the borrowed robes 81 truth With some.
this not unamiabis desire to make sport With
others an inoste love Of the mA..sIlous, OF q
inspti,ude Cor precision aud &c.
euracy, Q vivid i'm n, q ayiaaiion ID may be-or
strong passion, which mistake their own kg.
meats for facts aud actuil occurrences and
with many. . most remarkable earelesssess
or loesens,s ef memory These, are among
the best but at last very inadequate sxea.
ses fer q mes, culpspls and dsugsrous
habit ! an not prepared tosay that man,
who, in the cxsrei-s 81 this virtue, contents
himself With bare conformity to the low
standard ef the wsrld sround hin, nav not.
p-rebsncs, be respected aud prosperous but
] do net hesitate 20 say, vith d>Iisysfs sn-
pAdsis, that tss maa vbe sivnys tells ,hs
truth upder ell circumstances aud all temp.
tstisns, whether Of loss or gain uBsquiyosal-
" aud without reserve ~ syasioa, will n.p.
0 fshin the end 10 be prosperous, hsppy aud
respected
| might extend this line Of remark to
those ether ossstitvsnis Of the spriEb, man,
the leve Of justice aud the cssstsut and ua.
susrvipg exercise of esod faith Bat these
are IN fac, bat psastiesI snd more stris.
gent applications q ths sane pFiseipls-the
sane great prinsipls of TSpih Per. IL 70
tell the truth in eonvefsatisa, bs kat the
honest fsl6lmeht Of an implisi proniss, is-
dass1 hys moral ebligaiiOs 10 DO ss--to
csnply uiih oarsSprsss add souetinss writ
ten and rseotisa promises ani eostrsets
!. 10 tel ,he truth in . lsngusge Which
spsaks plainsf then mere words aBd in sbs
disncs 20 bah legal sad moral da,y
But ! AN aJpeaishsd that ksys reached,
" not trsussssdeA ths B@it. sssigRsd by
easism sad pFsprie,y 10 these Lseisres -
Much yet rsmsins ubsaid saA Snwr.tteu,
vhieh mighs be ssid ~ vriitsa 80 thst part
Of my subjset vlich relates more sspseisiiy
70 tie Efosth aud tr-Epsrity n isrus sad
eon nmanitisa Bat vkit hss bss1 sid nay
safhcs Ths msltipliej sHsuplss ssd uiAss
difasios of thnss vifiaes sna habits uhisa Z
hsvs dsssTiisd asesnsti'ating indiFi9sai
S0rth spd sscufiag iaaiviiaal sncoess--ibs
culture snd esfsfil msistspssss sf Fsnsrsi
Essa fesiisg asa sosial sens1rt the thsrouah
sod fadiesl sEtsfpstiob sfthsss rstiy jeaioas.
iss ssA psFsonsi fasjs skisA ere ~ ssss
foul rspFsaeh sad fatal ibsubas 70 apy sso.
PIE asouss systaa ~ geasral sdesttiss ~
utish The Vabiis miua Usy b sali gtssosd
ana slsvsisa tbs spirit a Fsligiess tslsfs
too SD sscisfiau sommipgiipg - 81 Est 70
isspsrd. " yea glssss, eAsgisksd sFtsss. 90
eeapfsna reel asS hsnsst 4 Stresses - spis
isn ibs bsaishnsuss ~ thas restless sd PIE
rissi spirii - psgty shieA dssss srposillsu
smity and sin hsid ns fsilswskiD uitA s.sa
ef ether ssa,ss sd sfssds ne stsss 80
nsriassss fstaks % hat syslsn u iss istss.
gus SD faaaiug eentfisasos. which Pleas aua