Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-24

pE,ILE OF oNE lprA A.--tiront mischief arises
from the pursuit 81 particular hobbies by people
who give up their entire thought and energy to
one idea not only to society but to tho individuals
themselves In his sermon on last Sunday even
ing. in Brooklyn, the Roy. Mr. Milburn made the
following incidental nlusiOn to this sort Of one
dead agitation:
There is II certain intellectual and moral rela-
tionship existing between great truths. Truths,
like men, arc planted by God in families and not
solitarily: they soem to subsist as upon common
food and breath n common atmosphere and nher-
it a common vitality A fatal blow aimed at one
is oltcntmcs n death stroke to company. Youviti-
ate n truth that has this vitality in il 4 you have
endangered the interests Oft score Of others, II
is necessary for in the prosecution of intel
Iecual exercises not only to have regard of truth
in this related estate. iii th. vivid aud vital con-
necion in which they stand but. rs in the case
Of our friends, it is needinl and that often
times single out one then another and lead them
off as it were for companionship and solitude that
NAV learn more keenly and profoundly the
significance with which it is observed catch the
whole scope and influence Of its power. But let
me not detain it in It's isolation let me not keep
it in an abode separated from it's fellows for truths
Ito carry out the fgurative form of expresson)
need their society as men do. Whenever yield
my allegiance TO solitary truth. whenever en-
phasise it unduy tearing it from the circle Of its
kin, dslocating it from the fit and organic posi-
ton in which il has been established by God, l
not only do violence to it, but violence to myself
as we'll.
have endangered my sanity and put my life
in peril and the likelihood is that shall in some
sort become insane You shall find the yeriica-
ton Of this remark in nearly all the men and wo-
men who have surrendered themselves to one
phrase Of what is called moral reform. Take
temperance, take slavery, take any of the current
topics Of the time, and let man yield all his en-
ryinl to hat "a
wrong and vindicaton of the right in connection
with the theme, let it be his talk at morning, his
discourse ut night, let him harangue in the mark
ct place and soiloquze in the private assembly;
let him receive al his inspiration from it. and he
Will become mailman inevitably.
Lord Napiers diplomatic career is thus chroni-
cled in late London paper; lie was attached
to the embassy at Vienna, August 10, 1910; was
appointed second paid atidche at Teheran, Sept.
%, 1842, but did not proceed third paid aifacae
at Constantinoplc. January l3, 1913 second PAID
attdche:: December l3, 1874; first paid attdche,
May 10, l845; secretary of legation at Naples,
|! MAY 27, 1876: was charge d'affares in 1913 ana
l849 was transferred to st. Petersburg, April
1862; upon the withdrawal of the mission IN Feb
| ruary 1854 he returned to England; was appoint.
ed secretary of embassy at Constantinople, April
| l9. 1854; was employed in March, April, and
| Nav on special service at Jerusalem IN june st
Broussa and in July, at Salomica; /; and was ap-
pointed envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary to the United States OF America, Janu-
! ary 81, 1857