New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-25

TIE world was spread out around hin 70 be seized and
conquered. Realms of infinite truth bnrst open aoeve
him. inviting him TO tread those shining coasts s'ong
which Newton dropped he plummet, and heFsehei
sailed-a Columbus Of the skies. Syringe OF Tue en-
ioyuient, elements Of power-tbe possibilities thai
await every soul born into the w0rd-cTowded on ms
right hand and bis left The pnerogaiye assigned MN
was in every way, in every department Of thought
and action, 70 the world Bat az the ground
work and sgnhoancs Of all other victories, he was re-
qured 20 contend with the forces that wsITed against
himself-agansi hie spiritual nature Tie was sent
into the isis of hfe fight with lance and shield. The
world challenged him through bis appetites. lie went
down before them. They defaced his beraldry, they
tore of bis eoronet they have beaten and trampled
him into tho brutal mass you see before you There
are others more propped and disguised BY circum-
stances, but none tie less overcome by The world
Another element in nature TO which temptation
addresses Itself IL the sentiment OF seIF-egoTd There
are thousands who not the slaves Of vice. who are
guilty Of gross overt SIM but through avenues Of
a. piratOD and subtle winnings Of motive, the world
has made Its way 10 their hearts IL pleads with their
vanity II provokes the lust of fame. IL works IN
the schemes Of the mart in the hst OF AMBITION IN tue
circle of fashion. According TO the compass OF The
soul which Il attacks It's devices narrow or sub
lime Sometimes the heart is won by The paitl1est
urofers; sometimes il besieges a mans soul for long
while in vain, until by and by it touches some secret
spring and all that stubborn probity gives way On
this il most fearful fact for each of Us to think OF;
tie fact that IN every heart there IS such secret
prng that would be weak at the touch of temptation,
tary TO think of; for the thought fay 10 keep
our moral nature braced. IL warns us that we can
never stand at ease, lie down IN this field OF life,
without sentinels Of watehfulness and eaup-hres of
prayer Sometimes the worlds form of temptation
assumes truly royal attitude. To some foity spirit
that would soOp TO no mean quarry promises all the
kingdoms Of the world and the glory OF them, II that
spirit will only dethr ne God and worship II. IL oilers
honors of place and maesties of power. and the
homage of the multitude Nowhere is its influence so
fearflly displayed as when il attacks nature enriched
with large eifts and capabilities, Yet containing no vital
germ Of virtue, and bound by sanction OF religion,
and which with all it's spendor of movement graytates
10 mere self.,R,ered. 4 man like this may walk long
in the Path Of recude and brush away common snares
with bis feet. But the moment he encounters some
thing that touches the leading purpose OF his soul,
temptation springs upon him and Achilles is wounded
in the heel The statesmaaa the philanhroplst, the
severe patriot, II taken captive by ambition, the last
inirmity Of noble minds" L. Dot this avery melan-
ehoy spectsclel 4 man standing in some high place
of intellect and honor, splendid ever IN the brain,
but on one -de Of himthe moral side-srlcken clear
down with paralysis man saturated with the finest
culture with the most delicate sensbiliues playing IN
his nature with the escutcheOn of pride IN eye and
forehead flushed with the heraldry OF genus seoning
the temptations of the flesh, beating upward hike an
eagle toward some lofty points yet carrying hard,
cold selfish heart, and marked ~ deserter from the
right When great occasion breaks, and impered
Justice cals To him from the ground and far above all
mean iniercssand Changing factions the voice oil duty
summons him ike the very irumpo God he yaciiiaes
be takes mp the lance droopDgy, he let's the ARK oil the
righteous cause tOtter he before the dagon oil
the hour be falle away from the good cause, he be-
trays it, nav be becomes hot against it, and the words
Of the that might have been tones OF regeneration
and Of victory catter upon our ears Ike Unity pieces
of silver"
All a man NAV chain his appetites, and hold the
realm of knowledge within the cincture of s braln
and yet in the saddest aspect of all be overcome by
the world. And again say how startling IL the iae1
that one nav hold on s,eadiastly up to particular
aud there all ~ nTOi4lcf man,
meaning TO live the lie Of duty, the life Of religion
the world mighty antagonist, subtle az 1t ~ strong
more TO be dreaded in us whispers 70 the hearts secret
inclination than in gross shapes of evil And let me
saw TO YOU that il is great thing in this respect 10
overcome the world. IL II great thing by God heip
and your effort TO keep II ID It's place, and say 70
It's eager pressure, Thus far and no farther great
thing, o merchant 10 carry the clue OF recutnde
through the abyrinths of traffic, and TO feel the wool
of eternal sanctions crossing the warp OF daily IN
terests. great thing, politician To Withstand the
tickle teasngs OF popularity 10 seorn the paabie lie,
and keep Code signet upon yOur conscience great
thing, u man whatever your condition. TO resist the
appeals of envy and revenge, of avarce and pleasure,
and 10 feel that your life hes higher ends than these
Strenuous must the endcayor but proporonay blest
is the victory Of him who in all these issues overcomes
the world.
There il one other strong temptation that viii
specifv and that is fear Of the world. "The fear OF
man brnpeth a snare" There are those who, per-
baps can resist aurements and yet they are not able
10 Withstand threats and frowns IL may BE- that they
viii not Weld 10 any positive wrong,-but they VIII
withhold some good repress some truth, or smother
some homes, conviction dreading the consequences.
potent spell laid npon the souls Of some men by the
question. What viii they say !" Many heart has
been 30 scared BY the fear OF dcue as 70 conceal and
even drive away it, religious convictions Many foot
has halted in the good cause and retreated from il,
because Of the sacrifice 1his was the temptation
which the apostles had 10 encounter, though IN forms
terrible than Se know SCOTS, stripes imPrison-
ment. cTucifxion, stood before chem, TO intmidate
them and to forbid their preaching Christ. But Hls
spirit was sufficient for them They had witnessed His
example. They had heard His declaration, " BE OF
good cheer have overcome the world, and remem-
berng this hey also were enabled TO overcome it, And
catching the same spirit too may overcome il in all
It's forms Of temptaoe-whether il addresses ap-
pettes, our aspirations or our fears.
TN WORKS or SHAKESPEARE. whh an Intro
S SS'. ss June. H Maaros Il Co. ''''N''0' - M
The purpose OF this little volume is to illustrate the
religious opinions and character Of the great dramftir
BY comparison Of passages from bis works with eI-
tracts FROM the Bible, in which the compiler discovers
| a correspondence OF analogy. lie shows more iRge-
nui,y than critical exaotnes in the performance OF bis
task large proportion Of the passages adduoed from
Scripture have only slight verbal resemblance TO the
parallel extracts from Shakespeare, and it is evident
Ina; be could not have had them in mind, in his own
COMPOSITIONS DIR. Huntington justly observes, IN his
introduction to the volume, tina, "the whole collection
Is perhaps more remarkable ss showing TO what
wonderful extent the phraseology Of the Bible has
penetrated coloTed, and shaped native language
and the productions ofts writer's when they were
unconscious Of IT. influence than displaying direct
acquantanes OF this particular master with the sacred
volume"
! ,-Jy GREAT FERTILIZATION; o. TaIses CozisG os Tss
E,rIa By tie Rev. JoES CUsNrsG D. D. first ssres-