Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-10-17
FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
"A Prophet is not Without Honor Save
In His Own Conntrv.n

N. How forcibly is this biblical assertion yer;
fled in the everyday occurrences of human
lie! With what appalling power does it fall
upon the mind of him, who is earneastly STIR
wing to shake off the manacles of adversity
to and rise to atiuence and fame, amid the earl
associations and friends of childhood. Envy
that malignant and fiery serpent, is alyay
US ready to wound and wither every hone an,
aspiration of a brilliant genius; prejudice en-
counters the march of the mind amid the OF
nate fields of literature, or in its acquisition
- from the store-house of knowledge, and seem
IT. ingly numbers forth the belligerent words
al thus far thou shalt go and no farther - an
70 Sarcasm with scorching frowns and blirhtin
nVectlve fronts the toiler for honor and celet
ey rity in his own land, with, "Can any goo
h come out of Nazareth" How unappreciatin
then is the multitude, and how remarkabl
true the inscription of this article: "A PR
phet is not Without Honor &c.
Look at the young man before who's
ps ering intellect sCompetition fees az
rs lhsr s4 T;ssd Of ees fTg f ;nfhf has ] dsfs tbs
battle for a name and fame in a strange -
nd! Friends view with anxious ANTICIPATION :,
{ brilliantly dawning career; he succeeds -
Mic fondesf hopes are more than realized; !.
nd his name by the trumpet-tongued popu- u
,ce is heralded to every hamlet of his adopt .
4 home. The secret Of his success has been =
ihnply this: the unprejudiced "haye render 6
a unto Caesar the things that We're Caesars, :
md unto God the things that were Gods :
nm the fire which has thus been enklndled :
his shrine. has lighted the way, and en- :
cnraged the effort, which has elevated the
stAndard of a country, and stamped a never
ding name upon the tablet of a nations ms
totr. His mind probably can recur to an OBJ
scbre cottage and a poverty-stricken house
hdi. where the immortal spirit God gave
hit first experienced the light, and where
fol- years he struggled amid adverse fortune
viii none so low as to do him honor
is a fact that cannot be disguised-a
latkntable fact, that "a Prophet is without
hobo. in mis- own country We do ncs pave
to hour to history, either ancient or modern.
to ktablish this axiom. No! it is plain and 4
taxable. Yet why should it be so? We
iuSy repudiate the idea that the majority OF
mh are unphilanthropie in sentiment and
sion to appreciate 1--WE wish we could say
theat all were lovers of their race, and earn
estk yearned for its amelioration.) Yet there
a~rertlose who ever rejoice over the doWniall
of inerests and hopes not akin to themselves.
How often is it the case, in the language OF
onaT North Cardinals deceased sons, that
naro,ts wishing of course the welfare of
ch;lden. advise them to seek their fortunesm
: more congenial chimes; to 60 away, Whefe
! thew can build up a character, free from the
; detrimental influences which almost myarl-
4 ablv. in a greater or less extent, prevail III
ones W country, and secure to themselves
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT which is unattalnable at
home"
Every one wishes to be honorable; or at
least that heart must be insenslble to good
ness. that soul incorrigible and lost to nap
piness and virtue, if it care not for the merit
ed satire and reproaches of those around II.
How many that hsge arisen in she worlaIe sa1
1Hisfiating remark of .
FRIEND! Luther, while yet on the tbresha,s :
Of tie ministry, informed his instr,,ct ean0 u
carlisle tells us, that he COULD not rrea. e.
the Hort would kill himr !" &C. fpn eac
Sir iart,n, and preach, live or die, as h Y
na De- was the appropriate response of h;s
adSer' lie Went-he preached-and tho
wed was shaken by the sensation bo y ~
auea. f1ad ne received admonition counter
totls "a been thwarted by the vile anatb.
ems MS own countrymen, Christianity
migt aye lost one of her brightest advo.
cate az mankind one of its noblest benefac-
tors ne beautiful stanza by the poet. to
the ,oYS on the formation of character. we
think Equally appropriate here:
Edible in the streamlet scant.
turned the course of MANY a river
Ak-arop on the baby plant
warped the giant oak forever!"
rN RANSOM GULLEY,