The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-04-19
No 3


victory. by 80 much is he more vigorous
and strong. This is case Of daily and
hourly illustration in the life and rxperi.
enc- Of every nau. II lie resiStS with
success to-day, he will resist with all the
more esss Tomorrow. What be gains by
a trial of his individual strength, is his
own forever. And this is the good that 2
obstacles, and trials, and temptations work
in our lives; we should be puny and weak
without them; our souls would never ace
quire that vigor which is the sures. token =
Of high health and the broadest promise
Of enduring happiness.
Ifthis be true positively, !! is true neg
ativcly aso. Ifvirtue thus accumulates,,
so that its silent aceretions becomes visi.
bic to the introverted vision, we may as
readily know how il may be kept from
diminution and decay. And this brings
US rouudto our point once more; all un-
truth on our part by word, deed. look, or
: even silence, is 10 that extent our moral
death; we cannot live, if We practice it,
except as a decayed tree lives, shooting
out a meagre tuft Of green at its crown, or
only an occasional sprout among ths dead
branches. but nowhere hanging up clus.
ters Of ripening fruits. Ifthis be life, Il
, is not the life a man with an awakened
D soul aspires to.
f lis idle TO suppose that the Cbssrv-
i ance Of any formaIisies and ceremonies.
/. whether social, sectsrian, partizan, or even
benevolent, can cover up untruth. 1t
will not be so concealed. 1t looks out %
=, the eyes. Ii blabs with the lips. Itpub-
fishes itself aud its meanness with every
10 act and word. 1t may not be atonsd for
, with seventh-day observances Of the NOR
4 al forms, however sacred in their sssocia-
40 tious or respectable. 1t is bought nPwith
N no brbes, whether Of gifts or fsttery. i
.. here the man has taken his position, here
- must he stand; all the forces of his own
Us nature, Of universal nature, extending te
It. the very stars and planets that still 60 un.
* named, compel him to keep the place hs
-, has chosen. He is in pillory. where al
the world Of men and angels may see him
e' No matter what, or how loudly, he profes
k ses--nothing in him speaks out but him
self. and that has voice Of hundreI
no tongues
- II, therefore, community is held to
" gethpr by neil whose truth and integrit
'e IS capable of taking on as many forms q
| 1t wreaths Of mist or smoke, Of what sol
is st all tha, same community be? If ,h
IN eve be evil, then the whole soul must b
filed with darkness. II our leading me
- the men from whom others draw lhei
g'n worldly inspiration as from reservoirs Sc
Gu mere and there for that purpose-are in
ties condition of decay, how long will it be b
18th fore the whole social structure is as Wortl
-. less and heartless as spuuk'wood mere til
un der tn feed the first chance conhagratrot
ssh- 1t is so plain in the abstract; It is
luIl nar0 TO TcdllLc III bu0 SSuSAo'S' Wv 'S-
r. all pi US see aud know what 10 pure al
true, but we are so ap, to forget vb,
10 termination comes and takes us 5y .
'rse hand The great problem of life is. he
lent 10 reduce ideas to practice; and. let 1t
are confessed in all lowliness and humility.t
.a. best Of us succeed in doing little me
&c than making mixed work OF it indeed.
lie Yet the great principles abide; the ba'
iess. ground is as fixed as it ever was, a
e on against it, as a foil. our deeds show of
&C of tGeir own credit or d-mnstion. 1t ise e'
- - =; to advise; nothing IS cheaper than flu
&c !" counsel hut the how is not always as
able yious to one as TO another:-we must
this see our own way with the eyes set IN
own own heads. But nothing will bring
f.;r peace al last in all the variety Ct aid
in this lite, but perfect and thorough 'ru
ensl- fuln.ss, and souls cleansed of the nesl'
llong such foul birds as deceit and false init
ough II we succeed in business b. uhtrrtl
at o. any kind, we may be quite as sure
~ we do not get on. but VIII n"h the oo'
y "O les at some otler day! not now