New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-28

md Of msn He saw before Him. he was upright,
tsapk.hearted open-ninded, and bright; and "Jesus
hhcIding bin, loved him." There are men whom
No cannot help loving and adoIiiing though hey
III a GREAT MANY tiings-tfings very "needful
,ou,aie them perfect men. Now tut 10 TO good,
,nseieniious Christian men aud women, whether
,hey Do not tale pleasure IN the fgciety OF II
sern-hCared. ger erous, cilvslrons, weli-fed man
The world than il the society Of any OF that class
sCbristiaps Of whom the Ceacon have mentioned
,svle. | know they do, aid ihev cannot help IT,.
y,erc il more Of that which belongs 10 fis class
Christian character IN the former than in the latter,
snd il ] were called upon 10 test the two men BY
COMMANDING tieln respectively 10 EEL what they
have and give TO the poor, shOnd he disappointed
wee the deacon TO behave the test. 4 character
Which religion does not fructifv-ioes not soften,
ersrqe, be,u,ify, and euIich-s not be, Gifted by
kion-or, miter, las not possessed itseh Of re-
Iop. God loves that which is beautiful and at
ra,iive in character, just as much as we 30, and il
makes difference where he sees it. He goes not
8shae the auiabe traits Of Il sinner because he If II
,ipner Ior does ne admire those trails Of Christian
wbi(h we feel TO lie contemplate, simply because
he, belong TO o Christian. A Christian sucked dry
Of hi humariy is as jniceless aud as naVoresS as a
sucked orange, and believe that Goo regards MN
~ tie zane light that We DO. lie will save 'nch
doubt not for their faith; and, IN The coming world
aey will learn what they Go not know here; hut ne
Que,tion Whistler they are AZ well worth savih8 as
sore OF their ueil hIos may, think, be legitimate
iy entertained. In saying this, mean 10 be neh
bght irTeverent. / mean simply to indicate that
some worth great deal more 10 theinselVts
and 10 their fellows than Others.
Here is piece Of ethical discussion, net re-
mIkably profound, perhaps, but certainly sug-
esstive and very wen expressed.
Rerose lie the cradle Of power. Its the fashion TO
xy that gear nlen are men of great passions as i
their PASSIONS were the ratherhan the eoncOui-
tart OF their grtatne,s. Great elephants have great
kes, bot the legs do not make the elephants great.
Gresi legs, however, are required to move gre; Gle
plant and wherever we find great eler han;s We find
great legs. Small men sometimes bsYe greai pass-
ions aud these aSsions may 10 FAR overcome Them
that they shall be tie weakest OF the weak. Tie
possession of great passions lie often dsavanlage 10
weak DIen ara strong men alike, because they fur
nieb many Hssgila1e POINTS for outside forces.
ior,Iess may DO very strongly built, but ii IL door
are open, and kcs ling LADDERS are run permanently
down from It's walls for The accommodation of invao-
ing forces, lie Strength will be Of very little praccsl
Advantage. Great passions oftener the weak,
thEn the strong points Of great men. Now ] DO not
believe j, possible FOR man TO exercise ligh degree
Of power upon the hearts and minds of others, aud
nj II o sare tme, he under the influence OF any va
ric!y q! lass ION. 4 man cannot be the snlNerlDg
subject OF al outside force, aci upon I'm through
his rag ions and az The same time center oi tnutn
poyer. Action oud passion Gre opposed 10 eact
cher; and when one has posSesslon VI tie soul me
aher is wanting. They involve two distinct atu.
tndes Of tic mind, az .lay Us do thaIs giving ava
petition.
they are cold; hut tley could not be great men Il
they were not cold. \ phy seisn is often pIeierrt
BY family OF patient tecaHse he lie so = Ia'AL
me-" 90 they cll il. They forCet that Yysc ian ~
necessarily Internationally III the degree iha he II
sympathetic with ms Iatiens. a physician may be
thoroughly Kind, and ont OF his hiudress ibeio may
grow gentle manner which seen,s 10 spring from
sympathy; bot | cry uiibesistusly that III he De-
gree by which phvsiclsn 70 sympihcnc VIII hls
laiienss, is he untitled for his w-rk. dsntist WHO
feels a. sympathy, the pain that he lli!cis uion
chid II ru ted TO perform bis q GRAFTON. TIE SUI
Yeon who sensitiye!y svmpatknes With u nan whote
deassd or crns1ed linb j, has fallen to he lot 10
move, has lost portion Of his power ana seill. and
has become a poorer surgeon for his sympathy.
Ptysi isus theniseives show that they understood
this when case Tor IueGlcu Surgical treatment
occurs IN their own families. II tier wives OF Their
children sick, they cannot control their svmpe-
ibi-s and the moment they are aware O. gms, tneS
Lose all coufdii,ce in Themselves. VI Cy csinOi re-
,re tie fracture Of q child, limb o. prescribe for
vile sing oaLg rouely i'll, because iheir sympahies
greatly excited that der judeinout y GoOo
fot nothing. 40 onor Woics they are 10 Az 'ht'nSe
ar condition o. passioi-tbey are moved aii wf"ught
upon by on slde lCrces, 10 such dcgSe tldf tley
cannot ret.
Ii an orator rise in his place and show by the ogi-
tsiOh of BIS nerves, his broken sentences AID lis
cboked uiterances thai emo on ~ appeIInost IL MAJ
q
We pity his We sness We syInlatbze with blm:
hu, be cannot move rs. He As mastered man, AMI
until Tan choke down Bis Passion he cannot mas
Ter u.s. 4 man rises in an audience IN tate Of III
nous excitement, aud fumes, aud yeiis, aid -esic'-
Les. but be only moves ar 10 pity, or disgust or
Augtsr lIis passion utterly d. piives lin 81 power
We eau Mr. Cough az actor, Ne ne undoubtedly is;
and VT pretend 10 be dsnstea VIII HIN III simuE'-
inr ever night for hundred nights "a sncocseion
The emotions which move We forget that II M
-.ailu lecpue the FublcCt OF the
ions which he illustrates, he would lose his power
mOn n end kil himself besides. He takes cais
10 be asered. and takes care also mat All TIE
naflihry which be uses shall contribute 70 is Tnar
ter Of NJ. do not DENY that pasnon may be made
tributary 10 tho power o. men. Oil IL tributary 10
sbe rover of MACHINERY by iubricliip iis poIlts OF
fric'io ard wacu,b, by bringing lie members iatO
mon Ieisecl enlistment; bu. II the mach cry were
20 wade il al, or be-ted rcd BOT OIL ana
beat vopd 5e q damage 70 H.
tie proposition, then, tbst TcIore y me
ersfie u power. The who cannot hold hls
passiOns Ia rcpOsen perfect gep0se--'an never en-
plOy ,hs measure OF bis power. These q cold meu,
o. The world calls them, the men Who move AMI
control seir race. But II IL not necessary 20 cling
iogIea, Tor the illustration OF 10Y subject. 10
1y that Christian IhilaIthroIist hhOi.d No, lie Il
sympathetic man woald be 70 Say chat he should Lot
te man at all but noih.pg isuOre cer'an ,1au ta'
man should surrender himself 70 his synpatbes
hwouid Xii nm. In q world where sin and IT. bit
tes iui.s abound they do IA tAls where nlle c-
cren cry TO- breed and whole races are ,rlk in bar
ssrism and yisiny pfeys upon virtue, ard the inro
cent sgGer in the place Of the guilty and sickness
isys s hand upon ulitudes, and pam hold. III vic
thus a lifelong bondage, and death leads thrOngs
dxily 10 the grave. and leaves other throDgr wild
with grief, sensitiyely sympathetic man, saIren-
des.ng biInsef ~ oil the iIduenees that address hin.
woald iose al power TO help the distressed, even
IN SPEAK d word of comfort. We arc 10 aIpIebend
the woes OF others through our sympat.icr, aId ~
Lold ,LOse syIupatlies III such Iepoe thai III The