Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-13
WOrIdllness..

Z The common experience proves that
the hopeless man is the most unprbmis-
ing and irredeemable.. Surely. then, it
ia sad mistake, q most unreason able
and injudicious policy, which constantly
insists that everything, everywhere, al
all times under the sun, lis vanity and
texasiohtcf spirit" sthasashere is no
satisfaction, no happiness possible in
this world thatwelfare hereafteE is the
equivalent of abnegation and .disdain of
any enjoyment- of the life that now is.
Such polieyis only productive of evil;
and that continually, It is flying in the
face Of tProvidence-an objectionable
abuse and denial of its gifts and its wis.,
dom; objectionable because these senti-
.ments necessarily engender an ADAM
donment-of all effort to perfect the
present life and its condition, which is
the certain for6runner, and ensures fu-
ture wretchedness. An unswervihg love
Of right and humanity, the hope Of final
reward, or fear of punishment, may OPP
crate to prevent these consequences in
individual instances but with the mass,
where these gloomy sentiments are re-
|. ceived, the Issue ia not doubtful If life
lis to he regarded as worthless and un..
satisfactory, existenee- 4Will be without
effort a Without hope there is no effort;.
without efort-wretche Wretch
edness begets crime, sensuality, and
vieiousnesS with all heirJendless hiser.
les. Man was made for the pursuit and
attainment of happiness, and those who
deny and deery their propriety and pos
Aibilifylare doiak their best fpr his iuiu-,
+yi Sfhey impngE the goddness of. the
Supreme, and dispute the capacities of
His nature, of HIS world. all,
The full developed, growing man is he
who cultivates to the best of his ability
thef eapaeitissn .physical and spiritual,
with which he may be endowed. The
one is no more sacred or direct from its
author than the others The material and
spiritual are equally deserving Of atten.
ton. They are designed to eventually
Eaid aAd e1aH each fotherytahd each is
entitled to its highest appropriate re-
wards. The most perfect man has the
highest enjoym ent in the exercise of all
Ills At1CulbiCo4 lax ttet 0uAtCCtes'
tions of; nature and of sense. He thanks
| the author Of nature continually for his
gifts, and disdains, or pretends to de.
spise none. of them; not one. He has
hope Of the destiny of man in this life
as in the future. His hope for the
mass of mankind in any subsequent life
depends and issdefned by his expecta'
itionsi IF the present. sIf he Had mons
for the here, he would have none for tbs
hereafter, for as the stree falleth," hs
10 sconseious, he knows, SO it must lie OF
arise. He knows the designs of the Su
i preme as. to mans. .existence; lis pur
poses and well-being cannot be different
here from what it is hereafter. HI
knows that goodness means TO inculcats
and allow happiness at all times and II
all places His life is constant in direc
ton towards the elevation and weilfar,
of mankind as well as his own, and b.
!" prays without ceasing, If withou
/ form. for his aheart is continue
aspiration. He is always willing to say
] he always feels, "not my opinions pre-
!. vail, not my will be done, but Thine
! that whichsis best for all ". s-5
: |. PietEsmust1ive in the world, and to
d II, or it is useless to mankind at large
: Those ages and nations which hav