The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-03
)NTOWN, MD. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1868.
Family az. Pride

, The difference between pride and vanity col
sisis In this, that the former Is ah exlravagAt
opinion OF our own worthncss the latter 10 a
inordinaie desire that Others should share tia
opinion. When We are proud. We think To
much of ourselves; when xc ars vain We wan
our nsighhur la think ion much 81 ~. Pride
ihu ulrlanchOly mVUd, vanity the payful craz
meas OF seli-love run mad. Pride Ia feared, bu
scarcely despised 10y men vanity is treated wii
ridicnle aud contempt, for in pride there Is al
ways sonlrihing strong, aud 10 Vauii, sometLin.
weak. The workings % pride, too. above th
reach ol vulgar nainTrs hut vanity i' EASILY de-
| ieclVd. and there 10 aothing that plcnscs vair
creature 50 much As the opportunity OF laughing
at another vaiaer than himself.
u 10 not wrong nor improper that wc should
| maintain u dtccnt scf.rcspeci, aud hold JUS
aud true estimate Of our powcrs aud capabilities
In like manner, II IL not wrong 10 have propcl
Difference 10 the opinion Of other nitn, aul de-
sire TO stand we'll wit. thoss among whom W.
live. The fret Christians were advised tu live
| that they might have u favorable icsiimon. from
ihose who were outside Thr desire H. l,ras. our
suIsriurs. nrighlofs aud irirnds H. 20 icsiii,nIir
stimulus 10 tKeriinn. and We natural crave ~,
Judgnsnt oi i,y ISLANDERS on "ur PERFORMANCES. -
that ~ uiat cufrci uur faults. II Ne have NO.
been entirely succrfsiui Ur, IL sgccrs-i,.. may
enjoy ihs ins,d Of EppIubaiinn 80 whirh "" i'r.l
that We Art huScs,l, entitled
Bat IL the desire or appreciation IL not kept
within bounds. IL runs iniu Vsnt;t aud .sccuhcs
y source oi weak kncssani unhapI Iin-ss In the soul
the mind gFadual. ius's sight oi God, aud Ui
the grsat motive which should d- snd stnctity
all our Actions nar,' iy the .uvr ui God aud our
eternal salvation We gei tn .iv. ou human nlr
plzusr, aud We de- not itcl the ip~ ard pcatc aud
Satisfaction that sptIu. iiOm Z. eOEsriousn,s ~ oi
having hlhilrd our du'y IN proper manner
Ne become iraious Oi tue success oi oihers, cnv
ous Of the ptsisr awarded them, aud rnRty al
our failure to graiify aud ,.iuuish our hrw ma,-
trTs Ia this manner the ntrIc little pas. ion
~ vaingOry Is gradually runv'rir! into ~ scnursr
hat chaits aud v.xes "a continually hy fsiiing
ulon ihr raw lrrr ~ excited aud uneasy s.li.
"unun. Ih.w Is irfhais nO passion that su OF.
ten t'unish's it, osn iOlt ~ vanity. The strong
- u grows the uuie rtriaIy Is IL doomed iu lis
appointment.
Want, !. 'nn" iimss supposed to be- confined io
Wuurt aud rhIl r-n, tO clarscs O' persuns in iA'l
rom wh''h ~" 'in n"i Expect proofs 81 ioit p''u-
rip.- ai.l di.nifrt s,!. command And ,,t nnru
ARE Vrit - irt "a g.. their Api.eai ,hrr. sti -.
"a" i"pf's-s"n 'h"s r1udurr upon uihrts ~ SO
man IL ~ her h,nuit, her Arcousplishin'h =. or
TIER J-Arlr, ani rr,ily diess'r. Men ~ tarr .iils
nhd disn. ui>h',i ABILITY are al, 10 mar their
unirniail- mrii; ty exhibitions oi almost juvr-
nil VANITY. II - strange and A,IN rue f'ci,
that even mrn q genius. men destined :" live
FORE Ia the iit,far, or uitars annals ~ their
cuunity haSc bstu noted 'ut niiccinilnu an. .rli.
roUr'it -t,r DEMONSTRATION, ~ short that Prove
the u"ihii d,sir- to he noticed, admired. aud
made much o'tN Ihrl' fellow n-n How n,,r,s.
say. ihru, ~ titus, le Tor persons Of o.,linary
virtue nud strength iu guard Asaius, To" insd
"us info,ds ~ this dangerous tnein! OF spiriuh.
improvement
Il is not n-cc-sary To run into cccrn;iciiy ~
rudrn'-s ia urirr 10 avoid the impu,a,iou Of van
iiy. The good Christian is not tie nan to put
on an assumed aud forced exterior. IT, is sui.r.
less and unnfT., ,rd lie /. at his ease Lrcauss Il,
has nu,hlng &" c.arcal lie de-. no, Ear Ia,
judsmsb'- nni oiiIiuus OF the World u"r q. ..
y. swervr 'funi hr path O. duty - MIA is .,'.ui
ration or appliance Al Tho stue 'iiu, h~ i.-,
not ~Aniyblt tiaN, aud insult l.: 'uf such cen
due; would turn mcn away itun, virtue. Gather
than diaw ,hctn gent! To It's practice AKfe Dr
OhrR,iH5s.