, 1869-09-12

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. st.ns notwithstanding lhs sI4a.ire VI
t,,.,n. ~lis!slaiNt, t1.urs ID e1til s1eHEoh 1t
ulHi! 1u"5nl tl1leotsnns "'l'l'ch ~
l., jn>llt, The s.s's.tisn th"t elcry rasi"a Ut
III" unsI,o hias.'ry, tl"i e1rIy 1lal't'llnllty
.s.l .lAs, If y"oph:, A4s ::a averaK" '"n~
s.a,,,.e, IL nearly lAr,,l,luiuna frt'ft As I" !
ul... l., ld,.nsf.ll nr lla,uel.,x. Ii Ia ,luit"
,l.,ally admitted tlat thu ,,ural fAculty Ut
u4,,.i.,,e~, in Il mere ,mp,s.e If l,su to~arsl
hist W. juls" ,n be right hnI hatred
."s.A,.l tia, We iu'lFe to 1e wrong. hut II
in na way lr.rr7ulncs what is right or
WONG. t'is Judgment If what is right
ard ~r,ns differs 1T every advancing raEiol
4 ..s.r life, # we nfe e,,nsta.sly lsaEalag III
stl.t. rrs,sc:s. Livery now fact va r,laire
la. t..,1nr t.e.!r::cy 10 l'its or snolify H.
Travel iuo,liiirs it. 1iouling modidea il.
Reflection and experience If life ,nnli-
ly it. Indeed, scarcely are thc
clouds al,oye our heads more chsngcatle
than OUT convictions O: duty in aosno things,
whae yet the heavens beyond them nre not |
more clear and inlrnovns'le than our consic-
tious un otlcrs. Bat among different raoeA,
md al different J.erinis in the history of
th.ao fnft inns
greatly. While every person deems it m
imperative duty, mad IN essential part Of
bis moral dignity. to keep on hand stock
Of moral convictions, it is singular how
great Is the poEcr Of external conditions
.4a,1 convenience to change them. There
ar. certain uf the South Sen Islands, for H.
staEce, whose natives hare quite positive
tc1u!lcs against csnlit'alisua. At least a
.!if,Er. Ckad crew who should fall into their
hands would no. probably be eaten if they
could make any t,thtr use Of them Bat
,l.re i4ze otL~r adjacent islands wbcre
auuntr u baked missionary Is deeu.ed
positivclv t9ehciuus. Tue secret of tho dit
f..cncc is reported to lie wholly III tile fact
TINT r1you the last named islands NO animal
food is 70 lie fund, while upon the
former Captain Cook and his
.,,ectssu.s- many generations ngo.
left scvc-l pai1s Of pigs, whose tescen'l-
nnts fura,sh the ureseut inhabitants Of thoss
islands With M abundant supply Of pork.
T,a .,,oc,;cc ,.f .he S,.1se, or burning uf
No u;a,, an tho funeral pyre Of her hus-
h,,a il a cn,;ons illustration Of the dercl-
o,,.ucn. Of a morbid religious conscience.
Whep Tho Fast India Coupanys govern
,,a,,, ,tto,,,te,1 to t3o axav with thiB rite.
,ha~ ua,o mot liz ,hc n,,. m tho mart Of
.,a,.,,;,o ,,ot tho;r ,nost sacred ,,.,k. thu
~: ~, commanded IT. md thai. rs tLcy
ia1 hoc,, ,7,,o,ontr,d bv treaty the cn;oy-
.".s,t If ,,,.ir ,rors,,;n nurno1es,cd this rite
cnu1a MT 1,e ;nte,fered with. The govern.
,n,,, o,,;ccr. vere uouo1ussc,1 Tor time.
,,ut n5,ervar,,. On procu1ine faithful trau.-
,at;,,n., -, the 1.til,. !, c,s discovered TINT
49, ,,ase,,o. ro1;aa -,,u,, IN ,,rorr t}e s,nc-
Il Ills ,;,e commanded prcciselv tue
,,,,u,;te and commanded tho widow, ill.,
...!,s1 ~ o,,;r,n, u;,l, ,,cr husband Il,
.a:.';ao t,,t r., la uso.ode,1 n, Hiss, onf]
49,, !s ~ 49, ,1,,t;.s ~ 1;fa ho,,v IL, n,
-. ~ IT,, ,,o,,,,;,,aes Fr;1,,t1x t,,,,e
% tnsa a.. y 1,;nan, n1iestnfo5 I'M, within III,
.. ,...;As s.i,;a,, ha,1 ,1a,,an1 s;nco II,
id1fe &e1AH"teh ''4N' ~ "3