The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-04-01

DEAR REGISTER The light of angel.
ism shines brightly for us in the presence
Of the social principle. When that is
well comprehended little difficulty re-
mains in reaching it in a true life theory.
All revelations from out the infinite ma
ture descend into, and meet permanent
needs in the Infinite nature. Purely in.
tellectual truth, when evolved and put on
record, at first view, may appear to stand
off by itself, and ask for nothing but sol.
itary study. But even this exception is
lost, when we reflect that the mind has
many faculties, with vital sympathy
and stimulating force, wrought, as in a
network Of nerve, throughout the entire
mental symmetry. Ifan influence touch
any part, it extends through the whole.
Yet some truth, and usually that Of the
highest order. has especial and intimate
relationship to the social principle. Very
much of what is best in life cannot come
out OF any truth which language can hold.
Lying before US 10 that Language, even in
faultless expression, and met BY most sin.
cerc meditation, it yields not tithe Of
It's measureless worth To finer sight
that envelope, seems more an occultation
thu a revelation. Tae mind soon tires
over the wor Is or struggles, ,solltarily with
the ideas. 1t cannot kindle to a glow
nor soy did not our heart burn within
Us, while He talked with us by the way"
no feel the baptism OF good will to men,
as it fell upon them from the angelic So
cialsm. 1t may summon duty to the
task and bow meeky to the awful au-
thority that seems to lie over it. Still at
best, that mind, in such way, will never
find the secret Of its power or its fire. Its
richest, divinest capacities remain all un-
touched and soon it becomes housed in
dull custom or pious habit, and runs its
narrow way, existing more than living
fearing more than loving, suffering more
than enjoying, submitting moro than hop.
ing, ever carrying in itself some unex'
planned error, which freer natures in
stinctively shun even though they can
not touch the secret of the repelling dis.
harmony On larger scale, either this
pietism or an external dogmatic or cere.
monial religion will follow where any re
ligon is attempted. The wide result will
be gorgeous Journalism, intolerant creed
ism, or uuattractive pietism. We have
: only to enter social nature, survey it from
the lowest to the highest orders of crea
, ton; and the secret comes forth to u
vast, many.yoiced, and glorious. Th'
\ lone bird chirping Tor its mate. tells u
= echoed in a counter strain, by the song
t of glad fellowship that make the ali
. culver with joy. All nature holds
1 sweet harmony running through its pur
= breast, and the fountain lies embowere'
. in the social element Take this away ant
= symmetry loses its grace sorrow is ii
= the silence teirJr Is in the death. Hoy
deeply true, then must it be of all tha
= life, which lies up in the glorious realr
/ Of intelligence and love. Such lite,righl
Q ly defined, is in its individuality, bu
z one factor the other is community, an
y these multiplied together give produc
glori6ed in the highest heavens. Th
Q very stars seem brighter in constellation
5 and the thought OF peopled worlds
}. neighborhood relation. brings us in tn
: presence of joys above our measure. "a
: exceeding and eternal weight of glory
d oppresses us. What economy then, is
= to let out of life its richest contents, an
IS strike off from our sympathy and awakel
5, ed susceptibility, the very noblest orde
u of being "that excel in strength" th'
s, come near and crowd around us in tel
lie der love, sweet guardianship, and soul-i
10 spring influence. IT,