Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-28
"Virtus Omnia NObIlitat."

"Virtus 0mnia NObilitat"
II virtue enobIes all, virtue is the stand
ard of merit NOT wealth.
Ole truly virtuous clunot be elevated
nor cIn such q one be cast down. ST ch
ona, gone down, in the judgment OF vice,
shall, even in that judgment, c1me up
again, and occupy the place OF true meri'.
gravity enough to balance all else lighter
on the opposite part of the scale.
Wee only procailns merit no where, and
Considers all in chaotic ruin.
Virtue stills the comm )tion, works Or
der in cOIf.i ion, and brings peace to one
truly POSSESSED Gf this standard of merit.
One, so p0ss ssed, falls not in any fair
aud faitl I llj gment; besides it is vir-
tue which unlocks the way to repentance
and kindly restores one who has wrong
fully endured the rtproach of vice to the
proper place of standing.
Virtue en- not be sulied, nor fall, nor
come short of aHy good work, nor be
blameworthy in lstic2 or mercy by any
SIP, rior r. merit.
Virtues all good quality true, living
essence self sustaining, despite all want
or envy, or malice of limited creatures, or
madness or ftlly-evep the whole body of
vie.
Virtue is self existant and enclosed
within herself. separate and apart from
all created Ur limited things and beings,
and cnnobles all she, consistently With
h rself, in any way connects herself with.
There Il, and can he, no failure in vir-
tue and any and all which can consist
emily be connected with Virtue, is at once
cancelled thereby.
ii heart Is fl M her vitality Is ever
elduring, high bJvo VII t C uld possibly
blo;, st4il Or tarni-h; and her power to
emo lr is Unlimited, aud hat : c emo
bl, -Id II so in true honor, faultless
b foie her.
! SIC is far above the rfproach Of slandCr;
/ i fame is Il fl iitoiy afar off from her and
those size brings 10 honor and true gre't t
ness. She even lifcs the worthy from the
n IL ts of vi &C and f ly, and even their
/ bal ssociatiOns at the glance OF her eye
/ become u nu lity, aud their charm il
| broken; 'epravity vInishes from her
presence; vice is ashamed and hides
away, even from the true light reflect d
! by those she honOrs and whom she las
found worthy cf such honor.
5 Snners pretend there is no virtue any
where ill is deprarisy-and so no doubt
| sinners see il where they are, as they are !;
yet If they have any, Virtue has not re-
vealed worthiness in them to connect her
| holar and goodness o them, that they
may beaold it. And, whatever they are
III y aie still in darkness. Drplavcd in
| deed l. any who can say thsre j. no vir-
| tue. Virtue in contra distraction to tn ir
4 il pradty and vice, is nevertheless, ercr. :
! 20 ere ogelc Iuing their evil with her
good.
y r} night may for a season seem t.
hi 10 thcy q ,ul from the loathing of their
uu4eemlines-, but ere long they shall see
virtue aud lO4th their hit, Gus ways and
repent in dust AMI ashes, and, reforming,
seek relief in new walks OF Virtue so r,
/ NSdltus MAI 10 W say Va NlIO SCCS hcl
fairly shall hasten to drop all associations
with vice, Madness, folly, and stupidity.
AID seek relb and happiness in her way ).
In any clse and in every respect virtue
i, the supreme excellence of every emo
bling characteristic-the very union OF
z % / name and all that truly deserve IL
everywhere, even Con in mankind. One
po scssed OF virtue is God-like, in name
and characteristic, AMI $ not subject 10
be- overcome OF vice, but rather, by such
pre- n.inent .food, cong Ter all evil and re-
ceivrs just reward under this true stand.
ard in the true pl4c1 of merit.
In this sense virtue ennobl all who
are v'rtuous-t. Ily worthy Of this gor q
name and this fair and just place of merit
This is wisdom aud the way to happiness
whereas, the ways of vice are to misery
and ruin. Man aud womtn eau only b,
noble as they are truly Nirtuous or GoG
like Ia name and characCt r, which mel il,
the name and th tlir, and just, and tlu
place Of merit cons q tent thereon.
"Iirtue ennobles aH." R.joicA not eve,
one gone down, who IN N come up
where honest sincerity Shall be gr .wt,
enough to balance all rice in tie opposit
! part vi the scale. q ).