New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-28

,.. M r,o ,rr,v ,oves God must not ask that Goo
should love him In return with all the pre- w
II rcsts with all the results which derive '"eueo,
from H. filed my whole tbougbts.' In iaer Io"'' -"
own experience "a an artist and man OF the wor'u
taught him the necessity and the beauty OF
p.rbesm satisfied his physical leanngs by consecra@
ing b,s almost Hellenic admiration lot .ne NJ
man body, and his moral breadth OF vic" "n'' 10
him 10 trace the soul of good" which eA's'o w.
I'm things evil" 1t taught him to regard HI roe'"'
with respect while ascribing absolute perec"on w
none His faith In immortality was strong man, ao
sa,o "sboud believe in immortality he has rgn' 10
this helef. Il the wants OF his nature.
and he may believe In the promises OF rehg'on nu
,be nhosopher tries TO deduce the immortality OF tne
soul from legend. that is very weak ana heoien''
To me the eternal existence OF my soul Is proven o
nv idea of activity; II work on necessarily 'i my
nature is bound to give me another form OF exist
enoe when the present one no longer sustain my
spirit~ Still he deemed 1t unwise to make such IDEAS
theme of daily meditation. Gan able man. WHO has
something regular to do here and must toll ana strug
Gle and produce day by day. leaves the future woru
itself and is active and useful In this"
But argues writer II is hardly possible TOT pahtho
ism to be the religion of the practical reformer one
whose inmost heart is penetrated with the sorrows OF
humanity cannot regard this as the best OF all poss'o
worlds. He will either devote himself 10 the tash VI
preparing both himself and his fellows for the new
heavens and the EARTH or he Will strive ior 'no
OF the present cOnultlon
advancement toward ideal state, leaving the Iu'uo
TO the future This the line taken by Mr. MILL he
looked upon all speculations concerning the uhseeh
world as Improbable. The negation OF estaoiisheu DE-
lefs which had been nstilled into his mind from MS
earliest years by his father was accepted as
the dictate of reason. Still there are certain
indications of more positive opinions In the view OF
the writer although he fails to establish his position py
adequate proof. To up the contrast between
these two potent natures the final words Of the article
are entirely appropriated John Stuart Mill never mace
GOethes acquaintance though they Inhabited the same
world for twentysx years. and we may venture 10 say
that they could have become friends had they been
brought together. Goethe looked upon Bentham as q
radical mailman, and Mil was but sprituaized Ben
tham while Mill had a deep dislike OF Goethes moral
character wide gulf. which put all sympathy out
of the question: separated them EARTH and yet there
was, as we have been attempting to show, between
these two essentially anagonisc natures, one strong
poiut Of union-a genuine love for the human race ana
a consequent desire for its improvements profound
convection OF the TRUTH Goethe has finely expressed
it. that the true is humanity In its entireness ana
that the individual be joyous and happy, then only
when he has the courage to feel himself part OF the
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