, 1874-06-08

been Tree only from seltehness and tslenoBa, hut
not freq from tho great truths that seom to
proceed from God aud mankind. There was
Sy Seqpse ,ne Sqss a 5 h s2aaS 5Ss"f R Rd from IN
Aurora rising up from tho horizon In Its GOT.
goo,lH aleon and botoro this broad pillar OF light
l,e bowed as Paul before that Damahcus beam
from Hoavon,, AND with Paul sasd' "Lord'
Thus 1t would appear that tho human heart Is
not grind in tho decree Of aoff-hood,, for anv-
age is tho most perfect picture Of solt-hoo but
IL .grand III tho greasness of that outside coun-
sel'which mastora oil it's thoughts and emotions:
We feal Utmost ready to say .:that what we al!
mood ia Freedom from all that ia wicked and
small, aud tllon lifelong bondage to all that ie
trno ind great. Wo uood the liborty Of q Paul
who Was froe, as to tic things TINT arc falBo tor
small, but q slave as to JesuB Christ.
Thoro llavo boen mortala bore and thoro who
hayo asserted III unlimited. Independence, but
they havo ouly narrowed the life thoy expected
to Gnlnrge.
Tho school Of Epiourus, whore thoyaaid. "Lot
us ent aud drink, Tor tomorrow we die" waB an
ear1y declaration Of moral Independence. The
conrters OF Canuto wished him to assert inde-
lhe wavea oamo rolling along: Thomas Paine,
In a certain degreo, longod aud struggled for
porfeot freedom, roleaae from oil fetters, heavy
or light, and Byron, too, denied thoBo vast laws
sacred by thoughtful soclety, but In gil these ex-
poliments, from .Epicurus to Lord; Byron, tho
result has been such Us to make moro evident
the dependence Of the soul upon great bond
hold out towards 1t from the long career Of mau
and the grent powers Of God. '..' =
Contrasting, therefore, the subtcction OF tho In
diyldual mind and confoasing tho 1ttlenass OF
any one soul compared with tho world Of thought
Hebrew King, 'Thou shalt gnido mo with Thy
counsel, reveals something Of itsintrineso worth.
II a STATESMAN can moye along great In the
counsel Of all :nations,s tender in thoir tcarB,
powerful in all their auocossoa aud dofoats,, Il
under this long admontion roaohinR from Baby
lon to Waterloo tho patriot riaes up In power
greater than bis own bosom, then, with God as
counsellor ans tho s9q sSc is daily 1ss'ySa I'd
hoped for from the absolute Independence
Of the human life. by - counsel Of God" how
bver, must bo implied only tho unqueytionahle
and sublime attributes OF Himaoif. Whom the
me BY thy COUNSEL It was not Of such !. eoun.
sci ms was to be embodied iu tho philosophers Of
subsequent churches !; l'e speaks not Of co,111-
solgatherod up BY q Pope, nor bya Convention,
aoter Of the Almighty aa it .fepoaes In It's pur-
poses Of love, Of wisdom, and Of righteousness.
= counsel Of God when thoy nre only following
ssdngs Of nss's . Gr ethoa son or
gss gss eaass asss' Of a9d Il Els aas
and light, that brings tho soul to tho "nftorward
g1ory.s Escaping, therefore, the error which
Identifies God with sone sect, and coming out
into the great prenouce OF the, Almighty, the
| soul finds around 1t m iptluenco greater than
| the atmosphere of civilization Which encom-
Dranro. God ia tho ideal Of Justice. aud look
| ing up to Film tho heart is hold to au orbit Of
holnoaa. and looking; up to Linn tue heart is
held to an orbit Of greater purity OF life. God
| Is lovo, and tho neatt, enchainod to Him COOS
forth among its fellow-men with tears for the
unhappy, with gospel for tho 'hoathen, with
freedom for tho slave. God Ia father. md the
spirit resting upon Him finds no desolate hour
no orphanaue. for oven the Valley Of eho Shadow
Of Death ierowe radiant with the morning OF i'm
mortality. : @et
nev,nd thu smiling md the yecpinu
IIo Bllnll 10 soun -
Doyond tic waking ind the sleeping,
Beyond tho sowing and the reapiuy
| Lie hhan DC aoon'
Tlus tho counsel Of Goi] bccomos vast power
outside Of the heart, q sublime mastery of tho
noor human viii, not making it d rcal slave, but
'preusin0 nrainBt It's Independence, and rastrain-
'Iug lis license. as tho attraction Of tho ea,t
,hn}ds the forests. and lakes. md rivers. and
oceans, close against it's boaom and thus, By
| ouB world. Each sparkling river and eaoh
warb1ipR bird glories in liberty, and yet, at the
/ samo instant thoY are siavop Of ri santio law.
+ The euccoss Of tho soul thus COMICS from its
iO{luGIE8 IL
, shall share nll its conduct aud happiness: Sin
ia doiued often as Helilshnoss II by solfashness
il meant :forgettuness Of all but self, the def,
inition is good. When a, statesman accepts .
Gribo to do wrong, that act must como from {
rotreat into aolf, from closing OF tho sou
against that immense "couisel OF God
which has mirrored itself in every honorable
life that has boon lived in all nations, and mus
come from closing Of the car to that chant O
righteousness which has been sounded q
n1f Tho altnrs Of the living God forever
must como from q complete Withdraw
from tho presence Of Jesus Christ, who rot onl
said: "blessod arc the pure in heart" but win
s; Yos % Gin must 6o . eoltiahnoss. retreat from
tho eloFy Of nun and .he glory Of aqa, retrss =,
comnaas of a moor worm that was born to-day +
pornh TOMORROW.
A reason why have often urged you oil t
thjs nood We ali ard born into, Of having som
rnst influence above us and around us, tint mia
heIp our Wills III this world Of two great paths