, 1874-07-13

turo and industry, tie aocon1 considers political
Influence and tho goyernnlont Of untions-lu be
ut thoir hoad, 10 DO tho ohfef of IN army-aa tho
highest attaltiabopoint Of hist ldoas; q tni ono
e,itloayors to- become gollke, by ouItiynting art
and Bcionce To tie iig]ust .possiblo oxtuut. All
tlleso throo Wow the world from n subjective
standpoint. III their Studios, though they aro;
connected with tho gono'al welfare Of mankind,
cgotistn is tho Btamp Of thoir motives. Thrre.
f0ro tho question must rieo In 0llr mind. Which,
Brentnoss is tho truo ono; whiulr tho most un-
aellsl,, and, therefore, mons worthy to bo iml-
lated by uH?
Tho answer Ia contained In onr toxt. The
true greatness worthy Of manltnl ia only
that which is an image Of gotililse grontnosB.
Prominent mon nmong tlie ancont nNtio,Is tlo-
70 tl,er snb]cets Of worship ia; i,nan : pnssions'
human qualities. Whit wonder, therefore, TINT
tho dnctrins Of god who became mnn: could
ilnd adllcronss so readily3 For, IL agod il on-
dowcd. With weREneyH l'!to lu1nan boing, tits
hour might become muu atogotilor, with all tho
weaknosHog mud passions connected With Ills lia-
ture.
Widely difroront from thus is tho doctrine Of
Jowish religion, Hero IL tho superiority Of Lie
Jowsll dootfirot placing boforo lts confcssois q
God who stands fnr ulUvnted atjoyo tile world
and n,on;. n holy boing, aood wl!o cro'tcs maa
3t9r ftt s d1eG G'gw @ sas %a sesDl,tE III
enable him to become like Hnlsolf ILL., spirit
Tho jewish religion does not nttenlpt to degrade
!; God TO man, but to elevate man to 0ou. Tito
God OF Jndhisna Ia the Almighty Creator Of tho
/! tlrono, and Tue enrh ia His footBtool." Tho:
tloct,ine of tic Jowa presents to ia uontossors
,uo!ol, nj, itloa. It says:. Thy moslol, thy IDEAL
/; il tho groat God; try TO initato Him III His
j; greatness; try to become moro Rnd moro liAn
ilt,to 1limAolf.
tlod III great! But this question arines: How
md by What nlcnns ara wo enabled to recognize
Ills grcatnosB, and wliuro Of Hisgreat qualitios
shall DO onr pattern oBuccaliy2
wihe: If thou, my friend, ralEeat thy oyo up to
the klty on c!car Buinncr night, a,,a contoni-
plato those millions Of Glittoring stars which
greet thy meeting eye, enraltured with adlnira~
rotate AZ tuat 70 many worlls within thu endleBs
space IN conformity with tho lawa of tlleir wisp
Crentor. Aud il not our oarth li1iowise only al
atom in tho boundloaa universe Therefore,
pride aud laughtiuuss, even if thou sl,ost!tlat DO
Tho greateBt and noat powerful OF all thy fel~
low-1non. Decoino aware Of tho fact thHt thy
power Is worry stnall, thy lego "hmt dtn1inutive,
compared with tho l1uiyorHel Thou scout with
ing with ustonshnent IIis grand onsnfpotonco.
lily heart indefinitely tells theo Of tile power Of
these all-goyorning flaws. Thou feslent tho
touch Of this overwhelming hnrmony Of tho
spfres y anir!t eaot ea,ry thee noy19ad
tho idea Of those powerful laws: 1o, how far
ait thou from concciying Tho r,,iments Of thcsc
principles Wolllst ,tlon dato TO say that
thou art ablo to bo the creator of tho onHt ATOM
though thou mayeBt AnoW tho law to which it Is
subjected ?
Wo tinl many instances in tho history Of our
world, down from the unciant hiatury up to our
modern timex, where men Of genius ondoavorcd
TO become Rodlilte, andin fact in eonle nhtances
they wore ntlorcd as such, by striving to obtain
high position. governing thcr foalow-men md
subjeeting tho will Of nations to their own
fai,cica. But, 10 wlhat was their glory2 Aud
to wo presoryoa grateful memory Of thelr VIC
tories. gained by bioodH!led, aud thoir nonli-
mouts, ereotsd upon tho corpses Of their fellow
mon ? Did Nebnchadnozzar, julius CHrsar, aud
Napoleon pronure'tll8 wolfare Of their natlonB
to auy extent in proportion to tho Bacritees
their subjects had to 1,ako to their ambition
Oh no; their powor-wordfy powor-bn8 no
greatness which would be worth while FOR Us to
htyiyo for.
Now, thon, look down from tile hesuties Of the
sky aud obHerve TINT inu1ilnerablc variety of
our Garth on which We dMell. Down from tho
smallest infusoria. which tAou ca,l'st not sae
With thy nakod eye up to The gigantic mammoth
Of former agoH-do they not compel tfl4e to
admire tho wonderful organization Of tho snr-
rounding natnro Do not these pictures which
arounfoldctl here before thine oye compel thee
to utter thanks, fervent tlanks, to thy Creator,
who endowed thee With tho capacity to look i,sn
tho " f. s eS4oys @ hGn t1 ns
humble thyaoh before tho Nsstor Of
this glorlous creation: Then agaiu,. thou
Art only the silent aanirer, who speaketh with
tho psalnlat How great and wonderful, Q
Lord, an lily works To observation ouly all
| thy activity IL limited. But, tiou4wit aslt Az
| am altogether unable to become like God in ail
these faculties, in what function, tllo1l, shall
consider God as my model Which Of His quail
f{aap phul EnY,fln SEn IN t41uA
! tr1o greatness worth imitation 2
NY friends we read from Deuteronomy:
For ths commandment which I command tl.ee this
lay y not hidden from thee nor !. i! fur or. 1t is not
10 Heaven and fetch 1t down to us and cA,las liz to
hsar #. that may do 1t? Neither Is 1t boJond tho
furua, and fetch uno In, aud cause us to hoar Ii,
that We may do IT. But the word III .ery u!gh
an!o thes. ~ Thy mouth and in tuy heart, tiat
At the verge of death Moses recommends this,
his doctrine. to the people Of Israel moaning, that
| We ahall not tryto find tho very sutlineneEB Of
God III the works of creation, but in the qualities
with w.IcA He has endowed man, ~ He cyoaset'
feelings nc eluil find tho sublime great
I Ills sreataesa' is best % represented aaA'si Il
God Himself bad considered q creating power
not have endowed him with it2 bnt no, Flo has
| implanted his most superior quality in tie heart
Of nun, 10 as to onablo him to live according to
lis word and accomplish his soul. Ihare is 10
comparison possible between earthly power aud
| glory, aud thoso rapturoua feolings which make
us truly godlil1o uni bring us ncaror unto Him
those euyating foelinga, ready for any sucritlco,
which wo call truo love. All tIoso who have OK
perienced it know tint It really removes from
our worldly aye our ogotistic ideas. Hero, tl,on,
| We find tile elaborate grandeur Of God Implanted
in o.r very hearts, aud itn germ il implanted
there not to ronaain hidden from our fellon-mcu,
but to be cultivated, offering the means to bc.
coma worthy Of Cots mercy. The highest
power of this love " undoubtedly the love
nectol with It aud necessarily, paraon. Yea, for,
giyoness delights our hearts, consoles man.
bowed down NTH gricf md sorrows, dries tl,t
burning toar Of tho penlteut sinner, and fills hie
soua With new hopes with new comildonce, Bo