The New York herald., 1874-11-02

same IN Ours when the great Augustine was
asked BY pupil what was the drst quality In re.
hgion he said, the nrS quality Ia humility, the
second IS humility and the third Is humility; aud
Il you open any sacred book you will find the first
must be humble. 1t Is easy enough TO multiply
examples OF humility from sanity lives
but ! wish TO convince you that humility be.
longs TO the people OF the world. Humility means
hvlng near the ground, TO take the lower place. TO
have no price OF self The argument for humility
Is not lar 10 see. The first Is reverence. what
world Is this we live in, the creation how vast (;
what loneliness what power what wisdom, what
order! standing IN the presence OF tnls amignv,
ness how can we be proud Another argument
Tor humility is common sense. What are we
proud oi-our beauty our wealth, our learning
you can ever know. Talent, Reniusy IL IS no
credit OF yours that you have 1t. Your yirtuef
Then you have none. Another argument for hu-
miity is sympathy. We cannot sympatnize with
any any one unless we are wiling 10 slt Win hiln
PLEAD FOR HUMILITY,
not because IL makes men small but because IL
argues that we are great; for II Is not sei-depre
clation, selt-insnt and seidistrust; II Is simply
consciousness that you are great enough 10 dis-
pensc with superficial greatness. Those VINO have
sat in the dust are those who wear the crowns.
Another quality or saintlIness is remuneration.
Remuneration is often spoken OF as the sacriice OF
sell; the man who renounces simply lays Claim 10
a higher SELF instead OF the lower which he re-
his career soldier, had achieved tne inde-
pendenee OF his country anu was welcome 70
posa iaise friends urged him 70 make
himself dictator. He presented himself before
resign my commission and Withdraw from all
public ofice.n That was the greatest act In
George WasnlnVtnns life. so acknowledged, so
recorded and you say II was not 'renunciation:" !"
he preferred the quiet OF his own dignity, the
feeling OF his own independence to all the applause
OF men. | take secular examples because tins
is secular age. saint IS always great IN pa
tIence: the gospel oil our day is imparience. Iyou
would succeed. be impatient, and SO you must.
THE GOSPEL OF IMPATIENCB
has its time and place and virtue. but all action
has ITS reaction. and patience is as active as &C.
-lylty Is. Another virtue l. meekness. We do not
believe In meekness; We believe IN resistance, re-
aation Jesus says, man smite thee in thy
cheek turn 10 him the other also; the meek shall
inherit the earth. We don't believe that gospel
L has faiien into entire dIsrepute; 1t Is not ex-
pected that we should live up TO it. You might as
we'll expect TO have all the felicity OF heaven amid
al the tumult OF earth. The saint Is always great
IL aspiration. Aspiration IS the breathing out ior
,ometning higher. Is aspiration virtue confined
only to religious peoples Men speak OF sain illness
IS II II we're thing outgrown; but We Will md
hat all these virtues, singy and combined, belong
TO the new dispensaton as truly as to the old.
These qualities belong not to any theology or any
neory OF God and man. but belong TO human ma
ure ITSELF and forever and forever 1t must be true
hat he that exaiteth himself viii be abased.