Richland beacon., 1874-12-05
"A PERFECT ssE:.Ts.ESskE.'

without th"!r pristine or distinctive character,
when the circumstances that originated them,
have vanished away or have been entirety
forgotten. while we yet continue 10 use lie
names. Among such is tie appellatipn--
gentleman. This appelIa,ion is compounded
of man and gentle or gcn'cel. j. @. Il man be
longing to the same clan, stock, or race, from
gems n race, stock, family, and with the sense
of noble or Al least respectable, bir::, - we
say birth and flmly. Gcu'!n -. therefore,
either QualificaIyc or predicate "t man.
IL i drclaratlve of ccr'1u Jl1 ..'r~ Inherent
IN he man, who l. gentle cr ccutrcl, me SCION
of y noble stock Now, we cannot lc called
gentlemen. berauSc we happen 10 h" born ot
good family; for. this i. 80 far a we are
concerned = mere acci1cr', and We may.
nevertheless, be without the" qualities which
constitute the gentleman. Nor can we be
called gentlemen simply because We have
abundance of money and fine clothes; tDr
thc-, are external %, and form 10 part oi,
man. and we may. therefore, have them
without being in my way tie gentleman,
which is an internal and no; Al external tiiu.
Nor have We any claim to u" cal,e.j gentle
men from our aiicc,atian Of fine manners :;
for. this i M, au attempt To a>>rre or cxhihi;
" sft - 'i''t l'll1F tl - - l'iti' a. -. '''''
We ere etti''cd 20 hc called gentlemen. when
we are not only born of good family. but
also educated suitably 20 ~ the par, of the
gentleman, being imbucd with III" sentiments
ami principles of the gentleman, h-iug train
ell up IN tie breeding and the manners Of the
gentleman. being indeed the subject of all
the cducarivc agencies and influences Of n
good family-a ffmjIy superior 20 1roveliiug
tastes ani low habits. family cruobri Ly
hgh aims and prllr;pIr> This i - far well
and very desirable. hut there are other clr-
ment~ that cutter INTO the idea Of perfect
Gentleman. This pha~;s Of the suffice, is 20
we'll treated hy the Honorary Secretary of the
Edinburgh industrial Brigade in his annual
address 10 them. MAT w cory u considerable
portion Of the address. w','ch IS - applicable
10 bows here "a in Edinbnr.h
One of the greatest mistakes t'a. ! know
Of among lads Of n certain class, il Tho be-
lief tha, the term gentleman can only bn
rightly applied 10 those born in a certain
position Of life, and who have hada sufficient
anlout Of wealth hcGucarhed 10 them 70 ena-
be them to live in idle ease. Ny object This
year shall hc 20 point ont that the hUmblc-t
bonn has just a. good Il right to merit and
claim the lille "Gcntlcman." and 10 aim NJ
fulfilling tie model hold up, rs any Of the
highcr born. even to the extent Of being per
feet gentlemen; and 10y jhi, mean rot only
peorlc whose fine natural characters ar.
cultivated into habits OF right thought ant
action. bIit those whose daily life j. actra'eI
by = love IN God, and who themselves, b'in-
one with Christ, grow daily more like HIM,
until they attain unto the, perfect >ta:ure Of
men in Christ jesus. One j. often grirycd
to see the little mcannesS, want Of trJhtal-
ness ani cf straightforward. honest dealing.
not to speak of the lack OF hi.h honor and
strict integrity ofpurp0>e. which prevail to
50 lamcntablc an extent even amon.et pro-
Tossing ChriStiaUS-sO much so. indeed. that
right-mindcd men of the world look with
Scon upon their acts. There are constantly
occurring in life occasions when man :
principles are ,estel to the utmost, when the
temptation to depart from the straight line
of righ, conduct, aud HAT which only becomes
the Christian gentleman, is 50 strong That it
may truly be described aS 7 struggle
lis no in titles nor in rank,
Is no in wealth Ike Lon on Bank,
To purchase peace aud rest;
Iis no in making muck'e mair,
lts no in books, ~ no in lear,
To make u> tuly hlc>i
If happiness hac not her seat
And centre in the breast,
We may be WISE or rich, or great,
Bu: never can be blcsi.
Unless the man has Chri>t in his lrraTt, he
is not sure Of the victory; and Only those
can be called perfect gcnt.cmcn, who. taking
Christ, (thc only perfect Man) for ttcr pat
tern. strive to be like Him, ever askir- them
selves. What wonI Christ have me TO TO ?
and them
Whether the road bc rough aHI drcary,
And the end far out OF sight,
Foot IT bravely, strong or weary,
Trust in Him, and 10 the right.
We have a psalm, the 10Th, which has
ap;ly been called the .cntlcuans psalm, and
it does indeed seem directory for the daily
Ht;, of one:
Lord who shal abide in Thy ,aberuacIe !
who shall dwell in Thy lioly Hill u
He that waiketh uprighrly, and workcth
righteousness and speake,h the truth in his
heart.
lie tha, backh.thc;h not with his tongue, nor
doeth evil 10 his neghbor. nor taketlI up a re-
proach 'ainst his neishbor.
In whose eyes vile person is condemned ;
but he houurc,h them that fear the Lord. He
that sweareilI 70 his own hurt, and changeih
not.
He that put:cth not out his money 10 usury
nor taketh reward against the innocent. lie
that doeth these :hings shall never be novel.
Tallcyrand psd To say that speech was
given to conceal thought. Contrast the
Psamists picture Of truthful sIcaker-
"as he thinkcth, 50 doth he express
l., ,-,l, pf tlt.. Elm lu urfrb
Academies. a cricket match was being played
The contest was keen one and for a time
it seemed uncertain on which side success
would declare itself. At length, on ball
being delivered. youth felt II grazc his hat,
/ the wickei-kecpcr catching the ball after
wards. Not one of the players, including the
| umpire, had noticed this bnt tie youth him.
/ self was of the right noble stamp. The strug-
/ Gle in his mind between right and wrong
was quickly settled. Shouldering his bat, he
walked off the field, saying, IL am out; felt
the ball touch my bat;' consoled for the loss
of the game by the consciousness OF having
/ dared to do right. At another school the lad:
/ had for some time been in the habit of gong
I ont from their bedrooms al night into the town
! for no good purpose. One young gentleman
heard Of ihis, and his sense OF right was iUo
strong TO allow him 10 pass 1t over. he
boldly stool amongst bis >,1sooilellows ~,
declared 1t wrong, aud sail he should o,
compelled 20 acQuaiut the master with 'he
fact, rnd he spite # the cry Of '~ucaN an,
spy be bodily heii his ro.ntaui ctltc'nt
y stopped the repetition oi stsh uu--l,.r
b mar'y cnn'uff
.,iruy yr-r- r-u, U-i,rr Ir,t-rs-- WIRE &c
clarri Illegal a country friend wr'i" - a
friend IN London 10 purchase ior hun
irs-t ~ y cev'aiu 'afey. IT, jli .". ~
also one flr himself Shortly aiitrwrri, We
county friend wa -Urpr~"i % gci
O. ling him u.at hi- fI,kct hli a. ITO