New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-22

God" says Paul. Let us therefore not Judge ,sis
another. for by himself every man eitnei h truth
here and there II there Is any public sentiment npon
any point which which hes anu wnen - 70
conscionce The multitude of phrases which have been
employed mslead as well as me haen cpisa the voice
OF God IN the heart OF men, and vaous such IKE inte
pretations taught ,hat nterpreis right
and wrong. and that men have men' III
which shine, out and determines tho "o'"' '
Now II these phrases employed IN resPecc y.
moral sense. aud II the same interpreSSn wero b
piled to conscience. it works miscns'ots WI G YES
conscience is nothing but senac W. ,nans whether
thing is right wrong at all III nau no~ ,h, we're
w how are equally good men split upon the same
point all the world over But conseiehce ~ 80 IN :,
rssnonse 10 sentiment In tho soul CT men, which WEI
,he shows u thing TO be right or wlone
rpspouds lust when the hanus OF 'ho CIV. a, y,
own PROPER machinery. moving round, point 10 tw'ive.
I'm ths neil goes off But tho bell admit move the
clock the cl6cS moved tho bell Aud SO Wheh atEulng
the ntfrs OF life, and the Judgment says thing Is
night or wrong, then conscience rings It's DOLL Inns
fundamental idea, that conscience Is Simply a morn
sentiment IN the constitution Of man, depends for It's
action on auxares. and that these auxar.es are as
the faculties OF the nina, VIII 90 iar 70
clear up our also IN matter OF help
to us IN determining the truth Tho first acIion then Oh
conscience il always ofreactiOn II never acts uhu
IL Is acted upon Consider how ununilorm the view
on right ana wrong; consider what nice distinctions
there are in each consider when the chu Is young
he has to learn all about is right and what is
wrong. Now conscience Is teacher. AT nrst we nave
no power OF distinguishing between right aud wrong
When we move into neighburhood, how We nave
to learn what Is right aud wrong. Conscience never
saws me, You must keep down Canada tstle IN your
garden but Al there law In the country against w.
then nd IL Is wrong TO let canada thistle grow"
But that Is not conscience must keep up my fences
must not let my cattle run loose ara 20 into NV heisn
boris garden ana eat up MS fruits learn II ;.t not
conscience. Men have found out the way Il Is easiest
live aud the way is hardest to 1--we one Is rght inc
other is wrong 1t took To IND IL OUT; 80 ~ taxes
wears Tor the child tnd what Is right ana what Is
wrong When 10 determined what Is right Wuat
is wrong conscience rings the bell =,
In a neighborhood, after tine We learn what 10
right and what wrong and 80 1t j. when We 90 into
the church 1t has Its own rules and regulations IL
reaches up II reaches down, IL reaches on every slne
Every man has his interpretation OF these, by
which he picks up experience by seeing what other
men do 1t Is right pay your note before o'clock IN
the afternoon 1t Is not the law OF nature, but the law
OF the banks ana we IND what right is ana
that one way to help men, the other To hinder We
have our course clear as II we hdd seen IL on MOUNT
sinai and had heard IL Numbered out OF Inc
Clouds or Gods revelations To this world, some
have been by vision but or them have been by the
NAV men have lived them out. Hiuderances, burdens.
suferpp all the evils OF this life, are revelations OF
God Ne do not learn right aud wrong by intuition.
we find rules and laws when We come Into lie. ana
these have been marked out 0y mankind ald deter
mined for the conscience what Is right ana what Is
wrong and then conscience ranes These laws WIN Us
dstinctye emotion Conscience Is partial as the nei-
lect ia. You ind IA man OF narrow Judgment. and he
has "A narrow conscience. You hnd man or "A stupid
understanding, aud mas Just such Conscience Ihit
is the conscience acts separate or distinct from
intellect