New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-30


est character in all history made himself reputation.
INK reputation as the stars go down and come up but
there this difference the star that sets may rise aSa
then since we are driven from reputation back to charac
ter what is character Now, think the flowers IN
ter in the world Compare Captain Jack Of the Modes
with Prof CsS tine pSSs S cruelty and
teness Measure the difference between sadness am
Vai Human nature l. many sided and myriadm minded
Ii is stole and Epcurcan; II Is ctibae anu sociai
S,c,sona STa Hd s'n nde and as ssSS' All
these diverse elements lie In the h, nd tne ny u,s
man seeking tho development OF the Problem Of LIFE
looking at these opposing forces VIII 70 oi n
stance peasreyou 10 seek It, likewise to despse
sonyou are 10 ri, il the rein, likewise the strong
then when this ia van you are TO evoke all the ior"uc
you can TO meet 1t.
THE ELEMENTS OF CHARACTER.
Now in the midst of this conrarety OF types OF char
acer has it occurred TO you to ask the question:
proper estimate of characteri think givo
sufficiently correct when say that as times 20,
GOOD character that consists OF certain number
of clements which call cardinal virtues fo"tude,
purity sobriey. charity But you ask me how raany OF
these must exist in man in order to cniitie him t" the
p"sseSs'1n 81 eas1si h, Wa coYId not
| purchase all the virtues for Sl3 month.
arises virtue he in order TO he cai.
MALI Kind well kinds Patient, well how patient
Truthful, well how truthful In view OF these Inquiries,
want to mp number of these virtues for lustia-
ton and application. Here for instance is fortitudc
Could you hold your hand III the fire until dropped
from the wlifti Cranmcr did it. Mucius sceyoa
did IT, One Christian the other Pagan; tereicle
strength Of human nature lAppianse.J ,o,.o ,,,,h
solder g9 in tgu whse arm was OBLIGED to be ap-
taod The gu, asKcd him whether it should De
amputated between The wrist and the elbow or between
the shoulder tho elbow Pat replied cut 1t Oh as
you please; only enough 10 mug my glrl Min
Heber of Calcutta has left record that he saw Sir
who had kept his right hand cncied for SO many days;
and downward There instances OF Turks who nave
made pilgriDages MOamneds tomb and having gazed
upon il once, put out their eyes that they should
never look upon any thing less holy Brutus III tic
name of nsce dcliycrc his son to the cxecutomcr Vir
gnius in the name of honor gave up ms daughter to the
dagger. These and hundreds OF other instances snow
the midst 81 marty rires, when Iatmer said to Ridley
at stake, BE Of good cheer brother Ridley FOR we
have tins day lighted candle III England winch 10 man
Ignatus said, am Gods wheat Let the lions t,gt,
grind me- Fortltude on the scafold when Raleigh critu
out TO the cXecutUner, Strike man! What have you 10
iear Forde IN the peScnce OF dea as on on hoa a
stood his post OF duty, aud every man went GoMIo
rise immortal. Loud applausc Fortitude III the niost
OF affection touclnns the hearts core liAe ne french
general who III The mids! OF hgit received intelligence
thea said, must win this battle to-day. Tomorrow
Will my SON. Fortitude IN the midst OF hard
Which went ringing round the world "Wliosoeyer is in
love with cold, hanger disease DEATH let MN iono"
These examples of the capacity of the human heart
for fotitude We her i and Mans spili Is wl WINE
The flesh has all the iron strength of that GOdN en- VIII
which is part Of God Himself. II strong enough 10
cnaDo bear OF the gates OF GAIA to enable
Atlas to elevate the earth on ms shoulders Ii enables
many feeble wonan in the birth giving to bcar all
the agoncs of lie and death Now The Problem oi Life,
whic is the development OF character comes TO every
man. and should ask himself whether his near; Is SUI
fceny guarded by ioriitudc when OF all the caf'ihai
| virtues eSccs IN strength.
Well take another virtue-cOurase. FortItude bears
pain courage braves peril L am perfectly nWaie ~
common hfe-such az you ana Nc-ioes moi a9n' II.
| uncommon incidents ordinary men III our u.y arc
called TO display not pl! seal bat moral eolase'
the author OF the DECLINE and Fall,' gave il his
opinion that the hghss, g1a N 4 man , was n %En
hold that the greatest quality moral cOuraSe There
men VINO 20 fearIessly TO the BATTLEFIELD, ,hi
of comrades Now, think among us Americans there Is
| hardly a nanle held III greater reverence than John
battlt-tiedg Other men have done the same and gone
down to forgettulness His fame lies IN the fact mat az
NOV, in scotsnd there is gate with tits inscription
| "They say. What say they Let them say" Dlu you
ever see house in Ncw-Ycrk with that Inscription How
many brave-.pilited gentlemen among you in the
habit Of calling spade spade How many OF yon fear
to do lest shcnld turn into shovel ara SHOVEL you
aiS 'hS n f the Thirty 4gP Articles, wcd yCa
dare to say s9 ;, suppose you c ha ,s come
failure, would YOU say sou suppose you had come TO
tie conclusion that trial by jury failure would You
Brownson, sad that he hncii With a negro at either
| elbow. Diu ever WltncSo eucl spectacle III new
York; believe it vould take the courage OF Martin
Luther himself 10 reproduce that spectacle next sunday
Wen, take yeracy, the brieter WORD, truhulness
In the sacred sentences Of Holy WIT Ming David sald
me reliant lies HE Patrons the politician lies 10 his con-
sttucnts. Ellen Waser could have saved her SISTER by
aud in consequence her sister was doomed
TO death. Nov. thousands Of men desrise
sister 10y telling fdehocd. ITO not ircndto comment
upon this only adduce the illustration 70 show that
IL, IL, nan 10
That fasehoods should De numerous is to bercgrecd
The merchant Will send his clerk with lie 10 his neigh
Dor The cultivated lady will dispatch her servant to the
door with lie as 10 send the caller home. Now the
Problem il it be the making OF character,
| down 10 us sounding out the eternal watchword buy
the truth and sell it not for lying lip God aohors'
| MAGSANMITY AND FORGIVENESS.
We'll, take another magnan:uity. brilliant French
| officer whenever lie WAS victorious took his pen and
wrote in the dispatch I've gained the battle sharing
the glory with comrades When lie defeated he
wrote | lost the battle taking the blame on himself
The Greek when his shoes stolen lifted himself and
said May they fit the feet kat ran away with them"
nature 10 be cxcrc ed or not and exercised, what
oelasCni Why just on that occasion when the nio~
10 give back thc soft answer that tnncth away wIaih
AasG Ie hn a tG o dsG Sf Of as a no s
Andrew Facr sad that multitudes OF men dcspcd me
the habit TO men of forgNing another their sins
Our civilization has not boitcd ont TIE doctrine of an
eye eye tooth for tooth is thls Is Christian
countlyf Yes to degree but is country in which
a man forgivcs an injury at the cost Of reputation
TApplausc Now, the Problem of Life coming TO every
man making search for character comes bringing tie
Divine message Of the golden rule, Whatsoever ye
would that do unto yOa, do even so unto then.
Now YOU have been in the habit OF hearing these aud
other cardinal clements OF character ccd sometimes
ancient virtues, sometimes Spartan virtues, sonc
times Roman virtues, sometimes PMriian Vi
tues sometimes Od-fdShOned virtues When have
You heard them called current yniues On yes
Virtues Of the past they proclaimed 1G who says
that they virtues o t0ayt believe the present is
better than the past Nevertheless there points of
antique virtue the past tina, have been lost in The past
and ii they could received with The their
head and the scrpter in tclr hands and they could