The New York herald., 1876-11-27

OF prosecuted saints, OF teachers TO wnom deaf
has been turned IN proportion 10 their wisdom And
proyerb-''Vor popati ror Del" That Is a mistake
kepuolicanism simpy rests on the impression that
every class OF people Is entitled TO have voice IN tue
concon OF aars, insomuch as all have stake IN the
constitution oi society Every class has an equa rebt
sqaal utle to say how tho laws shall be
framed, how the constitution OF society shall
be preserved. Republicanlsm says, "No one
class Is entitled TO rule the world" Not
the nooiesi not the best born, not the most ntelli-
gent; ay, not tne best. The saints, II t9y could DC
found, have no authority TO govern the sinner. The
sinners must have voice IN the administration OF al
fairs Repubican.sm says, 1T is not for Us 20 say
that the sccptre s in the hands OF single class OF
dynasties ali have their ideas and must have leave 10
popi, roz Dsi." He may often feel that the voice or
The people Is the voice OF the Evil one No matter.
The majority speaks. lis voice Is not the voice OF
God St u must be listened To and heard. Suppose.
II such supposi,ion were possible that every single
voter voted precisely the same ticket would the voce
OF the people be the voice oil Gody IL would certainly
Indicate extraordinary unanimiiy in the voice
oi the peoplethat promised all that could be hoped
Tor; but the voice OF God, that governs not The
moment but many moments, not the year but all
years, that voice Is eternal And the voice IN any
single generation is temporal. The democrat may
believe IN total depravuy, may believe that
an evil spirit No matter. He must take the majority
Tor what It is ana walt The majority nave right TO
speak, and though II be the voice OF ignorance and
prejudice must be listened 10 patiently until wisdom
can be justified by her children In enumcrating the
advantages OF unpopularty the speaker SAID :IL tho
brsl place. to be unpopular Is to be released from much
oppression OF The burdens oil carc from The responsi
biiy that comes with the administration OF anairs
To be popular IS to be responsible; is to be prudent
and waichiui 1t is to cast The eye round about and
say what other men would have US say. The ag,ator
always has be IN the minority nom the very fast OF
his being All agtator. The abolitionists gcnerauon
ago incurred great deal Of severe criticism because
t0y kept themselycs aloo from politics They would
not speak from party platforms; they wished no
party cntang enents would not identity them
selves upon their alslntcres.edness They
right Their business was TO ieaven the
moral sense of inc community, Il is the fashion 70
PITY those who are unpopular. Spare your pity. They
a,e the happlest people IN the world Respect man,
and y IS the best compliment you can pay him. The
Joy OF sclirespcct Is greater than that OF seestce
10 be able to live alone; 10 be careless of the worlds
applause to be able 10 SIT in darkness and silently to
press the great invisible Hand that reaches dawn
OF lighthat ecstasy. The advantage OF unpopuarity
is that we are standing upon our fcet-ihat We work
with our own hands-vindicate own characters as
men aud women An immense advantage An0ther
Is that unpopuiarity compels us 10 deune our own
beliefs Tho popular man can take his faith upon trust
The unpopular cannot do Tho popular iaiih-is
IT deserving OF the OF conviction, truth or belief
IL Is based ON phrasooogy Take the Apostles Croed
Tremendous row oi statements u IS Weigh them
one by one, how portentous they are! There is mol
n mind in Christendom to-day capacious enough 10
take single one oil these statements and yet school
ls sixteen years old tall in crowds upon their Knees
IN church. and whisper the words OF this high ana
grand statement though IL little thing
say. Thcy only words TO them. The beeIs OF
these young hearts It Is Tor to describe except
In the Way OF describing the Apostles Creed The de-
pravity OF humanity is preached In nearly every
church to-day IN New York. Is there man Who be-
leves ity Do we not trust our neighbor without re-
gard TO his creed2 We ask, "is he OF hs
VIII he pay his debts! Can We trust him ?' We know
we can. Otherwise the world would be paralyzed
Let us stand upon our De'cfs, not upon
pretended ono. man said to me the other day,
'Why do you not have creedS Why do you not
ganizey" answered. ut IS the aim and purpose OF
my lie not To have crced-nct TO have an organiza-
uob." II viii be m evil day forthe new faith when II
begins to make definitions TO exclude any on account
OF their persuasons. II will be the day of Its aeath
The now iath will new no longer; will be thrown
aside as useless thing The new aith, always COM
ing out OF The region Of fah VIII spread earh
over arch humanity, with new heaven whose stars
shall never set