The New York herald., 1876-10-30

pressed that we almost lose sight Of n altogether
Look at the difference between Judas iscario, and
Jesus-the man who betrays his friend for thirty
pieces OF silver and the who iorgave his be-
tIayer Now what Is this spiritual natures What is
tho sign oil spirituayr 1t Is not Intellect Intellect
Is not spirituality. knowledge not spiri,u-
ality Power thai - in Itself Is not spirituality.
Raphael covered tho walls Of houses and temples and
acres of canvas with his most glorious forms OF
bcauty-forms so majestic their grandeur that
generations q men stand enwrspt and wonder be-
fore them Tnev soc such height OF beauty such life IN
IT, such nature to dc crbe. t miracle in the world
This Is not SPIRITUAL 81 for suppose true, and
n has boen believed to be true, aud
possibly true, thu Raphael. although a wonderful
artist, was MAJ With no robust principles OF life;
man who lived an Illegal lie except as regarded his
art; luxuriAntiy selfish man, would you say he was
spirtuas Take Beethoven, who miracle OF
musical genus; suppose read that THIS Beethoven
was morbid and morose creature, iiviag by himself
the that bur suppose that he wasl, would you
say he spirtual that his made him spiritualy
Shakespeare stands alone IN creative art; man who
had an ilvsibe eve Tor the play OF motives IN All hu
man beings, man who could write dramas without
end What OF IL suppose I'VE know nothing Of
Shakespearc) him to have been idle, srong actor.
suppose him TO have been man who was bad IN pri-
vate life. would yoa say he was spiritual minded
That a the gerius represented III those plays OF hts
were evidence that he had the spirit In him. There
may have been more spirit In the huin6lest OF his
players Neither Is the spirit evident by devotional
ardor. Here, all the world, are people straning
every TO send the Bible into every part of the
universe 10 bring people INTO their church and accept
their creed. This is not spiritual mndedncss. II
may be the reverse. may be pride OF
power. pride OF influence, pride OF opinion
How much spirituality Is there In ihatS The element
OF spirituality is human. II is the human element
that IS the essence of t. The power oil devotion 10
large interestthe power TO lose all thought Of
self in the thought OF oihersihs is spirituality. and
always recognize such. Humility, meekness. gen.
tlencss CHARITY, love and iorgvcness-ths Is spirit
uaiity.
Two things in this society OF seem to be i'm.
portant. One, that men should believe they not
clods that they not heterogeneous tormatlcs
of the OF the ground to return to IL again. Men
have the capacity At least Tor something better and
higher. Another thing is also important, that he
should not associate these spiritual elements with any
thing mean as dogmatism or sectarianisn; ;
with anything SO transient as emotion; with
anything that passes away knowledge
necessarily does must IL is human
reality We are spiritual IN proportion are
and women We are unspiritu& IN proportion
forget what IL Is to bc men and women. Let
remember that No STRAIN from heaven Will wake Us
iato prayer II the solemn OF humanity Etirs
not. No spirits Will long beckon upward II tho
spirit oi sweetness. patience, sympathy faith and
hope in own hearts do not lend their invisible
hand.