New-York tribune., 1880-03-08

holy and reverend" The perpetual temptation ana
befnyal OF hnnlnity Is to put power above woFtI 10
aser.be greatness TO what is without go'"hcHs' :
10 admire aud worship and exalt genus Ii
tclloct. skill, independent OF TIER conse'I"
ton to truth and goodness lhuceu' 'D''
error has often gone far as 70 make snpe eooiS ;"
seem tame spirliess and uninviting form OF human
character ~ n those only could GOOD who were with
out strong passions active minds and bold ihOneh's-
persons who had not even the temptations OF energy
and y.gor o err from the beaten path and merted no
praise for keeping II.
On the other hand II is wonderful what license IN
allowed 10 brilliant talents, TO splendid imagination 10
a successful vet unscrupulOus audacityi IL Is "he
the homage whicl the Wise and strong often paV
TO great beauty in its highest ana least fesIoclu"
l.rm AN homage which has overcome otncI"l>e W.
dyuihed mcn-phlOsOplcrs poete, s'HtcS.ntt,' 80 ~
Nte Goethe for instance. ann spoiieo t1tI ehuii-
forever. Somehow The World con.cuS 10 ~ - -
feIent YES and lower moral standard applleh 10 mn
OF parts and powers aud rank and staton-irom Whdt
Il vigorously measures others by. VINO cHpcCis
aud dtngs to bc cnasle, hunnlt ana tci"p"..s.' "a. g"
statesman be stroHG, faithful to ms parry, sI eu ~
debate, consummae In public polcy Is NJ Ptt."srr!
cIreessnFss. his seif-nduigence MS cWuhfhs' Is @
i,y. inOrdlate ambition 10 DC trei"d VIVA tno ~
rcprOOau. II that would uc Nlst'u on ", our.a
c no special importance I" 1iiS ~ ,a contarv
lot cries the easy world Religion On the coni.a.'
would SAY mans paItlrrs rom rom nJ1 a. sUsdar1i
control and purity of ife 0nchl 10 ue ColTu,l ,
worse. and blamed precise pr0pol tuD 10 tue tAVnt
;s taleS ~ h r' gfs Miton and worisworh
urnof that no dazzling sendors OF imagnatOn or play
ID
Distract their worship from goodness Kant ne k'th-
e1 nf modern philosophers placed he conscience above
all the faculties dignity ana dlvintV ana hauo LoOu
uess the highest form Of greatness SOcrAcs tc Hi1cs
~ heathcf made Virtue the rule OF bis me- ahu n'i
hnnor aud ~Oiecc Oi hls cru" dea,n AIM
1oc aul Plato Knew and taught the suD!4iht4 Oh
moral falrninlucss tne highest form N WISDOM.
few SUNDAYS ago your pastor dcliVefcu an LteICst
ing address upon Washington. one o. INC mch lIun,
great but made by gOodncss II Is dOuntiul u
our chart cred rights were more valuable 10 tho uHlO
Than his almost sacred character. II - ulrHseu
augury and uci pctual lesson that Washington Das DIV
universal consent become National Mentor ana Fst
and most nOuorcd name II wished Ia hang pendant
portrait over against WashiDetons WHEN "culo nOt oc
removed mid glory or his supeTemineht pulN
and goodness Illustrate the same iype OF Great
ness | should be obliged 10 leave the ranks OF
staiesn-n and describe one who spenV MS lie I'D
the humber labOrs of the Christian mluIirFi
The leader OF the emancipation OF thr ihlhu
OF his generation from theological thraldom, ana tc
founder OF the new pieiy which makes character 'He
highest and only essential fruit OF faith. would serct
Cbaunng from all the who have lived since wash
ingtou AS the one had most wOrtllly aud power
fully taught aud illustrated in his own lie tie surfI
orty of moral worth the very heart or GOd lhc very
essence OF religion high all other iorms OF Rrc"
ness GIFTED with genius, elOqucnce, personal cuaIu
crowned with academic nOnOrs born 10 social advantage
and married TO wealth. he laid oil his cndowments ana
ali his at the feet OF his oOnsclencc Ills
moral nature was for him the open WIDOW toward mo
fc4 of God and eternal and adorable rectitude ana ne
used lis intellect and his Imagination only 10 OBTAIN
clearer views OF the moral beauty OF lis Makcr