, 1881-01-17

" *Hc HNFEHeHt HI tnnc lAQy llNEnty fGcflKtlixitI
wlint wH call II present. And when We rt,Inc to
think upon II, tho present Is hlrttIy MI upl,rtcl,-
blu point. 1t II trtiD thAt we divide time into
pGrtHts, M centuries, nr ycnrs, and tnnntbs,
AMI t'nys. MID cvnn lnn nrH, a,1 minutes, mud
ke0'ItlS; h,lf WI sI,k htsv uf tho prrsntit tent-
ury. ~ tho prcscnt year, Or tilpnth, Or tny, or
innlnciIt. Int 1t IS only the moment that IL
really prcsrnt; nd Ghe!, md uvery present ,,t,-
fattit Immediately takee its ptncu In tho iuet ~
that W.T. enn cR'l no point III tliho stationary,
at'i. strictly speaking, c1t haFdiy say that thcrc
Ia nioll n thing rs Il present.
Hut whilst those things nrD 70, our tning IA 30
nd1ustcl to tho uw or ilfo And timo that wo 1.-Two
In bot tim past uni tho fl,ture. Tie pnsi Is con-
served III memory, ail tho future is antIclpttttl
lis reilly llvcsf-in hope; 40 TINT our being
really covers much larger apncc llni, tho pns..
Ing present or amy duy or ycur. Memory cx-
tonds over tho ytnrs TINT reach bnek 10 chDlt-
ho0a; md hope tAkcs IN Tomorrow, md next
yGitr Hll MI tho ycNrs III lcntll ntiJ, slhrpl,y
hi t'ler, It travels ~ into tho longer fnttte.
our cxtssence, thnt whilst w0 cun live NJ, JIt,-
ult iior tl.ly nvur nEasn, aii afe ourselves eUi,-
sta,tly ~ aas s,sK yGt .late Il TINT ,,rnn,y "f
htat,tly nirln n!ir itntity. Tho Change. TINT
ct,n,G nlong With growth fr'm chii'lhttNl mid
did i,xo nre 50 Hrent lint mkr at ' piet,,rr H II II
n!xa 4 ~ oilt iormer selves. Ind mist oft.n
md tho consciousness, of sciiootl. Of is itiy,is.
being; y that, luokinss n"w NV uw"y y"" from m
ui'irn' TINT We .,rc ourselves. an not % .nnti,'r1
la1 aht ,% ws; wo nnn md wns xerc o'lcu children;
NtsI tnat thht which whH ehffGhlDd then lts lM,.
como Niathnud and worAIlht,ni now. Strange.
Indeed. f. thIA faet nf colttitulty md ilcntlty.
AM,i And yot 4 H., T. lnet Tho he,i'R tlut iv,V,ii,,
enlarged or changed It ,tlny s,u now.
Ihis iant v identity. Or continuity nf heinz.
avo g ts s to- os My ~ tio S9ya s',
not for th!s the pnst wou liz i.,st Il, US; or 1T
!test could ho only ns n hlstnry, and nut us
nnr Kefhood nl'nH frt,m your to yc,ir, that tht
n.st !a ~ a'ly sense 4 part VI ourselves. Thns
" W. sy H. !9"t "t,sr s l!ye g ,9 ys5 4 c ;
hc!i tacu; Tint III s,ictl II ycnr We wcru ii,ar-
rietl. nnu tl1;t Il such town VIC nnuU or lost
l9,rty ~ Ths = %"t ~ e,ory snys Of nnr.
~ abolit others,-,iot whorc VIC hnvu been,
nnd .a what wo l,'lyo .lone: wo curry
md whit. they did. II \ true tint frnm M tho
burger unity or identity OF MI tvos we .ny nuke
history, Or evun romance. III IL sellsc personal
placo nf oshers. lint still ihu distinction ilc.
tween hsturs md ,nGtnUry Il rrnl; uni memory
is nt,ssi.'lo only bocausc our hog III Its essence
This ract Of Identity Introduces us also to a
world or lpssil'le comparison. ami Of cnnr1tst.
r5vnst az nursl vfa nj mn, tIn,., ~ T., ,,,,a
stnHr Of Development, With ourselves ut unothor
Paul spcnks of htnscif; ur how iiU sy,Iku mid
understood uld Thought ns child: anil thon nf
thirgs And bc COMPUTES tht, t,,1o sint viii H.,
other, and thus sets thom IN cOnr,lst. Aud thus
We speak ot oraoscs. md conpnre our prc.cnt
men with our t1o,,uHts M rhIitlrcn "'' -
feet Ct ssse,a! sss% Tho erw.' @ ,'V's Il he he
n
growth Of mnd. Thu G,aiy ut,i tho u..,i nT Il
ll1 , W ,s;a!y !, rel sais ti' oe Il "!hor.
sto II. IL Iko lin i"v Inf, st,,' 1r,,,v w ~
RGtncr, @ ~ n ie sefG .me!r n m.!rty MUoas tho s9
US npprent in tic ,,1c IA IN tho oiiinr. 4 chii
C0,l Work Tor n TOW iunrs nj so1iu sImn'o ni nnti
tlUy, und ut Ifllir,fft ts1ts Witt, hcnd er. hann
Kid is W. sco Wien wn c,unro em mi,r ~ nrt.snnt
viii, t,.ir past selves That both. mInI Mni body
Ne ny observe n aso ii;at s''. t1!s G'oG ha i,ncu
trt,nsItini, nos Only From, %ra''ss II, % strnn,1t
wero ,f e1rn to W var, 20 ns INC f WI MS s We
Then wo played ho,,soKecnnx, aid @ cari,K Fl 'Rr Tor
mi; tv VAR. Nav va Mtliii re,li t,n,sHs ~. .nr
Tvr rGnra. W. tr,vci n,.,i W, miIS11,1 t,t,r Tio
M t ne,S' n na,tSs o v oo WV NTH ia'rgsy
satisfied tho mind. Ti.o pthor II nnt,,ai. Il /.
rG.; it iiils up our lives wJth hMrjsans y md Il
iiut Il, thfa urowth nnd ,hca, trora,,,,r. ,vo
u,i,y mute RlIlI nnnt}ior fn,.t ar rnntr,1St tVo
iiMre mt ntlv tnssnI Mwnv frt,I,, fhn .."r mus
niitI thn I'M tfnrmrnfs f hIi,ifnni nu .,,," ~
tn strrnntE a;,ti TN wnrE nr HIN liz ~ I,,,,,~ ~
tEa va i,tiro n,,ssri avnv frnr, nttr nhdst, "n,
epmtl0ns ri ,i,muv ihi,,ws a,,H hnvs c.,,'" =, e
tpm In elearnr o,, tEI1cr n ii,,I ~" h, ~ ~, III
tc, correct ii,lny stnken iinns. nuJ in .ini;,,1 @
this inyn cnIm, 10 i.s ,tnnu liz, ara sat.tnt,: ~
s1nefi,tn,r wnrv ,IfY"rcnt frn,,, ,stnt ~" G,n 80
tiltm.uht fhnv Svcrn t,v1, ,.n,, r,,,n,,,,n ,s,Gt
vnS, t,',no ff1u,rht nf hnmG "oi sn :, rit, "..
md tiiscjuiinn II tnrontsS "a inr" mn ,,11
WHEN yoit thm,nhf thnt IL vna s",.crt, .i,nt r. ,v
eYErrfaui fnr snr sMtfefu"tfS,, NM .,t Tnt r "s
trontI iii ri, mn thinE.ff ,sn nnt @ ~ ,}i E
In csil]hnt thnt yn shnlf havo or nw,, ,1 s MnW
M,,tt tiii ~. ,"ot s,,, f,,r ~ III, ,n. 4 @ t
In frn"7 Win ~ nnn rn,,i s,i ~. ~ w. % s,A.u ~
snni ia t6, rtst ~ ~ ,xntn 'Is T., tt @ H M ~ ~ =. W
.li1 ,vt nuf hnv ut".t thn .,nn tf,o ~ l NV
Ii ~, mi i,ni t,nn tho t""ch"r 's ~ 1,n.
cnf r., r,iN ns;urns rnti,nr tnr fniai ~ - .,
iii w, r,t,t hin't 3hnt II ~" n, .',t ,,,i,., ~,
ti,c fennhSr w hnT nj. ra,rn1 W. t,'ni ~ 's
sciresy Ami smnuos" thmt ,r.. II rnt 80. ,,,ns,
porruM, nru bnrdiv VaS ctIrtv % q.o fr,s us sS oss
In ai.,,r nm,i rniI1;" hev MAJ ,,,'s ~ .h @
II II xvnrH mn rnr ,tn .,yt r,i,, ny ans!n txaL
tho f,et ~ inv ttor ,vns,,i H." ,t" W rs. ~.
4, s,s, no tt,nv n.S. s' .,n,t n , tti u
r. T. ,vor, III ~. ;sc AM aIhi noy y mk tans
,t,nr,f r,.st rminta ,roniti ,,o t.nnn @ .. WIFI. w
- ns',Aa Nuu" " tANSn uNNSs AAh tss