The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-03

mere u no vice ihhl II H't wv
sion OF some virtue. The instinct that
moves a man TO worship the supreme
cod, losing its true object, leaves him 70
ptos;ratc himself before the vile
Man whose Heaven directed boom.
The smile. on heaven atorn.
forgetting his native dignity and right
allegiance becomes the worshippcr Of
one no better often mcanet, than him
self
Ii is strange how ready the world is
for man worship. and how ready 1t is To-
condemn it, Possibly no word in the
language conveys. and IS intended to
convey more profound and inter con.
tempt than ioadyism The toad is almo.
ihe lowest. iho ugliost, the coolest, the
most offensive of creatures The snake
ia bad enough. nut the toad j.
lust ueliness itself. and il surprises
us that such graceful and
snowy thing as the snake should ever
make up his mind 10 swallow a toad
But there is no accounting for tastes
and highly polished gentlemen have
strong siomachs. and often accommodate
themselves to uninyiiing swallows. \
belly fur IS a belly ful however it comes
The toad, nevertheless, has bis place
and gives the mankind figure 20 cN.
press their profound and utter disgust
and fall appreciation Of the yilcncss that
is willing to purchase its u.tre and good
eating at the cost Of self.respeci and
manhood
The amount Of all this that IS
pomp and form. at this season being in-
dulgcd in in our national capital. is ape
palling The wonder Is That American
and American life can stand
such occasions and such exhibitions. and
all in the name of Republicani-m.
But we are moralizing on toadyi.n.
and naturally we turn 10 Washington
Still the vice is a common and general
one. And its lesson is, to what depths
Of degradation and deprayiiy unmanli.
ness may lead US how low may man sink
who forgeis his self-respect and is
willing
ITO lex absurd pomp.
A~d crook the pre( a1t nirs Of o. ku-e,
Where THRIFT may follow fa"ntf
The Christian religion with which
American citizenship IS identified is cne
Of dignity and honor only us order is
Sc stand upright ON thy feet L dis.
tinctly reprolates man worship and DO.
spect Of persons and says to lbs dcroiee
D." Worship God And an this is AmerI
can manhood Theteechines oftheprm-
tive faith know nothing Of ecclesiastical
and true Democracy depi-e-
oooilching The great titlet snl grand
eur and pomp That have come with the
ever enlareing "supcrsuucime Of oflho
loxy DO not dale back to Bethlehem on
Nazareth Gag Copornaum hUt ayow
themselves either Anglican OBJ Roman
Or ANYTHING else than Galiiieau
amid the pomp and o-tentat.ou and yul-
garity of the Washington court the
world osns as the WAYS o. thc 1o4t,a'D
pms, that the carly fathers of The Rcpub-
lie would have "dislaincl TO sci over
heir focks' NeitheI civil Office (which
IS public trust. nor miue nor palium
nor pontihcal robes. nor learned title
Justify olseqUiousuc.- uol toadyism
Man worshipping man is contemplate
md man surrounding himself with
I'VE and mystery is despicable fraud
Man was made for the worship Of God
only. Whatever his merit his spirit IS
liyine The commonest man is TOO
great TO bow 10 such a one as himself
But his whole nature bespeak-
lim as the wofshiper OF the
Almighty, whose clothing is honor and .
majesty, the concentration of goodness
md wisdom and power manhood IT,
initely enlarged, humanity in absolute
the person the image of .
5od--lmmanucl IN that worship man
: only honorable. Then most exalted.