Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-02-02
The PROPHECIES Of Personal Opinion
BY j. L. LODGE, d. D.


point of view that instant occupied by the
great German master of thought and its ex-
preston, the sentiment was and is rooted in
fact; prejudice pride, and power, as If by
some inherent attraction, agreement, and as.
sanitation, combining as single force TO
resist, if not to punish, the formulation and
exercise Of concepts not originated or ex.
hibited by self Granting so much as a
limited truth, the necessity appears OF re-
straint by enlightened judgment, tempered,
itself, by that sweet charity which, because
itself good, "thinketh no evil" Anarchy
requires suppression by the strong hand be-
cause anarchy does not reason. The higher
rule Is of the man by himself; CHASING as
the most luminous of ideas the equal privi-
lege and right to think. BY mysterious
influence, prncip' whose genesis and
operation scientists and psychologists are not
destined to discover, he thus governs all by
governing himself. federation is always in-
tolerant; like any and all ether compro-
misses, it is weak and uncertain the slight
est and least detensibe of causes may wreck
its seeming benevolence and form its spirit
to he unjust and punitive. Liberty, not
federation, is the thing dearest to all capaci.
tated to understand and enjoy III less than
this has small virtue, and irritates, not salts
ties, souls fitted for and deserving the highest
and the best the universe, rs at present con
structed and administered, holds for them,
But is there not need for qualification Is
| it not true that in earnest and persistent
search for truth, in its proud acquisition, in
obligatory contests for its conservation, and,
if need be, immoation for its successful de-
tense, there may be an appearance OF arbi-
trariness and opposition which its lofty ex
ponent and faithful devotee would scorn-
fully deny? The apparition must not be
| mi q trlumnh
for tyranny. TO make the distinction be
tween maintaining firmly, advancing mod
estly, illustrating moderately, ideas gained
| through patient discovery, protracted delib-
Grafton, confirmed by sufficientand thorough
tests and that vulgar assurance which pro-
ceeds from native stupidity not greatly dis.
guised by adoption of views put forth by
superiors, is one of the great lessons needful
to carry any one through the world with
the bearing of man. Intelligence is the
direct gift of God experience is the yield
of life With neither, the example must be
melancholy; with both, the fruit will often
change complexion, substance, taste, but
cannot fail its mission nor lose its value.
Starting with a nature essentially ham,
pered and imperfect, with faculties en-
| bryonic and requiring time, assiduity and
practice for mature development, opinions
must be crude and unreliable. Who has
not reversed many belief at forty is a fool
beyond rescue and remedy. Before then,
men, III eeneL"i' nave oeen sli.cu ,he ,nooa
heroic, which aosoroeo auoiescent cohtcui
platlon ana won 'he applause Oh .he ooyisn
mind, mas oeen uispilced oy .he Iea.ly
heroic; Low iounu 10 oe 'nlin,'ely iess nc
qneh!, put ih, il nop'e IT. 'han ounoe,u u
aole ny culiuIsh i"noy. ~ nun, "u'.en,
he has quit poetry and dropped into prose-
MOI one Oh thelh Is an anger WI. so NUN
OF exceliehce surviving tne iali apiacs III .he
eiecl, cclec'lc'sn, supPianss loouoo ia sns
p .suio 20 Nv. sSa,,arad 90, ov var sro,, the
o Uoa nesu tho usnitv the ,riaing and the
,raonhnrw ia ,hot 10 IL rauarenca3 next 10
God. and cherished more than life In his
light hour and frivolous, his Judgment blind
folded. in allowance his reason, he saw not
nor could the novice see. The trial time
came, and with il the test She stood by
him, touched him. and healed When he
looked up
She was gone
Like a star, when up bay after bay of the
night,
Ripples in, wave on waye the broad ocean
of light,
And at once. in her place was the Sunrise
He has learned TO distinguish between wo.
men and woman
Dooa;,ad u,l,;,oIv or vv;,bout will cvp;cs
muit;niv with awaken;ng and mt useless
ranantanca and 40 naelesa revenpe into the
-, ~ ,ha ,rofasaCr IN Say.tor Jleao,.f,,o
% u,hor, awonen arc bencefortb niecea nj
o,t "n of Celestial ar, Indeed which Celestial
nie,e W Se ain,,ss ~ snrvev in galleries bnt
~ Ia, al ,nnn,,h, or m rcbasing Man.
a,hnIa ia ,ynni9 he yrecL ~ youth 10
.II, aaosJ -, I;,,.r In, curat;ya d;o
acknowledgements hnt TOR tho change of view
ap5 rn,arsaI ,f conrsae conseouent there
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WIN oisua'h vi us 'oi''es'
The instruction is-what few are likely ever
to heed--that the boast of to-day will be the
shame of " morrow; that in matters the
most innocent experience rectifies judgment;
that progress and growth prove manliesty
life; that propriety is nowhere unless in
holding with modesty the opinions OF imma.
turity.
Childhood in thought will rs little satisfy
expanding intellect as iuiantile employment
will fill the need of increasing manhood.
The great nature early becomes conscious OF
iaultness. Complacency would prove the
greatest weakness. No sin could be more
deadly than "supercilious consciousness 0l
no sin" Without deadness TO every grace,
mummy aao "u'V'' 81, sSnn,,ra ayoInra,inn
~ nr Wv. , plIsa d "a haar, gill ,oveai Win
vi nv NM , an' ~. idaai ,c saa, boc,ra
que VIM "aa ~. Wy i;,,a "a, which
nun .n .nen s, ~ n,i,h,v u,c,nr,e.
Sno ieoo,u VI s",. Prnna,pys 3,o,, With,
eau he'ei 'no| a, kio.d'.nos ond ,',c,s
Wrestles ny asa. ass'ao 20 nssonr;,v
uouDt' perpieAy, s'liyns ~ gan .'V 80, 10
cen'ie' W asoelt ,,ni e, -, p ;aa;nc;hiii,u
lhs, W IA e'n nSni1 ~. - ,ha n.,nr. If ruth
s ANU ms 1mm snI Snch violen, and
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