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points . Dr . Johnson had no misgivings as to tbe general truths of morality ; but he hesitated much as to the propriety of taking cream in his tea on Good Friday . It is on such things as these , on matters where human authority comes in the way , that men , if conscientious , are often wavering ; otherwise their decisions would be easy , ^ nd their independe nce per fect .
Have we never fell ** the might of meekness , " the irresistible power which reigns in the spirit of a pious man , weak in himself , but trusting in his God ? Have we never felt that , let our views be mistaken in ever so great a degree , we could forgive much . —Ai » l—to a sincere-hearted , conscientious being" ? Have we not dven preferred the judgment of an independent mind , as to its moral effect upon our awn characters , though that judgment might be against us , to the unthinking commendation of a partial friend or partizan } If the reader appreciates the value of Christian independence , he will be at no loss for an answer to these questions ,
But it is a great point that the independence be really Christian—that it be neither roughness , nor vulgarity , nor ill- 'temper * This every individual must make clear to others by conduct , not by words ; by practice , not profession . It is granted that independence is pot , in reality , a popular virtue ; and it must have time to establish itself , to grow with the growth of
Christian love , and commend itself by its incorporation with all the other graces * It does , however , we are persuaded , tend greatly to the strengthening of real affection : by cutting off many false claims upon our time and thoughts , it leaves us with more disengaged hearts and minds to promote the welfare of our fellow-creatures ; and it substitutes for mere favouritism , a calm and benevolent regard for the virtue and peace of all whom we love .
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Peculiar blessings are upon thy head , O thou survivor of an honoured band ! Parents and brethren are among the dead , And thou ; dost seem a straiager in the land . Yet there is care in heaven for such as thou , And many a sacred privilege is thind : For in thy soul celestial warmth doth glow , And in the gloom of night , a radiance round thee shine .
The words of wisdom and the charms of youth Remembrance sanctifies and hope endears ; And hallowed in thy sotil are words of truth , And young aspirings heard in by-gone years . And in the visions of the ! still mtdttight , Spirits surfoutfd thy couch , atjd smile and speak . The hoary bead is there and tresses bright , ^ And childhood ' s sweet caress is thine till momin ^^ iak .
The vernal flower through memory is dear ; The star of evening shines within thy soul ; The morning mists , the sunset calm and clear , Can steal thy cares , thy busiest thoughts controul .
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The Survivor . 783
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THE SURYIVOR .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1829, page 783, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2578/page/39/
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