but to keep up the real hindrances of civilization and human happiness. Statues and columns erected in honour of conquerors, excellent as they may be for the display of art, serve, therefore, in every correct mind, for subjects of regretful rather than encouraging and satisfactory contemplation. The self-sacrificing enterprises of the philanthropist, on the contrary, create in every properly regulated mind, still purer admiration, still more profound and enduring esteem, than even the noblest and grandest efforts of the children of Mind and Imagination. The DIVINE EXEMPLAR himself, is at the head of their class; and they seem, of all the sons of men, most transcendently to reflect his image, because their deeds are direct acts of mercy and goodness, and misery and suffering flee at their approach. Harbingers of the benign reign of Human Brotherhood which the popular spirit of our age devoutly regards as the eventual destiny of the world, they will be venerated, and their memories cherished and loved, when laurelled conquerors are mentioned no more with praise, or are forgotten. Emulation is sometimes termed a motive of questionable morality; but to emulate the high and holy in enterprises of self-sacrificing beneficence can never be an unworthy passion; for half the value of good man's life would be lost, if his example did not serve to fill others with such a plentitude of love for his goodness, as to impel them to imitate him. It is the example of the philanthropist, then, that we commend, above all other examples, to the imitation of all who are beginning life. We would say,-scorn indolence, ignorance, and reckless imprudence that makes you dependent on other's effort instead of your own; but, more than all, scorn selfishness and a life useless to man-your brother, cleave to knowledge, industry, and refinement; but, beyond all, cleave to goodness. In a world where so much is wrong,-where, for ages, the cupidity of some, and the ignorance and improvidence of a greater number, -has increased the power of wrong, it need not be said how dauntless must be the soul of perseverance needed to overcome this wrong by the sole and only effectual efforts of gentle ness and goodness. That wisdom-deeply calculating wisdom-not impulsive and indiscriminate charity,' as it is falsely named,—should also lend its calm but energetic guidance to him who aims to assist in removing the miseries of the world, must be equally evident. To understand to what morally resplendent deeds this dauntless spirit can conduct, when thus guided by wisdom, and armed with the sole power of gentleness, we need to fix our observance but on one name-the most worshipful soldier of humanity our honoured land has ever produced: the true champion of persevering goodness. John Howard, Inheriting a handsome competence from his father, whom he lost while young, went abroad early, and in Italy acquired a taste for art. He made purchases of such specimens of the great masters as his means would allow, and embellished therewith his paternal seat of Cardington, in Bedfordshire. His first wife, who had attended him with the utmost kindness termed a motive of questionable morality; but to emulate the high and holy in enterprises of self-sacrificing beneficence can never be an unworthy passion; for half the value of good man's life would be lost, if his example did not serve to fill others with such a plentitude of love for his goodness, as to impel them to imitate him. It is the example of the philanthropist, then, that we commend, above all other examples, to the imitation of all who are beginning life. We would say,-scorn indolence, ignorance, and reckless imprudence that makes you dependent on other's effort instead of your own; but, more than all, scorn selfishness and a life useless to man-your brother, cleave to knowledge, industry, and refinement; but, beyond all, cleave to goodness. In a world where so much is wrong,-where, for ages, the cupidity of some, and the ignorance and improvidence of a greater number, -has increased the power of wrong, it need not be said how dauntless must be the soul of perseverance needed to overcome this wrong by the sole and only effectual efforts of gentle ness and goodness. That wisdom--deeply calculating wisdom-not impulsive and indiscriminate 'charity,' as it is falsely named,-should also lend its calm but energetic guidance to him who aims to assist in removing the miseries of the world, must be equally evident. To understand to what morally resplendent deeds this dauntless spirit can conduct, when thus guided by wisdom, and armed with the sole power of gentleness, we need to fix our observance but on one name-the most worshipful soldier of humanity our honoured land has ever produced: the true champion of persevering goodness. John Howard, Inheriting a handsome competence from his father, whom he lost while young, went abroad early, and in Italy acquired a taste for art. He made purchases of such specimens of the great masters as his means would allow, and embellished therewith his paternal seat of Cardington, in Bedfordshire. His first wife, who had attended him with the utmost kindness |