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others。〃＇197＇







＇197＇　J。　J。　Chapman；　in　the　Political　Nursery；　vol。　iv。　p。　4；



April；　1900；　abridged。















But　in　all　these　matters　of　sentiment　one　must　have　〃been　there〃



one's　self　in　order　to　understand　them。　　No　American　can　ever



attain　to　understanding　the　loyalty　of　a　Briton　towards　his　king；



of　a　German　towards　his　emperor；　nor　can　a　Briton　or　German　ever



understand　the　peace　of　heart　of　an　American　in　having　no　king；



no　Kaiser；　no　spurious　nonsense；　between　him　and　the　common　God



of　all。　　If　sentiments　as　simple　as　these　are　mysteries　which　one



must　receive　as　gifts　of　birth；　how　much　more　is　this　the　case



with　those　subtler　religious　sentiments　which　we　have　been



considering！　　One　can　never　fathom　an　emotion　or　divine　its



dictates　by　standing　outside　of　it。　　In　the　glowing　hour　of



excitement；　however；　all　incomprehensibilities　are　solved；　and



what　was　so　enigmatical　from　without　becomes　transparently



obvious。　　Each　emotion　obeys　a　logic　of　its　own；　and　makes



deductions　which　no　other　logic　can　draw。　　Piety　and　charity　live



in　a　different　universe　from　worldly　lusts　and　fears；　and　form



another　centre　of　energy　altogether。　　As　in　a　supreme　sorrow



lesser　vexations　may　become　a　consolation；　as　a　supreme　love　may



turn　minor　sacrifices　into　gain；　so　a　supreme　trust　may　render



common　safeguards　odious；　and　in　certain　glows　of　generous



excitement　it　may　appear　unspeakably　mean　to　retain　one's　hold　of



personal　possessions。　　The　only　sound　plan；　if　we　are　ourselves



outside　the　pale　of　such　emotions；　is　to　observe　as　well　as　we



are　able　those　who　feel　them；　and　to　record　faithfully　what　we



observe；　and　this；　I　need　hardly　say；　is　what　I　have　striven　to



do　in　these　last　two　descriptive　lectures；　which　I　now　hope　will



have　covered　the　ground　sufficiently　for　our　present　needs。