New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-27

Hec.ure.-The regular Lecture before the Four
Ter Association, which have been delivered th:
evening postponed until Friday Evening next Notice
will be given in Fridays paper OF The subject
Christinpi;y and Association.
Fourier in his work entitled, TAe Nstr Industrcl Hsrid
published 1929, devoted considerable space ~ show the
perfest harmony which exists between Assoca;ionor
Social Order-and Christianity We will translate part
OF what he sy-as much as wo or three articles will cor
ain-and that those who read them with attention
will hereafter think that the Doctrine OF Association
based upon InfGelity-upon that shallow doubtng Inf
deity which denies what i, cannot comprehend and
ects those grand instincts OF Humanity, which, in coming
the depths Of the human Soul come from God whose
messenger it is upon this earth.
| Tke article OF Fourier is entitled
CONFIRMATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF ASSO.
CITATION DRAWN FROM THE HOLY EVAN
GELISTS.
They the Blind leading the Blind"
speak them in parallels. because in them IS fulfilled
the prophecy of Esaias which saith by hearing ye snail
hear and shall understand and seeing ye shall see and
shall not perceive ST Matthew
What is the cause Of the blindness into which
civilized Nations are sunk 1t is because they
have neither faith nor hope in God. Those even
who appear to US pious, have but halfway belief
in Divine wisdom; they imagine that God has not
provided for every thing relating to our condition
upon this earth; they consult Philosophers and
Statesmen as regards the means of obtaining So
cal Happiness they doubt the universally of
Providence; they do not hope to discover the
Laws of Gsd. (That is, his Social Laws, or the
Divine Social Code, of which we have spoken IN
our last articles.)
hare proved that two virtues, which are so
disregardcd in the present age-F aith and Hope
in God-would have led directly to the discovery
of the theory of true Social Mechanism; will
continue upon the theme of Social Destinies, and
the want of Faith, which has caused US to miss so
long the discovery of Il true Social Order.
Distrus,fu like Moses, who struck the rock twice,
pous men seem to fear that God may delay providing
for the wants of the Human Race when they ask His
aid thew are still the timid disciples to whom Christ
addres sed this oflitte faith! take
no thought saving, what shall we eat? or what shall
we drink ar wherowithull shall we be clothed! tor
YOUR Heavenly Father knoweth that We have need OF
all these things Seek We first the Kingdom OF God
and his righteousness and all these things shall be
added unto you" [St Matthew "Consider the
ravens; they neither SOW reap; they have neither
stcreheuse nor barR; and God fcedeth them: now
much more are We better than the fowls 7" lst.
Luke. land, as consequence, how much more
worthy of the solcitude of God.
Moses. as punishment for his rreveront doubt
towards Providence, was deprived the privilege OF
entering the Promised Land; in the same manner,
the Human Race, as punishment for their want OF
ra;,b are ban;shed from the land promised them by
Christ. The Kingdom of Heaven, or Social Har-
mouy. was announced to Men; they could enter II
without DELAY, had they wished TO see '0'th their
eyes and hear ecith their ears see the absurdiiy
of the present system of Society, called Civilization
favorable only to Injustice and OPPRESSION HEAR
the Divine word, which promises them the King
dom of Heaven in this world
will try to open their eyes in the course OF the
following remarks, in which | will explain TO them
the mysterious meaning of Parable which has
not been comprchended up to the present time
that of the K1NcpoN OF HEAVEN, which the Mes
sioh conceives in a double sense; he announces
kinodom OF Justice in the other tcorld and IN MiS,
as is evident by the promise of terrestrial goods,
which he guarantees formally to Men, as soon as
they will have found the Kingdom Of God and
his .Ivstice.-or Social Harmony, the image of the
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promised to the elect in another life
Jesus knew that ia the other world we should
wont neither clothes nor eatables; ne consequently
does no, prophecy for future life when ne promises
a.. these terrestrial goods and to guarantee u
against any equivocation, be insists in saying
Ter him hear who has ears to hear his
< p s,iicieat notice that the Parable has double
Interrogation and that to seize its true meaning
il must be commented upon.
Divers causes have prevented men from 'ade'-
St,,,3ipr this allegorica revelation OF our Social
DESTINY. and Chris; from explaining himself more
o,nnIy upon this subject. Jesus announces eyi-
denly Kingdom Of Heaven which viii come
in this world, independently CT the happiness
nromised in the other; be acknow Lodges that II
we we're in want of temporal goods Sod would
ba loss generous towards Man than towards the
birds Of the sky
We can never succeed in compromising the
olIegorical language of the Holy Writings, so long
as we are ignorant that there are new Sciences
asd new Social Systems to be discovered Oar
ignorance of our Social Destiny spreads darkness
oyer divers passages OF those Writings, IN winch
that Destiny is predicted tnd1Tsc'1y ana !'c u'ss'
gorieally: these prophecies, the most sklal COM
nen,ators cannot explain in satisfactory manner
for wan. of knowledge of the future social mesa-
morphosis, of which those passages contain tle
representation. ,,,.:.a So
Two Revelations are necessary TO Mankind Tor
,hs;r Guidance That which relates to the saliva
.;nr 81 Sonls. ha. been made by Christ and the
ponnbes il is not an object of study, but OF Pure
and simple tai,h. That which relates to tue Ds.-