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Chris,i.nify and Association.

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Christianity and Association.
Ged has given human Reason, or intelligence
10 discover the positive scences-among which the SCI
ence Society the principles OF true socia
ton God could reveal 10 rs through the Prophets or
,b-ourh Christ our Social Destiny without nulliyng the
function OF Reason and rendering useless agent
Social Science the htory OF The laws upon which u
man Societies based belongs TO the domain OF The POSI-
tive science-uch Mathematics, Astronomy Chemistry
Ec and man discover by study and inveS'isalon,
as he has discovered those sciences
We stated in our preceding article that Christ could not
reveal 10 Man his Social Destiny explain 10 n the or
panzaton of true Social Order We will now conn ue
the subject from Fourier.
Charged BY his Father with the Religious Reve-
lation. Christ was not charged with the Social
Revelation which, on the contrary, was formally
excluded from his attributes, as ne declares hlm-
self in these words =" Render unto Cesar the
things which are Caesars, and unto God the things
that are Gods" He solates himself, in making
| This declaration, from those functions which de-
volve upon public authority or upon Political
| Sciences. He could not have pointed ont to Men
their Social Destiny without transgresslng the
DEGREES of his Father, who had wished that this
discovery should be the task of Reason and OF
Scientific studies. Christ, seeing the limit winch
was set to his mission, says -" Ged sent not his
Son into the World to condemn the World but
that the World, through him, might be saved
His mission consequently, limited to the sal
va,isn Of Souls. This is the most noble part of
our Destiny; it is for that reason that God con-
6ded this sublime function to his beloved Son, re-
serving for human Reason tie subaltern branch
the political salvation of hnman Societies, or the
discovery of the Divine Social Code-whch is the
System of Society destined for Mankind by the
Creator.
Politicians and Philosophers should have de-
voted their efforts to the discovery OF true Social
Order. but instead Of SO doing, they have set up
their own arbitrary Laws and Institutions in the
place, and declared that other Social Destiny
than our false Civilized Societies reserved to
| Man.
II is Cor this reason that the Divine Master ex-
claims with warmth against the sophists who d.
vert US from this study he denounces them, say
ing:-" Woe unto you, Lawyers for We have
taken away the key of Knowledge: ye entered not
in yourselves, and them that were entering In We
hindered."
Wha, are the two opponents that Association,
or the Divine Social Order, will have to contend
with? There are at least two, which are easily
recognized: Intolerant Philosophy, and that spirit
of Self Righteousness which is ret less intolerant
Both of these are worshipers at the same shrine OF
superstition; that of passive and inert resig-
nation to the pe:nsple Of Eyif ifd the horrors Of
competitive Society The one tells US that Crime
and Misery are the necessary results OF Civilizations
and tina, we must submit to them patiently without
bopiug 10 avoid them; ~ the other tells US :" that
we must resign ourselves to suffering in this world
in order TO attain our reward in the next" but
those who preach these doctrines, take very good
care no, TO follow them themselves. Ihey IN
variabiy secure for themselves much as they
can of the comforts OF life, and then deliberately
tell their starving brethren suffer patiently the
wrongs which they endure.
1t is, no doubt. proper to resign ourselves with
patience and forbearancc as long as Society re-
maips in ignorance and poverty; but Christ him
self has iold US that this state Of things was not to
be perpetual,- that it our duty 10 escape from
it as soon as possible by seeking the Kingdom OF
Heaven and lis Justice, That worldly comforts
nigh, be added unto Us abundantly. He expressly
told US also to be attire in our faith and in.
duIge our ideness in a passirs and inert resig-
nation to The principle Of Evil; has 70 sack fhat
mechanics Of social justice which ao'g revealed
through the science of t.1rocttge Industry and
Combined Economy.
Wha, can be the cause OF this passive and inert
resignation 20 the principle OF Evil in the Church
During eighteen centuries the Ministers OF Christ
have warned Us against the banefui Doctrines OF
Philosophy and otter controversial Sciences vas
it not their duty, therefore. to follow the injunc-
tioss Of our Saviour aud seek, till they discovered
the science of Social Harmony, and its principles
of truth and practical equity? But, snpPosins their
efforts to have been constant though Inadequate is
it not, at least, their duty to protect the Man who
has devoted thirty-eight years of aborious le 10
the seeking and discovering of the principles Of
Justice and Social Regeneration?
Men who lay claim to piety, but who do not
believe in The universally of Provdence,-in the
existence Of Divine Social Code you are in
error; viii you perseSere in III
For the love of the neighbor, you should have
made an active search for the Social Laws Of
God-for true System of Society: you have
neglected the task, and left the World TO be gov
erned by Politicians and Philosophers according
70 their false and arbitrary Laws and Institutions
As the divine Social Orderis at last discovered
will you not give it candid examination Will
YOU remain in error In opposing it, do you
|. wish 70 renew the blindness Of those dark ages
which persecuted Columbus and Galileo7
NJ. IS ,;e,v vo, have served God for eighteen