New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-06-21
Doctrine of Association.
ICommunica,ed.l


Communicated
Relation OF Association to Christianity.
In our last article, we examined the Doctrine
of Association in regard to Christianity and
Religion in doctrinal light, showing that the
Laws and Commandments OF Christ are the very
foundations on which it rests, and that the whole
aim Of Association is to establish the reign OF
Truth and Justice on Earth, according to tue
prayer of Christ" Thy Kingdom come, tiny
will be done on Earth, as it is in Hearen"
The kingdom of Heaven which is to como to US
IN this terrestrial 1corld will bring with 1t the
moral harmony of the Passions and the Brother
hood of Humanity in Social Order based upon
Divine Wisdem, and governed by the Laws
which regulate the Harmonies of the Universe
which Laws have been discovered, as we believe,
by CHARLES FOURIER.
Although it does not exhibit a very strong
Christian Faith to deny that the Kingdom OF
Heaven and the reign of Truth and Justice can
be established ON EARTH prayed for by CHRIST
and promised by Him and the Prophets; yet
even protesting Christians as well as lnildcis'
may, and probably will, assert the imposslblllty
IL,
and show the way by which it can be accom-
plishcd TO all such protesting Christians or
Skeptics we say, in the language of Christ
40, We of little faith. Take thought saying, What
shall we eat? or what shall we drink or wherewithal
shall we be clothed for your Heavenly Father knowetl
that We have need Of all these things
But seek We first the Kingdom of God and his righteous
ness aud all these things shall be added unto you-S
Matthew vi. 81 80, 3d.
"Jesus Knew observes Fourier, (" that in the
other world we should not want food and clothing;
he consequently does not prophecy for future
life when he promises us these worldly comforts,
provided we first seek the Kingdom of God.
lie announces Kingdom Of Justice and Right
eousncss in the other world and in this; which
is evident from the promise of all worldly bless
ings to men as soon as they have found the King
dom of God and his Justicc-Social Harmony,
image of the Celestial Kingdom, and precursor
of it on carth.''
We should be afraid of those who declare that
nothing can be found by seeking; that new
and happier Social Order cannot be established;
that the mystery of the Universe is impenetrabie;
that Justice and Harmony cannot reign upon
earth that Human Nature is too bad to be re-
deemed and that the promises and the hope OF
a better future for Man in this world are all
illusions.
We should be afraid of such negations; and
the persons who maintain them can have no
genuine faith in the universally Of the Provi-
dence of God.
Practically, the Doctrine Of Association is IN
harmony with Christianity, because its msttu-
tons arc based upon principles of Truth and JUS
tice and Love and Brotherhood; but whatever
may be the doctrines and principles held III
theory in the world at present. 1t must be ac-
knowcdged that many Of the institutions and
ARRANGEMENTS of the present Social Order are
unjust, iniouitous and anti-C hrlstan-and pro-
ductiye only of hatred and scltishncss, CRIME,
suffering, and temporal and spiritual restitution.
Let US examine few of these ant-Chrlstlan
features of false Social Order, and see the prac-
tical bearing of Association with regard to Chris
| tianlty:
LIST. Slavery-an institution by which Man lives
upon the sweat and blood Of his fellow man, and
wrines the product of his toll out of him by the
lash and the fear of it's 1t IN harmony win
Christianity, and with the commandments ana
prccepts-: Love We one another as | have loved
you''; she who loveth God, loyeth his brother
also; for he that loveth not his brother
whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom
he hath not seen y
Association will eradicate Slavery and Serl-
dom-not by violence Or by spollatlng the Slave
holders-but first, by indemniiying them for their
slaves and secondly by rendering Industry
honorable, pleasing and ATTRACTIVE 1t we can
render Industry attractive, (and when we say
atractire, we mean delightful and pleasing IN
the full sense of the tcrn,) SO that 1t becomes
source of pleasure and means OF health and wen.
being, who will want Slaves 10 toll for them
No one; TO have them would be felt to be the
greatest of evils We should as little think OF
having Slaves to work for us, as we now THINK
of having them as superior officers IN the Govern.
ment, the Navy or the Army. or at the head oil
Commercial and Financial Affairs.
Remainder tomorrow
ACES OF DISTINGUISHED MEN.-Of the FIVE
gentlemen now spoken of as candidates Tor NOM
nation by the Locc-Foco National Convention,
four of them-Messrs. Van Buren,, Calhoun,
Johnson and Cass, were born in 1852. They are
therefore GIL years OF age
Mr. Webster was born in the same year. MI
Clay in April of Iii, Mr.. Tyler In lI9o, John
Quincy Adams 1863.
Sir K. Peel was born in 1775, Lord John Rus
sell 1892 Lord Stanley 1900, the Duke OF wei
lington 1862 and Lord Brougham l119.
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