Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-06

d" The full particulars IT the wonderful sights
n the night Of March 81. IS43" is the heading .oi
an article which is going the rounds Of that portion
Il the press that loves minister 20 the Won
der luvinl propcnsiiiCs Of the mass n an TO dis.
semiuale true knowledge and virtue. The article
goes on TO give a statement made by the said pilot.
that he first saw a strange oLd brilliant light, and
IN short time perceived i'm the sky a brilliant ser
pent. which formed itself into a perfect letter G.,
remaining few moments Il changed 10 a perfect
D. then TO ID. and afterwards vanished. We do
not allude TO this because give il any credenee.
although the is said to he mo raj and religious;
but because, like Merstn. Mesmerism and Men,
roogy. 1t is ovderce Of an unhealthy state Of the
public. when such things can he introduced into
the public press unrehuked and We would exercise
what little Of talent influence we possess to cor
rect the manifest error. Revealed religion and nat
ur"l philosophy. the revolution Vi the planets sun,
moon, stars and all the heavenly bodies under fix
ed system, the fact that heat is warm, lis absence
cold, the sun always gives light and its absence
brings darkness, that the very table on which we
write is held together from crum bling into dast and
WIN az GlSc CItdltdt INTO ClQOS-Sll
prove that at the creation Of the universe certain
laws were established. always active aud opera.
tive. and which were changed onl, by the immedi !.
ate sciIon and command Of God. who made them
The prophecies, many acts OF our saviour and the
apostles were miracles-lhe order Of nature was,
IN these instances changed sufficiently to eectI the
purpose OF showing TO generati n upon general ion
millions Of beings born and unborn the WILL Of the
Creator and his existence. The whole effect has
been accomplished through the scriptures They
were intended for the salvation Of mankind, and
therefore worthy OF that God who is infinite in ma
Jesy' omniscieni, omnipotent, aud omnpresert, who
created countless worlds to circle myriads Of suns
There are traditions and chidren's stories about
other instances in which these laws have been sus
pended; but none authentic or susceptible of proof
either by personal observation or plausible train
OF reasoning. To make a spirit palpable to the
senses laws IFa govern matter mist be charged
Does any intelligent man suppose that for the pur
pose oi making theme for women and children,
to talk o5er 10y The winter FIRE, these laws have
been changed by the direct action OF the Deiryl-
No. When any believes a ghost or hobgobin
tale that cannot be reasonably aud phiiosophcally
accounted for. or when by deusive combination
oi impressions on his senses he is made 10 suppose
he has seen such supernatural appearance: he d,es
not reflect that God holds in his hands the laws OF
mailer and that they cannot he being omnipoien,
pass from his hands into any other Of witch, iairy
devil or any created being and therefore, that il
ioio"s That his direct aud positive action must have
created what was supernatural, 1r that there was
noihing supernatural rn it. THIS serpent case Is a
similar o1e. The appearance o. the letters named
might have been sume electric phenomen.n but T.,
suppose that the creator suspended The laws of ma
lure 10 write God" an The sky, for a sieamboa, nj
lot who was already member Of the church, add
who so far as we have heard, is Lot benefited by #.
is The height Of absurdry.
We make these remar~s. more lhan Tor any other
purpose to show the reader, aud TO impress upon
MS mnd 'hai IN all our suPerstIiions where The eC
feet IS not an importance equal 10 The polosr oyisd
or 50 speaking, whlt we con sider the cause ar M
i've we arrlign God Of folly. We think that ue
can see ghost, supernatural appearance in The
SKY visible only to ourself, that woman can tell
our fortune that qnack can cure our disease nv n
mui'ored charm or a touch, aud what do we do,-
NN.
weakness accuse Col Of using great means for The
accom- p'iSnmehl Of Little ends. and IA 50 doing i'm
P"gn his wisdom, and dignity. II then. Of course.
becomes important, nay, an Impcriuus duty O! all
Christians TO crush and eradicate su,erslIlons Of ali
kinds however strong may be their appeal 10 their
senses
La The case under disJussr on-dd not that piloi
see God" written in The sla.s bef,re be so,,, ,I
merry serpent, did he no. see his name IN characters
too IegibIo to be misunderstood in The deep blue
vault INTO which he was looking in the clouds. the
Hycr' the hills he passed. IN The very steam that
gave speed 10 his boat. IL he lad not his mind ,yos
unworthy spiritual eHisle.,ce, unworthy Of eternity
and never could enjoy II without radical change
THE DoRR REBELHON.-Gen Nc Mil. ina
letter published in the Providence journal 10 ,cG,,o