Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-02-26
Infidel Objections Answered
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lions. As far as the eve of the ielescnpe
can penetrate into The regions Of Infinite
space, we find suns and systems slrewed
with a pro(usion which no combination Of
numbers can express. This world is one
Of The most insignificant Of them all, and
compared with the rest, is but as sand
upon The shore Of the ocean, or as single
lie amid the countless mvriads Of The for
est. !. is therefore ridiculous 10 suppose
that this insignificant world. with its pu.
ny inha5ilan,s, should aitract 30 much of
the attention Of God as is represented in
The Bible.
.4nswer. This argument implies. frs,
the assertion that Christianity is intended
for the exclusive benefi, Of this world
We cannot reply 10 this assertion better
Than in the eloquen. language Of Chal.
mers.
How dies The infidel know tina, Chris.
'anily is set up for the single benef. of
This earth and its inhablanls! How is he
able TO tell US tina. The person and The re.
ligiOn Of Jesus are unknown in other
worlds! We challenge him TO the proof
of this said positive announcement. lie
may make his argumen, out Of an asser-
lion, which he has no means whatever of
verifying; an assertion. the truth or the
falsehood of which can only be gathered
out of some supernatural message, for i,
lies completely beyond The range of hu-
man observation. For any thing he can
tell, sin has found its way into these Other
worlds. For any thing he can tell, many
a visit has been made To each of them, on
the subject of our common Christianity,
by commissioned messengers from the
throne of The Eternal. For any thing he
can tell, the redemption proclaimed - us.
is not one solitary instance. or not the
whole of that redemption which is by the
Son of God, but only our par, in plan of
mercy equal in msgnlticence TO all that as
tronomy has brought within the range Of
human contemplation.
But the Christian can 60 farther than
this. In the Bible he finds positive evil
dence that the plan of redemption is no,
confined. in It's moral effects, 10 this world
| alone. The inhabitants of other worlds
look with inleres, upon The scenes which
are occurring here. And in these scenes
,heywlness such display of The Creators
love as constitutes one Of the high songs
Of eternity.
The Christian can go farther STILL
Even admitting The infidel's bare and
! proohtss assertion. that Christianity was
intended for this world alone. his argu-
ment remains still to be defended.
lie says, Since astronomy has unfold
Ell to us such number Of wor de, it is not
likely tbs, God would pay so much aiien-
ton TO this one ,corld, and Sc. up such
announced TO us in the Christian rsvela
ton.
And is this the character Of the infdel's
God! Is he so exhausted with his MANY
cares that lie cannot attend TO the wants
OF the creatures he has made! l. he such
a Iangud. powerless being, that he has
called worlds into existence which he has
no time to take care Of! l. the God whom
the infidel ptofesses 10 worship, so over
whelmed with business and perplexed
with cares, that he cannot be the guide
and protector of his frai children!
Such is not the God of the Christian.
The God we worship is not like feeble
man. lie rules over an empire. vast in
exlen, beyond the conceptions of any f.
mite mind. lnfniiy is filled with rolling
worlds, over which his boundless mon.
archy extends. Andye. there is no minute
ness which can escape his observan, eye
Again to quote the language of Dr. Chal
mers, In a word, am lold by the tee
scope, tina, the Almighty is now at work
in regions more distant Than geometry has
ever measured, and among worlds more
manifold than numbers have ever reached
Blu, by the microscope am also told, tina
with a mind 10 comprehend the whole in
: the vast compass of its generality, he ha.
also mind to concentrate close and
separate attention on each and all of ii:
particulars; and that the same God wht
sends forth all upholding influence anon!
the orbs and the movements Of astrOnom,
can fill the recesses of every single atom
with the intimacy of his presence, ant
travels in all the greatness of his unm
: paired attributes, upon every spot and cor
: ner # The universe he has formed Doe
it no, add much to the perfection Of III,
benevolence of God, tina, while il is ex
pa,ialng over the vas, field of create,
things. there is not one portion of III,
field overlooked by it; tina. while i, seal,
ters blessings over the whole Of an infinite
range, i, causes them to descend in show
er of plenty On every separate habilslion
that while his arm is underneath ant
round ahou. al! worlds, he enters wiihi
the precincts Of every one Of them, an,
gives care and tenderness to each in
: dividual of their teeming population!
VIVA. low and degraded views the in
!. fidel must have of the character Of God
i The God he worships is powerless be
ing. so distracted with care that he can
: not atieud 10 his children's wants.
Objection 5. ST can be proved b,
mathematical calculation. that there is nc
{. water enough in the world for genera
deluge; and therefore The account whic
is given in The Bible of such deluge, i
fable. and he book which contains sue
fables is not worthy of any credit
.4nsmer. ~ 1t is difficult. to know
how to reply TO a man who has such