The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-22


the fact regard that reverend gentleman do
Whole o the New testament as generally received
Christians but aputate from all such texts as are opposed
TO their creed and adopt the remainder only as their New
Testament ough! also to be stated that with regard the
% with the Old G testament as well as with News
with Jews as well as with Christians The Jewish doctrine
however that there a respite from suffering every seventh
s. The denial of future punishment leaves the laws both
Of heaven and earth without any adequate sanction and
ton According to Montesqueu and Lord Boingbroke, it
virtually cancels the obligation OF civil law and even Hume
himself admits that this creed renders the laws equity and
6q hcps e. The triumph Of truth % founded
ton of Unversasm have but temporary reign over
to o %
the standard of religious truth However the mss and
need not fear but the Bible hands of the people, like
the in the armament will ultimately chase the
truth shall brighten our skies and cause Church to look
forth clear the fair the and as terrible as an
Having disposed of the main question controversy let
l. What shall say of our preachers dramatic pathos
father for the eternal torrents of proigate son We
not little surprised to find that from fair of his
surprising to Of ali is that he should believe to
pray s for the disciplinary s @ @ upon deceased
n"1e p s.k s is s Of M
for prayers or he diseiplrarg' 'Dunishmen Of hell
of his discourse and not the less extraordinary being
put forth by divine who pofessedy opposed to the doc
We are g[atile to learn by fair inference from his
but s waverng and doubtful regard to the truth Of
the doctrine which he teaches relation to the doom of the
wicked and the hope that he yet settle down the
side of truth That hearers be held farther
suspense in regard to this fact let adduce proof 1t
the following remarkable language from his DISCOURSE Let
the present moment terminate my existence eart-let me
this instant share the same fate that OF usOus fellow
citizen who few days ago by visitation OF Providence.
eye close locked DEATH embrace-rahe than be upheld
here hour longer only help forward the OF
detrimental to the interests of pure Observation-Disclosures to
the virtue of the immortal beings within the sound of
voice, or the reach OF my influence.
This an extraordinary appeal appear the pulpit
1t paakes of of the essential of
Others class with the oath figure of Demosthenes
who added power to his eoquence by swearing by the souls
country But waving the consideration Of these points Is
certain that in law not disposed they always
strong in other testimony and the proane swearer will
not generally sustain his assertions with oats when he knows
that the preacher could have taken such oath the
pulpit, where nobody required expected him to
mind in regard to his proofs and arguments This idea il
sustained at least by good classical authority Virgil good
proestations and as the natural results of
wavering mind He represents Dido, when about to violate
by her affection for neas addressing her sister Anna
hus " First let yawning earth passage rend,
And let me through the dark abyss descend
Drive down this body to the neither sky,
Condemned with ghosts in endless night to lie.
Before break the plighted faith gave"
In conclusion hope not only that the respected
of the Gospel everywhere who have gone astray will yet
take their ultimate stand the side OF truth and righteous
and the great doctrines OF the Christian
religion until Zion shall and slne her hight being come
and the glory OF the Lord being risen upon her Amen