Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-04-13
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Faith in the Right.

We hear n grent deal ahout tnfidcifV. In
., this age the church sounds many an alarm
against il, the very nane is used BY her as
an anhthema; yet exactly what the Thing is
'i- Is perhuus not clearly evident TO many minds
lo ~ Each sect would give its own definition OF
edi Il, according to its peculiar creed But there
r,o is q kind OF nidelity very prevalent among
~ [, a men, OF which the church says little, per-
- hals because il abounds within her pale
II Is subtle in its sophistry, and baeful in
its influence ON the soul. we refer 10
want OF fath IN a hxed standard oil hight,
90 col which sometimes degenerates into absolute
-ui- disbelief OF any i1ilnutable principles OF
as.,s right aud wrong. In the latter form u IS
qrs sometimes developed TO sncii degree, ihal
all distinction between Right aha wrong
nre coniOunded, and the very existence Vi
ftN God as Il Moral Governor OF Inc universe,
ot'u implicitly denied The advocates OF 'nls
osqai theory twheh inc senunieht tnkcs 1ci,iiie
-go forinIn theory assert that inc inorai chal-
b.l snc'er OF hh "cuon ucPehus so,eg on ns
81. consequences, ho', ,leIeIy, 70 cNiuo"Vou ~
lts consequences, Dut actuaiiy Vrea'eu5 ny
tnen. inus, an act Whch W'n PIouuoo
Boou Iesui's, - Soou uS', auu o"o ho"'
Whlc, eVh WI" DC eGuceu, Is cvn. lhoie-
oi .aloies !" o,"eI W ucciuc ""o,"oi vi no' "'i
hchoho ouE.t wpe peIlor'heu, lheW oh'y I'Ws..
Hoi, IS Wn"t WIZ DC i's Consequences II,
us iar us uey cah perceive 'lell, uie conse-
quSnves VI no Wl'i pe goou 'u'neI u,u"
o.n' u'uy ""' JUSTLY VIC TIC, a''u u'o'' P''n-
aya clpie applies III tue same manner, ana we
rand Know hot 'hat 'hey shilhK lrohl us alpnea-
uu'', 10 niuraer, tnel', anu nuuheIy' Now'
onc e eun sec az BiaHce' '"i' W ,iahc ',i's
sule gu'ue oi ac'ol', hl,n shou'u uaVe peen
In"uo o'ni'sclen'i 'or 'he consequences ol
many an ac1 perllhps OF every Que, suetch
isaG iar away INTO all coming Uihe, ahd lorih SO
or Intricate network Oh results, ralni'ymg III
every direction, that the eye ol no illite he
ing Gun possibly trace theln' AS the Crea-
Ot man ilaS llOt IlYcu MN lS lrdllSCcIu-
-y- ant knowledge, requisite for tue safe use oil
such prinelple, II is reasonable Inference
that lie dld not ihtchd that man should gov
cru ms hle by IT.
Dh' lle thcory Is not only ltnpractlcaDle as
SAFE RUE OF condllct II also denies what
Uod mas engraveh deep IN Tie soul OF man,
tnat there are inlinutlhlc ana eternal dlsllhc-
tlons between Right and Wrong that there
are principles OF Truth and Justice, which
can never be violated without SIN prlncl-
pies which, When applied TO action, depend
not on lhelr consequences ior character, bu'
deterniIe the character oil ihelr coIisequeh-
ces. Undoubtedly, tic working OF true
pr'hciple, ana tsc ultimate consequences ol
good acton, are really good, but tie iiIl-
mediate consequences are not always appa-
rehuy soj and tle Immediate consequences
oi aslillul deed may be apparently good
uiscoru ana disuhloil III Il household may DC
the immediate and temporary result OF the
ul'erancc OF truth, or the proriance OF a
CHRISTIAN act, ny one "i lis members. de-
sus lreuicted thls wben he SAID, II came mol
osehd peace on ihe earth hui sword" 80
niso, he may sonieiiucs eem notto do harin
anu, III us hnihedate results, may save HE
aveit danger, secure happiness. Yet God