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whole, and there mus, be such an organI-
za,ion that the whole shall have the ascen-
dency.
':God is one'', CD is the solemn annun-
citation Of christian logic, and it is the bold
and papable publication Of all created or
ganiza,ion. The numerical mathematics
are one, and they themselves have de-
, clared it. One, a unit. is the element,
the sole, the only source of this achoie sci
ence and yet they have no limit, or their
limit is only to be found in infniieness. |
presume we may 60 on 10 the end OF time
making calculations and discoveries and yet
we find nothing but this inhnlleness.-
When asked what is this science so varied
and boundless, we can only reply that II
is one Blot out this one, and the mho1e
science, with all lis boundless magnitude
disappears. Let me ask a plain question
Of the intelligent mind-could ma orlty
Of this one which is The sole source of the
science, govern? No, is the sole answer,
for it is one and indvisble. Divide it, and
it is blown into all infnity of atoms in the
.winkling Of an eye.
| "God is one" is the instctive annuncia
ton of plain and palpable truth of chris
,an logic; and SO the magni!udinal mathe-
mates, by their progressive structure, de-
clare that they are one. Here again we
! find this science, starting from point, finds
no limit short Of infinite magnitude, and all
its immensely Of expansion is effected by
the use of magnitude, and yet it is one,
which is simply a point. Destroy this one
and the whole science disappears. Is ii not
just as plain, that you could not divide or
subdIvide this unit, or one, and subject ii 10
! the governmen, Of part, without the same
! disastrous consequences Of destruction =
! On two thirds, or anv other ma ority Of
this unit, the superstructure of The rhole
science could not resi-.
| have thus shown that these sciences,
equally with the tree and the earth, are sole
ly subject to the law Of gravitaton, which
is one from which they expand, and we
know it is indispensable to their existence
Man, and indeed all created being, is subject
to this same force. Deprive them of it and
they would be shattered to pieces in an in
slant. How then can ma orily, which is
a part, govern, except in state OF chaos :!
Deprive man Of this central force or gravity.
which is the ''one," and he becomes wild,
diffusive, inorganic, and would doubtless
| dissolve.
Is it no. thus too NANTES! that ar:ajor ori
ty cannot govern in any thing; but tha:lhe
! wholc, which is one, can alone only per-
form the office of government? Not only
in the objects used for illustration above,
but throughout all created being does the
law Of unanlmi,y prevail. The word unani-
nifty is used only in the place Of unity or
cantral gravity, because it is TO be applied
to the action Of the mind and no. to mere
material substance. Subjec any object then
! TO the ma jorty Of gravta,lon and 1t is IN
stantly overturned, because lis unity or
unanimty is lost. Why human govern
ment should be solely exempted from this
! universal law ! am at a loss to understand.
The human mind is subject. to this law
! equally with the body, and hence the gov
eminent Of the majority, subjecling to d.
visible action, is opposed to It's organization.
When contest arises between the MAJ orr
~ and minority the mind is engaged by its
adhesion to them instead Of directing all its
/ energies TO the investigation of the merits Of
! the question under consideration. it must
thus disregard the one and adhere TO the
other. In the case of unanimity there would
be united effort To effect an agreement up
on the merits as no victory could be achev-
! ed.
1t is said that we should love our neigh
Dor as ourself. This is the act of unanlm-
ty, and is the product of mental identity.
! Where this state exists there must be an
exact similarity Of mind, heart and soul, and
when the principle is extended to every
member of the community there would GER
.ainly be unanlmlty and no divided action
! of majoriries and minorities The same
i principle is found to pervade every passage
in the Scriptures. Newton has acquired a
renown of endless progression by the dis
covery Of the law of grayiialion from the
fall Of an apple; and yet it is little sIngu-
lar that the same law had been proclaimed
more than thousand years before by the
Author of christianity.
"God is one,'' and it was from the
force Of this principle that the following
truth was procamed "A klngdom,' or
rather, in our language, government, 'dl-
vided against itself is brought to desolalion." "
! A question here arises, what do you mean
! by division against ITSELF 1t says a
gainst itself and not against another. This
passage means divided against its own or
ganizason, not physically, but in lis inte-
rests. Thus, if the region Of country on
; which the government rests, is composed OF
; two interests, one fruitful and agricultural
the other sterile and manufacturing, and the
latter takes to its own use all the products
t Of the former, in the interests of the two
: there is division against itself, and that
} region from which the products are taken
; will be desola,ed il grows ont Of the fact
: first that all is taken from the sgrIcnlural