The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-11

rious theories advocated by Europss. vrttsrs
and particularly to tina. Of Rousseau, uSioS'
expected from such man, and which he oondsmnsl
in the most express terms. But He who created us
made Il necessary that there should 3 some govern
depends not upon choice but that some state Of
society Is necessary where there exists association
OF men, whether savage or eivtlised, requires no
argument to prove for know Of no ASSOCIATIONS
that ever existed without il. There are certain
be- oop sUs'sI u .hn which sUvsrnmsnts are to
the whim OF caprice Of individuals is % monstrous
thst requires no argument to illustrate It, We must
opsy governments which emanate from God not be-
cause We approve Of every act Of rulers but BE-
cause all governments emanate from and 10 ordained
by Him and all good men shudder at the thought Of
letting loose the human passions dsshing ike the
waves OF the seal agsnst each other and tearing up
must be ruling mower somsuhsrs na t ,Sss
power We are bound to obey; but Whenever there
are men who conceive the idea of destroying all gs-
yernments and raising the red flag the gospel rspudi
ates them for God has ordained that there should be
g power somewhsre TO punish evil doors; therefore
universal resistance TO all governments Is the
odious sentiment that be entertained by
Doctor Adams then went to show that while the
gospel clearly pointed out the necessity OF govern
and this fact at once disposed Of the claim set up
By European government. 10 the divine right o
that prevailed in Europe for ages Of divine right snd
how Il crept into the minds OF English ststssmsn.
Eighth, Of England, and James the First aud to
the revolution OF 1858, to show that the English
people were fully Justihed In cashisring James,
and changing the succession. 1t was, he said,
not only the right, but the duty OF the gov
erned TO reform abuses and res,t oppression. The
principle Of resistance TO human governments under
certain circumstances conceded IL cannot be denied
without condemning all the patriots that ever lived
and suffered. do not deny, however that there
in which it might be criminal to resist rusr
but will any one say cur American revolution not
jus;ines Was it not our duty to raise against our
tyrsnts? And whenever our happiness b. promoted
by change Of government t Is right to shake OF
the power that binds When the apostles lived
md rFa he'd m Inv al Al lab si
form goverpme mt and they preached obedisnce to
IL; but what has that circumstance to do with
day 81 a better form be feund by u.s.! We are not
now bound by what WAS in use in that day. Ii might
a' well be said that because people In those
that the people Of the present day, shoud not 60
on board steamships He then referred to the ques-
tion, whether there higher power than human GO
vernments. He said there only one side OF thst
question stated. L speak, said he, as American
citizen, and as Christan minister, and In that form
1t admits OF discussion We cannot Of course, deny
the supremacy Of God but the question has never
been iairy presented TO the American people
we must not make false issues nor put any man In
false position. We all believe that there IL God,
whose power is omni and that theory cannot be
debated Let us know what God wills us to do-our
duty Is plain and will do IL In the face Of all oppo
stion: But that Ia not the question-th only
question Is, what Is the will OF dolby what means
"r az ao s.iope yo h .; wns NJ.
TO sanction resistance TO human laws you must show
us that it Is his will that should do Ne~ doss
OF the Jaw of Gsd require you to obey this lay anA
keep the psacel The question: then Is has this higher
power been proven to our subtraction! cannottaks
the word Of any individual in opposition to the Law Of
the Gorpel. lie may be wrong, although his motives
may be goodi lie msy be sel.sed or he may be gno-
tives; care not which, but repeat, cannot take
mans word that there is higher law than human
The reverend gentleman then pointed
rive at knowledge Of the viii OF dod, which was ~
diligently searching the gospel, aua BY the honest
tinued 60 enforce his position at great length aad
spoke for nearly two hours.