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FiRsr THINGS: "A series Of Lectures on the Great
Facts and Moral Lessoss rst revealed TO mankind ty
GARprxrn srarrs D. D. Pdstor of tie Brick Presoyfe-
yian Church in the city Of NeU York, pcls., yP oso
1896; Neo York. pu5iishsd By A. w Dodd; "dsa'ng-
TON. sold BY Taylor 4 MaWy.
These Lectures are the ripe fruits Of golden age The
author has filed for many years the pulpit Of the Brick
Church the centre Of every good and great enterprise for the
advancement Of christianity and civilization in the country
Here was ormey held The anniversaries of the American
Bible Society the American Board of Foreign Missions the
American Tract Society," and the Colonization Society Of the
State Of New York in all which Doctor SPRISe has held
CONSPICUOUS and responsible Offices The Of Of the
fathers Of the clergy Of Massachusetts and the chaplain Of
the army Of the Revolution in the unsuccessful attempt upon
Quebec, Doctor Gardiner Spring has shown himself
thy scion Of bis noble parenage' The saying common
in England blood will tell" has been shown belong
the race on both sides Of the Atlantic.
There is something quaint in the title First Things;
but the contents of these volumes show that better could
not have been chosen. Il Is maxim, "Ce e pre-
ier pas qu !; and made feel the importance
Of first things in mans history 90 with these Lee
tores from the first the first rebellion in the Hebrew
Commonwealth.
The subject Of the unity Of the human race which has
been recently discussed in articles inserted in the Inegen-
GER Is the subject Of the fourth lecture There relations
and bearings this question which make il Of vast i'm
poance It has been recently brought upon the aps BY the
opinion Of distinguished Natuas Of country who have
suggested the probability that had origin,
and that the Bible gives only the history Of the oe
with special reference to the Jews and the old hypothesis
Of Voare and others of bis day has up good Al
new. Let the tie of brotherhood be brokenet the inferior
hv of
be regarded creatures created for the convenience
and comfort Of the superior races and the best hopes the
miserable will be forever destroyed Men the serfs Of
tyants must remain Such not the faith of fa-
theirs, and do not believe become popular with he
children. TO those attracted to novelties Of opinion and
there many sucb it will be well for them to know that
Linnsus, Lebnitz Button, Humboldt Blumenbach Cuvier
Owen and others who the lights of the world have ALL
however diversified their views in regard Christianity
garded all the races Of men as composed Of one species
Those with whom the Bible book of penary authority
will be content with the history Of given by Noses
rearmed by Paul. who says expressly God that made the
world hath made Of blood all nations Of for to
dwell the face Of the EARTH and determined the bounds
their habiaon" The Lecture is Of learning and clear
and convincing augmentation. We havenext in order The
first Woman" The first Marriage, The first Sabbath
but cannot give the heads Of these lectures Our
readers will find the book itself the best proof of its value
as contribution to science and literature.
Doctor Springs last Lecture entitled The first Rebel
don in the Here,o Commonwealth !" and to us for
compacness and strength Of argument to be the first Of the
many emnenty useful and conservative bors Of the pulpit
At the present crisis We ask the attention Of our readers
hut one Of the many extracts would gladly place before
them Indeed this Lecture deserves to be widely circulated
as ga tract for the times" &
opening the Sacred Volume in relation to civil govern
ment that is institution ,ohich God approves, and
Of his oson appointment The next truth which
the Scriptures reveal this subject ins.ruc,s at is
that constitutes ciul government. The Scriptures
incucate the doctrine that that Wich constitutes the govern
set IS the government (which actual possession of the
ciriI authority, THE POWERS Be- They may come
into power BY the election Of the people, by hereditary right
BY ancient usage, by statute by the nomination of their
decesso by last will and testament BY conquest and
usupaon; but long they the o,cers that be they
constitute the dvney authorized government The atho-
rty of the is decided by Scripture what the
goucrnmentis is decided by Providence" "The
Saviour recognised the authority Of ausupe when he said
Of the tribute money Of Tiberius Render unto Cesar the
things that are Csars" Another truth equally obvious
for the Bible is, that eiuil government instituted for the
good Of the people; = and still another principle is
clearly revealed III ne scriptures nor 10 II OF minor c0ns1de-
ration it is, that the authority of cira government is bind
ig the conscience and that obedience to It is less
moral than political duty"
We have thus briefly stated the heads of Doctor Spring
gument that may the better introduce the following
to the reader Of this notice:
II is not little surprising how the men g Of one
idea will allow themselves to be carried away by their idol
thought 1t does not require much make that
nde who permits his confidence in the sacred Scriptures
be shaken by the fact that they nowhere condemn slavery
sinful That they do not regard it every fair mind must
concede There is getting away from this fact II there
were nothing that decides besides Paus Epse PhiIe
mon. Onesimus fugitive slave, who away from
Coosse to Rome, that time the capital Of the world and
the resort for refugees from almost all lands Here he became
converted man under the preaching Of Paul He had been
an Improbable servant bat profitable to Paul. and
would be equally profitable his Paul might have
retained him. had he been mindful that he bound
render every his DUE" Onesimus still slave,
though be bad become christian man. He bound by
that great law Of christianity, "ervan be subject to your
masters with oil fear not only to the good and GENTLE but
also to the ard i" with goodwill doing service know
ing that whatsoever good thing man doeh the shall
receive Of the Lord, ,chher bond or free" This Apostle
very far from teaching the doctrine that christianity
inconsistent with slavery and that from the hour which
becomes christian his mission 10 to revoluionize the
established principles Of social order and break down the
distinctions between the and the slave He therefore
required Onesmus his MASTER and by repairing
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