The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1852-12-15

and lsaautah'e purposes Of God; Yeti helieye
shN oy its means god may Be enioyed and
rS'l sveTted WHICH could not be by any 9th
"a means.
Page i0l-s. But 1 am talking Greek to
,nany-to most. Few have his organ.
m~arveioasaess except very feebly deyel!-
eped, Miserably small in the American
head. Usually q deep cavity, aud that in
% called christians. They even pr;det them.
Nyes IN rejecting Phrenoloey, Magnetism.
uNery Thing. ill they can sec and snderstand
tel ". ,sssoEs and The rAy's and hOs's
are gwen.
will be remembered, that on page 2a,
he accuses The Bible of giving us merely its
pss d,x'S and urges that the human mind
ls4asres 10 know The scdy, and the wherefore,
nd the p~hitoSophgot that which il receives:
but here he complains that men will not re-
saveP Entomology and Magnetism ,till they can
zee and RRderstaRd-tell the reasons and the
uhys and the hons are fully given IfPhre,
a0logy may be received on trust, why may
not the Bible? Are Phrenologists more
worthy OF implicit credence than the Most
4ligh9 w5g .4IE az g
Page ! 3. Il have my doubts whether
the sRtiIl Of prayer is fully UNDERSTOOD
lts true analysis has yet been given. The
gererhl impression is that It's main object
:1ouAd be to bring about $ ,m~ething-to sup
tllcate some blessing, obtain some gift from
God. This Interpretation cannot be sane
toned by Phrenology. This science shows
al nature shows, that the whole universe.
ffnc himself included, is governed by i'm
anutahle, unalterable iaws-that causes and
effects reign supreme, and allow not the
least chance for prayer to effect the least
change in effects, because it cannot change
their causes" That man i. the subject Of
esuse and effect, or what is the same thing,
the natural government of God. | readily
admit. But 10 affirm that God himself is
subject thereto is the height of folly. He
fas established the system of causes and
effects, and therefore, being the cause there
al, he cannotb be subject to It. For this would
make the cause dependent on the effect,
which is impossible. He is not governed
by this system, any farther than he pleases
" act in accordance herewith.
He has frequently rebelled against thi,
<npreme ruier-causaiion, if indeed he is
ss subject. For example, on a certain oc-
-&ation, when Il e Jews we're pursuing thcil
nemies. He stopped the whole machinery
81 the universe; SO that the day was twice
~Fic usual length of a day, which was evi.
-dentiy ar entire suspension Of the laws Of
motion, or the causes which impel the reyo.
,lulions Of the earth. Witness also the vari.
Gus miracles recored both in the old and new
testaments. Shame on the man who asserts
that Go1has put in importation a system which
ne cannot control, aud by which he is ire,
sistibly governed.
In general, prayer does not set aside eff
fects by a miraculous Intervention. suspcn
sion OF the laws whi3h connect cause aud ef
iect; it obviates effects, by means of counter
,aoting-causes-a principle which Fowle
leaves entirely out Of view.
Effects may in this way be prevented b
man; how much more then by the Autho
suf all things! TO him, creation is little els
than a "capacious reservoie of means" 70
an illustration OF the principle here allude
TO, | will sup pose that | accidentally pou
~ qhantity OF oil Of vitirol upon my person.
Inc effect of this is a total destruction of tn
part of the body, subject TO its influence
But this may be effectually prevented, b
the timely application Of an alkali. An
thus can God answer prayer, III a~verting in
pending evil, or granting positive good. ii
dependencies oar strength. He can and doe
thus regulate causes, whether Of the mater
al, or the spir tual world.
Page 107. Spiritual guidance has alread
been seen to be recogni ed by Phrenology
Butabout proUidentiat iaterpoSHion$, it know
nothing" Here we have another opportu
nifty Of presenting MI. Fowler with a scrip
'tuFal retutatjon of his assumption. II Cor
I,G,9. 1--WE would not, breathren, hay
you ignorant Of our trouble, which came
Us in Asia, that we were pressed, out {
measure, ADORE strength, insomuch that W
despairei even of lie. BIT we had the sen
fence of death in ourselves, that we .ShouH NJ
trust in ourselues, but in God which raiSet
lie dead" Acts 1,l7&c. "Then the hig
priest rose up, and all they that were wit
htni. and,laid their hands on the Apostle:
ana put them in the common prison. Blu
lie angel of the Lord, by night opened tn
Nris1n doors and brought them forth. Il
But The high priest came, and they that wer
with him, and called the council together
Fnu III Vic StLlrblc VI IIc CItIuISu vi 1STtEI
and sent to the prison to have them not
the prison, they returned and told. Saying
The prison truly found we shut with all safe
ty, aud the keepers standing without beior
the doors, but when we had orened, W
found no man within"
4 Aud by consulting the XlTth chapter @
Acts. Mr.. Fowler and his friends may I'M
another example of the san kind. Ant
BY consulting the history Of mankind, they
may find nuinberless instances of providen
tial tnterpositions.
Page lo7. IAN spiritual g~uidings anc
proyidences, as far as these provIdences ex-
1T, are for good never affective, blu
Always pleasurable. Nor does the Beneyo
lcat creator Of all things do evil that goot
may come. He does not give pain first
that he may give pleasure afterwards, **'
All paiu is but punishment, not providence
--;he natural consequences of violated law
not divine Establishments"
The practice Of accusing Providence will
all Affections, cannot be strongly condemned
In a great many instances, Mr.. Fowler
sweeping conclusion that there is no sue
thing as affective proyidences, or divine chas
lssments is overthrownhy the plainestteach
ines Of Scripture. Heb. XII, 5-tf. "Despis