The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-29


WHEnE Is SxTErH.-Man's opinion in
olreligioa isnp sale guide. Every
speculative mind has a theory OF his own
Agreement is an anomaR- Those who re-
iect the Bible, sail withent chart or COM
pass. ln6dels agree onfyin rejecting the
Bible. Each one tries 70 anti himself, but
plsases no one else Tho college Of skep-
tics IS Babel. Wheufhnman wisdom is the
guide, this is always the result. Even be-
levers 10 the Bible off en- bring along so
much Of this as to produce only discord.-
Each one brings along his creed to be brac-
ed up by the scriptures. Puts his colored
spectacles on to read with. Presumes to
bring light to the Bible, 10 place OF being
enlightened by it. His lamp of interpreta-
ton sheds a colored fight, blue, black or
green, according to the prejudices Of selfish
wishes Of the heart. His eyes are laundic-
ed, and white appears yellow. Nothing
wears its natural color. So people sometimes
view the natural world. The sun gathers
blackness, the sky frowns angeriiy, and the
most beautiful dress of earth appears SON.
bre, smeured, rusty. But it is the smoked
glass that does the mischief. So from the
order, harmony, and stability of nature some
conclude there is no Gsd. A kind OF deity
10 ascribed TO nature An inherent, self
regulating, seIf-harmonizing energy is sup
posed. by which chaos is changedto order,
aud the world made obedient to uniform
laws. Others aIlew that God first formed
the world, but argue from this same order
aHd stability against allpersoual, actual SUI
pervision, guiding attention from the Crea-
Tor. On the same principle, . book OF reve-
~lation il declared impossible. This party's
spectacIes Feveata iamiag lightwithin that
renders a revelation wholly superhuous.-
What a graeious face they wear while OK
patiatiRg onthis burning hight. Surely they
must be- "conscisatious." The wisdom oil
God Is foolishness to them. People are go
fond Of following light within, or their pre-
JUDGES, likes ard wishes, that even the pi-
Gus are affected by it.. The adverse and
CONTRARY sentiments OF Christians are legion.
And all claim thhtthe Bible supports them.
Some have their faith shaken in the word Of
God because Of these divisions. But they
should ratheralose confidence in man whose
pride, vanity and Ignorance plunge himintC
error, even with ihfalfibie guide before him
II he thus stumbtes in the light, who vii
trust him in darknessl The Bible teaches
but one doctrine on the SUBJECT. And wheT
the Rabbis claim the sanction for each, o.
their opposite notions, the fault is not in thu
Bible, buein the reader. The fact showl
that men who will force their speculation
on 10 the Bible, or force the Bible tosuppor
them, would be unsafe guides in any case
IL aIso shows that human pride and preju'
dice are so strong that there is no safety
except in the counsel of Heaven. In6delI
cannot agree; the wiSest OF philosopher
cannot agree; even believers in the Bible
are liable to force so much Of their own in
to the catalogue as to cause disagreement
among them. Then to whom shall we go
God alone can give Us rest. Tho Bible a
lone can end the confusion. To Il we MAJ
resort with safety. If we come in meek
ness and singIeness Of heart, we shall b'
led into all truth. live come in pride AM
self!confdence, we shall make eveu thu
world OF life, a suvor Of death to US.