The Yazoo City weekly Whig., 1854-12-08

familiar g 81 men. The plain. simple truth
is that al men know psfleesp that.
Qo chan that awaits as at lie period 81
asat1t & grave, amidst the scenes of the
ctlon g pdgement- -in fhe dark doom
81 tae one world 81 the higher RloTies 81
sAe oIne1 are an1 here is t1e scripture, re-
presented 1s beng greater more thor0uah.
saalea 81 helnine than those e
nave alieag essa lhrou from the ears
hess peflods Of cuf exist nes " Tie present
position we occuP, So 40 man objects
no man can object, 70 tlie int and par
slclpatlon we are supe q have M The
Ct another Wo becanse 81 the
greatness Of The ckoaQe throaah which we
arc e pass Ia our trans ere ~ grave
5rd. Itmay sill Be said that though our
personal identity Sc changed vet We
nave no warrant % believing that our cons
1uct u this LIE. can, IL any way. effect our
happiness il the next.
Well what testimony az lie opposers
ot christianity farnish On CHS r6nf2 What
are the uniform sentiments 81 a|i mon? For
We are estopped from bfine testimony
from either Che R5le Or the rank of chris
tianity. g such
No proposition ii morals Il, or can Be,
moe universally acknowledged than this:
That our conduct to-day, affects our condi-
ton and happiness tomorrow That our
condition and state Of happiness "a The lat.
ter periods Of life, are mainly the results Of
our conduct of our errors and 6nr correct
decisions our having done this OF chat, ia
4 fh0ncnnd svpfs.,es, o.s4 ~-.- t-s:.... ~
Trained from this Or that Is thousand more
AL along the past days Of our lives No
man denies that the general Law IS, that the
wicked are usually. ID some ways, and to
some extent, punished, or suffer the results
Of wrong SIoing and that ID some ways, and
% some extent Tie yirtuous are rewarded,
in general society, and enjoy the legitimate
results q right conduct. All men assent,
that ipr Vie most part, suffering, decripi.
tnde. want and infamy, Ia lie, are tracable
% errors Of some kind, formerly committed.
No man can believe hat the results of moral
onaNe. 6 hs ss f'E That they
tla & dcnUl some
shape, and continue To max & lar por-
ton Of what Is called his character and
position, So LONG as Sc continues to be the
anne person, Is not-cannot be--denied by
person who acknon edgea the rule Of
an reason, and Tie light Of human ex-
ce. That sorrow disease and disgrace.
ally the results of drunkenness, de-
cry and other crimes. proposition
adily assentos q By one man another.
bis is the regular course 81 things on
side of tha Fave
oW.ths idea hat all These laws vi cease
operate the moment We approach the
Fe, requires the produe1 either Of
NE proof o. The setting forth st ene
man s princi les, llat purporl u confroht
the simple analogy il Tie case Where IS
the man Whose PRINCIPLES assert that God
yill be q different being ers from what he
s. here? That such cond1cs as generally
meets viii misfortune and loss here, will
meet with good fortune and gain theres
Whose principles are those which assert
that II has been assftained or has been
even presumed, t1at there r something in-
trinsic ID death which has the effect Of cuts
ting as off entirely from tie results Of our
former conduct Changing our personal
identity and Of entirely uprooting, and
turning wrong end foremost. al the laws
under which we now noloriously live, res
specting the conseq uenceso or merits of NOR
81 conductg
The supposition tha such principles en-
ist, out Of mad-house, sinply absurd.
Then no man does really, id his princis
ciples, deny, that mems conduct in this
world, does affect their condition f0r hap
piness Or misery ID HE ne1l
lido not say that this analogy IS proof
positive il favor of ouI interest in
the next world only Ind i is proof
positive that no man do 81 can deng the
truth of that doctrine
9Th. But we are graFely told right here,
upon the Threshold of christian teaching,
that al these things may be true; but ID
matters Of such grave import, we must have
deln0nstral0n. We cannot I'VE ought moi
10 be required to not upon matters Of such
high Ia res. without an absolute guarantee
of The truths ofthe Cl ian precepts.
Well. I'VE 30 0utinle olld and iDQuiFi
II such are 81 truth princip pies q any
man,
4 will, il you please. Be hofun ID mind
that We arc not nov either expl .nine s de-.
Tending these several doctrines, the chris
tian system We are only looking st pb.
iections which posed 20 be urged
against eu d fore Be "a un.
neees diQFsssion us 60 undertake x
exnn Ia ar the theory ofchrislianiiy
81 aot denonstfated2 We enquire uheIh
any man does object toit, because ofiss sup
posed lack 0l demonstration
Tho farmet tol c and hard through th.
Weaf7 summer without any qstQnass ol
Harvest IS Tie aul1mn He acts only npoi
probability The Merchantmen launcl 81
Dncn Ehe dangerous deep eilho any guar
ante 81 success enbatk BE leILune
1his Es'l6 and bis lile upon only up