Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-02-09

sponsiDlc lof results, compareu Win
which the most momentuous earthly
deeds are Insignificant, piled with in
fuences accumulating from eternity.
and by powers which, though they be-
gin on earth in the cradle. gentle as a
mothers voice singing lullaby, go on
upward, taking everything as they go,
till they reach the whole power Of God,
and working out resusts that outlasI
time and the sun, and revolve for ever
in flaming circuits of disaster, or in
sacred circles Of celestial bliss; you
cannot present man as the center and
subject of such an august and eternal
drama, without giving him something
Of the grandeur which resides in GOD
himself, and in the spheres of immor'
taityla Tina
Who shall trihe with such creatur,
full bound upon such an errand through
life, and swelling forth TO such a des
iitinyg CIearshe pmce wherehesssnds
give him rom and help, but no hin
drance. as he equips for eternity !
loosen the bonds Of man, for God girdi
him take off all impediments, fol
| it is his life and death struggle for i'm
mortality
That this effect OF accountability Il
God was felt by the inspired Writers
cannot be doubtful to any who weigl
such language as this
so then every one Of us shall Civ,
account OF himself to God. Let u
not, therefore Judge one another an,
more, but Judge this rather that NJ
man put q stumbling block, or an oc
casion 10 fall in his brothers way
BY making man important in th,
sight Of God, he becomes sacred 4
his fellow. The moro grand and far
reaching are the divine claims. th'
greater Is, our conception Of the scop'
and worth Of being. Human right
become respected in the ratio in whicl
human responsibility is felt. What
ever objections men may hold to Pu
Iritanism--their theory since the day
OF St. Augustin has constantly produ
ced tendencies to liberty and preva
lent belief in the natural rights Of ma
--and on account Of that very featur
which to many, has been so oflensiv
Its rigorous doctrine Of human nc
countability. Here, then, is the ide
of man which Christiany gives in con
trast with the inferior and degrading
heather notions Of man. lie is n be
ling but begun on earth--a seed onl
planted here for its first growth. ii
is connected with God, not as all ma
ter is, by proceeding from crcatiy
power, but by partaking the diyin
nature, by the declared personal a
fection Of God. witnessed and scale
by the presence aud sufferings Of III
worlds Redeemer. He is n being W
on whom is rolled he responsibility (
character and eternal destiny c
such a creature il were as foolish I
take an estimate. by what he rs an
what he can do in this life, rs il woul
be to estimate by an eagles egg, whl
the old eagle is worth, with wings og
spread far above the very thunder, {
coming down upon its quarry rs th
thunder comes It's the Future tbs
gives value TO the Present. II is in
mortality only that reaches down
measure wherewith to gague a mar
II a heather measures, the strong NJ
strong, and the weak are weak: III
rich, the favored, must rule, and the
shadow must dwarf all others. II
Christian measures, he hears voic
saying: "Therc is neither Jew nc
Greek, there Is neither male or femal,
Tor ye are all one in Christ jesus
"Whosoever shall do the will Of m
Father. which is in heaven the sam
is my mother. and sister, and brother.
These are the things that give va
ue 10 man.
II is not to be said that there is n
difference between men; that one
not more powerful than another; thl
one is not richer in genius than anotl
or; that one is not more valuable TO 81
ciety than another; that education, r,
finement, skill. experience give no pr
cedence over their negatives. Bl
God takes up the least Of all huma
creatures, and declares, "Inasmuc
as ye have done il unto the "least
these ye have done it unto me-"
a household, q babe is vastly less tbs
the grown-up children. But who dai
touch it. as il it were as worthless as
is weak?
SO God pleads his own relationsh
to the meanest human creation. as h
protection from wrong; as the eviden
Of his rights, as the reason Of his diI
nityl There is something Of God
the meanest creature. He is sacrs
, from injury! In these truths we fir
the reason why Christianity alwa,
takes hold so low down in human iii
Things that have got their root nee
little from the gardener; but seeds ar
tender routs, and difficult plants r
, quire and Get nurture.
A Christianity that takes care of Il
rich, the strong, the governing clas
. and neglects the poor, and ignoran
and unre6ned, is the antitype
, Christ. re ra
(ro De cosusuED.)
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