The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-05-30

jori.y Of ths people said. they viii no
withhold license. Yet 10 the face o
sion. the Council has thought proper
to pass the unjust and overlooking or
dinance. complained Of.
Com mvmtcoesd.
Celebrated plan Of Salvation. (Ne. &
Rsv. Ma. cAsslsron:
Dear Sir Having in my l.st
reviewed the popular idea Of Hell. and
having previously considered the prop.
ositions Of the Fall Of man. Divine
wrath. Dogma Of the Devil. ETC., VI
are now ready To consider the merits
or dement's Of Dogma Which may b.
considered tho very ne plus ultra Of
the Christian theology. the key stone
Of the whole structure, namely: Re.
demption Of Man by Mediation. I
will premise that the Christian by.
pothesis Of God. is that the Supreme
Being is a corporation. or kind Of
eternal partnership Or alliance Of three
great powers or principles. The Di
vine Firm being entitled God. 1t was
this Divine firm or trinity Of powers
shose edicts were violated by man
and which decrsed that the human
race should suffer eternal death AID
punishment. There were. therefore,
two parties At variance. Tho Om-
nipoten! "triune God" or Father on
Que side, and his luckless children on
the other. Now, in such posture of
mundane and celestial affairs. what
WOULD spectator (scAieh every man ;s)
anticipate. 'upposi"g . treaty Of peace
about to be negotiated by "Mrdia.
ton. He could not imagine one Of
the conflicting powers to become me.
diator-for that would be no media.
ton at all, but . voluntary compro.
mise. Yet such. christianity asserts,
'cas the fact. One branch Of the tri.
pie Deity, it is said. disguised himself
ln the human form. and undertook the |
Lost fantastic piece Of diplomacy ever
imagined. that Of mediating between
his children on earth and himself
One third. or one Of the three princi-
lies Of the Godhexd "-(oN Of whom
0ere equally sinned against. becomes
Mediator between the rebels and tho
',her tsco.Mirds, or principles, besides
for himself:
Now. to suppose q party to mediate
or himself is ridiculou. to say the
aest. To "csp the climax Of alb.
urdity. christianity teaches that this
aunted Redemption Scheme will
70 Of no efficacy whatever, except to
UGH As BELIEVE it to b. q fact. lie
lat BElIEvETn these dogmas) shall
% soved. but he that believetA (them)
OF. shall b. damned" So, tbis.so.
allied glorious manifestation Of Divine
Wisdom and Love, is to turn out al.
lost a complete failure after ALL
does not comprise one
'urth tie exrth's Inhabitants and aith
christian countries not one in ten
the population IS a genuine prac teal
believer. Your celebrated "Plxn
Salvation appears thrn-after q
isl Of nearly nineteen centuries-has
fur proved most miserable abor.
on. "A mountain has labored and
rought forth mouse. " o. Man. If
hr'stianity be true, thy chance for o
lppiness is narrow indeed. And you
y sir, that it " ought to be true, iii, II
not. A." And this famous Plan
'surd. dishonorable, inefficient dog
a Of Mediation fought to be true. r
}. 1t ought not rejoice that it is not Fl
10. thank God 10 not believe y
m capable Of such duplicity and ty- =,
ny. ~ ~
Tho fact Of God or any part Of the "
vine personality, attempting to NE. "
ate for man. or to Redeem or SAGE o,
m. itsey shows that man was in no Il
niger Of destruction. II God had tt
a truth sworn eternal vengeance ic
ainst his rebellious children, then it u
'uld have been impossible for any y.
npathy or pretended mediation to ia
70 come from that quarter, unless N