Squatter sovereign., 1856-01-22

ligioa and law eur modern reformers would
give as for the morals. religion and laws
Of Heaven. Aad there is no remedy for
this state Of things BY going forward in
the measures Of sxpedieney; the evils only
become the greater. The only remedy IS
the principles Of eternal truth, and by a
return to them as founded in the word of
God. But such men never return, at least
en- mass; individuals may, but'the masses
never. And history, sacred and proiane,
confirms this n,elanchely truth.
This is the spirit Of alti.Chriss, for it is
opposed to ell that is of Christ and OF God
And this il the spirit that now disturbs the
| peace and happiness Of our country by
| raising its hand against the institutions Of
God and Our country. Striking at our al
tars and hrcsides. and through them, at
| the throne sf Heaven. And therefore it
becomes al good mea. all the friends Of
| true religion, and pure morals and meas
ures, all the lovers and defenders Of order
| and law. to unite as with ene mind and
heart, soul and purpose and arrest this
spirit Of mischief and wickedness.
Reformstiens are sometimes needed {;
but it requires rare combination OF tai
ents and qsalities to be great and sue
cessful reformer. And as God is the only
tue Judge il this matter, when refor.na-
ton becomes necessary. he sends the COM
petent aud qualified agents to effect it.
| B'it not one In q lr:ndred of shese who
take up the trade Of reforming possess tie
| talents and Qualifications necessary for i, !;
and they are as incompetent to judge c.
what needs reformation ard what dees
not.
There are three things IN which Ee.
former should be well posted, snd well in
strueted: WHAT to reform, xew to reform
and WHEN to stop.
The tendency Of the spirit of these
sl.irss ~e have pointed out and designated
5y Eame is evil and continually evil It's
tendency is downwards in the scale of &c.
generacs and ;.nnicraiity. And the far
:her it carries Eiea a.,d communities from
God ard his iruth, the saore inspieus, i'm
rnorSl sad degenerate they become; and
sinking lower in foily. atsurdity snd sta.
pidity. Like The ancient hes.hens WREN
they forget God, or rejected hia as God,
they first worshippei images Of men. and
invisible b-ings-thea beasts, dogs and
cats. insects and vegetables. Every ad.
vanee they made in idoIstry sunk them
lower in felly and sbsurdity, and also in
shameless RIGHTEOUSNESS. THUS il has ev-
er been, and thus it ever ~ill be when men
forsake The wisdota and truth Of Ged, aud
take their reason and wisdom fer their
guide: abstract specul@;.ons sooa usurp
the dominion ef reason. aud folly takes
the place OF wisdom.
There is sovereign remedy for all
these social aud neral evils, hut the wise
in their own scif-esteem will smile, and
your ranseenden.al philosophers will sneer
when We tell them that this remedy lies
in the truth and precepts, the principles
and the spirit Of Him who is tie rcssur.
recticn and the life the resurrection OF
life intellectual. moral, spiritual and eter-
nal, and political, 80, in ell thei. beauty.
perfection and subiIr,ity.
But if men prefer to seek for safety from
stocks and stones, and from what is eonally
as vain; if they prefer TO drink from the
dirty and muddy pools OF The world, OF
from the Poisonous fountains Of vain and
false philosophy, instead Of the waters Of
life, then let them drink die. God, 10
crafty their pride, folly and unbelief, or
save them from the consequences Of the
same. sill no, clenge his economy Of Ma.
trre and Grace, aad mea and angels can
not.
LEANDER KER,
Chaplain o. S. =.
FoaT LEAvfxwoRTR. K. 7.