Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-03-05

infinite mercy. To illustrate: suppose you
were aware of the fact that / am in the city
Of Anonymous; that If ycu should 20 there,
and l should see you, should fall madly in
love with you las doubtless I should) that
you could not rsciprocate that love, as you
are engaged to some o.e else (all of which
would be true) that, if were discarded, it
would prove my utter ruin you know these
facts and you know that I'm free moral
agent; you come to Anonymous, and all
these disastrous results follow; you ruin me
forever and ever, hopelessly so; are you just
are you blAneless? Does the fact of my
being free agent, help the matter, in the
least or detract one iota from your cruelty
This is a parallel case, emily Gods justice is
as far above ours, as ininity is above human
ity. l rest my case here.
Miss s. In the first place God hath made
man upright, but they have sought out many
Inventions Ec. 7-29. He created him
for His own glory and for mans everlasting
happiness. The Creator has set before his
creature life and death, blessing and ours
ing and given him full power to accept or
refuse. They shall be judged according to
the deeds done in the body If he refuse
salvation, and live in open rebellion against
God, his punishment shall be proportionate
to his guilt, as man Furnishes his fellow man,
for we read in the Holy Word of the great
or dannation.' Who says, when man has
committed an offence deserving of imprison-
ment for life: remit the sentence, because
he will be unhappy there?' or when he has
thrust the dagger to the heart of his fellow
man; spare him, for he did not make him
self nor the law that he has violatedi' Now,
though mon kno,c that the laws they enact,
will be broken, is it unjust in them to make
those laws though the penalty of transgress
ion is imprisonment, or death certainly
not because it is for the good of the world
and the happiness of the very ones that
violate them. Because he didn't make him
self nor the law, is no palliatiOn Of mans
guilt when he had the power to keep them,
and knew what the consequences of violation
would be. For some great and wise purpose
God created man. and Though Ha Ha knew that
some would be disobedieat, as human law
givers know their laws will be violated, still
this knowledge don't 'detract one iota'
from His justice, when for his glory and
mans happiness they are and were created.
Ii lie had formed those who arc banished
from the glory of his power incapable of
doing better, that would be injustice, but
salvation is free for all; Christ died for all,
and the conclusion Of the whole matter j.
to love God and keep hi, commandments,
for this is the whole duty of man. If you
should put knife ia the hand of your broth
er and compel him to kill another, you would
be the murderer and net he, and it would be
unjust to punish him for the deed; therefore
, there is injustice, only when we are held ac-
, countable for what we could not avoid and
, there can be no injustice in creating any
thing for good, if we do not force it to result
IN evil. If it were necessary for me to 90 tC
: Anonymous, in order to make you ruler oi
that city, provided you did not fall madiy
. in love- with me, and / should sead you wort
to another and it would prevent YOUR nro
motion to gabernatorial power, and render
you miserable eternally, and you had full
power to love me or not, would it be unjust.
, would 1t be cruel for me to 20, when your
promotion was the object, even though /
knew you would be sap-headed enough to
olsoosy my commands and disregard nv
warnings while another, your competitor,
should keep my csmmandms snts' and be-
believe my word and be installed, in your
stead Now there is parallel sase.'
Mr.. n. Let nae assure you, Sallie, that
my conscience is as easy as a babe's and
never troubles me at all. I'm devotedIy nj.
Gus, though | havn't seen the inside of a
meeting house but twice for two years on
Sunday.
Miss ). If your conscience don't condemn
you tor your present course, tits because it's
scared as with hot iron.' You devoted
~ plous lIal I'll not comment on that
6st SIMPLY say it's aboutthe best joke | ever
heard IN my life-you pious!
NJ. =. / zee that I've got to make YOU
divest You Of some Of your narfo1he 1heenti tt It4
was about to say soul-no, sentiment, and in
still into your mind, ssme nobler feelings,
more liberal notions, and human ideas, be-
fore you can be good christian, and I'll do
it, zoo, I'll bet one of my shaggy locks, a
gainst one of your silky curls, that I'll make
a decent christian of you, ere long. Will
you take the bet /? Yes. Well then send the
curl now, for you will get beat, and be oblig-
ed to send it tsometime why not now as well
as by'n'bJ?
Miss S. I'll not trust any man with one
curl of mine, till he's doubled and twisted
and dyed in the wool of orthodox faith.
ACT ".
: Your effort was received last evening, anC
: an effort it was, declare fort, Sallie, your,
: pinned !; that last shot of mine did the job
. you can't get out of it, though you made
desperate splurge to do so, in your last. Die
you ever see the heel of a man on the heac
. !. ofa snake, and notice the writings, thrash
: ings and ssuirmings of that snake? Hav,
eh Well, that's parallel ease,' and tho
, pitied you, | couldn't but laugh at your
" writhings-cruel, wasn't L! Your letter,
> are generally written with free and eas,
:. pen you are sharp, pungent, nice, bat yo
! were evidently in dreadful sleding, when yo
penned your last; never knew you to
so poorly, and but for the signature, / nsve
should have dreamed that that apology for
. letter, was written by my sweet sister Salli
le no never. / never saw such gsing roun
d Robin Hoods barn, and lodging every issue
Is My propositions still stand there for e1pla
OF nation, and when explained BY you, cave
u Miss S. Ifmy explanation is not satisfac
tory, / must csnfeSs that your intellect j
O. rather more obtuse' than gave you credi
te for. Even if that chapter would not admi
of such . disposition, are you willing t
ID skip over the whole Bible, and pin you
ID hope of heaven to that one leaff You objec
y ted to issolated passages from me, and her
IS you have enc lone chapter, for your comfort
in that does not even seem to substaptiAte you
q doctrine Did you ever read any other pol
as ton Of the Holy Word, or is that all th
he scripture you can talk
Id Mr.. N. Are you aware Of the position 20
or place yourself in, in that attempt at reply
he You write yourself down, as one Of the mos
at soulless and hardened monsters that ever il
Vi Tested this beautiful earth Of ours. 70
or would wilfully destroy my happiness fsre
We er and ever This is the gist of the who