The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-25
might have been expected of the infsntile
aaa in which. they wera written; the le-


might have been expected of the infantile |
age in which they were written; the le-
gitimate offspring of the ignorance and
superstition of the rude Past; tha. the
race is progressive, and it is vain to hope
that the noble proportions of its manhood
should remain forever encased in the
swsddling bands of its infancy.
AT the close of Nj. Denton's remarks,
the meeting adjourned to IL P. n.
AFTERNOON sRssfoN.
Meeting convened pursuant to adjourn
ment. Interesting letters were read by
Secretary, from clergymen who had been
invited 20 meet with Us, but whose en-
gagements for that day rendered it i'm
possible for them to do so.
Mr.. Heath presented the following:
Resolved, That the idea of Progress in
cludes the idea of origin beginning, or Gre
alton. Any thing which may be right
fully said to progress, is .fni:e-is subject
to the law of change-and hence cannot
be eternal.
Resolved, That as Gods attributes are
infnite-mercy being one of those attri-
butes-God can never act otherwise than
merciful towards any being, unless he has
never thus acted toward such being.
The following was also submitted by
Mr.. Heath, as substitute for the second
resolution in the series presented by the
committee:
RESOLVED, That the people of the pres
ent time, enjoying the light of the past,
together with the added light of the pres
ent, are prepared to transmit to the Future
higher notion of God, and a clearer idea
of our relations and duties to each other,
than those we have received from the
Past. r. &
Mr.. Heath spoke to the resolutions pre-
sented by himself, accepting the common.
ly received idea that all matter had been
spoken into existence By Omnipotence,
who had himself existed from all eterni.
ty. That its various changes and its
mighty revolutions mark the stages Of ita
progress, and arrest the fact of its having
had beginning "a creation hence, q
creator.
He believed that all who acknowledge
the existence of God, acknowledge that
He is merciful. He believed that mercy
had always been shown to man, and that
it would forever continue to be thus
shown, or God himself would cease to be
the being that He is. e@
Mr.. Hiatt believed that "God hclp,
those who help themselves" is maxim
as we'll received by Christians as by any
other class of people. That they base, il
fact, their whole hope in Heaven on thil
one characteristic of His course in Hi
dealings with the race. He thought II
the rule were good for time, it ought to b.
so for eternity, also. That if man could
help himself here, he could do so there
and if thus dependent upon himself, Goo
must of necessity be, so far as assistanc,
to humanity were concerned, a useless
appendage to the infinite Universe.
Mr.. Heath responded, dissenting Who'll
ly from the views expressed by Mr.. Hiatt
He believed that the Universe is subjec
to laws operating through all its variec
parts, and there must have been an Intelli
! gence, framing, arranging and controlling
all a being who is infinite in wisdom
and over all superior.
Mr. Denton believed matter to be self
existant. That there never was a tim,
when the matter of which the Univers'
was formed, did not exist, and the tim,
, never would como when that matter woulC
cease to exist. He saw no use in goinI
: back of the Universe 10 find a creator.
appeared to him to render the matter still
, more complicated and incomprehensible
He did no: believe the Universe had for
l ever been arranged in the same order il
, which it is at present existing, nor did h
!, believe II would forever continue tn
same. That change is an inherent law o
! matter, but that these changes were onl,
! changes Of form.
Mr.. William Huddleston, humorous
! ly,) could see that they were all wronl
and he was going TO set them right. H
: made some brief remarks, but we did nc
: fully understand his position, or compre
!, hend his idea.
9 Mr. Heath thought the difficulty {
: which Mr.. Denton complained, was a
u obyisted when the existence Of all thing
had been traced back to . Creator. Law
could not be framed without some Intell
gence to frame them; and, framed, the
. would be powerless without some pow
to enforce them. He had only to ~
knowledge the existence, wisdom an
power of God, and the whole subject
- creation might be understood at once.
II On motion of Mr.. Heath, resolved
. send the report of the Secretary to Il
!. Herald Of Freedom for publication, and d
;. meeting adjourned sine de.
ELIZABETH n. F. DENTON,
"a Secretary.