The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-07

regns be be otherwise han happy In him. safe
and as God light, and IN Him Is no darkness at ALL the
whole being Of tho soul whose sight and affections are
fixed on Him Is irradated with Hs light; and as Goa Y
love 80 he that dweeth in God dwelleth in love, and
there were NO interruption TO this communion would be
baptsed and bathed in the continual bessedness Of God
Such man is safe and happy everywhere and under
all circumstances, in God He that dweeth in the secret
place Of the Most High shall abide under the shadow Of
tho Almighty. He may be the inmate OF dungeon,
condemned to death by human law but with Gods law
and Gods love in his heart he win be happy angel
Thy shining glance can cheer
TT II r tSa ns..r \ t no. n sTt here
The path OF duty will be made plain to such man. and
he will have courage minsered TO him God to walk
in ii, always making Gods word Gods law the light,
the guide the arbter Of conscience and always endea
vorDg, IN all things, to maintain conscience void OF Of
fence towards God and man. For this two great things
are prayer, and much earnest pray
necessary, and II man neglect either he is liable TO so
asray, aud while no thinks he is acting from principle,
TO be- acting mistake or from mere selfish
Thy word have hid in my heart that might not sin
against thee Prayer hides Gods the heart and
be Holy Spirit abdes there with it, and leads II into all
truth and duty; and this being the case man having
Gods truth Tor his shield and buckler, and Gods spirit
for bis comorte has need Of nothing else and need fear
nothing. Hence the appeal Of God Hearken unto me,
ye that know rgheousness-ye people in whose heart IS
my law fear ye not the reproach OF neither BIO ye
AFRAID Of their revilngs for the moth shall eat them up
he garment, and the worm shall eat them
Ike wool but my righteousness shall be for
ever, and my salvation from generation TO eansration
he 1sn.eousness oi uod y lne one permahenl eeIna
Of that righteousness for the guidance OF human conduct
The law Of God is system OF principles He governs the
universe upon prncplesthe principles of his right
eousness They are Of equal and universal application
They not one thing in Heaven and another thing
earb one uhg among uod iriends ana anoiner tnine
among ms ehemes they are the same everywhere ana
the standard Of right and wrong is the earth
II is in Heaven. Perfect obedience, supreme devotion u
God the rule here as IT is there, and God VIII have MS
will done earth in heaven. The principles OF
Gods law never vary. They are as immutabe as nm
sen ihey never pend 10 circumstances, put 30 sragnt
through the universe they do not come into the world
to be reraced out OF their straight line in the gross me-
dunn Of mems fancies or maXims OF convenience or ex
pedcncy they cannot alter Heaven and earth shall pass
away before one joE or little Of the law shall fail AS
standard Of feeling and action, as standard Of right and
wrong, as standard OF duty under all circumstances,
ana Of Judgment III every respect II Is unerring and un
changing It's principles were given forth, not TO be
uced criticised or evaded by Gods creatures but TO be
obeyed and carried into unalterng execution. Their APP
phcauon not to be prevented because Of Its condemnng
overiurning consequences in world OF SIM they to
be laid alongside the character and employ mens OF men,
though 10 the anger OF all they make the whole world
with their whole business, guilty before God The least
concealment or alteration OF any one principle of Gods
law would be Of more evil IN any community than the
oeerlurn!ng 81 that whole community couh be
by carrying out that principle TO the uermos For the
wrath of God IL revealed from Heaven against all upright
.ousness and uHgodess OF men, and especially against
those who hold the truth in unrghteousness And the
business of the of Jesus Christ make
application Of the law of God and bring light to blaze
and power 10 bear upon every form Of inquiy. And
although the principles Of Gods Word taken resoutey,
and carried straight through human society, make tre
mendos work with the principles of this world yet that
is the very application and overurning that God requires
whose conservatism is just this the removing of those
things that require oyerturning or may be shaken,
main The principles OF Gods word cut across and tear
up by the roots whole plantations Of the most cherished
human maxms and laws. They do this with such
amazing power, wherever any sinful practice has gained
the sanction OF time, and been winked at by worldly
church, that churches and ministers afraid Of
IN. q
ces OF the Word OF God are tremendous in their
fict with human passions especially where is legal
lied and oppression carried by statute that the
proiessed friends Of God shrink from meeting them.
Nevertheless, those principles must be applied; they
only salvation the only hope Of the world (being
made better in them, and only security from being
swallowed up in the worlds wickedness is in the great
breakwater with them breasting the storm, when the
roar and troubled, and the mountains shake
with the swelling thereof The only expedency
from principle to obey God obey conscience en-
ehened and guided by the Word of God to ask in all
things what God will have US to do, and having
tanned the path Of duty toward God go forward and do
1t, leaving the consequences with him. 1t is excuse
for wickedness though all the world should consent TO
follow it, and though all the statutes of mankind should
command US TO do the same. But by the word Of God
alone know what righteousness in principle and
Righteousness i'll law And here in passing, let the i'm
pot;sBce Of the Bible and its teachings in common
schools be noted to have the common conscience Of the
nation to give the nation common sense and knowledge
equity and righteousness sturdy habitual, that
tyranny shall quail before it, and legislators not dare
the experiment Of promulgating anrghteous law.
Such q conscience, so trained is tho strongest,
most mpregnable safeguard OF a naten's liberties.
Adherence to the law OF God, as supreme in political as
Social life is our only security. 1t is impossible TO describe
strongly enough the infinite importance, at this present
ime for all public and private, for US as commun
y and people, Of keeping this great truth in view, and
acting upon it. The most perncious and alarming doc
thes being circulated among us; doctrines that at
one and the same time go to the destruction OF all con-
science towards Cod and all humanity and justice TO-
wards our fellow beings doctrines that take away our
very right to demand and enforce freedom and justice
against tyranny and injustice and deprive US OF ne very
possibility even OF appearing 10 Goa against the lnquny
and oppression OF man; doctnes that DENY and annlh
late the inherent supremacy OF conscience instructed oy
Inc Author ana Kramer oil our oeing over All our aCohs
ana commit that 70 me absolute sheer vi" Oh an
oigachy IN power over us or OF the muu'uae VINO con
sent 70 put the VIII OF tat ogarcny mto the shape OF aw
ana theh arrogate lor the sanction OF te Aimghty AT
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AGAINST me express heract OF e hving Co.. doctrines
.hit az he same uine ahd py a' conference ana ne
cesss ~ loelc anu VI consequence, ueny any inherent
gn.s ont such as are permitted ana by some
mfuen human eonsusuuoh anu IN creatures OF sable
nte iiehts AZ al, any state or community py law
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