Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-02-11

10 their own creed Bot there 10 not, to my
knov Wedge, one solitary spot, whore rignL
eous pseple can associate. or where right
eousness 10 really practicable. There may
be some such place., IL there are. ! wish to
add 10 their number There are hundreds
Of schools and colleges also. where self-deny
ing philauthropists may qualify themselves
IN become able advocates OF the duty OF
being Qodly; but where is there an efftrt q
| embody abstract principle 10 scientific
practice.
To supply this vacancy In moral admits
IT. ,tion il my object. and. hope. may be
nv privilege feel incompetent to hold
position on the same platform with the thee.
logical giants OF the dag, the Beechers and
the spurx cons, the Springs and the Chapins.
But "there II . lad here. who hath five bar.
lev loaves and two small fishes" which he
proffers for the physical refreshment OF
furnishing multitude.
lie states that he has made appli-
cation to Congress at two sessions
for liberty to enter 1900 acres Of land
in body, "for the purpose OF forming
settlement where people may live Tin
conformity with the laws Of natures
and carry out the teachings and in-
structions of common sense" These
applications we're however very prop
erIy refused by Congress, and he now
says:
Il now turn to the people of God, and
entreat them to commence that movement
which have recommended. Without 1t,
you may preach till your tongues cleave to
the roof Of your mouth. evil natural circum.
stances will continue to counterfeit good
spiritual influences"
If Christians. surprising that devout wor-
ship is more acceptable to Diety than sincere
and strenuous obedience, l address myself
TO those with whom profit and loss is mat
ter of calculation, and say Give me q
tenable positiln for which. by Lords help,
| will pay the present value, supply me with
10000 or $4,000 acres of land, and | will
commence somewhere to provide an asylu
for the Thousands of families that are now
driven from their homes by the tempests
generated in the regions OF political darkness
and corruption and lastly. If among all
these no aid, no cooperation is volunteered,
| invite those who are friendless and house
less, and homeless and penniless to join me
in an effort to pre- empt some section in the
Western Wilderness, where the fabric which
we raise may be more lasting. because its
foundations are cemented by the blood that
oozes from Ger burdened frames.
The name of his proposed commun-
ity, be says, shall be called "Jesuvip,
"not for the reasons which some sus-
pect," but because he "hopes that the
Lord Jesus Christ will come there. -
What the result of the matter is, we
are, of course, unable to see: but it
will probably succeed at first. There
never was false doctrine, for which
believers could not be found, or crazy
theory, which lacked advocates.
We have but one additional remark
to make upon the subject, and that is,
that il the man is in earnest, it is plain
that he is crazy, and it is the duty Of
his friends to take charge Of him and
place him in the State Lunatic Asy-
lum, and if, on the contrary, he designs
to deludc ignorant persons, he should
be sent to another public institution,
situate at Fort Madison.