Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-04-09
RrMARks BY MIR. WHEELER

Ma. President world has been tn,
scene OF many, and bitter controversies Nc
truth in politics, science, literature or art, ha,
been established without it. The religion oi
Christianity has not escaped the fate of other
departments of truth And though to night We
meet in unity OF feeling, and unity OF purpose in
one reg ard, yea many, were we to leave th ese
for the region ogical,or metaphy steal, we should
doubtless find ourselves at odds.
But amid all the differences that NAV exist.
there IS one practical question that has become
fixed in tue convictions the church of God
that is, that His word must perform the circuit
of the earth, visiting alike every palace and
howell which il bears up.
We must rain it over OR own heritage, for
it is our religion, and our life. Not that we
BlbIiolatrizei but it is the ground of our faith
the supporter OF our hopes, and a mode OF com
muniUn with the Father. Take it away,
and the church, though rich 10 knowledge ge
aud goiu, would die. Not by an active inham.
natory process; there would not be life force
enough for that; nor by congestion even, there
would no. be vitality sufficient for this; but by
the slow, painful process of inanition
1t is our only authority also. Augustine
Ca vin, Luther, Wesley, all great men, and good
were expo-tOrs simply
Agan-in o.; der to the vigorous growth of
the home church, she must look to those desti-
tute OF the Word, and supply their lack of pos.
session. In the old dualism of the Parsees,
the kingdom of light, by virtue of an esoteric
force, must develop itself outwardly, constantly
| recovering from the kingdom Of darkness; OF
| else, in the end submit to its rival power
Thus it is with Christianity. Her work is
PtGi @?sest dSiense is bold, daring agrees.
sion. Let her ialter ia duty at this point, and
her light becomes dim; let her abandon it, and
her light goes out, and darkness covers the
face OF the earth.
She is encouraged in this wish by the un-
falling results that attend its performance -
When we carry Gods lamp into the regions of
the shadow OF death, we are not left to specu-
lstion, or conjecture, as to the end to be gain
ed. We are travelling in the safe path OF in.
ductlon. No law of nature is more certain in
its operation, than the law of revelation. "My
word shall not return unto me void of accom-
plishng that whereunto / sent it," As surely
as the Petuna comes forth to meet the spring
sunshine aud rain, SO surely shall the cold,
stnrm-swept heart of humanity turn towards
the sun OF righteousness when rightly directed
to It's locality IN the moral heavens. The Bible
has ever been the reveille of God, to awaken
man to duty, to holiness, to eternal realities
Mr.. Presdent-There is another thought
would present before taking my seat Poets
have bad their Paradise, Philosophers their
UtOpias, Prophets their Millennium We look
in faith for the proPhesies to become realities.
But what ideas do we attach TO such a time
and state The Mohammedan idea is uninter.
rupted Haeremic enjoyment. The Brahminic
Idea is dreamy contemplation that will never
end. The Christian idea is a perfected human
Ity, and an age without sin. Christ in his hu-
man nature is the type of the then living; Para
zp a tyyr of III, b,r %
his state and condition be gained! is the
great question ...
The worldly wise say, there is a germ in hu !
man nature which needs but to unfold itself |
by creeds, aud undirected by reve. |
Iatlons, IN order to speedily realize the IDEAL
The elements OF all progression Godwards are |
wrapped up Ia man, aud only leave off the |
from without, and the goal will be |
reached without a miss or a mis- step A sad |
experience gives the lie to all such theorznqs. |
Why did not this progression take up its line |
OF march for the South Sea isles before the /
Bible led the way Why does it not now take
lts course across the Steppes of Russia and |
Iartary, and start up this latent perfection to |
life What does the germ mean sleeping 50
amid death Will it not listen to the PRAYERS
Of the Barbaric races and take pity Pray on !
ye woruhlppers of the germ, your God may be |
oN'T - ANH6 JNN'ANg1 ho certainly ~ /
sound asleep
The Chld-man--needs instruction. and help |
from his Father. Hois out on the bleak moor
with none to guide him back to shelter Does
his view infringe upon his dignity How so!
Must you make HIM competent to work out
alone, all the salvation he needs or degrade
him Then his degradation is a fixed fact
lie cannot till his physical wants unhelped
much less his spiritual An intuition will not
give him bread or a conception elothe his max
ID form. An idea will not Timber an anchylosed
oint, or synthetical judgment purge his
blood OF leprosy. Why should they do more
or his soul
His true dignity is to be found at another
,oint than absolute Independence II is where
he word Of God places 1.-THE susceptibility of
lls nature to take on the impress of Divinity -
lis great glory lies in this, that in order that
he possibilities OF his nature find their climax,
hey must reach up to, and lay hold upon God
md be penetrated with His light, and power,
md purity. The word which we preach, and
'rint, and scatter is the channel through which
bis purifying power comes. "Sanctify them
hrough the truth thy word is truth" We do
yell then, Mr.. President, that we give this
'ond OF divine communication TO all the desti-
ute; aud thus bring the heart of the race In
ontact with its Parent Our duty is undone /
i'll this be accomplished.
The remarks of Messrs Thome aud Goodrich
I'LL be given hereafter.
n .,.,.,, fuL. n.I.l. nt. 80 -.,