St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-01-20

there can be no doubt that He has COM
mitted to man a sufficient capital, in his
unconscious appreciation of the Moral
law, to make him, ii: properly improved,
as much better than woman now is, as she
is better than he, and much more so !;
while she might pass the highest ideal
she has ever formed Of human excellence.
Is it not strange that any one of US
should be content to crawl and wallow,
or even to limp and stagger, when We
might arise to soar and sing?
1t appears incomprehensible that the
children Of the Heavenly King should
devote any part Of their,1ittle probation
here, to nj ights of dcbapchery, or days of
frivolity; that they should befog, cloud,
and debase that part1of their being which
unites them to the Eternal Excellence,
to crafty that other portion, which makes
them the brother and sister Of the
worm
The why and the wherefore that some
men seek to be beasts, and some women
butterflies, is {; problem difficult to cx-
plain-that any one conscious or cxpec-
tant Of an immortal destiny, should blur
the Godlike in his nature by the stupe-
factions of tobacco, rum, gambling ex-
elements, and their kindred vices, is as
unaccountable, as the fact that women,
in great measure, unfit themselves for
their business OF leading the way upward,
by their devotion to Aouncesan turbelows.
But to conclude, and give our estimate
of mans position in the Universe.
You have all heard good Christians
return thanks that they were born in a
land Of gospel light. This is no sign Of
vain glory, or Of triumphing over those
less highly favored. So should every
woman, without pride Of place, but with
deep humility for the little Improvement
she has made Of her advantaS Scs-to
knccl every day and thank God that she
was not boru to be man and have folks
get up societies to prevent her growing
downward into brute.
Many philosophers have held that men
have no souls; and it. is generally allowed
that the higher man rises in intellectual
culture, the more likely he is to embrace
this opinion. So much docs the pursuit
Of philosophical research tend to .skepti-
cism on this point, that religious teachers
generally discourage the pursuit Of truth
through the realms Of speculation,
protest against any attempt to be "wise
above what is written," and prescribe
faith, as the only sure remedy for the
Unborn conviction Of thousands of men,
that they, in no material sense, differ
from the monkey.
| say Unborn sense; for it must be that
it is an inward consciousness Of vacuity
in the region where the better portion OF
their nature teaches them, soul ought
to be located, which forces the conclusion
OF its non existence, upon so many strong
masculine intellects. The fact, that
depth of research is apt to lead them to
proves that materialism belongs
to the thinking faculty of man in greater
than it does to that Of woman :;
even as his physical form is of coarser
earth than hers. It is only as woman s
intellect approaches the masculine type,
that she is inclined to infdelity; and the
world recognizes her as tho true woman,
who most pertinaciously clings to the belief
and hope of her own immortal destiny.
AS to the fact of mans Immortality, q
|ong, patient, and impartial investigation
Of the subject, leads me to believe that,
Notwithstanding the great earthliness of
his nature, there is something, in large
maj jority Of them, which the Creator will
not finally resolve into clay. 1t appears
to me, that souls have been distributed
amongst them, at the rate of about ten to
the dozen; and that in every twelve,
there are not more than two who are to-
tally lacking
Some Of the souls portioned out to them
are very clever souls; and must, per force,
command our profound admiration. The
majority, of course, are medium size;
while some are rather smallish; and there
are those who !, could find ample
accomodations-chamber, dressing-room,
drawing and dining rooms, with space for
a wood shed, all suited to their several
wants within the excayated walls of a
midge's eye.
Folks are apt to look down with con-
tempt on this class of souls; but this is
very wrong. No other class of motive
powers do SO large an amount of work,
according to the force employed. It is
not uncommon for one Of these infnitesi-
NAL engines to protect, from putrifaction,
some hundred and eighty, or even two
weight Of flesh and bones, for the space
of four-score years and ten. Instead,
then, Of feeling contempt for these nice
little souls, it is right and proper they
should command your sympathy and aid,
in restraining the great burden Of animal
appetites with which they have to con-
tend.
Be considerate Of the little souls who
9rn in constant 6onoor .,f bo:D~ <,,,ch m