The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-25


demands Of the higher law Of selitpreser-
walton will overrule all others; and when
the question arises whether we shall sac
rifce ourselves or our creditors, it is pro-
bable that--with, Of course, melancholy
reflections upon the prevailing low state Of
public morals-we shall prefer to let the
suffering fall upon somebody else.
On Friday next, Elder Knapp, who is
reviving the sinners in Dayton, promises
to show that "all men in q state of nature
hate God. 10. S. Journal.
In teaching that all men, in a state of
nature hate God, Elder KNAPP presents
no different doctrine from that which is
holden and taught by hundreds of other
clergymen Of his own and cognate sects,
and believed-as far as SO monstrous q
proposition can be subject Of belief-by
thousands of the communicates of their
respective churches. How knowledge
of fact so tremendous is acquired is
more than we are able to say; and by what
authority Elder Knapp or any other of his
profession, or any number of them, speak
in regard to "all men," is not disclosed
Elder Knapp may have hated God, as far
back as he has the recollection of his own
sentiments touching the supreme being;
but this fact, while it would argue con-
siderable share of infantile perversity, by
no means proves that he, even, was not
born with some germs of reverence for the
deity in his composition, much less that
hatred of God is the common and neces-
sary birth-right,of the whole human race;
and we would most respectfully excuse the
reverend gentleman-except upon the
most authentic personal testimony-from
saying anything by which we shall be
considered included in the number of the
"all men" against whom so heinous an
oAfense is alleged
1t is not difficult to expose the hideous-
ness of this doctrine by little amplifca-
ton. A being infinitely powerful; whom
we call God, has created world full of
be luty, each part of which is admirably
adapted to every other, and all are pre-
served and kept in their true relations
through che agency of laws SO nicely ad-
justed as not only to secure their continu-
ance, and to minister to the well-being of
myriads of sentient creatures, but to bear
the highest testimony to the, wisdom and
goodness of the author AS the crowning
work of this creation-the most excellent
where all are excellent-he has construct
ed being capable not"merely Of enjoy
ing the good things with which the world
is stored, but, through them, of gaining
some conceptions of the character of their
creator, and Of attaining progress in wis
dom, through the transmission of the
knowledge thereby accumulated from one
generation to another. To this being
if Elder KNAPP and they wheegree witt
} him are to be credited-be has impaired
nature at enInity with himself-an in
stinctive proclivity to war against his gov
ernment Amid world of order anC
harmony, there is planted the germ of al
eternal discord Hatred of God is tn,
central fact of the universe. The preva
: lence of law in respect to all other crea
ted things is only to exhibit, in stronge,
light, the anarchy that reigns in the sou
of that being for whom all other thing
were made.
, This doctrine is either true or it il
, false If it is true, it is the most mourn
full truth ever uttered in heaven or i,
earth; if it is false, it is the vilest slande
, against God and humanity ever perpetra
ted by man or devil Prove it. and wha
a remains for all mankind, bat to despai
9 and die If itistrue, why do minister
a of the gospel appeal to human reason t
r judge of and admire the goodness of Goo
e the excellence of his laws, and the justic
s of his government? Why should the A
r mighty, having the power at his will,
n people the earth with friends, choose I
}, fill it with enemies, except to crafty som
It feeling of hatred or malignity2 This
J question that-reason being the umpii
IS neither Elder Knapp nor any oth'
n gentleman can answer With doctrin,
Y like these blind and slavish faith is I'll
n sole element of which religion is capabl
man is worm and God an arbitrary t
IS rant, whose pleasure is to crush him
h this life and enjoy his tortures in TIL
m which is to come
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