The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-14

man,-but as the result Of improper modes Of
life--modes in which natass was disEegarded
mot wholly consulted
Robert Owen founded q colony at New
Harmony in order to test these principles. His
object was the avoidance Of the gsspel Of
Christ as too impracticable,- 700 repug-
nant 10 the natural sentiments Of raan,--as an
appeal TO too remote sahytions-in asword--
as a departure from the laws Of nature, and
the regular action Il our sensational. orEani-
cations. Now sir say shis is precisely the
doctrine OF the Discipline Of thc
Methodist church in respect 10 the evils Of
slavery. Owen sougNttO eztirPate-the evils
oflife by resort To. an agency other than the
gospel as sr1ptuolly declared.
Had Owen been willing to illustrate the pa
tience implied in waiting pH the gospel, wonId
he have chared at the obr GUS evils Of life %
Would he have had restlessness Of heart, flto-
lerance OF zeal-betnyingb him into Joss often
per and at last into dispair Ofhuman amend.
Never, never.
Let patience have her perfect work Is the
dictate of the gospel
: Impotence may become 'he world, but the
christian bides his Tine and waits Impotence
of hope, practising charity, patience and broth
erly kindness. Eh
Do you believe that the preachers Of this
church would be willing to cut as of from Tie
pale Of the christian chdrch, for being slave
holders, il they were fully convinced that
some time during IT, year 1850 we would
abolish slavery and return TO their way Of
interpreting the gospel?
There is. not more than one q. thousand,
i venture to asssr. who would be unwilling
to wait on the gospel, .fcr the space Of one
year, If at the end of that yeai, we could be
brought to concur in their Interpretation Of
the scripture to the effect Of regarding slave
hoIders as sinful.
i venture to say there are not NOR. than
ten in FIVE hundred who would be unwilling
to wait ~ the efficacy Of Tia gospel for the
space oftwo years, fat the end Of that time
1 they had any assurance we would come 10 use
their rule ofiaith and practice as our inter-
probation oftLe scripture. There arc not ten
in a hundred who would be 20 intolerant Of ths
gospeI,-so utterly without faitl. in its opera
ton to remedy the evils of lie, as to refuse TO
wait on it exclusively, for three years, If at
the end Of that time. they cOTf be assured
that we would interpret tho scripture accord
ing 10 their theodicy.
Nothing now Is palmer 'r more obvious
than sbat the man who from principle Is viii
ing 70 wait wholly and exclusively on the
gospel as the remedy, Tor The evils Of life, for
one hour, is in eonsciesse boisnd tcRait on it
altogether, unless Re abandons it, Tor want Of
4 faith in st which is iniidelity.
The gospel is either success or failure.
Nothing but belief that it is a f6iure could
have induced the 4bnitiOnists leaders Of
tthis church, to plunge the church into the
arms Of infidelity., II the gospel be failure
then, their impatience Of is operation, is con.
sistent and reasouable--then. their coincidence
in sentiment with Thomas PaiEs and Thomas
Jefferson is rational and Is logically deIensible.
lin their Judgment lis not failure then,
their conduct Is upSccouDtable and irrational,
for they exclude parties needing its operation
(. from the pale Of is institutions. 10 follower
4 Of Christ can push other nseli outside the pale.
Of the religions instruction which christian
institutions afford, unless he is either malig-
nant in feeling, or doubtful Of the power Of the
system to improve hem His impstient infideli-
!. ty cannot await its operation. p
~ In as much as u ire are but two systems
that pretend to remedy the evils Of the stcisI
relations Of life--to-wit: The gospel and ma
tural means, it follows conclusively that those
who resort TO the latter iail in.fnith as to the
former-hnd vice versa.
What prompted Gae prosecutions that pre-
vailed in the churches Of the past ages Of the
world ? y What prompted the resort to natur-
Al means 10 improve men. that characterized
the pb;los6pliy Of Roman inquisi.iOns? wh&S
- on the mnssacre Og1St. Bartholomew ?
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