The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-12

say God win cut Oh the righteous and the wicked
verse, ~ am the Lord which exercise loving kind
ness, Judgment and righteousness 90 the earth,
TOT es. IN IN these things delight saith the Lord"
nent Of Christians perfectly true Is sufficient 10 read
70 believe and Justify them But eur judgment Is on
truth and by watching their effects experience for
US s safer guide than holy record Thus saith the Lord
Is not sufficient endorsement convincing ~ thus
or ending Joys as threat and bait to those who
dnef or agree In views the Snowege and practice Of
prayer the neglect Of right thinking and right acting
Is sure Of is pAyments 90 the other side We have 10
confidence in the truth Of direct contradictory sais
Their natural or spiritual, holy or Divine. We read
the history and judge the fact instead Of worshppng
his work, and God claims 70 be thought right II must
be by the rule and evidence and rule Of obser
walton and Judgment has this advantage over the Chris
shine the purer afterwards while and inconsistency
mark tho pathway Of exclusive claims laid out by the
Orthodox believer is very different from The moral ssnse
Of the in1de What appears right to them 10 wrong TO
us what Is truth In their eyes faisehood Ia ours what
they call justice denominate Injustice We blame where
they give praise, and they condemn what we uphold
For instance, Christians say it perfectly right for
Seu sSd 70 drown a. sss World .or sin com nss ea
let the devil tempt him TO do wrong Christians
say II was perfectly right for God TO drown Pharaoh and
his army in the Red Sea after God had hardened his
heart that he should not obey the Lord and when the
raetes had stolen large quantity OF valuable ewery
sht for their God TO command that woaon
and children, prisoners Of var, should be cruelty
dered and dashed in pieces against the rocks We think
man, God or . devil and that they and
hcnous when performed by Cod because He proresscs
s perfectly true that God made the world Out Of nothing
In days or six periods (Which is the modern nterpre
tation or half way house from infallibty and mis-
take) II teaches as perfectly true that because Adam
and Eve ate apple or other fruit when told not
70 do 30, every human being born afterwards de-
81 70 as ., ,SaSnss .s s,sISw
sat together and ate fried veal outlets aud cakes for the
neal and Il teaches great many other things as true
which call papabe fasehoods and not 70 be received
by apy thoughtful persona Again their juitice
Justice they clare God wisely when he sent
people might be deceived and be damned and Gter he
had attached penalty TO the rejection OF the teaching Of
said prophets; they call II Justice for their God to kill
70 900 people because David did something which tho
Lord himself commanded him TO do they call Il justice
when Jacob cheats his old father and God countenances
these and more that might be naned are All vpus, per
hdous dsgracefa We blame treachery what their God
praises a. merltorious we condemn Abraham Joshua and
David ~ bad immoral men, while Christi uphold them
~ examples, and the Christ ANS God Ia made to Justify
their evil deeds Thus moral sense is dametr ,aly OPP
poeed, In such instances to that Of Christians Their
church MAJ declare 1t 70 be right declare II to be
wrong, and the church also Their ministers may ur fy
the sto les and tho authors We justify neither tine one
the other Their creeds may declare is sacredness
our common sense and humanity mark them peyn
cous Curses or blessings may be attached to their &C
ceptance rejection throw the the creeds
ths curses and tho blessings In heap aside worth
less, unworthy consideration. And, vary In
moral sense, so do we differ In estimate Of punish
ment. II remained for Chi istiAnity, OF all reli-
gons 10 perfec. the place Of torment there hell
In pagAnism, OF ancient modern date, that may
pare with the orthodoxy OF this day In the punish
ment department. their fires better they burn longer
the friends are more malicious and the agony more in.
than any portrayed BY benghted heathen
Ism the scheme OF damnaton to received
Rrentcst OF their attention. bestowed
upon II the finishing touches white their heaven Is TO be
one CONTINUED song Ss.0e NE sna0no proouens great
tie and life Satan and hts mps viii nnd fine opportuni-
ties for the study Of character there. The conscience
true but never attended is means Of grace will howl
and shrek bis lamen latons lost opportunity there
ma rich Ola merchant who attended 70 ms .essny con
will forever be grumbliDg amid the flames over his hard
lot, and the hardened scoer a religious truths who, IN
bis fe refufed 70 believe that Christian ministers held
the KEYS osthat dreadful place. viii roll and agouze with
cenched hands and set teeth amid the suphurd flames
How would sinners laugh TO ,orn their heavenly suse
menu; with what enjoyment they would portray the
beauties Of the psgans abode Of happness A. some one
driving e sacred dock heaven yards We do not punish
our sinpers with tots hell; would not n could
sor, and another place orhod ory gathers M bitter
for the future md reward and punish ent In tbs
present He who tells the truth nnds heaven o. content
and he who tells the lie he'll of insecurity Those who
prscss the right have their Joy In It's performance and
their blessing In It's fruits those vho do wrong Ind pain
n tho prsus cut lfs The balance s.rass and '. are
creditor debtor accordingly We have no need OF he'll
for sinners devil 70 superntend the operation OF
roasting thsm do not require 10 postpone the day OF
reoko0ing make u gambling gAme OF chance 70 decide
whether the evil door shall BE- punished or escape We
dAmnasion and hsresy = the blanks require NJ
spritus teachers 20 point road 70 depo, OF
nse no o ia our
In thoughb from experience 30 believe Ia the
virtues and try 10 practise them. and the eams espe
rrncc calls upon avoid the vice. and their evil
effects. Our sins sins against man, either ourselves
Others and not sins agains, God Our responsibilities
ma moi 70 Cod Our teachers are sns nsurs relations o
tho world and The social relations OF one man 70
another the nrst have their existence IN observation Of
daily sccrung the other nnds ~ lessons In reflect
ing mutual wants and wishcs Our gospel good
news 70 the ignorant for II makes him an intelligent
truth which creates power il comfort to weary
by liz Gid tns labor OF the iAborer Ia hghienci;
wealth to the poor for Il clothes and feets him With good
food and rament AL Of th 80 sources Of information
nnd their root In the earth, and the rewards
and pun ailments necessarily have their fulnment 10 this
from ,hose q orthodoxy they look spon life ~ pro
baton amid ey consider m apprenticeship 70 the
truth they say The world vale OF tears, which serves
a pre- paraton for enoymcnts which hath not entered
into the Imagination mans heart 70 conceive the glory
Of In other world; weeay the world . thessre,
for the performance Of noble deeds Opportunity for do
Weeping grand history Of humanity, place 70 live 10,
love In 70 labor in 70 eooy and 10 de they ooI for
ward 70 psriod when Crist shall como In the clouds
with Thousands Of bis saints and Angels, aud al things
shall be aside FOR the gorics Of bis reign No oox for
ward 10 the time when all men shai be vel raised,
carefully taught and educated, when ussfulnsss sha be
the duty Of every one and enjoyment and pleasure the
experience Of ALL thcy expect their nnal position In an
unknown future through unknown agencies 10 look for
ever progressive Geld Of work 10 time By means which
known and 70 be understood In tbs prsssst ie or
thodoxy believes that the knowledge o. sad fstn 70
oreeds which they d MON nate Code truth, decide the
course OF towards the heavenly land or the con
trary; ve believe that doug rght al imporsAat and
that The faces Of Who live In ooedienoe 70 truth
ever pont 70 the true paradise, whether they believe
or disbeIieve Christian cresds ] have thus snorn
that In feelings, prioclplee judgment, mora sense PEN
lshmcnt and destiny our Wees clash WITH those OF
the Cbrfssiars, cannot aerec on those Important
points with them unsss they orsae their views ami sd
INIT our truths there road leading from our teach
lngs orthodoxy; although thousands are travelling
from thence side, every sep back wards besct
guarded with such principles " common sensc thai
nothing short o. Insanity would enable man n return
thither And there n stl one other difference vhicn
a ore TIL rcst 10 keep apart, 70 uidea
the gap that naturally exists, and thsf opposing 10 -
n sts do not mean believers In popular theology
A.. trY.c tor~rc.ts separata