The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-08-15
For the Lancaster Gazette.
God Is the Builder.
BY MISS ALMEDA CUPP.

Expression failed US, for the thought
indeed, is solemn upon calm reflection
yet, we will venture more bold and sue
cessful effort and say-God is the builder
Of our bodies; each of which is the taber
nacle Of the spirit within. For We have
the general assertion recorded in the Holy
Scriptures-"That God created man in
his own image; in the image of God Great.
ed he him; male and female created he
them" But it may be asked what is
there in the thought that God created our
bodies, that could in the least have ten
dency to stifle The voice, or 10 suppress
expression? We answer nothing-noth
Ing at all; were there not connected with
that thought our own despicabIy sinfu
actions. If The most skilIful of all hu
man architects should construct, upon hi
own premises, and for the benefit Of hi
child. palace in which should be com
bined the greatest perfection Of strength
durability, economy, convenience, ele
.gauce and beauty; and if lie should place
his son therein to be educated and perfect
ed in all that could make him useful and
happy during his manhood years: and i
such son should wantingy neglect to i'm
prove the opportunities thus offered him
convert the palace to other purposes, and
thus subvert the original intentions of bis
father, each son would be held accounta'
BILE by his father, and would be condemn
ed by all intelligent and justice'loving
communities. Or if the most ingeniou:
of all human arti6cers, should construed
a railroad engine. perfect in every part
so far as human skill is capable Of perfec
ton; and II he should enlrust this engine
to some well.tried engineer for the COO
veyance of human beings in perfeo! safety
and at the utmost OF all railroad speed
and if such engineer should prove recre
ant to the trust reposed in him, and shoe
neglect, weaken, pervert, Overta1, confne
or misapply the action of any part of th'
machinery whereby he would either i'm
pair, or destroy the harmonious moving
of the whole, and thus not onl ly frustrat
the mechanics benevolent intentions. bu
sacrifice the weil-being and lives of man.
nuble persons, such engineer would un
doubtedly Be responsible to the owner
and would be held aEieHable to the law
Of the country, and punished accordingly
But God, the infinite artifcer aud archi
tect Of the universe, has built our bodies
perfect in form and symmetry, yea, in bi
own image. and but little lower than lh
angels, and has dedicated each body
the dwelling place of a spirit which is
be prepared and perfected therein for b
own hohur and glory in the spirit'lan
. throughout all future duration. Their
D fore, all those who are recreaht ahd gul
ty Of acts similar to those Of the undut
!. full son of the architect, Or Of the treacl
erous engineer of the artifcer, vii be a
: countable to the Almighty, amenable to b
=, fixed laws, and will be punished accor'
/. ingly. Hence when we look at the DC
!. of mortals, and then calmly think Of
: this, the thought becomes sufficiently &C
9 emn 10 stiae the thought, and to suppre
u the expression, even, Of the most indiffe
> ent. With the greatest respect. and
e tie kirdsst of feeling, we say to one al
to all, who may read this-GOd is 4
s builder of your bodies. He formed ea'
}. = aad every individual part of your bod
= as an essential requisite to constitute
}. perfect whole; and to each Of these va
l. GUS parts of which your bodies are col
l. posed, he assigned certain amount
:, u appropriate functions, which. being pl
r. perly respected, and preserved in th'