The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-02-01

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80, LIBERTY! WMATCRIMEs o
ARE PER p ETRATED IN q
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IL does not deprive eaeh other Of their
rights, and only retains their liberty for I
the good Of the seseraiaart in the com. !.
pact. This principle consults the vel.
fare Of each, and Of the whole community.
1t devises ways and means for the i'm.
provement of their physical, moral and
Intellectual condition. It subdues what
is mischievous and unruly, aud harmo.
nizes every discordant element. Love is
the great bond of union, communion and
harmony in Heaven, and is productive of
the ineffable happiness Of angels under
the administration cf God, whose name
and nature and government is love. All
the heavenly bodies revolve around this
centre and by its power, each one is kept
within his own orbit, and is restrained
from conflicting with the province Of an
other. Love, then, is the governing
principle of true religion. An attempt
to revolutionize the heavenly world, BY
the introduction of hatred, met with dc.
served retributive vengeance, and DOOM
ed the maleoDtepts to eternal iufamy and
misery. Being cast out of the heavenly
world, and deprived Of control there,
these agitators commenced their Internal
work upon earth-a distant province Of
the empire Of love. The past history of
our planetary home proves that these he'll
lish malcontents have succeeded in sever.
ing the bond that united and bound US
to the throne Of love. Amazing love and
mercy did not cast US eff forever, nor
leave us to absolute control of those
friends who wrought our ruin. Divine
love and mercy devised plan and iusti-
tuted remedial means for our salvation
and recovery from our lost and ruined es-
tate. In that plan, divine love exalted
divine mercy in the gift Of the Son of
!, His love, to whom hc committed all pow
er IN Heaven and in earth, to win back a
revolted world by the manifestation Of
: love-the exeraise Of mercy and the love
Of kindness. During period of four
thousand years the divine forbearance
was not exhausted, and in ."the fullness
Of time" he sent forth Ills Son upon his
, heavenly mission, who was not armed
with rovengeful rod, but clothed with
the power Of love, he entered upon the
| ungrateful task Of redeeming the worli
r from the usurpations and tyranny Of thu
prince Of darkness. 1t is well knowr
r how that he was received by the ingrates
. how that his sentiments were distorted
how that his motives and acts were i'm
pugned how much be suffered, and tn,
!. mournful termination Of his sufferings
; He who was the purest being that eve
Il lived on earth, who was the embodimen
e e Of truth, was crushed, bleeding to tn
/, earth, WHICH filled the hearts Of hi
s friends with sorrowful feelings, and So,
8 forebodings, and which enshrowded tn
- heavens with the sable festoonery O
9, mourning, and caused the internal agita
W tors to hold carnival Of mirth over th
'r work Of their hands. His sacred bod
:, - was placed in rock.bouud grave, an
d the seal Of civil authority placed upon il
rs which no man dare break under penalty
+ and q guard of soldiers placed there I
- prevent its removal. Under demoniu
t, iu uAuencc truth w:s exiled from Ii
1. abodes Of men ; but, how long3 On lh
~ ~ third day the throne Of love commissio,
"a "a cd an angel to break the seal and to ope
r. the prison door. 1t was done in the pre-
in ence Of iron clad warriors, who were d
prived of their strength to prevent it,
y Truth arose from the dead, and confrmc
Z. his friends in the righteousness Of his s
IN cred cause. What discontinue to b
=, enemies A few years later, John, Il
~ ~ beloved disciple Of Jesus, who was re-
of resentative Of love, was exiled by an q
Mt bitrary monarch and banished tothe i
III hospitablo isle Of Patmos, But that i
- human act, has not deprived us Of h
es holy communings with heaven. tt
= fact is, truth cannot long be exiled
u bound, aud even if it we're consumed,
n, would rise from its ashes in another for
1t. which cannot be fcttereq or destroyed.
ns ~ The love and truth of God were pr
NJ sented to the world under q taugib
70. form. First, in the gif; Of his son, an
70. secondly, 10 tho Gospel Of Jesus Chri'
Of which is the power of God Unto salv
en ton. and which proclaims Ia n rebellio,