The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-01-11

sHS f~AVrNS VtD'ho eH~ uhkPauoep .tuu III
the oxetcise ofsthsif moral powers, each
one exercises sthis right and liberty to
! choose foE himself tho mssus best adapt
| ed to the attachment Of bis enda Their
pursuits and, their offerings were diversi.
fed, but. both had the sane object in
tview. This accorded wella with their
lights and libssy. No interruption iiieala of
their harmony poccdfsd until their fslig.
diSuS offerings were made. The offering
Of the younger proved acceptable, while
that Of the elder wascrejected, who, ex.
cited by envy and Jealousy, found fault
with the superior piety of bis brother,
and assumed an arbitrary right to inter
fere with religious devotion, and to re.
move from that little community The OBJ
jsct'of his envy. God interposed and
inhis oolloquy with Cain, said: "Why
art thou wroth and why is your coun-
t.n.nosl, fa,lcn? IF s,bou7 5oss. vell.
shalt thou not be accepted? but il thou
does. not ot wall. sin 10th n. .by door D
Then God retired, leaving Cain under
the Z restraining influence of GOOD counsel
But he threw off hi, restraint, ooptemn
uomussly msl rei rejected the promise n, and counsel
Of, God, and did violence to bis brothers
rights and his own liberty and beso,omuue,i a
Ef.s,ricide. Bwby did not God prevent
this bv the exercises ofAlmighty ppowerrY
BECAUSE it would have DESTROYED Gains
r.shSns;bilitv - Az; tba neyt ;nter;.vs;;ae, ~
4 ,bs a. cnlnr;. n was sull.n and s.ve. nns,,is.
factory answers to- The following, ilu, cues, us,
ltions. sWhere is thy brother Abel ~
His,answer was .churlish and insolent :
|at know NJ not am brothers keeper p
JTncn this followed the sentence Of his
Judge. "What hast thou done2 The
voice Of Of thy brothers blood crieth unto
me from the ground. ana now art shou
cursed from the earth which has opened
It's mouth to receive thy brothers blood
from thy hand "nen 'n0d 'iliess % tne
ground it shaii not hepcel0r'n yielaa un'
p thee ner strength, "a fugitive anu
vasaoOnd sna'' 'noa Ds.'n a. 'n0 mo- ear'a. =
God o'a not 'ake ess nis i'le as . penalty '0'
MS H tT tcTF'pme, g ana 70 prevent others frOm ex
ercl''ng the nghs OF vengeance upon
him. tine Lora set a marx upon Gam
lest any nndlng MIN should k'li him. -
Cain said unto the Lord "My punish
ment is greater than can bear" The
punishment was greater than il woult
have been to have tax en- his life, and hi
punishment hFnsspptv vas deserved and, suppose
was adequate to the crime committed.
No man has right to punish an of
fence en- on The ground tha. it deserves pun
ishmeut. because he cannot iuaict deserv.
, ed punishment. No man has or ever
mad che right to WELD the awful attri
{ bu,e Of retributive Justice. that is, to in
aios 50 much main for so much gull. o
4 moral turp;tude. This is the prerorativ
of God alone. To His eva all secrets ar
, Known. and MI degree, Of Guilt nerfsetl,
\ ,nr,rsn, and n Him bsIonocss tboo tboa,n van n
..,,. vh;oh :. Ana sormo,., ~ ,ll.d..er, ,,s,
-, "a, law s,tsrds ovar tbo state of n.tur
a. wall os over tbs state Of civil ,oc;etv
and calls all men to account for thei
= evil deeds. Il is evident that, in SO ia
, as the intrinsic ,demerit Of actions is con
: earned ~ / 4 !, makes ,,~ no difference wbethe
they be 81 punished here 'soFi or hereafter. An
Al aIbesid.s.fifm,an had possessed such
;. rich. IN A state Ofpstars,' Be has nc
( transferred fI h q society, for society ne
! tbsslF E, nor claim. any suehSrish.- b.
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