Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-04

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rpr3ond has ruceutly said II . veil Wfittso
pe,nphlst, III the church vsse united on
everything slse, and dsvidsd - haptism
shs vould Ell - divided church." The
truth e1thio Fooask d een0smsd b. The
fsjlufs e ~ usiso neoeines end union
Efforts pat 6seth in New York end other eie
lee. The want q sucelE 8. re- changes epoe
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,nousht nav rsvolutioni1e a empire" All
.soviar edges ere N The main tue, tos
.,ss - ehe seeult Of oounsa ebesevation.
Az rvvoiutionasy thoughts, ese SIMPLE
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snoushs ssvolutiooissd TIE British Col
lonial eossen0ent OF America.
thsukht hes rsesntly sevolation'see
The Oovesnmsnt Of our United states.
4 tnousht cencsivsd By 0Allileo. another ~
Sit lsase NeUtsa, sash rssolutienised ~
important brsoch Of physical scisoce, and
thousht BY Harvey changed oil The phi'os-
ophise Of tho world in regard 10 the cifcu~
lstion Of The blood. The Pope honoscd
| Oal,jleo With Z chain ord dungeon Sos his
dissovsey. and Hsrvsy suffered seest Dc.
cline In his medical practice. Before 1919
the learned believed and fought that the
Need atood 0till In The animal organissu.-
| Aud Only shout one ply sician out Of every
twenty, ovcs forty ysass Of age. fsll In With
he ~ djseovssS. while I'll The others con.
tinnea - aNnsm ia ehe blood stood still
1 10 lhs aftssjal systso.
An such ideas ass aggressive, end some
tjsDss cssss great asitAtioa end su9sstag,
especially y ~ original psopogatoss.
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| uniting 10 their results; indeed oil that 10
oeogsossive " 70 Cooperative 10 sciences. gov.
ssnment Or religion, 10 found - consist 10
such thoughts lying upon the surface, but
overlooked BY I'll for . tine.
10 Il aet then, possible that In regard e
this babtismal . .ntrovsrsy Of ct least loo
yeass continuaaee, there 10 simple rudi
mental phase, q feet that has been ever
looksdi Nay, u not this highly probable.
sesjne that ths learned and pious cannot
bring their faith and practice into happy
eoalooccucs on the subject! Il 10 IN my
heart to charge those who take iseue with
~ with dslibesats perserseness. II did
not believe thom houcat. would say to
then in the language Of the prophet to M.
amsn, "Go in peace"
Perhaps our troubles on this subject III
be found " consist IN . wrong classiiicas
ton.
Baptism belongs to the gsaxs positive. In
the religion OF the Bible there are divine
pssitirs laws and prscepts, and divine moral
laws snd psscspts. A positive command 70
based upon authority. The duty to Obey
grows out Of the will Of IN. law.givsr.-
Moral commands are based upon relation.
and 1t would be right 10 do that which u
commanded, whether commanded Or not :
Conjugal, parental and hltsl duties, belong
"a lhs latter class. Gratitude, integrity
honesty, and universal benevolence - re-
spects our fellow men, are moral Obligations
because Inherently right.
Prayer, and Thanksgiving to God are in
harmony with our relation to God, and ouI
dependence upon him. But that Adam
should neither touch one tree Of the garden
nor cat Of its fruit more than Of another
that Abraham should ctfer up his son ''foI
burnt oaering," that tho Jews shoult
look upon molten "aespcnt" to DO healed
that they should in solemn procession sur
J round tho city Of Jerico seven times, tootin.
or Grams horna" 10 break down its walls
that they should offer the best Of their flock
for ''sin offerings" or that believing. 70
} pcnting sinner should be baptized in th'
| ''name If Jesus Christ for tho remission e
1 L Mis- SINS" are duties belonging 10 anoths
eatsgosy. None Of these were suggested b
the 1sleaion and fitness Of things, neithe
: dtd th.y t~seess any intrinsic worth, eel
!. what they derived iron the will Of the Law
B giver.
The flrst.-ths Adamic Law was . pos
tive Law, and il use il subject Of prohtabI,
: and rational inference to the student
. he Bible. Firss: Il would suegset I
/. Adam aud Eve the duty Of oksdisnee. :
Uuedisuce must BE- ''learnei", and Il ca
b. learned only By Law. Second: B
. this intcrdiet, (0en 3. l7.) our FIRST pl
rsuts could know the tenure b. which the
held their title 10 Life, and the pleasure
Eden. And Third Il wss . test d the
7 respect foe The authority Of their Create
: 4 nsotal lev Ooald not have ans6ered Oh
!. purpose. II God had made their conjug
affection The vest Of their fealty, the
might have continued In the garden Il d,
. lights uotil now, without being able to d
i teruins WHETHER they kept the law from u
}. premptines Of natural affection, or out
i. respect TO the authority of their Col, &
. their obedisaco ID thae 60 would haV
I been the resols q IN pA0sethy mstise, [
q best but mixed motive. The eye
i faith ssss something ef this kind in eve,
t, positive law.
: 4 would have bsen . great neral impr
= psiety ~ Abrahan 70 have dBessd hi -
= 6mt 0ed bed The right % suepeod Tie Opss
II end make that pssilissly right WhieA zoe
have been moeally vrooR. No divine poe
tive ~ ~ h hoenony with natural Il
= elinaaiea. In some eases, q IN tho q
Of Abraham, the test was most discrimin,
i ting aud severe
:. "Ohildrsn obey your parents 10 the Lor,
!, Tor this 10 right" "ror this 10 right" nj
!" b. said Of every moral DUTY, .'Thssefos
- whatsoever - wsuld that nen should I
unto you, do 70 even 20 unto them" &
THE y right. ''Thou shalt love thy nsigl
b Dor % thyself;" for this 10 right. IL
l. yout reQ1estD b 0ads knewn uAto God
! ~ thieis right.
}" AusAs sbfgatisas II nssality snd pist
= - stigAt,s ~ - because saggestsd I
v ~ rsiaaisn q ths parties. Bat, Il eoul