The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-12-12
II Man Immortal :: .ss There u
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We are asked by correspondents iO,Ap plain lna.
uy points which have puzzlci the o. ,tl,s; tiink-
cTs Of the world Here is an in-ia. ", id
requested 10 prove 70 the satisfaction ct ih, !u.
quif'r that religion is truth anil also ,No
points ui ihe gia'csi thi ufianCr. va "tht AZ
is,euCc OF God. anil "a, Immortality -. m.n.
We feel oursclvrs constrained " s.y .oulctiius
in response.
The trouble with all skcpiic. in religious mat
tiers begins 10 n radical mistake. VIZ that re-
ligion is TO BE- oomprehendcd solell rs he ia',..
leci Mos, sk"piics are intellectual people who
defy intellect oT ~ icAs' tesr % above sir tno-
,ional pnr, Of their h-ing and whatever can 10.
be recognized by intellect hey d-ry ,,.c ,.uil.
Of whereas the whole group % the rcli ;io.- 90
gans Is located not az %, iniyl,' 'Va. O. rsiuu
but in - special group above I'll, same +. true
Of the social group Love is NOT au iui,.lcCi4t,
but an enoiiona! cleneui Love oi man aud
woman does not depend upon their strength -
intellect Somciimss people love in spite o' the
teachings of intellect, even against the su.res-
,ions Of reason J. love therefore no' truth
because u docs hut depend uTnH tie intellect o.
net according 10 ihc strength or weakness ~ the
reason Every ryhody knows thu; Sc io not love
in proportion 10 our intellectual stlri n S1.i-
ties say, Here is great phiiosoihcT --hr do
not believe IN religion SIpiosr wc say, iicfe
is great philosopher he does ~, ic.iv,c in
marriage - would that T." an afsuu, 20 a,.insi
msrFiagc iiut suppose IL w,.e sad, !i,ic is a
man Of weak intelligence who thinks lis nlig
and children are the chieicsi consideration Vt life
hc will suffer anl serve that they may enjoy;
shal! We say ~iie aud children aIr n0i desirable
because very intellectual man igGOres them and
the wcas minded man almost worships them 2 il
is said Here is philosopher who is not a Chris
tan II men had to become philosophers before
they became Christians there would 10 few Chris
tAins among mcu Everybody knows that man
love Is not grounded upon the strength - intel
lect and IL you were 20 attempt 20 prove intel
lcciually the existence uf man love. YOU would
utterly fail Np mnu cin appreciate a logical
statement relative o. % Who has not the frtlius
insiiuciively within h.m We know ,hn, lose
between the sexes d'ponis upon a certain organ
ic condition, the brain hatnouiziug with the
physical nature Now let Us suppose that the
phy steal mature "a, soueiimes it IS ia. animals
was afiihcially changed could poet 20 siiua-
I'D write of female beauty Nuuld he hayr ans
conception oi il llisiury tells us that cunucls
hate women that they are not des'i,uie of intel
ltci Why can not ihcy reason cut that woman
is beautiful aud lovely show us man who j.
destitute Of moral and religion. ,rsaus, os has
them f,ehly developed, no matter how much In
iclcci lee may have, he will be u cguucA Ia u.
spect 10 religion OF religious ilcas. Bat m,n
very often deiiy the Intellect and think they must
silence every emotion, especially "a Religions
maiirrs until the reason can work oa; lhe lrpi.
lem
You mLsi src, in the light Of this argument
the folly Of reducing religion. which IS the pro
duet ofcmoiion. 10 the standard of mere intellect
True, reason helps man 10 appreciate the beauty
which emotion suggcsis and reason aids the re-
ligiou. man but the feeling must exist first, and
the reason must act sscondariiy aud under the
inspiration aud guidance of the feeling. in &c.
gard 10 the existence ola Supreme Being. the
lover animals exhibit no recognition of such a
Power. They never yield ~ an! being a. suje-
rOr to themselves until after they have tried their
strength with him Man though BE- Do, not ..e
God, has in his mature sentiment or f,' ling
which lrsd- him 10 look ~ 10 Supfelac PuMx
and willingly confess his subsection 10 that Pow.
er. Wherever man j. found On the earth. how
ever dcbased, barbafOus, or ignorant, he is found
with an idea " Immortality and Ola supreme
Being aud though among tie lowest order Ut
men demology perhaps Is more prevalent than
theology the feeling Of subscryeucy 10 suicrnai-
urAi cxisiences 10 substantially the same iusimr
tive religious sentiment which !. knDwu 10 the
| highest civilization. Our iniercuc, H. iha, ie-
lgiOn Is not the work Of pficsiCrafi or 90 inttn.
ton, but iha, IL Is inwrought with the very e..
| sence Of our being. The lower animals provide
| for their offspring precisely what should he pro-
vided for their health aud comfort, aal DO il the
first time without ans previous example. This
We call instinct. and Il II not huth l. nvt the
treatment adapted 10 the hecstsitirs Of the case
i Noulu FsAeuu AiyNN NaAH gHuNN NshtNfl fNh
man or animal--to manage as veil as she loss
for her child The mother that u IN her inslinc-
lively manages rightly with OF without intellect.
Now We may understand what is meant ly IN
stinctive sympathy toward God, toward mmei.
ialiiy. The lower ordets of the human race rx.
hhii this instructive religious feeling Iadr
barbatOns, though II may br, sill lhoy ltatn for
God aud Immortality aud as true as the needlc
points 10 the pole, true docs the heart of uan,
In spite Of ignorance ON other subjects, poiai to-
wkTd Creator and m Immortality. l;isa part
Of mans being 10 bc religious rs II Is part Of
biz heing Ia love aud As love To God and love
among the human race are emotional instincts
not originating In Or measured by reason, we
would thank those gentlemen Who undertake 10
reduce everything 10 an intellsetual standard 20
remember that all things eau not be proved by
| that standard. This Instructive feeling when
duly exercised leads one 10 go 10 his Lord aud
Redeemer In = chlld-lke manner, aud say, "lle.e
] am, do with me ~ ih0l wilt - and thus lind
i peace. - Physiological Journal
Sm- Punciuality is not large sounding word,
hence not . few of us are a little Inclined TO un.
dsrvalue lie importance yet this Is wrong, fOI
70 punetuality we owe IN a measnrr, our success,
| IN many an undertaking. Not a few Of th0sf