, 1869-08-23

kno11na tnht sueh estpses Of ta,ta and iesror arc
lectua1 doubt II they md public opinion drifting
away nom their coIg1ctona Of religious t.uth. Il
ton that sweeps over the community, but 1t MS.
tc1s not how immoral the csnses Of the change Of
public sentiment, naa1J minds HnEet sadly.
men should vote down theEOopetninsn and return
to the Ptoleraatc aysten Of asHunomy, they would
cast away insta1uJ all tho certatnnea Of nathe-
mancal science.
idtA- Let evEfy dJ6tem that comes with IN air OF
slneefity, whether Hystem of science or morals,
die rs clatm- Exaninc It without theological BIT
telpeAe oE ptet0dEment. IL you would RnAlyIo
nav mineral IN the cEuefble IN your chemical lab
EntorJ.
uriRtouB, opposed TO tho logic Of the past, and
70 Goda tEuih, n the best OF men comprehend u,
ahAls hands with 1t and bid 1t BE- gone for ayn.
xea my b. snad I'm ;,ona n1s ~ yo1s n
a9saa feE Jars nsnes for {oas v;sws arc 1eo.a
GatR ms e' s
cloud passes OF, truth glealcs iaE &cd Htde With m
lncreased splendor.
The rsne il coming. u think By the d1ift Of
who believe IN the fnl1 In the truth that 141 u
e!nner, and needA 4 Savior Je6us Chrtsr our Lord,
ssss e u pness saSs an
tine Il coming when these rtews WI be less pop
nlariJ heid4 and ete9uctsm vi increase
ta.u IL naD' e e .erean L WI q af rasses aa1!s
Chnst.reians, FOR Is il not marvellous thkt when
God and Christ are with us We are 70 dlsttUatfut
ne secession 81 men rom 1us aren,s,
the midst OF all intellectual treason fon recall
the panic 1fter the 1rst battle In vfRlnia, when
thousands ~ tho Sot.h saT not only our lines M
Capitol ,tzell melting away, aud the clt:ea Of tho
korth blleted and dIasooned BY Southern sla!o-
ho1e T,ra sq n and 1 s
and so1ennlg convinced OF 1nal Euccesa. To-day,
he uho qnated before the atoE11 iookr back with
. ac11msoned fsca, and he Who bose up against
popular despair haa the CONSEQUENCES Of mani J
Already It requires some foratude for the
preacher Of the Gospel 70 maintain m intellectual
integrity; to bold up to men the Eublfu1e truths
that worldly philosophy Il constantly declalulng
Against as Bteln and oppressive. II requires notc
than y 2 T:s se9ss ~ ~
TINT are Just as good for the lJceum a. the
church, and 70 Utter IN manly but rrvcrcnt Eng
lsh The great truths that Chalmers, and Halt and
FEpelon preached with such grand and deyout
simplicity. 1t Is dlsheaStenlnX TO Ill earnestnesS
10 md the n1aas Of people 70 ready 70 nstako the
1aah Of Words for grand idea, and 70 accept the
thus . j hs!e sSss.. attempted t ,s,o,,,,H 70 show
ans a true eoasssSati.m !. zea grps5aa nsye
taId how No lhould gratefully cling TO eTerJ OLE
ment OF good v1uch8aled u8 IN Ehs past, as mate
rtal for future building. And toW 1e bid adeu to
this house Of worship, but Nc would bear forth
with u, all thoughts. all memories al Influences
that ara pure and good. Psas1ng nom the old 70
the new, We heseech Christ our Lord to give us
q noh,e progress prpgress impossible without
devort IND wise adherence to all truth given BY
God and Uttered BY mAn-and atesdtast loyalty
TO tho convictions which have been wrought
within our heart EJ the Holy Spirit
Or WORK Is before u" the redemption of the
world.r Paradise was oucc ful! Of pleasant An1des
~ frnrQ
covering Ii much or the world a Wo Ike With
pleasant shadea and pure blossoms, and goodly
ifuit-who 1otbids i,s ralleJa 10 be eovered over
ita dark fcrests, ghosIlJ and unlnhab!tsbIe, from
being changed INTO iutnite orchards, wreathlng
the bills with l1nu- 1orerted 8nuE, far aXaJ 10 tue
htliIshted horizon Of April, AID nnsninS The laes
OF ali the su.uunal earth with glow OF clustered
food.
Nay God guide Us Into "froah nslds aud pas
tuses new, = and Christ abundAouy honot our
future tolls aud devotion.