Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-26
Written for the Perrysburg Journal. !


Can what is hfaie be compared with what's
yfaite :
= But consequent to the reasoning in article No.
l this earth, we dwell on, can be either com.
pressed or expanded to non.eHtiiy. iAud 1t can,
p,yhaps, be shown, that were the Povcr which
holds the parts thereof together in its present
form withdrawn, itself would INSTANTLY go tonon-
sdify.l
For this earth is limited, whereas the Power,
which produced and preserves il in existance is
mliniEd. What is true of this earth, is tine Of
~ mater, either as il now is, or accumulated, as
II might b., as before stated, in one mws. That
Is, all matter is porous or compressible, aud may
he sent 10 entity in what way hfnih Potrer
say choose. Aud Il is, therefore, here wanted
70 be said; That HfHite Space, with which
the other side seems tamiliar.) can contain inf-
Aiteiy more mattsr than now exists and that rue
HHm is not emily possible, but e.its TO an extent
infinitely greater than the small space il appar-
emily occupies. SO that mutfcr Is not unl iaf-
Mt,iy less than Infinite Space, bat even less than
the very small space it pretends to occupy, Pnd
besides has roid at its very heurt. and that rac-
aaa preroas toitAOWi contiRcs, All which shows
Mdnr not only to be limited, but rery limited,
and at tie same time, subject to Po,rcr WHia, I'd.
Now what Is eternal aud ,oas NOD nadc, is not 80
subjec, 10 Po'ocr, to change or TO Dc changed And
! is plain, that what is 40 Infinitely limited aud
subject to POtccr HRlIaiic,t, can as such Poircr
choose, be anHikaatod for the good reason, that
the Pocer 10 which II is subject Is mlimikd.
And Il Is therefore plain, that, in the Far GoRc
Pact, there was a period, when Ratrr ipas net.
For had Il erist,d from ct rnity, or, in any way,
came from its,lG It would not be subject to Fo,r-
eT or 70 change, nor, 20 b. ekdHyeti. Had the
other side said matter is eternal because Poc,r
made II 90, there would have seemed more rSa-
son in the PAiOssl1y. Thus matters own char
aeteris'ics show II 10 be cp|erarrdi-aot eternal.
That there was period when q Eds not when
BO'nsdieSs aRd LTtHac Space was roid of the re-
Hotsst part. or principal thereof; anl that GER
tainly matter pas mode SO Nature teaches. As
shat Being of biaite POocr nd etcrnal srisiraee,
" TratA, said TO that void aud liailrss D,sp, be
dotted with ephermeral worlds. Aad 4 "a SO.
Now Il has been shown, that these mnum r
able worlds or dots bear no comparison 10 the ~.
aaae rOid they float In, nor could they, had their
number been trtbicd in that stupendnus creation
wherein was initiated TiAse AMI his companions
nate hiags, which so began and shall rud wiil
these dots, aud which bear uo comparison what
ever 10 what is eternal aud absolute. Thus Ial
Is certainly well defined in Nature to all men.
But Carrelero suggests, that Spirit Is materiu
(what spirit does the man mean, Otd rye p Oh
he is more serious. For he compares Beng Ab
sOlute 10 the Ocean and the Saul of man TO
drop Of water. How wonderful Spirit is " ma
terial" which is said TO be the Corner Stone o
well used any other isitgde for his comparisons
And had he not as well said, that inasmuch a
Unlimited Space Is not substance, (which Il 1
not,l II has no existenceI Which would b
plainly absurd even TO limited minds, for all rea
soaable minds perceive Unlimited Space doe
skist aud that il is not substance, though the,
Teadily acknowlede they cannot comprehend il
even as they acknowledge an Absolute Bein,
Whom they cannot comprehend non ellectnall
nad out. Where then, by his own saying, is III
Garner Stone9 II looks much like a doublfu
rock to build on. Aud his logic here, even =
heretofore amounts only in substance 10, az :
bscaHse us 90. And TO this side il seems rathe
aslow aud dubious way, by which to come on
and all aud with the far-reaching arms af rea
son, to grasp II possible the Abs6l lle Being an
define His attributes Spirit is material beoaus
II Is substance or matter aud eau't exist withor
being matter 7 In other words there Is no exis
enee but matter, All existence whatever is ssa
srI Or Spirit is matter because IL is natter ,,
yesed, the voice Of which is heard In the storrl
the tnmbling cataract, the howling winds, an
the thunder All Brother, Is there nnt a voi.
which speaks louder than the thunder has SD.
Aeni and shall speak when the thunder resouct
10 more his not the voice Of many's ba abline
- me voice Of One, aud when yoar matert
"e.y with your pantheon Of gods shall have di
appeared with the material worlds, that vol,
will still be heard ~ w"
This Is the second bl ,ck.
R'uys.urg, February q. 1869. 'A"'