The New York herald., 1869-04-04

the tn tbs OF revelation already so that we have
nothp fo, +hcr TO learn and the ministers OF religion
| nothing more e. communicate to us. Do we undcr
! stand clearly vet 'ew to make this world Ikea
paradise FOR the whole human family. or the next
! world Joyful heaven TO-. the Splits OF all neshr'
UnriI thi, IS known and und, TSeool cannot oeeVe
that revelation is utterly exha Eed or That ministers
oleligOn have notling more TO lea Gu W. or ee RfeLs
! pubic nothing further to learn. ise. Sahno.
but sympahze with YOU calling UPON He MINIS efS
! 0i religion for ideas as well as ofatUry. Wlnle or
innd OF Information IL dally increasing IN 'eeiehco
/ 70 all the other sciences why should Sno wledso
of theoiogy alone appear to stand stil any Inorc
tnan our knO Wedge OF anatomy, geOogy, cnehLSttJ
sc. Why should lie teacaers OF theology assert
/ anything dogmalcally in this enlightened agef Wny
| not tell Us canuldly how much 1s certainly knoWn
and clearly demoustrabe and what appears 10 DC as
yet but imperfecty understood IN reference 10 the
olOgy, so that the line between the kDown anu tse
unknown may be as clearly defined In this as IL ~ IN
the other sciences and then, surely, theoio9y may
be progressive also, as ace all the other scence5
| 1iled which declares tnat eventually ''tile whole
earth snail be full of the knowledge OF che glory OF
| the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.n
DO not let me be supposed TO insmuate that tho
ministers OF religion have not In general eonscien-
| tlously done their duties hitherto ana faithfully
| answered the requirements OF the various Christian
| associations. All l mean to intimate is That our
ase-ths age OF conparatvey very Is sat olu- al.
| gresssye age OF steam and electrcIty-de mands
| and II the ministers OF religion would long retain
the attention and respect they have hitherto COM
equal TO the manifest religious requirements OF our
own times Which are emlnentiy practical anu par
| suppose that the chief object OF g practical re-
ligion adapted 10 this age would be to induce peoae
10 begin 10 become better ana napper ne,e @ w.
| better and happier TO all eternity mere.
| after. | suppose also that tue chief object or
revelation is 10 urnIsh rs with all the informaS.on
| ani encourage nent requisite for TINS purpose. IL
| should enlarge views beyond this Ike anu cause
act wisely in to future life, az wel
| as with regard to the mture ages OF thls world, 50
"a
Dr0 faith in tue ultimate realization oil the nope te
His disciples To pray To our Heavenly Father saying,
! "Thy kingdom come Thy VII, be done On earth ~
| in heaven so ner or later wisdom, mercy trath,
righteousness and peace shall mJst certainly prevail
IN the earth as they do already In heaven, or the
| saviour woud never have taught us to hoD2 and
pray for Gods Kingdom earth If that Kingdom
was never 70 come; aud It Is maniiesty our duIY as
Christians each 10 DO our part towards advancing
this glorious future age Of the world.
But my intention - not TO discuss generallties III
this letter, but merely Llrougn the HERALD 10 re-
quest ministers OF religion 10 let the world know what
tie Bible reveas a 10 the ultimate destiny ol the
"ten tribes OF Israeli commonly KNOWN as the "teI
lost tribes In conradlstnctioa TO The Jews of our
day, who are the descendants OF the remaining 1.-TWO
tribes" Judah and Benlauin.
one is naturally not a little surprised TO IND thai
OF twelve tribes" winch are represented IN t1e
Bible as more particularly cared for b. Jehovah two
ONLY snouId he preserved ia remarkable noG 10
say miraculous, manner as the jews have oeen
for thousands OF years while al trace OF the otnef
''ten tlibes' appears to have been utterly lost.
Let US get the Biblical scaoiars to give US some
idea 10 what was to be the destiny OF the5e ten
rlbesu IN the counsels OF Providence az reyea lei In
the Bible aud tben let get ethnologsts 10 ind out
| whether their science furnishes any proofs Oh the
correctless of the conclusions of the BIBLICAL stu
| dents. Thus we might possibly add little 10 tho
| religious "Ideasr of the world, and the discussion
would probably be as profitable as most other reil-
| glOus questions.
| Something HIore Manifestations is Preeious."
10 THE EDITOR or TIE HERALD:--
| In your editorial of the "a instant, III aluding 20
| the meeting OF the Spiritualsts you say the rap
pings, &c. fail to bridge the wide guilt between the
| seen and unseen:-''We want something more. Can
| tile sp,rtualists give what we wants We fear
| not Time is precious" Can not some one or
| many churches, all with diHerenJ creeds,
| give YOU and me what we seeks Cannot
| Gods chosen ministers hit the vellg Are not ood'3
CHOSEN expounders ts they say able 10 dispel the
| logs and inists which hang over the Eraver inc
| whole earth unites in that sensible exclamation OK
YOURS to-day, ave want something more than mas
vet been given The so-called Christians OF To-
| 1ay speak as plainly as words can spcak:-'Ne 10
| not believe what we profess.n we do not peileyc
that hree-fourths OF the human race Is doomed 20
| eudless damnauon-Dur fathers, mothers, br0theIs,
sisters and cmuren among tle rest. Wen mar
| you sau we want something more, and you might
| have added petter' IA noUer, brighter Ialth than
| this God grant we may have AZ soon; Tor 10 as,
| whose white har speaks oil the lrosts OF usaIh,
| "Ilme Is precious"