, 1869-05-24

Nj. Starr klne, In discourse, Was fnee TO admit
might forcver Temain i %, of TIC iHe of Col suca
N Admission Is fatal for one soul IL Buuefeu to
remain In endfcsa seclnsiou from God and His
children It ts tukt ~ Inconsistent with ihc Unita-
rtAn theory ct Cody character as sha. ten tnoq.
and ahouIn exercise the saEe unhappy freedom
-o~. w::s ~ :cenl: 7z..--=-:aa>..:a,; g! csy
reverence for Him who has rnsdo me, / have not
the oo1r7xe to affirm that unless God, ar1er the eI-
arg compel men 70 caaasc neis viaxz % nd I iero
Ats character, xnd love those who arr ftfo Him
a he snas nsea ies, 1Sa ~ ,ae Of
! an pot sHare that many now speculate a. 10
the cnelessncas Of punishment l ts!nk prnacacr5
but think It bes. 70 leave III aos,zae::oas to lie
eSaeols o. phlosophy-1o counne themselves to
The ETple statements Of tho Gospel
And - wo arr earnestly, and with a rcy-
e5eotia! tcax Of God before our eyes, telling
nea t1as there IL judgment to cone that to
s1 ~ IT. t,,ne moHf 4stn Mosts hey cannot e With
crn"t tho evil and dixoocdlcpk; that man had
better neFer been born than to live = Ute Of sln
t1aacd or The Son OF God and hess he Tn.1ts Of Of
" hNfut condemnation. We arc sare nom TIC
whole Eenias Of no Gos7el-sruu1 the c1ort q lore
and death Of our blessed Logu-from ali lie H.
gplan Of Spirit reseAled by apostles when men
resssea , uuia md Esesed The HOY Ghoat thst
lngs Of pFophtcJ-1hat there ig fearful gloom
and femnIse and Wretchedness In store tor ttc
EuaE. cur not, for one, to waste Time In deal.
tng With fndni:cS that ere tacouptehcnNhlr
Aetspnys1ca IesItoution hss but nsslc cnecL 1t
may BE- that Il Ec should drop at controversy
lei Nj. Collier d1 rome certsin period a re,,s5u-
uou@et 1t be nye ccnsuHcs or tcn--and then With
Rodh1e sympathy tor sinful sncn. strive, by every
eloquent Norl and patient deed 10 rescue them
non thtA impcnalns evil, we should se17r ou1
God With more succtss
comm n es a ha tn Inc asaa5 81 'ha' 1 U.s.
love Il uathr wherever i: might hare taken hin,
Tic continuance oi evil or pcTpetu,tJ oi
remorEe In the world to come, but really lies In
the sss IN, eE essI sTSa nsys T. sssT ,ns
1t Is useess and irre7erent, rot blasphemous,
to snru that TO permit the reroit Of angels, and
world OF such GOOD Of hnmcdicahle woea Is sub
vers1re o! the Divine Mnevele1ce- Men hush
! each other into silence BY gesture of the tngcr
i to po,ni.so tho auictiors Of innocence and the
! aednctiols of unwaty virtue. md murnur that
god i ,s e n 70 sna Ps1 A. .a I1da' mln1 q.a
! the doctrine q endless, eelI.elected 8baolsh-
nent hereafter, tu this question, How did evil get
! With the Gaming eso7ds Ct Cneruhln: And hesc
| decline 10 follow any rund In daring sreaulx-
iior. bow before tre mystery, and, a Horace
Greeley once SAID, "aeeept the universe as
Aud when MI. Collier, In the second sentence. de-
c1Arrs that the Idea OF future enle:a suffering e
] ould aat how dues he know all this, and might
| be nos Just IS propeli5, referring more logically
oack to the genesis q III Sin, sar thar "tae pei:
| Elm and kuItHnE--ts eubre1ziye Of ali morality.
And here quite sentence t!gnlneI With the
name q proposition Il has not sne
! form OF Esla1iEnl, but somewhat the air
Of one: .'N God has the power TO sare all men,
God has the will 10 saFe I'LL men; and u God has
soe power aaG VII 70 s saSe aI Een, God hss The
ne srzni to God knowledge, bcnencecee and
power, We mnst nnd eonc way out Of this moral
difficulty, and kay lhSt ali Meu will be saved, or
eIse We adtou1n one of these attributes oi God.
| Now, whatever loEC~ there Is IN this logic may
be brought to bear against the Nrtne goodness
In suffering poor little deIormed child to be born
Into human iIe, and live In vice and poverty.
Let Us substitute only few words II God haa
the power 70 rrer@snt @ M sin 2 and e. suffering 1 . from
vent thelr entrance; and II God has the powe!
and will to prevent It, God has the knowledge had
lhr n,ethcd 10 prevent their entrance. il vi
giant God know ledge, bcne1cencc and power, we
must ind rome way cut Of this moral difficulty
; and say that God has prevented the catrs1ce Q
Such is the weakness Of human logic applied !,
J the vast government of the Almighty. In oil
: time, when tie Dlonklsh geoEzaphers drc~ PR
j. turrs or maps u une1ploled rcxluls Of Asia Q
e Africa, they riart'l al elephant here OF casu
there, or an episcopal mi1re In another place, I
describe lie climate, topography, or the covert
: ncut to which 1t shoalu become subject OF suzt
t ratn-aud Ill The while no daring LTlnsston q
! and junglcs. nus ready AIc Tc 70 pronounce IL
nncxplored universe OF God Al wrong here Q
e there. and ut the dictate Of our understandings
=, ,aSt !lspns TIC alrhabtt Of fnoWcdge-mit1 II
: Duke A1Ehouso Of CASTLE, rho thulght II h
; could have been near 10 alariac the Almighty, b
: would have made lnt,er universe than this.
4 must hasten to o cuneluslOa Of this. tn
ruth Il, there Is d ratlicAl difference IN the wa
\ Ar. Collier regards human life from the view!
j The Lulhers, ChalmLrs, Masons and Beechers u
: docs not feel as Ench as b. ought the sinfrlae
i and gulIinezA Of men: he does not lay as mue
strcss as our Savior does upon the dangers al
penalties Of tluns2Tessioo: It is true be q force
10 epeak OF hell upw and hereafter, but 1t Is, "
1 ieaf, 70 avoid certain logical pefple1itcs hi
which he would te driven If he TOOK the groun
urcs Ct human jurtspEH1cnee, and MI forcbodlnl
. Of conscience. Hcatr, his controversy is not vii
{ ishmtnt. adopting ILLS OVID confession Of . fatul
: uf mcst fearful reiuofse and Voc he should.
thnk hea nay 9 ths a. nadc ~ "
: and permitting ~. ColIer, to n5 the period
retr1Luiion to suit bis oNn ,icwA, he woul1 need
9e es apon ore men 70 re en- mofa hveo Ss
s es ~ 5 re
y ! last s!na troubling thtnT VIA. II tn
II hear ths ouscue4 Of conscience, md weep
the thought q God'a patience, ana feel that
70 forgive thc1nsrl> es aA feel at rest TIL In the Incl
se na1lon and suEcrincs Of Jesus taeg arc teconcu
ac TO themselves. What II men feel The want OF
10 GIN u the 1oly Ghost TO BREAK the fetsers OF
II reietatr haiti: And whea he tells them OF
law Of character, the he'll The. form IN thensely'
ae ind The dark future, continuance OF the prese
Ie ought he not 10 tell them OF the grand Mork
ee Christ and the ett OF The Hor Ghost; Of she ?:
L. to btcome holy and keep them holy 10 tho end !!
Ist cannot help feeling that willis endless futr
he suffering Il 1nade the point Of attack Il Is bit
a4 coser for N advance a1o11. lhe whole line
nc Christian theology for without Rus rrovocatlon
I'd iukes paths 10 Say lhat "Sccnce has 40 heart
o1- believe the Eei.Hral surersltious t!og1nas Il
~ a fprJr I'M Hi.An Sr1t
H. ley and al the brilliant nanes In science, sta
,E- against Tnn.y an. belt, and suts;sattonal co
IT'S | IucrclA utplcNcnt"
Sc THIS word commercial is very unjust and
'e- .nterro1a.ion 2, . view " do not accept
an or ag3iust Christianity Lad ceased had hop
he tha, snch grn:uttons statements as thcsc, for
ut purpose Of n,nktn9 j sensation, hAd left the p
t !oEescr + night b. h. wcl 70 remember ,,s a. ~ q
se many others. sti! hold 70 these me me
iss sss tho sesSas SeHsep sa asons and
= ether t.ats alike loyal TO these sublime tn
nY Of revelation It Is proposed 70 d.ytde me no
I'd ! Epon thus subject, and let men Of virtue and
- tese sencc 60 10 the right and left IS for OF aai
ter historic Chr!:tlan.ty NC hare nothing to fear Il
az The society Ill r Itch wc shall end ourselves
is. No. l can sec no need OF any revelation vi
ct. ! cser-.,o pccd of .hess puipsa OF Chrstendol
pit unless there was something In the present col
w. W n son q NC God ron Haven 10 earth 10 de fof
1A- worlds redemption. ..-..
ore Such IS the conclnnty Of tho Christian EJss'
ore and enc grand truth L dented. the rest ase
en- ees az when The central shaft Of somt foE,c Il
ion the others break an.! falt also 4,..,u.,.,,
pop stnu,nS o 5ouns men ne Of i Chieaso and Eelnsa
50 md women OF fashion. trul5 rejoice. Eor On
u an endcavottu9 70 uFsssy his hands,
low And il Is d little hard that ne 8eoalu tutn
Ing from the work Of reealtnG the worad from ssi
to nufttE and hoilnesR-to turn his ntt along
un ranks o. h.s oTn 5 ony
hearers tor hclpicka humanity, and who think