Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-10-21
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THE HARMoEIAL PHILOSOPHY

No truth Is clearer to my mind than that tauel ,
by Nicq Aryr and Condorcet, /. G., that the grand
law of nature is constancy in type n. variety Of
modihcation. To this may add, harmony of
movement. These two laws constitute the la
sis Of Harnouidl PhilssphY. To the discussion
OF this philosophy are these articles evoted.
There is more harmony in nature than is gen.
orally supposed. For instance, everything moves
IN circles: This aflrds an argument that cleo
tncity, whose known nature il that of circular
movement, is the medium by which all motion
is produced. Plant seed in the soil 1t draws
nnurlsimept thereirom and u plant is produced
The plan, develops into tree. The tree bios
SONS, b.ars fruit, and from the fruit comes forth
seed. In germ it began in a germ il has
ended. 1t has performed an electric circI. A
drop Of rain falls from the clouds and sinks into
the earth wells up in the sjring flows into the
mi Insnce into the river thence into the sea /:
Is eVapOrated by the sun, drawn up into the
clouds and condensed again into rain IL has
performed an electric circle. An atom nt mat
ter in the mineral kingdom il grown into the
vegetable, incorporated in The animal, worked
into blood, nerve and electricity, thence into spr-
II and cast OF as gross mater, resumingi its Place
in the mineral. II has performed an electric
circle. Man is born into the world and passes
successfully through the stages OF infancy,
youth, manhood, maturity, old age and DEATH
forms an electric circle. The movements of the
planets are circular. The orbit of the comet is
An elongated circle. Geology proves that every
portion OF the earth is obsying the law of ciren-
lar movement nasmueh as To day 1t is submer-
Ged, to- morroV uphsayed and the next dav sui =
merged again. The earth was once "A nebulnus
frsmist and we have reason to believe il will he
so again. Ii passes through successive stages
only to relapse . gain tO the first. Thus VIZ ma v
add illustrations almost without number to prove
that everything moves in circles.
All progress is similar. That of nations is
like that nt individuals. Each has its birth, in
fancy, youth, maturity, second Childhood and
death. Everything spring from a germ. Ma.
beast, plant, each comes from its germ. The
earth had its germ and grew by continual ac-
creiions of matter. Spirit also grows. All
things are continually progressing. The path
Of the earth is onward. The path OF the tree is
upward. Man is improving in every age. OBJ
serving the harmony which pervades all things
well might the sage exclaIm There are more
things in nature than are dreamed OF in natural
philosophy"
Every nation has for its destiny the evolution
Of some grand idea. That of India was Budd-
hism Persia, the principle of good and evil de-
tiles; Of Palestine, Judaism; Of Alexandra
Christianity; Of Arabia, Mahomctansm oi
Egypt, architectural grandeur OF Greece phys
leai beauty; OF Rome, physical strength Il
Switzerland. liberty and Of America, | have
no doubt spiritualism. Advan;ing still further
into thu argument, We find that everything, both
animate and nanmaie. has each its particular
mission 10 perform. In other words, everything
is made for some specified purpose. Thus we
prove design in creation and drsign must nec-
eSsarilly have a designer. Atheistic philosophy
therefore, receives It's death sirJkc by the study
of natural law. The rejecting student is ire
sstibly led intn pure deism, thus avoiding athc-
ism ON the one hand, and polytheism (or triniIa-
m. is m, inr q tha fhap
We observe on every hand the demonstrations
of intelligence and power, and we can bu, rersou
from them the existence or Cause. That cause
begetting a second and the two a third, aud vet
all being co-existent, is, however quite differ
ent thing. CARRETEkO,