The New York herald., 1871-09-17

education 10 be smart and active men and women
OF the world, but so instructed in CHRISTIANITY BY
precept and example that when grown to manhood
ana womanhood they may not be scourges OF the
community, ready 10 draw matncidal knife across
their counry's throat but be happily the pride OF
the State ana the glory Of the Church. Financially
ana intellectually, Fopery Is no small power In the
at $500 900, 600, which, / think, would exceed IN
value the church property OF the Baptsls, Metho-
gether: Our colleges are numerous aud ably con.
ducted and our female academies, where thousands
Of non.Cathouc young ladies are educated
whether in the education of nand or
heart The catholic World magazine Is the
only intellectual monthly published in the country,
BldchUood'S being rather stupid and dull, and the
Atlantic Monthly weak, sentimental and trashy; II
Protestant Prussia, why not mere II Will work, my
non-Caholic friends, and we must try 1t. All that
we ask then, IN conclusion Is egualitv nnaer , .me
diving words OF washington, that 10y the lnlelngence
and, morality of the people" the nation would be
OF material civilization ana temporal greatness
which are but neeting shadows unless TINS naiion
walks humbly at the feet or Christ, ana planting
ourselves under the broad and glorious canopy OF
the American constitution. which grants equality
we go forth victory. We know 1t and we feel 1t,
and that at no distant day. w. u ID.
0ImmorsnIity."
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Your correspondent Truth, in the Issue of your
valuable journal Of August 27 under the above cap
tion. made the following statement, which We con-
ceive to be wholly at variance with facts:-"Be IL
understood" says Truth, THAT the immortal breath
OF life which God breathed into Adam the day Of
his creation became mortal through disobedlence.
aud the penalty Of dsobedience forfeiture OF
mortality. Adams immortal life became mortal
lire."
Had Adam been created Immortal as Truth states,
he was he never could have become. mortal for the
very fact OF his becoming mortal conclusive proof
OF his not having had Immortality. Such thought
Is contrary to reason and the nature Of the things
which those terms represent. The fact Of the mat
ter is, Adam. when created, was neither immortal
nor MORTAL but IN state or condition where one or
the other would OBTAIN as o result OF obedience or
disobcdience. Had Adam maintained his innocence
by obedience he would have risen into permanency
OF character and incorruptibilitv Of nature Or In
other words, he would have become immortal; but
ne chose to disobey, and, in consequence, became
corrupt in nature and vacillatng in character, SUBJ
short, he became mortal.
BY careful observation it will be found that the
duration OF existence, rs the ordinary defnaton Of
the term would lead US to suppose, but a summing
corrupubility OF nature-immortalty. Being moral
and spiritual, man imperfect in character or cor
cause he is IN state susceptible to further change
and change In tnat respect Is mortality. lmmOr-
tally Is perfection and unchangeablenesS In perfec
ton, both as respects character and natures e. o.,
God In a certain place Is said to be ''eternal,"
which has reference TO the duration or MS existence;
| but 'eternar' is Immediately followed by "immor-
tar which 1t Is not reasonable to suppose mea rs
and the same thing that "eternal' does, that
| 1t has anything to do with how long being shall
exist which Is expressed as regards Gods existence
| by "eternal." In immortality IL viii be allowed
durance coextensive with that expressed by .'eter
na enters into the composition of that which it
presses. Gods existence IS eternal. He also has
nature and character commensurate with that eX-
lstence which Is expressed by the term immortal,
and as Immortality admits or no change. but 1t is
1t was and shall be- 1t Is expressive or per-
fectlon and perfection is eternal. Since immortality
is expressive OF length duration OF existence
| Of beings but having to do with nature and
! character expressive OF perfection, we must
| clude man as being without immortality; but
| when we do that we do deny him
| an endless existence, but fully believe that
Scripture sustalns doctrine OF life after de ath.
II existence terminates death OF the body then
Christ when he died ceased to exist Such a thought
would involve nsuperable difficulty; but instead OF
that, while the body lies in the power of dealh He,
In spirit, went ana preached to spirits in prison.
Christ While dead still existed and the dead OF ages
| preceding existed Also He preached and they
! heard, which is conclusive on the point that the
dead not only exist after death, but are conscious
| Also "GOd Is not the God OF the dead, but OF the
| living" which, referring 10 those who had been
| gathered to their fathers and whose bodies were
| mOuidering in their tornbs, most emphatically
| declares them, though dead, TO be living. What
applies TO them will apply to all the dead ''God Is
not the COD OF the dead, but OF the living"
| QuERIPEL.