The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-09-30

( ieifow believers: 'Ye have an JUNCTION
nom The Holy One, and need not that
any man teach you, but as this same
anolnsing tes:hc,h you, which is truth
and lsno lie.' But the believers, by too
much looking TO their old traditions
soon lost sight OF or neglected fully to
attend, as they ought to have done To
their inward guide, turned their attention
outward to the letter, which always kill
eth those who lean uron it as a rule,
hence' the successors Of those meek and
SELF denying followers OF the example
and commands of Jesus, apostatized from
the simplicity of the Gospel, by which
the unity was broken, and they soon BE-
came divided into sects and parties, and
prosecuted each other; aud invented and
promulgated inconsistent and unsound
ooctr'nes' such as original sin, certifying
that all Adam s offspring was condemned
to eternal punishment for one mis- stem
OF our first parents; for they don't appear
to have been guilty OF but one failure, and
that 1t appears they made satisfaction for
at the time Of their first arraignment by
their benevolent Greater, manifesting sor,
row and repentance which seams to he
fairly implied by the sequel of the inter>
view between them, for it is said he cloth.
ed them with coats of skin, to hide their
nakedness, which is an emblem of dura.
bic Clothing, and as their max ednes, was
not an outward one, bat nakedness Of
SOUL not being able to conceal their sin
from the All>penetrating Eye of Divine
Justice. SO when he had brought them.
through conviction, to see their error and
to repent of it, be was reconciled to them.
and clothed them again with his HOLY
Spirit.
And mas much as those idle promulga tors
OF original sin, be lieve they were made sin.
ners without their consent or knowIea 90
which according to the nature and reason of
things, every rational mini must see ia inn
possible; so likew ise they are idle and ;ono-
rant enough to be 1--we they are made light
eous without their consent or knowled nv
the righteousness of one who lived in the
earth near two thousand years before thew
mad an existence, and this by the cruel hands
OF wicked men Staying an innocent and riobt.
eous one; and these ire bold and daring enough
to lay this cruel and unholy act in the charge
OF Divine Justice, as having purposely orIain-
ed 1t to be so: But what an outrage il ia
against every righteous law of God and man.
as the Scriptures abundantlv testify. See
Exodus, C. %, ". 7. Keep thee far from A
false matter, and the innocent and righteous
STAY thou not, fer will not Justify the wick
ed. Deuteronomy C. q, V. 25 Cursed be he
that taketh reward to slay an innocent Der
son; and d, UGH might be prod uced to shew
the wicked ness and absurdity Of the doctrine
that would accuse the perfectly Just allwise, |
and merciful Jehovah of so barbarous and !
cruel an act, as that of staying his innocent |
and righteous son, to atone for the sins and |
inqnities of the ungodly.
Surely, is it possible, that any rational be-
ing that las any right sense of justice or mer-
cy, that would be willing to accept forgive
ness OF his sins on such terms! !! Would
be not rather go forward and offer himself
wholly up to suffer all the penalties due to his
crimes, rather than the innocent should SUI
[ery Nay-was he so hardy as to acknowl-
edge Willingness to be saved through such
medium, would it not prove that he stood
N direct opposition to every principle of JUS
Ice AID honesty, of mercy and lose, and shew
himself to be poor selfish creature, and un-
worthy Of notice u!
Having given thee sketch of my views on
he subject of thy Queries, how far thou NAV
consider them correct, must leave to thy
rdgment and consideration; and NAV now
ecoma end thee to shake off all traditional
news that thou hast imbibed from external
widen ces, and turn thy mind to the light
within, as thy only true teacher wait patti
nf1v for its instruction, ard it will teach thee
more than men or books can do and lead
bee to clearer sight and sense of what thou
esirest to know, than 1 have words cle.rly
convey it to thee in. That this may be thy
experience. is my sincere desire: and with
owe to thys and family, l conclude,
Thy afectionate friend,
DIR. D. SHo EMAKER.