, 1873-11-24

old theological standpoint Is full Of spirit, re-
Aiity, and good cheor, and to thoBo who do
| not thlnk,. and know no better, IL ia full
s... Ohrlstisn philosophy md It would DO almost
Fly 70 o, so SO neS NJ Pstls but love Of
1sw @ very nn,,ghty questions. md Ii It was found
that tho faota apol the picture, thoy must blame
TUG 81 lacts ana not tho prcnchcr. [Laugntor.]
Wn may iind somo things connected wifi tho
origin nntl history Of thta subjoct tat may have
tho same effect upon our vlows touching The bn-
/ Big at theso ouHtolns that did q auostion onoo
! aHkefi OF young colorod brother by ono Of ha
own own faco, whilo tho younger wan proaching sor-
orsa lvs n' esSef0" ssia e "An man. do 1A' Lord ss1
made maj. out Oh do dust oh do
ground. Ho mixed up do mud f,Hs,
! ans! don mado him Into tho ahapo Oh do Lord,
@ S Al don 81 a ~ pap LIN I'll Fb obor eG 1o s q
dat Am do reason why DO instao oh do colorod In
dlyidual's hands md tle bottom Obj his foot is
| white, md the rohs 90 him black" An old ool-
oe F9ef s nH h' ssGsassa M 9ssSF y o %
| Lord made mnn and Bot him OH all foura agin do
fonce to dry. Iwould aak who mado do fonco p
| Nicodemas turned upon liB interrogation with
! son,o warmth. and aaid: ''sce hore, Drothor
zooh, ono or two questions like dat would srilo
ri! my theology" [droat applause and langh-
tori
Tho npeaker continued by saylng TINT ho did
nos IM n WISH to BE- osteomed d Rovolntionist,'" q
ho saw danger ahcad, danger that arises out Of
tho sea Of human actions, ltIso tho biliy-goat of
Daniels visions, with "a notable horn Got,yoon
lis oyoa; !" 30, at tho risk Of being called namos,
and prayed for by tho ecclesiastical guild Of
Chicago, and charged with the vlcst Of liereaios,
.c would proceed with the discussion OF the b,.o-
truth, and right We woro today, as nnation,,
passing through porlo1 Of strong. mental opera
I ntruction. Some had ssyled tllis nopsal tonloncy
NIL cpidonic. Flo did not like lhiB. 1t nnvorotl too
much Of poor, unhappy Franco, where they
average revolution every twcnty-four hollrH.
ro M9 4esoato @ a i %d1 Just wien s9Sa sSs
come down upon aB nil like wolf On tho fold,
till tho voice of la1nontntion was heard from
every city, town, aud village. Even tho bravest
mon stood to-lay aghast md awc-Btricken at tho
boon n gigantic expenditure Of blood mud troas-
Mro. Wo ask oussolyos: " Ia Govornmont
Ike ours worth anythng?" Docs it not cost
war, and in ondeayoring to provide safeguards
for tho future, no woro startled by tllrnlUB be-
yona the Atlantic. The prussian and Austrian
war began aud almost ended while tito on-look-
in tho first suBpenso. Whilo tho world
III affairs iu Europe, Trance grow
inpatient and concluded to probe tho question
mailed arm at tho now portent beyoud tho Rhine,
Germany answered with landslide Of armed
mon.
Tho quiet Of our own country Las juBt been
startled from nearly n decade of quiet On ac-
count OF tho barbnrticB OF ncighboring M
ton, touching tho lives OF some Of our fellow
cit'zens Spain needs to bc taught lesson.
tApplauso.l
Tho sigua Of tho times woro tic manifest do
termination Of tho people to brenk loose from
tue GF o a a sasy efevGf to s,s hc e nv
Of tho friontls Of Ellis movement was ono Of the
siyns Of tho times. Another is the fact that
On ono. of tho rocontly uttered ooins
fts aout !" s an aSog 'sSfnt!9n i ''se conaess Srs
aud, simple as 1t is, it is species Of usurpation
uo meant the inscription on our 5-cont nickel
pieces. which have tho words: In God re
lrnst.' In this tho Government had cono near
CIT towards publishing orood in theology.
Thon, again, tho Government issues proclana-
lion, and has it published Mt great exponso in
all the pnpcrs OF tho country, that, oil Hucl
day, tho people should ccaso their ordinary work
and 60 to the honso Of God. md thorc pray and
usually 60 homo, eat . big dinner, got sick, Hond
for tho doctor, and lnvo great bill to 'pay, It
would bo much visor in great and bouetlcont
Government il occasionally 1t would make In
appropriation, md add to it tho ozpenso of I'D
vertisng its feasts and fasts. and procure load
of coal mud sack OF flour for poor widows, mud
others struggling with poverty. tApplause.]
The speaksG then went on to show that foasts
and fasts woro ouly d relic Of the past, and
should be entirely discontinued in MI onlight-
encd country; TINT God could not DO prevailed
upon BY prayers and supplications, mud thu: ey-
erything waB the result Of natural causes. It
rain and wind. This was shown by the fact thas
strong conclusions always produce rain, aud in
this way We could always produce rain at will.
And 0s to tho wind, Que in high authority
where it listeth, nud thou nearest tho sound
thereof, but canat not toll whonco it co1neth aud
whittier it goeth." This the speaker illustrated
in tho following picture: Out on tue deop blue
M sea rides majestieally magnificent steamship:
NIL denominations Of Christians. It is . Chris-
tim ship. Tho Captain and crew are all Chria-
tian mon. No swearing, drinking, or bad con-
duct Of any Kind is allowed. Morning md oveu-
ing prayer is had and grace is said at tho table.
board tho ship arc nothing but lignitnries of tho
Church, who all believe III God aud in
prayer, and aro full of loving plautl-
it's Of tie goodness aud love ana
can't prevent it from falling), that counted tho
hairs on our heads yet can't prevent them from
falling ofr}, that bad givon them all such sweet
assurance that tho voyage is going to DO ploas.
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| o'clock in tho afternoon the Captain examines
tho barometer, for. with nll his faith in God ho
was not willing to 60 out to SEQ without n1l Tho
| human Inventions aud modern improvements
and PRECAUTIONS against accidents aud cas,lal-
tics; and lol tho pnllor OF death is in his faeo.
Whnt can be tho matter' Why, tue
little instrument, simplo tubo of
| glass, with some quick-silvor in 1t,
tells OF the near approach Of n terrible storm.
Tho poor man, in his devotion to tho God Of tho
Sabbath Is in u qrlandary, for e hatl ordered tha
fires to be oxtiagniahel. Ho orders tho iires to
bo rekindlcd, Sabbath Or no sabbath, tho anchor
| weighed, tho ship put about TINT
sho may PROV tho ntorrn. But 10! before
things aro llalt ready the blact cloud nong the
! horizon can bo seon. by aud by tho vivid
lightning is seon to flash with forlsed fury from
| tho angry gloom. And now tho rurnblng
thunder il heard, striking terror to tho hoarts of
tho hitherto merry, hopeful, and trusting crew
aud passengers a moment more aud the
storm broaks upon them with tho fury OF
death it il not only q gallo, but n
terrible hurricane, Tho waves dashod ngainst