New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-11-06

able and sociable, knowing when 10 go, and
wheW to come. and moving a. our bidding
Then how cruel TO abuse this confidence and
expectation by violence, starvation, OF neg
lect!
hut TO return we were talking OF reason
Ing. and we say there are standard rules for
computation which apply to all calculations
on our globe and the measurement Of the
heavens. These rules are as unerring as the
revolutions of the planets in their compli-
Gated cycles. And without the Divine i'm
press Of intelligence and love, men could
never make beginning towards reasoning
on physical and moral questions. Man has
the eapahility of seeing and understanding
the fitness and appropriateness Of one part
OF creation to another, the adaptation of one
part to another part FOR certain purposes, and
that these purposes can be accomplished 10
no other way.
Thus, Divine wisdom has kindly adapted
all her plans and works to the understanding
Of finite beings! The following and tracing
out of these plans and work, of creation are
called reasoning, or the operation of the finite
mind.
The uniformity of laws in the natural pro-
auctions Of earth is the guiding compass by
which We are guided in all agricultural and
horticultural operations; corn produces corn
in the ordinary growing seasons of the year,
and SO with all the grains natural to our
climate
All the transactions of life are predicated
gu this uniformity Of earth's productions.
The farmer hazards his life, health and
wealth on the uniformity of the seasons, and
their consequent PRODUCTIONS, and 50 with
men in every other avocation each man goes
forward with his particular. business Oh the
idsa that all will be we'll; that seed time and
harvest have never failcdI
The botanist having confidence In this same
uniformity Of plants, in classes, orders, gen.
eral aud species, proceeds to write books on
botany, classifying and arranging his plants,
IN accordance with the foregoing plan, having
10 doubts in the ultimate accuracy of his de-
lineations.
The chemist. with his crucible, goes on
burning, frying, and boiling, with the expec-
talion OF finding the same qualities in the
same orders of metals, or the same species Of
plants.
Aud In metaphysics, the Christian pursues
the same course Of moral conduct, expecting
peace and happiness, and is not disappointed;
he breaches to his fellow mortals, having
faith that the same course Of moral conduct
will result in the same to his fellow mortals
And with the same moral certainty he teaches
that those who pursue the course of vice, will
end 10 misery!
The laws Of the Creator DECEIVE no person !;
we will find them all true ; and the unbiased
mind rests in full assurance, on the never
failing goodness of God, in continuing the
uniformity of his perfect laws in all crea-
ton!
The attributes of the human mind are so
nearly alike that lawmakers legislate for
whole States and the judiciary, In passing
judgment on criminals, with the common
modification of age, sex, and previous condi-
tons and offences, pass sentence on the
offenders against the laws.
In the animal CREATION, nature is SO true
to her laws, in like producing alike, that we
have the aphorism in the sacred text, "Can
the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard
his spots?" signifyiug an impossibility.
In fact, if Nature were variable and uncer-
tain in her productions, it would confound
all human actions, and throw all human
events into confusion, uncertainty, and hope
less exertions in providing for the future!!