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elsy omtrncos tho mighty And tho doprcsaod! tho
good mud Tho wlokod, 40 docs my lnw.-s lnH ot.
Brace for NIL" Iikowlso Hays ont of tho Old
iabblss ~ Tho hcavohs tlat pour tl1oir olosH.
iugs upon tho dliforont lands. md thG earth that
nolIrtatloB lilo various croatnros, botl nro VII"
tcBnos that tho l1o)y Bpirt dwolla as mich npon
woman m upon inali, upon slavo as upon troo
maa. upon llnatholl M npon jew, bnt a',wnys
III aocorslancc with tho nobility OF thols ondoav-
ors mud aclsons,''
Surely, God ia allte INTO al1, Int not a1l aro
ailoctod a,iko by Ills prssonco. Though tho SIN
q nllinacs ee raya over tho vast deserts Of tho
sahara % vulf as Upon tho bonsotl shorcs Of the
ruelao ,f,. ,nf,esa1, y9s te ELECTS arc not tho
difference. Tho Hamo holdn good In tho spirit
lal world. All tho dli1orouco In religious srutl
lies In man, not in God. Lot Bome fine artist
play 4 Aonuta ot Decs!,oyon TO mixed audience.
It viii afford dollght to all who aro not entiroly
ioaf to Tho sound oi music, liko WiIi,el,n Vol
Humboldt, but hon various will DO tho impros-
Hion upon the Blnglo individual. Who 1t NAV
BtrRo With sympathetic chords the heart Of tho
ene It witt epoi'nnt aolor, aud crafty third
mouy In the world OF sound. but nlshough no
poorlc, eyor 80 rlldo, will 10 found lacking tho
BoiBo tor its beauty, fow individuals become ts
CHOSEN Interpreters; its prophets, and foys na-
tho l'' art Of n''sic, still III its infsasy, .
viii some tine become powerful
promoter oi universal culture and refinement OF
aontimol,ts, when tho Gornlan nation mny, per-
tho Ha,no light look upon TIC Jowlah people al
bosng tho select puoplo OF rolgton. 1t Ii to-day
an acknowledged fNos that there is no rooplo In
existol!ce without sumo rildl1nental conceptions
OF God, Of, morality, and religion. God ever
speaks 10 man. though Lis understanding bo
over so little. But few ouly arrived al a trno
meaning Of ttloso strange Yoicos of an ovor-
wholmiiIg, ever-ruAh'ng, changing, aolf-dovonr-
luz, and avor' IostlsotatinK life around, aud OF
tho corresponding throbbsuga ot tho hoart within
melting I,oayon with carth, bridging oyer the
dBtance betwoan tllo sensual mud tic spiritual.
mud tl,cso wcro Coda proi,hats, the teachers Of
morality given to many nations.
In Dalaam, Job, anu Noah Representatives. OF tho
Holy bplrlt. worlflng npon hontheua ~ .Holl 81
upon Israel. Taking history u your guido, how
many Venerable hsroas will greet you, who de-
voted tsloir ivoB to tho search aftor truth to the
noble task Of bettering mum, and e1eyating hip
moral standard. DooH IT matter whottor tGo
command. "Loyo lily nolghbDr as thyself," IL
pronounced IN tue sacred tongue Of tho 1l'ndoas
lhstcaa Of that Of the Hebrows? 1s truth Less
holy whom spoken by ono Of itb doYoteeB III
laws OF Nnnu aud XoYoastor. tho wlHo teachings
OF Oonfucua hrd tho morals Of Duldha. tiio
profound wisdom Of Socrates and tho sublime
philosophy OF Pluto, nlt md each aro
hEcUEAlHE ~ Nl2 UlA VNWkAl ttHEuEIS,
witnoss to tho universally of tic Holy Spirit.
Whenever yoM maet ono OF The worlds wiso
men, to whom mankind is indebted for tho dis
covery Of now truths lu hcience mud art, bo no
| Greok or Roman, says tho TAlmud, bow y0lr
who transmits sparks OF Ills wisdom to mortal
| man! Nead tho primitive utteraucon Of tho
great religions Of ANA. tho sacred aonga Of tho
| Yeas and Xond Ayoata, thero III undoubtedly an
unqueuchablo longing and seeking aftor tho In
Ia ~ fff1 n1aia fc
Boar up to hearen OIL the wings OF prayer md
hopn, "Erom tue rising Of tho sun to its got-
! thug my nalna ia great among tho nations, and
ia every place ingonso y urat even puro Of
Still thero is III oil tho sacred poetry Of t1lo
| world nothing that can compare with the book
| OF Psalms, the unsurpassed troasury Of inspfra-
lion, and hope, aud consolation for suffering,
struggling, eorrowing mankind. Nowhere doea
| tho soul euter into such intimate contRct and
communion rlth Tho Fathor apoyc pouring out
ita cares and laying down ita burdens before tho
throne Of morcv, al III tho Hebrew hymns and
prayers, Nowhere IL that rnwavorng trust and
uuhoundod confidence to tho Rock Of Ages that
n,anifestcd as by the biblical models. '1srael,
says a jewish philosopher, lis tho leart Of tho
nations, feeling tho knocklngs Of tho divine
spirit puror md clearcr than any other people,
hence bcttor onablod to seal ita lmprlasa
OIL tho hearts Of men. Az With tho invention
OF countorpoint, music Is aald to hare boon ero-
! ntod anoH, tho 1swx Of harmony being thanne-
| forth Known, religion was revealed anew to mall
kind. when tho Jewis!, prophets found tho con-
ral henrts Of tho unlyerao.-the spirit Of tho in
Rlarol and owned by iss 1maYo on earth-b5
tho immortal spirit Of man. The jewish people
dotcotcd tho couuterpart Of religion for mankind
Like J0sofh, tho 1reanlar among tie nations, j
wns leomod best dtted by Providence to inter
prot tho fanclful dreamB OF q soul longing for
world beyond aud pboyo. This was as will
Joseph, tlle worklugs Of tho Holy Spirit. TIL
IL tlle only luspiratlon tia Dible lays claim to-,
VS. do not bel.cyo the dye books NAMED aste
Moses to have boon written BY him . tlossant
ycnrs before his people, SO blind us to fall ints
tho most shocking errors Of idolatry, could ny
preoiate, or even rccoiye, thia truth. We do pb
bniioye tho }awa to hayo boon written on
parchment scroll; hundreds Of years before %,
man could road OF copy them nor indeed il
| my Monton mailo OF their e1Btence by any o
tho older prnphots. Neither can wo believe H.
strrlctions in geography. history, or cosmolos,
to have hoen given by God to Moses or any othe'
the tonth cl.artor Of Genesis giving us . mpr
Of tho old civilized world, ~ far nv it was knowr
to the old Hebrews and phonic}ans, comprising
soyonty nationss oll dwelling around tho Medlter
1ancan soa. WHO drsw this map Of tht
slider God Its author, for, besides it's ethno]ogioa
errors, it dons not represent all tho tribes o.
mankind ~ It ptetanla 10 do. Nelthor coult
Moses have written it, tho geographical knowi
odso Of the Egyptians of rhom ho might havt
lcarned it not reaching 30 far aB TINT. Hanct
wo orc compalled TO aaa,l1ne oil intimate ac4uatnt
ance with tic scafaring Pheniciana on tic par
Of tho Hebrew author, and to ascribo ite origin
to tho timo during, If not after, tho Empire o
Solomon, whom Israel 6l2r0u in tho mercantile
enterprises Of pAenicla.
But this grand map Of The nations. being roal1
tho grand snbstruotaro Of tho wosld~redccmint
idea Ut tho unity ot mon, revealed ln tho tllu
chapters Of the Bible. the whole belief in til
full revelation Of tho laN by tho filst prophc
fulls to tbs ground Moreover, the myths abou
Paradlso pna tho six days creation have, by re
cont rosoarolas, been proven to DO borroxe
from Persian sources, but modified III conform,
ity with tho higher conceptions Of God and til
universe, held by the latoat prophets md wis
mon OF judah. III like manner most rocent dis
oovorios hayo Ahown tho legend Of tho flood t
DO Of Bahylouian arigin, but transformed an
romoae!cd from orulo nna nonsalesa plytho
logical story into tale full Of sublimo aud In
proYHiyQ truth.
Finding, thon. all tho testimony OF jewish q
woll as general history to spealt FOR glatl,,u
evolution and growth Of religion. no aro satlBlle