, 1874-10-20

be IL, cr ,,u mn nesertson ooanst which tl,e moral
+ t.no sru,iily prutoetB Whateyor limo IF ho,lcst
to TO- it., tirs. Iositosn. Tlo irst Impulse of tic
hort II Tic last word Of the intellect doc
tr,uo In
HLANnEn uroN GOD.
The supporters of tho dogma nro driven NJ
wayy tn ono liant toBort. Thuy appeal to the lot
ter Of Bcllnt,ro aB conclusive nEalnst the uttor-
ancoa of fee|ine and Of roaaot,. Now. without
going into tho vida and flifaloult question of
Scripturnl interpretation. tforo is one thing to bo
saitl. Tho nppcal from tho enlightened reason
and moral sonso Of mankind to tho lcttor OF Scrip
turo has noyor boen successful, md nevor can
be-. Tho Issue Inns been tried aealn. aud ngain,
and always with tho sams result Mankind has
followed Tho guidance Of Its own highest intoil::
senac,-nnd learned to uso tho Scripture In tho
light Of thcsc. Witctcraft, slavory, polygalnv,
dospo+iBn,, u hundred delusions and q hundred
abusoB, havo been honestly <.ofoutled from tho
wore mcant to snpersclo ronsou ard conscience
and tho Divine Spirit III tho human heart. And
theao 1neu were not fooB. Aa Interpreters Of
the mere letter OF tho Scripture, homo OF them
wero highly compctcnt Mankind could mover
have got out Of eoma Of ts rttR II It Ind not. by
divincly implanted instinct, trusted It's own
best intelligence aud moral sonBo agAiusl Hhat
soomed to DO iuHpirod teaclng
It BccmH to MO, OIL tha whole. better and Bafor
to uao tho Scriptures
IN THE LIGHT OF OUR COMMON aESsE,
conactoucs, and moral judgment. than to roy
solely on tho illumination Afforded by tie gram
martina aud dictionary makers. III either caso
QUO may 20 wrong. But OIL sucl, subject as
tho otoral destiny Of the raco 1t socms to INC at
least "a satisfactory aud aB reasonable to aak
or own minds what il coIBiBtont with Bu-
promo bonohconce and goodness, ns to stutly
lilo probable corroutneHR Of Arstoto'H otymology
Of diop,
Further. kbis is to be said whatever couBtruo-
ttou 10 nut upon tho letter OF Scripture. tho
homo Of universal restoration gota Its strongest
Impulse from tho spirit Of tho New Testament
Tho s.lro foundation Of TINT hopo Ia tho charac-
as we zee It, evil npnears 30 strong that II so
had oniv Bisht to guide lib no might ndeotl BuE-
poBo OWL NJ .orunl as good. It Ia tho worry eB-
eonce OF the Christian revelation that behind all
the troubles mid perpoxitieB which hesot us
| u,nurotens Donolcolco is guiding all. So. tic
| New Tcstnmont Ia beyond my otllor the book Of
| hopo. Paul eotB hope along with fifth and love
| aB unfailng and immortal. Christian love In its
perfection IL az broad o. tho Whole human raco.
and Christian hopo tn its now Development eau
| DO no narrower.
! Tlu decline and probable extinction Of the
! dogma Of etornal punishment BooniH to mo
GROUND FOR TIE nEEpEsT REJOICING.
| II il tho removal from tlo Divine Father Of tho
| worst imputatiou that bis children over caat
/ upon Linn. It talos away d weight iwhlcl, las
| rested with gloom unHpeaknble on cout tleas
tender henrtB. It opons tho way--lt III not ncos-
Harl'y aud Of itacif tho way. but it opens tho way
| 10 religion not only Of groator Joy, but OF
firnscr falth and more benclcens aotivity, tlan
we have yet lai bulieyo, too, that as ono
OBJECT It VIII give greater force to all The ot7ea
dorisod from thu future life. --thoss Of fear as
well az those OF tope. at present, there is vnrv
IIL!o eA1cLlfe uSe ~ tuo NUtA'c u oaT UF tuLol-