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Abraham, land nfoaes, and David, arguoa nothing
aghinht tho idoA that thoho wnro tlirincly np.
proved loadorn OF roligion, for, as society only
movcs Forward by SLOW ctops. 40 tho leaders Of It
bhnt1nw,
Perfect human beings In any largo nu.nbor
would imply An almost porfcct nocosy, and llcnco
a aaoeety ,1a TIM naoesl no Iblo, innam,,ch NJ II
nhd airoady reached tho moral Bnnlmit. Il,nt
humble condition OF aooiety that made lenders
necessary would almost mako 1t cer!an that oven
toaa ieadera would como forth with some fratlty.
npsaaa 0r1es wss d,yine leader, not bccanso o was
! ono LIVING aud true God ran out beyond tho faItl,
OF his age. Our bforsos, aud Watts, and Lin
eoins, woro not perfect tn all parl,culars but
mud Watt led mankind in discovery. Li,isoln in
Judgment n!1d IN broad humanity, ind in honor.
II In debated 70 this day what dolipito orood Mr.
Lneoin ,s he!d u roiiglon; lenco that IL not tho
,.. Sn 81 IL hs e leaaer''shat was not tho path in
| of liberty and equity IT. which ho was always
| plainly aeon, aud hero ho became tho loador Of
| hia race -
so among tho Bible worthtcn. No ono Of thcm
each 2, ono 20 haa hle special path that pointed TO
M aha g civilization Of man md the glory Of God.
10 find thoao grcnt patlln of thoBo 1bo worthless.
and mark whlthor thoy. point, 10 to find tbs
and crnty juatillo,l III tito Old Tcstamaut, wonli
boa bo yery much like loving tho intomperance OF a
Webster or 2 Durns or t!le bad tonpor aud
cruelty Of John Milton. Webster led tho ago
only along Quo path-judloial o;oqnonco; Durnns
Of Wobstor, and tito 10 or7,olty @ Of hi'iton Inoro
thoy wero low yicos absorbed from tho surrouui-
ing lin1es,-no part Of their divinonoss, but only
dlseasca caught from tho. worlds material
march. So Of Tho Diblo worthios; thoir bond
ago, tlloie ciyil institutione, woro only tho dis
cases of thoir climate, to ho Escaped by ull who
could eacaro, and tho naiasinn Of tho mem 10y
along sore worry different patlu, u,--Lhoso
tho ononess OF God, by tho naoritlco, and by tho
incense.
Of all books, tho Diblo soogns most honest. Its
mon and women moyo beforo US in Il lifo tho
painted according, to an ideal, nnl whom 1t
GROUPED tho disciples On the Aoaahore tishing, it
ooaochcu them IN gorgeous robes. nn If thay
Teso in the , palace Of king ln tho colored
Iainlant. and somo Of the almost barefoot apos-
tloa rile IN royal chariots. But tho Bihlo knows
nothing Of nuoh an aenliam, It In roast, 1t
picks up It's mostala Just az they stood; md it
JACOB put goatsknH on his wriAtu, and ii Abra-
ham told q faaelioou il AIoacs alon m
Egyptian md hid hia body in thu Baud; II David
Hent U,iah to Tho front of tho battle that tho
" boa'itcous wife might DO mado widow.-all
10 their ronl dotor,nlty. AZ tho pho.ogrspIfc art
viii not make the honoly beautiful, nor catch q
,tanascapo Without catclug the shadow Of de-
lormtty as readily rs tho shadow Of beauty,
30 tho historic genlug Of the Bihlo
gathers ali up, :. sirtno and vice.
!n 9na tfansiera II to tho record
Ino history III Tue ncflptstres 10 not compost
t roh o,l,1e n,,ctnre, pat pn9sog nPh Will Abraham
not only man with large taitll, but OF human
lniifmty; PhotograPi, wish David, not only
e. ss poet anu klhs' put man capable OF great
dsnonor.
nasal Ihaa 1t comea to paes that VIC do not 500
Hebrew mutton TINT was adorned iu tho gay
robes OF modern frcaco; not nation that had
only Worship OF living aud trno God. but also
Of patton that sod slaves. and sto!c land, aud
n many Why's revealed the fralltcs OF mankind in
tn9t period, ous ct that picture tue Gbo-rcader
y h9 woulu bo juas, Inlnt Helect those foaturcs
Which Guu loves. those which belong to por-
potna! pa.l roson; , When tho paintora Of tue laat
century baantod iranklln and Washington, they
threw Upon thom the costumes of that t1aY, anil
now, When tho days llayo come in which that
costume is NIL opposed to our tasto and excite
smile. w9 rlso At once above ana SEQ tho faco,
aud Washington, and blcus tho astaat that they
lott FOR TIL surh Elorlous lines OF man1outl. So,
all NE Wofthloa from Adam to David staad in
n a n1 SfF nrH