, 1875-10-18

permit hirnhelf to he lut!uoucol b7 partisan feeI-
innEs Or lf1!ndlee. hc u,a} do gFeas injnBtlce.
man 1ss'. IL Z" n,o'ear }ah: h z. 10 So * Good
doratood my motives and sny work,
and has removed ms ION phat h"ncstIy bo-
liors to be tho field OF my greatest influence and
men.. 1 stood ready 10 tako tho boss Of Tho |
poorest Ia the city. Am ~iAng to take tLn !
poorest circuit in tito Conference il IN honcstv |
and fairncas 1t should be thought best. Bns |
deratandfng or false psojudicc. And titus. with
charity to III, have faid what MAS In my hcnrf.
md now leave my lifc snd wo1x in tho hands
u God. II. ". THOMAS.
RATIONALtSM VS.. THE RESuRRECT CTI0N.
AEhAoN nY TIE RET. n, r. nAsLtN.
Tho Rev. n. r. 1ayl,n preached \ discourae on
.ho snb]ect ot Itationhtibtn yorbub the Rehur-
rectlou Of chriat" yesterday forenoon, 1t the
Gospel Temple. corner Of Tnelfth and Clinton
streets. taking for hts toxt these word4:
lsewarc, leAt any apoll sou through philosophy.
aud vain deee liter tbs tradition at tp.t, ater he
endincna Of the world, snd not alter tLnst.-co|.os
snHs,si 8.
1lationalistc philosophy, nov, ~ e7or of Old,
attempts to account for everything in the gov
crnne0t Of the universe, IN tho history OF tue
world, and In moral ecisnco and theology, nPon
purely natural prIncip1cH. Tho idea at the au-
pesuatural. or psoy'dental government Of God
ts utterly repndiaied in this school Of phlloao-
Phs' Inc Aas1onAiIes e1peae1es a. 'ep8sa upon
upon NATURAL or hAeu 4s~h, auo eeeona
causcs, BY whcA all the varied phcaomens Of
tho universe Ere explained, And bs which erery-
tMhE ID sose1hea- 10 'hs hoSois'e excursion ol
God. as the every where.preseut governing and
contfolhns rover 1hat "oo' "non "o arc
tolo u sne Cieatos noa f1esefSes OF
al thngst IL oahaned 10 hone remote
-.
so'tuao o7 tao iaekofaolo aecfee OF these
n1eo anu uha''e1aolc 's"H' 30 ~ pfae1'ea'1T 10
hAse no Folee III TUG government OF tue anl-
yerhe, no personal suporntendence Of ita AFFAIR."
and no rclatiuD, either u PURPOSE or will, to the
wonderful aud gtsrtIiuR nbenotneun thas bayo
r,a,l.a III. .u,c.,,vo .,oc,,. ~ .,, vora,a
s;..ss.. 80, s;p -. =. -.
o's'o's. IL e"ecs' Aecota'oe ~ 'he logical eoh-
selunnces Of rAt1onsltstic philosophy, tho Etes-
raj must bo supposed to haye atdicated His
,b,one md comnitted tim re,ns of Hia universal
oovorp,,ert n III. ron,r,, ~ thr.s n.t,,r,,
se'.' Ns ~ 80 ~o'"' ~ =,
independent, selt.Actiog esteteneee. enthroned
and dei!jod as the personal sgepts of the Cyeato.
in ths vov.ynncnt nj }r,s rnire.s.. Nov il I.
II. 49,. .s.-. T.. H.. ,,.,,.. .,.,-. +.
DoAs r. 80. sav "n ah,.,a, ," .h.s ~
htst 1""h'.t AVu 20 'i"els to'4oaa 'uas
law. unless there be some power to enforce it.
Ii null and void, Hence Lawn considered iu the
abstract Aro nothing. God ~ Cfcntor of tho
},,urh,x and fI,t, nnrtt nara r. ,fnhuita
ane ,,1. uo@'
CONSTITUTION " LIZ I'LL 'h'leo oo1ecIa ot Nature
and established certain nat'un! Laws by which
those obiecta should ho goyatned and dis&ir-
Rufshcd from eech other. Ho created light.
-.tn- I'D c,,4h .na r,o,, co.,, ,,o..o.s,n1
"Asol' "nn a." .oA, eA,n r.ss.s1'"e
properties peculiar 70 Hse"; 1le aSo eataD!Ishea
marked distinction bet"ecn tbs rsriouA species
| pf p!ants, tyees, aoieaals, sod hahaa glyias u
c.ch law of deYotopmeut mad propopsuou pa-
.,,1i,- II, n. l1,;1 s,a tno.. nroport,.. c,ro,
tas. :" ',,rs.'. ~ h,"a,. ss1 49,
10 toene ul4essat o"l'cts VI 4'*'ufe NOT on'y o'a
tlnguish them one frosa the other, but constitute
then, what they generally sro. But neither thcas
obiects of Nature. nor tho lans eoyetu;ur them.
,.,,J :. .,,h.. ..;sto,,n -. to-,a go, !. ,,
"oa1a na'e c'AAe' oa.ele'ee " 1otc' vow ~ ao'
for tho presence Of tue creator aud tue Law
| g1ver. We caunot suppose the multiplied forms
Of Nature to be nclf-exlstent or eelf-c.eatipe,
I nv r,n vo srn,o,e khe ,aws uovarn,,1 .
:.' :.s1 ~ r.., ,1priS ~ H. Ill sa,naa',
III tae hasa'a! "oila 10 pe eeh-onlofeeo,
| EnF 1Jft AitI irnt