, 1875-11-29

brief acting upon tho the,tro Of human lifo, has
yiGlded IL tha power Of tho destroyer. Theeo
aru factH. Wc raunot ignore them II wo will;
we c*nnot mako thtna eenne to be facta. We
can invent no theory. no can find pone, neither
IN Chrstiall.ty nor In any other religion tho
world !la9 over tnown, nor in any system OF phi-
tesoTd,s eytr taught. That cab fus orc 1nn1rent
sot neide thsho nsaru facts. Inn atheist 1. we'll
as tho Christian il compelled - admit tho uni
serasl prevalence Of sn. md the uliyersal regn
Of death.
Tho Db!e /. not re.ronaIb1e for tbess faetn;
Christianity IN not resfon,Ible Tor them. The
facts would oxiet all tho ssme LAd
tho Bible never beoa gtreu ua. had ne
ueEnr beard Of Ch,iti. It III net nero spec.
nthtion Of tho tlcoogian that ehunc. these facta.
kian IN fnilon being, and subject 10 the tlomiu-
ion Of deAsb.-and would bs II thete Lad never
wall 10 Remember tsliH, that no NAV MT be 80
bc.n tl,ouoglan Or creed il CIlrialo'.dpn. II is
fo!liAh "a 10 hold tho Bible and reiipiun or
theology Responsible 10, thu worlds eiA and slh~
tcrlion 10 tho rciga ct duattl.
It IL true, however. that tho 1Ab'e not only
reDoRr,izas theao facts, bur tails us how they
catno to he. Without entering mto All, Vt tho
various folds Of speculation upon tho question
or attempting . solution OF all tue had polntH
.t concern!ng the hs , orIEs,n E,,o. o. evil, after
,hc!eea gives clear outline of the waY 10
Which aiu entered olir void and Jcsth by Bin.
Its statements of tho matter afa essentially
these:
TGrst-Tllst God made man originally upright,
In His own imngo 1nn Attar Has hktpcsH, FREQ
frp tn niu and not subject to tile doln,uio, of
dcnth. T'hiH Was Tho nnlA! character. and thoAe
the circumstances OF The first hntnan pA,r. they
nere placed IN an earthly paradise. and enjosed
tlls cDmMunlon aud paterual blotaiux OF tho
Ciehtur.
l'teon--That our lsst parosts. being nnbj jocsea
to a moral tr;ui. fell by ti1subeoIence, anu TINS
subjected not only t1emsoves but atl their
po.;etity, to tho lsw Of rin and dca.h. 10 that,
M tpntter Of fact, it may trul7 be said
of aa tho race who 4eye deacon led from
th"m. that "dealh passed upou a! n'eu fos that
all hRyu si!nod."
TIese facts are stated oref ano oyer again In
tho Scrip.nrer, and are conass nty assunled III
Tho HISTORY Of redemption, nnd II AN tho NO.
t:ves, pEon'aes, an1 Appeals u tho uoEpel.
iA.s III 70 evident to any one iainiiar With tic
! Bitlo that nesa not atop to furnish The proot,
| dc-re, thiH morning. rot Simply to enter u.,on
| = Sci1ptara1 argument to PROVE the doctrluo
| Of tile uepravtty OF inan. uor to ut.
ttr mara cuul:rnnplaco rematks upon tho
| fac: Ut hs Rnlt and need Of Divine Saving. hut.
| il Fos4iha, to llo!p remove Humo 1t tho did
cnl.ieJ that hinder cIoa1 conception Of tho
| truth affirmed.
In ordes to thiE wo inlat must give expression
to these di tlicrltleb aS tAey really exist in some
| minds. and occasionally find entrance into uur
| private cars. Within thc paat week have met
tleaa qlcsttoua ia private canrereatiou, and |
[ havs heard tlaM prounuIcGd ollen euoaeh to
| assHse nso that sley r.fe III the Aoarts Ut uaay
| wLo would DO elaa 20 auswor them II they could,
| and StuiI thankfully leccIro Atiy4hinE tlkt
| helps tlIem towards - tat.t(acto!y aud truthful
! sointiou. "Hhy should Il ID craAta q taco of
beinsa WHO uo knew, II inarei Iie torcknows III
| lungs mud consents tlcso;o would fall into SIN
AMI thus incar tue penal; t;of Buntliug andde1th'
Sometimes mtu say to ns: 1T sernA to us tn ut
tho Mh1e teachcs and sou chrtetisaa hold TO the
doctrine, that Ito Infinitely wise, ho.s, nod good
Greater and lta!er OF all has created + ssc. et
| beings and endowed them with itnnlortalitY ii
ordo1 that they may sin aud Burer foaeyer.
| Aud looii,ng IT tho ~lsole question u tbis one
gaEcc they say. ''1t dor" not ree.n to "a that It
| ra.i ba .rao." Sometimes also, it coslea up III
| this way 'It shAt the Bible teacho., aud wha,
| tuu pre1cli 10 true, It u0en not becm 70 lit that
| We lave n fair chance; for no are conceived iu
iniluity aud born in sin: or, tn 0thor Words, ud
] iut.orit dofTavcd and corrupt nature through
| thu fa'! OF our first p1rauts."
Nos, Inn 30 fully pc,t laded tllat all tho facts
in the caHe are ptslectly corAsseD. With tbs
character of God, aud tilAt tho tu,t. Of man fur
| Which lio lncutn Fcnsl snfc1ing IL perfectly nd.
luHtod to iila rcrsoaal responsibility, that fee
bound tn oitalu I'll tho light ,easlhlo, and tc
g'se an tic hotp csn 10 shose vino In thei,
| hearth arc burdeued With thehe questions. Ne
will then without evaeloD come aguarely up te
these d.i,ieulsies, ard HOG what light si,all be
| abu to discover. First, then. hBiY could Au auc
its pcnal Consequences como to DO ut ali In :
uEIs erso made sud presided oyor by Al intnitci,
| nleo, holy, and Ruad 1ol3
lnusHef, III rars: !. could Dot be 30. II the
uuiSe,sa cunaistud only OF material worlds auG
material obiccLs. SleA might be under Ian, ALI
in souHo opoI that law just IA all matter oboys
[ the tau Of G.arl.atlol. But tho idta uf stn aut
rcnaity as x1} lItd to Bucli cxlstences 10 abAur1
Aga'u. II could hot be sruo Of beings .sotnesBlns
organized ruatcrihl formR aud suaowed onl,
| With what Wn nay call Eenttbnt t,fe Hnctl "a vi
aee IN tho yeSelaela aud auianl world. Take
stopai spl,lt, whrsrin is tho "inaso and ike.
ness" OF tod. md tno very Idea OF min aid pen.
a;ty Is ahsutd. 4 horne may tratnule upon atll
XII tpau but he neger could 10 A.rAgned b.
fo:e ovcn human tribunal for murder. Suth be.
Inns chnunt ain. thev arc incaDabia Of cTitus
Now IN msn. in addition 10 hla material un.uit
with ito B.:ticpt lite, hNH been glfeu rntiona
Drlrlt. 1t Ia 1T this that In Is lnado In tlt
image OF God, and after Hts NkeueH1, This en-
dowMef: constlttte. in man brund dirtlLrtto1
petvntn HIM nnd ast lpu.eiy euntaont ifo nbiet
the the n1fusnlist has nuyer bsioged over. ssst
in the 1nubt speculative WY. Yhe diasl.:tlor
ruu.ains, Utup u all human CONSCIOUSNESS
An.i rnotou III .tls foundations Ut all humat
juritlr ,doncr. recognizing man "a moral being
sud ho!dlug h!in to notai accountability
llus tue scripture dctlAlatson cbneeruiuf
tas constitution of man ts'llee porfcctt
With huinsu nature aud human L,ssnrs
usan MAS made u "littlo lower tAan tue angels.
We may na!r1y assune then, TINT these ar.
rA1irnai sprl,a. III tho auanEo OF Cod, and Aftal
Lis likenu.B YLeto aro Sumo who th,uk, aud
am amtng them. that thH vE.l uuiverso o
worlds, cfeate>l by God aud u1jder HIS govern
uunt may be tho Ab1dts OF rat!unst fn,tl
Leings with Perhaps different endowuIents from
ours IN souis rtspcts but like III iu this-tAs
tuey have ~ The crown aud glory Of their bein,
rational natures ia tho image 1t God. aud Aftei
ills jiKcneas. The question Proposed Ia essen
tally this: How many beings thua end,sc'
could sln ail ,'s reual couseqi.auceB esar .aav'
| had iii uxistuntof
Nc must, tdr Arsrer. look further into tl
natulto 81 chat sa ~ I.latlt whcl, xln,o rcnders sll
/, | mtshib.e nnltc, rational nplrt pcsEe.ses
mural nasure,-a uatuEe cApable Ut reso1nlz,ui
, a tIntlleIso,1 Dttwssn r!SLt aud wroni; chpabl
of Heixhn; ;motiscs, anh acting In via~ IT thrm
capable It lt.c Eoube Ut obligation. sn,i OF 10
spu,sxlulilly tas its onu acts.
All tu.a Is Included III lha Idea nt q lnnFal I'll
ture Caliit by mtat nAn,0 We p!osse, 1t mat
tsrs not, t4lase elainents exist III our u&tur CT
!, auu thoy max ) Wat datihotluu uetwoon luH
: and lreo " M aui1nA!. Because wo h.vu ancI
A3uf, nfi kan fio3 - AL